渐热的城市研究

URBAN RESEARCH IS BECOMING HOT

近年来,有关城市方面的科学研究逐渐变热。本文通过以"城市"为关键词检索了国家自然科学基金委员会网站中的"查询网站",结果发现:获得国家自然科学基金资助的项目的数目,所在的科学部,研究方向和资助总经费逐年增加,其中来自地球科学部的研究方向的项目占了相当大的比例。此外,近年来获资助的项目较多关注国计民生,具有明显的时代特征。

In recent years, research on urban areas has gradually become ＂hot＂. In this paper, the author used the keyword ＂urban＂ to search projects listed on the official website of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He discovered that the number of subsidized projects containing the word ＂urban＂ is growing, and that these projects are receiving increasing levels of funding. The author also determined which research directions are becoming more common, finding that most of the recently-funded projects concern people＇s livelihood. A proportionately large number of funded projects are being undertaken in science departments, particularly earth science departments. That urban studies are becoming ＂hot＂ is not surprising, as the current times call for increased investment in projects focused on people.