从城市到都市

着眼于城市与人类文化的密切联系、特别是城市的文化功能,城市可以被定义为人类在一定地理区域中、以雄厚的经济力量为基础而建造的、非农业人口高度密集的文化生产、贮存和传播中心。都市是当代城市的典型形态,理解都市必须联系工业化、城市化与现代化三个相关的概念。准确理解都市的特质有利于我们高屋建瓴地把握人类城市的古今演变,有助于我们关注当代世界范围内、特别是迅速发展的中国城市化进程,有利于我们理解城市的文化传统、个性及当代发展问题。

From City to Metropolis

With the focus on the relationship between city and culture,especially on city's cultural role,city can be defined as a center for culture producing,reserving and spreading,locating in a geographical area,based on strong economic power,with a high density of non-agricultural population.Metropolis is the typical form of today's city and it can be understood from the perspectives of industrialization,urbanization and modernization.The correct understanding of the particularity of metropolis is helpful for us ...