摘要
1.Chong Xu:It is my great honour to have this opportunity to interview you.You were trained as a geographer at the University of Nottingham in the UK.Can you talk to us about why you have chosen urban studies as your main research area?
蒂姆·布内尔教授在访谈中回顾了他选择从事城市研究的动机和经历。他最初在英国诺丁汉大学接受文化地理学训练,对东南亚城市化的兴趣源于早年在印尼的生活经历,之后在吉隆坡进行博士研究,专注于快速的城市化进程中的城市扩张。布内尔教授提到了英国地理学家如David Matless和Stephen Daniels对他研究视角的影响,以及Terry McGee以及人类学家王爱华对东南亚城市化的独特见解。