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1、2014考研英语辅导大学英语六级阅读讲义第一部分(补充阅读)主讲:赵南望Text1Aristotlewrotethatmencometogetherincitiestolive,butstayinthemtolivethegoodlife.ItwastheGreekswhoinventedtheideaofthecity,andurbanitycontinuesasathrivingtradition.Butinthefirstdecadeofthe21stcentury,urbanlifeischanging
2、."Citiesarenowjunctionsintheflowsofpeople,information,financeandfreight/'saysNigelHarris,aprofessorofdevelopmentplanning."They^relessandlessplaceswherepeopleliveandwork;5TheenlargementoftheEuropeanUnioninDecemberin2002hasgivenresidentsofupto13newmembernation
3、sfreedomofmovementwithinitsborders.Atthesametime,anadditional13.5millionimmigrantsayearwillbeneededintheEUjusttokeepastableratiobetweenworkersandpensionersoverthenexthalfcentury.AllthismobilitywillmakeEurope'scitiesnodesofnomadism,linkedtoeachotherbyhigh-spe
4、edtrainsandcheapairlineflights.ThebustlearoundairportsandtrainstationswillmakethecrowdsinEurope'sgreatpiazzalookthinbycomparison.Urbandesigners,withafreshlyprickedinterestintransienceratherthanstasis,areevennowdreamingupcityscapesthatfocusonflowsofpeopleandf
5、ungibleusesforbuildings.Publicspacesaredueforarevamp.Earlierarchitectsconceivedoftrainstationsassinglebuildings;todaytdesignersarethinkingofthemastransitzonesthatlinktothecityaroundthem,pouringtravelersintobusstationsandsurroundingshops,InAmsterdam,urbanplan
6、nerBenvanBerkel,co-directorofthedesignfirmofUNStudio,hasdevelopedwhathecallsDeepPlanningStrategy,whichinvertsthetraditional“top-dowrTapproach:thecreationofaspacecomesbeforetheflowofpeoplethroughit.With3-Dmodelingandanimation,he9sabletolookatdifferentpopulati
7、ongroupsusepublicspacesatdifferenttimesoftheday.Heusesthedatatodesignspacesthataccommodatemobsatrushhourandsparsercrowdsatothertimes.ThegrowingmobilityofEuropehasinspiredadebateaboutthelookandfeelofurbansprawl."Upuntilnow,allourculturalheritagehasbeenconcent
8、ratedinthecitycenter/'notesProf.HeinrichModingoftheGermanInstituteofUrbanAffairs."Butwe^vegottoimaginehowit'spossibletohavejoyfulvibrancyintheseoutlyingparts,sothatthey9renotjustaboutgarages,hig