DSpace Community:http://hdl.handle.net/10722/2056542024-03-28T21:50:23Z2024-03-28T21:50:23ZA sustainable land allocation model with the integration of remote sensing and GIS‐a case study in DongguanLi, Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/2251132020-11-23T06:56:20Z1997-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: A sustainable land allocation model with the integration of remote sensing and GIS‐a case study in Dongguan
Authors: Li, X
Abstract: Urban growth and rural urbanization are an inevitable process in the Pearl River Delta as a result of economic reform. As urban growth and rural urbanization need additional land, which mainly comes from agricultural land, there is a fast agricultural land loss in the rapid growing region. Sustainable land use and land use planning in the Pearl River Delta has become important for the conservation of land resource. The land use problem in the Pearl River Delta is partly due to the lack of updated information and appropriate land use planning. The paper addresses some issues on sustainable land use and provides a sustainable land allocation model with the integration of remote sensing and GIS for Dongguan. The results from the comparison of the actual land loss in 1988–1993 and the optimal land loss predicted by the model highlight some land use problems in Dongguan. It is found that only about one third of the land loss occurred at the optimal locations. The agricultural land loss in 1988–1993 was 1–2 times higher than the acceptable. Furthermore, there was a strong diffusion process of the ‘urban field’. This means that more agricultural land will be swallowed as a faster rate of the land loss has happened in 90s. In 1988–1993, Dongguan converted 10.4% of its total land area into urban land uses. The conversion rate is much higher than the international standard. However, although there was too much agricultural land loss, the urban expansion of the city proper satisfied the principle to maintain the best agricultural land by directing the large proportion of the expansion toward the area of less fertile land. The development pattern was found to be concordant to the optimal result from the sectoral model. A sustainable land allocation model was developed to cope with the conflicts between land demand and land supply.1997-01-01T00:00:00ZAn Application of the Hierarchical Fuzzy Process to Container Port Competition: Policy and Strategic ImplicationsYeo, GTSong, DWhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/2246062019-03-05T12:03:26Z2006-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: An Application of the Hierarchical Fuzzy Process to Container Port Competition: Policy and Strategic Implications
Authors: Yeo, GT; Song, DW
Abstract: This paper aims to empirically identify the competitiveness of container ports in Asia by examining factors influencing the perceived competitive edge of each port using the Hierarchical Fuzzy Process, a method embracing human knowledge and/or judgement into a mathematical framework. This analysis is unique in that the ‘human-perceived’ competitiveness on Asian container ports is examined under the quantifiable framework. The findings reveal that Singapore is the most competitive port among the sampled ports. Moreover, the methodology employed here shows the potential to be applicable to other transport and logistics related service industries.2006-01-01T00:00:00ZAttitudes of Hong Kong residents to cars and public transport: some policy implicationsCullinane, SLhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/2246052019-03-05T12:03:26Z2003-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Attitudes of Hong Kong residents to cars and public transport: some policy implications
Authors: Cullinane, SL
Abstract: Hong Kong currently has low levels of car ownership and use due to a combination of good public transport, high population densities and high private transport costs. However, levels are rising, contributing to congestion and environmental problems. A major response by the government is to seek to increase rail's share of public transport journeys from its current level of 33% to 45% by 2016. After reviewing the transport situation in Hong Kong, the paper discusses the appropriateness of these targets as well as questioning whether they are achievable. The results of a questionnaire survey of 595 residents of Hong Kong, designed to elicit people's attitudes to cars and public transport, are analysed. It is concluded that unless the government does more to curb car ownership and use, rail targets will have little chance of being achieved.2003-01-01T00:00:00ZAn Application of DEA Windows Analysis to Container Port Production EfficiencyCullinane, KSong, DWJi, PWang, TFhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/2245982020-06-10T02:48:15Z2004-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: An Application of DEA Windows Analysis to Container Port Production Efficiency
Authors: Cullinane, K; Song, DW; Ji, P; Wang, TF
Abstract: There have been various analyses of the efficiency of container port (or terminal) production using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) based on cross-sectional data. When time is not considered, the efficiency results derived using this approach can be biased. In order to overcome this problem, this paper applies DEA windows analysis, utilising panel data, to a sample of the worlds major container ports in order to deduce their relative efficiency. The results suggest that estimates of container port efficiency fluctuate over time. The paper concludes that existing programming methods for estimating efficiency are inadequate in capturing the long-term increased efficiency and competitiveness that accrue from significant investments.2004-01-01T00:00:00Z