美国市长论城市中心区开发

On the Redevelopment of Downtown Areas in the United States

近年来，美国西北部地区发展迅猛，城市“空心化”和“郊区化”带来的问题十分严重。如何复兴中心区、促进城市中心区发展，成了一个十分重要的社会问题。１９９８年美国城市土地研究会（ＵＬＩ）组织了第五届市长论坛，专门就这个问题展开了讨论。

There has been a growing trend of decentralization and suburbanization occurred to the cities in the northwest of United States. It has become a serious problem facing the local government there. How to attract people moving back to the downtown areas, and how to revive and promote the redevelopment in the urban cores are still questions waiting for the answer. The 5th Mayor's Forum held by the ULI in 1998 was proposed to give an answer to the questions. Mayors and experts attended to bring their bright ideas and valuable suggestions based on their good experiences, which may be also valuable to the urban planning and downtown construction in China.