简介:Theinterdisciplinaryfieldrespondstotheneedtobetterof"MedicalGeology"understandtherelationshipsbetweenhumanhealthandoursurroundingenvironment.Theinfluenceofearthresources,naturalenvironmentalfactorsandland-useonhumanhealthhaslongbeenrecognized,datingbacktoancientRomeandPeru'sIncacivilization.Todaylinksbetweenthenaturalenvironmentandhealthcanbefoundthroughouttheworld.Thisreviewintroducesthehistoricalcontextofthisparticulartypeofresearch,contraststhedirectgeologicalandindirectnaturalhazardinfluencesonhealthasaframeworkofstudy,elaboratesonpathwaysofelementalaccumulationinthebodyandprovidesexamplesofspecificgeochemicalbehavioursanddiseasesthatareoftenassociatedwitheithertoomuchornotenoughofcertainelementswhichcomprisetheEarth.
简介:ThehugewinterstormofDecember23–29,2015deliveredheavyrainfallinabroadswathacrosstheUSA,delugingEast-CentralMissouri.Recordhighriverlevelsweresetatmanysites,butdamagesweremostpronouncedindevelopedfloodplainareas,particularlywherehighleveeswerebuiltorriverchannelsgreatlynarrowed.Anaverageof20cmofrainthatmostlyfellinthreedaysimpactedtheentire10300km2MeramecBasin.Comparedtothepriorrecordfloodof1982,thehighestrelativestage(+1.3m)onMeramecRiveroccurredatValleyParkproximalto(1)anewlevee,(2)alandfillinthefloodway,(3)largefloodplainconstructionfills,and(4)tributarycreekbasinsimpactedbysuburbansprawl.Eventhoughonlyasmallfractionofthe1.8millionkm2MississippiRiverwatershedaboveSt.Louisreceivedextraordinaryrainfallduringthisevent,thehugechannelizedrivernearandbelowSt.Louisrapidlyrosetosetthe3rd-highesttothehigheststagesever,exhibitingtheflashyresponsetypicalofamuchsmallerriver.
简介:为了找出旅游地社区居民参与旅游的影响因素,通过对兴文石海地质公园相关社区的居民进行调查,对调查数据进行Logistic回归分析,得出了从事旅游相关行业的比较效益、居民参与旅游的主观愿望、优先在旅游企业获得工作机会的意识和参与技能等几个影响当地社区居民参与的因素。在此基础上,结合调查了解的情况,对如何提高社区居民的参与程度作了简单的探讨,并提出以下几种方法:提高旅游业的比较效益、提高旅游业的吸引力以提高居民参与希望、提高居民优先获得工作机会的意识和通过培训提高居民的参与能力。