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수도권 위성도시의 토양과 분진의 중금속 오염에 대한 연구 (A Study on the Pollution of Heavy Metals in Soils and Dusts in Satellite Cities of the Seoul Capital Area)

  • 전효택;안주성
    • 자원환경지질
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    • 제29권1호
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    • pp.87-103
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    • 1996
  • The purposes of this research are to investigate the pollution level of heavy metals due to the urbanization and industrialization in the satellite cities of Seoul, and to assess the chemical species and the sources of heavy metals in highly contaminated soils and dusts. Soil and dust samples were collected from the Uijeongbu and the Koyang cities, which are northern and the northwestern satellite cities of Seoul metropolitan city, respectively. Relatively high pH values($6.3{\sim}9.9$) were found in roadside soils compared with agricultural and forest soils. Difference in pH values of soils was not identified between before and after rainy seasons. In spite of no specific pollution sources in the above cities, the contents of Cu, Pb, and Zn in soils and dusts were much higher than the world average contents. The metal levels in dusts were higher than those in soils, but the metal concentration in dusts was significantly decreased after rainy season. Pollution index was high(> 1.0) in the areas of heavy traffic, industrial complex, and city centres. There is an appreciable proportion of total Zn in exchangeable/water-acid soluble fraction. Copper is predominantly associated with reducible and oxidizable phases, whereas Pb is largely in reducible association. It is concluded that the mobility and bioavailability of metals are high in the order of Zn >> Cu > Pb, on the basis of characteristic particle morphology and chemical composition, Pb-containing particles are originated probably from the automobile exhaust, particularly in heavy traffic areas. The metallic forms and iron-oxide associated forms of Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb can be assessed as industrial origin.

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UK Urban Regeneration Policy for Comprtitiveness: A Government Perspective

  • Thorpe, Keith
    • 토지주택연구
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.33-53
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    • 2017
  • The UK Government's approach to how to deliver regeneration in its towns and cities has changed considerably in recent years. Traditionally, urban regeneration policy focused on reversing physical, economic and social decline in an area where market forces would not do this without intervention. Since 2010 urban regeneration has become a vital part of the Government's approach to increasing local growth and competitiveness and building a strong and balanced economy. The current emphasis is on a place-based approach to regeneration that builds on the particular strengths of different places to drive growth and addresses the factors that hold them back. This paper outlines the key features of current UK urban regeneration policy and how interventions to support regeneration and growth are being pursued at different spatial scales to ensure all parts of the country benefit. They include pan regional initiatives like the Northern Powerhouse and Midlands Way, to groups of local authorities operating at a sub regional level (combined authorities/city regions), Local Enterprise Partnerships, and a variety of smaller scale programmes delivering regeneration in areas of economic and social decline. The paper explains some of the policy instruments and funding programmes available to support regeneration, and provides case studies of some major urban regeneration projects that illustrate the new approach including housing and infrastructure improvements like the planned High Speed Rail 2 line. These are supporting regeneration through the creation of strategic partnerships involving government, places and investors. The paper concludes with some lessons from past and future regeneration schemes to improve their effectiveness and impact on places and enhance local growth potential.

지방대도시 벤처생태계의 제도적 및 문화적 환경: 대구지역을 사례로 (Institutional Milieu of High-Tech Venture Business Cluster in a Metropolitan Area: the Case of Daegu City in Korea)

  • 이철우;이종호
    • 한국경제지리학회지
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.1-27
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    • 2004
  • 본 연구는 수도권 지역에 비해 상대적으로 벤처기업의 자생적 발전기반이 취약한 지방대도시의 벤처생태계 실태를 대구지역을 사례로 분석하고, 이에 대한 정책대안을 모색하고자 한다. 현재 정부는 대구를 비롯한 전국 24개 도시에 벤처기업육성촉진지구를 지정하고 벤처기업의 집적화 및 각종 지원사업을 추진하고 있음에도 불구하고 대구지역 벤처기업들은 이에 전반적으로 만족하지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 지역 벤처기업들의 실수요와 촉진지구로 선정된 지역의 산업 및 제도적 특성을 반영한 사업이 아닌 단순한 물리적 환경의 조성에 정책의 초점이 맞추어진 결과이다. 벤처생태계가 제대로 성숙하기 위해서는 물리적 환경 조성 및 관련기업과 지원기관의 집적화도 중요하지만 무엇보다도 중요한 것은 벤처생태계를 구성하는 관련기업과 지원기관, 그리고 매개기관들 간의 신뢰에 기반한 협력적 네트워크 관계를 구축해야 할 것이다. 앞으로 벤처생태계가 제대로 작동할 수 있도록 하기 위해서는 지역의 제도적 주체들간의 관계구조를 명확하게 분석하고 이를 기초로 주체간의 관계구조가 지역에 뿌리내릴 수 있도록 구체적이고 현실적인 사업이 추진되어야 할 것이다.

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Adherence to Recommended Treatments for Early Invasive Breast Cancer: Decisions of Women Attending Surgeons in the Breast Cancer Audit of Australia and New Zealand

  • Roder, David M.;Silva, Primali De;Zorbas, Helen N.;Webster, Fleur;Kollias, James;Pyke, Chris M.;Campbell, Ian D.
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제13권4호
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    • pp.1675-1682
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    • 2012
  • Aim: The study aim was to determine the frequency with which women decline clinicians' treatment recommendations and variations in this frequency by age, cancer and service descriptors. Design: The study included 36,775 women diagnosed with early invasive breast cancer in 1998-2005 and attending Australian and New Zealand breast surgeons. Rate ratios for declining treatment were examined by descriptor, using bilateral and multiple logistic regression analyses. Proportional hazards regression was used in exploratory analyses of associations with breast cancer death. Results: 3.4% of women declined a recommended treatment of some type, ranging from 2.6% for women under 40 years to 5.8% for those aged 80 years or more, and with parallel increases by age presenting for declining radiotherapy (p<0.001) and axillary surgery (p=0.006). Multiple regression confirmed that common predictors of declining various treatments included low surgeon case load, treatment outside major city centres, and older age. Histological features suggesting a favourable prognosis were often predictive of declining various treatments, although reverse findings also applied with women with positive nodal status being more likely to decline a mastectomy and those with larger tumours more likely to decline chemotherapy. While survival analyses lacked statistical power due to small numbers, higher risks of breast cancer death were suggested, after adjusting for age and conventional clinical risk factors, (1) for women not receiving breast surgery for unstated reasons (RR=2.29; p<0.001); and (2) although not approaching statistical significance $p{\geq}0.200$), for women declining radiotherapy (RR=1.22), a systemic therapy (RR1.11), and more specifically, chemotherapy (RR=1.41). Conclusions: Women have the right to choose their treatments but reasons for declining recommendations require further study to ensure that choices are well informed and clinical outcomes are optimized.