中国的城市化与生态环境问题——“2018中国人文社会科学环境论坛”研讨述评

Urbanization in China and Its Eco-environmental Effects:A Review on the Discussion of"2018 Chinese Humanities and Social Sciences Environment Forum"

40年来的中国城市化是未曾预料到的重大历史事件,它改变了中国的大地景观和中国人的生活方式,也带来了巨大的资源消耗和生态环境效应,造成了广泛的"城市病"。快速城市化的动力是普遍存在的城市信仰——城市被视为文明、进步的象征和促进经济增长的重要手段以及远距离搬运资源能力的提升。尽管多学科的学者表达了对"城市问题"的乐观主义看法,但是城市化和大城市的可持续性仍然是值得关注的重要问题。

China’s urbanization in the past 40 years is an unexpected historical event.It has changed the landscape of China and the way how Chinese people live,brought about huge resource consumption and ecological environment effect,and caused a wide range of"urban diseases".The driving force of rapid urbanization is the pervasive urban belief that cities are a symbol of civilization,progress and an important means of promoting economic growth,as well as the ability to move resources over long distances.Despite the optimism expressed by multidisciplinary scholars regarding the"urban problems",urbanization and the sustainability of large cities remain important issues to be concerned.