Fifty years is but a twinkle of the eye in the long stream ofhuman history,but each 50 year period is one of the links in thechain that connects the past to the present,and each link has itown significance.At the turn...Fifty years is but a twinkle of the eye in the long stream ofhuman history,but each 50 year period is one of the links in thechain that connects the past to the present,and each link has itown significance.At the turn of the century it is fit for us to re-view cool-headly the changes in world politics in the last 50 yearsso as to be able to explore on the world of the 21st century.展开更多
During the seven decades since the war ended, Japan has undergone ＂changes of direction＂ involving group expressions of regret, accompanied by the intellectual ＂soul- searching＂ of quite a few academics. Ultimatel...During the seven decades since the war ended, Japan has undergone ＂changes of direction＂ involving group expressions of regret, accompanied by the intellectual ＂soul- searching＂ of quite a few academics. Ultimately, however, the country has been unable to complete the ＂transformation＂ of its political values. Its consciousness of superiority, dating back to the Meiji era, and its dream of being restored to the status of a ＂normal country＂ have distorted Japan＇s idea of the war and its interpretation of history. As a result, at the critical postwar moment when Japan most needed to develop a truthful view of its history, its national will expressed itself in the rejection of this possibility. Japan has manufactured Sino-Japanese friction and manipulated the United States, on the pretext of a supposed ＂China threat＂ into relaxing the constraints upon Japan, and has attempted to abandon the thought and deeds of the postwar international order. Not only has this repeatedly subverted the standards by which the intemational ＂left＂ and ＂right＂ assess Japan; it has also once again placed the Asia-Pacific region in a precarious position.展开更多
Disadvantaged housing areas from the postwar period typically consist of relatively monotonous and monofunctional multi-storey blocks and have a separate traffic system rendering the areas isolated enclaves in the urb...Disadvantaged housing areas from the postwar period typically consist of relatively monotonous and monofunctional multi-storey blocks and have a separate traffic system rendering the areas isolated enclaves in the urban fabric.It is argued that this spatial isolation contributes to social isolation,and current refurbishments are therefore aimed at linking the housing areas with the surrounding neighbourhoods to enable social exchange between the residents and people from the surrounding areas.Based on a case study in a Danish social housing area,this paper discusses to what extent architectural development and urban strategic transformations can contribute to enabling social exchange in disadvantaged housing areas.Do neighbours enter the disadvantaged housing area as intended?If so,how does this influence their perception of the housing area?The analysis shows that architectural development and urban transformations are interdependent in establishing a social mix in disadvantaged housing areas.It is argued that refurbishments can reduce the stigma surrounding the housing area and its residents.However,the applicability of such strategies is highly dependent on the local context of the housing area.展开更多
文摘Fifty years is but a twinkle of the eye in the long stream ofhuman history,but each 50 year period is one of the links in thechain that connects the past to the present,and each link has itown significance.At the turn of the century it is fit for us to re-view cool-headly the changes in world politics in the last 50 yearsso as to be able to explore on the world of the 21st century.
文摘During the seven decades since the war ended, Japan has undergone ＂changes of direction＂ involving group expressions of regret, accompanied by the intellectual ＂soul- searching＂ of quite a few academics. Ultimately, however, the country has been unable to complete the ＂transformation＂ of its political values. Its consciousness of superiority, dating back to the Meiji era, and its dream of being restored to the status of a ＂normal country＂ have distorted Japan＇s idea of the war and its interpretation of history. As a result, at the critical postwar moment when Japan most needed to develop a truthful view of its history, its national will expressed itself in the rejection of this possibility. Japan has manufactured Sino-Japanese friction and manipulated the United States, on the pretext of a supposed ＂China threat＂ into relaxing the constraints upon Japan, and has attempted to abandon the thought and deeds of the postwar international order. Not only has this repeatedly subverted the standards by which the intemational ＂left＂ and ＂right＂ assess Japan; it has also once again placed the Asia-Pacific region in a precarious position.
文摘Disadvantaged housing areas from the postwar period typically consist of relatively monotonous and monofunctional multi-storey blocks and have a separate traffic system rendering the areas isolated enclaves in the urban fabric.It is argued that this spatial isolation contributes to social isolation,and current refurbishments are therefore aimed at linking the housing areas with the surrounding neighbourhoods to enable social exchange between the residents and people from the surrounding areas.Based on a case study in a Danish social housing area,this paper discusses to what extent architectural development and urban strategic transformations can contribute to enabling social exchange in disadvantaged housing areas.Do neighbours enter the disadvantaged housing area as intended?If so,how does this influence their perception of the housing area?The analysis shows that architectural development and urban transformations are interdependent in establishing a social mix in disadvantaged housing areas.It is argued that refurbishments can reduce the stigma surrounding the housing area and its residents.However,the applicability of such strategies is highly dependent on the local context of the housing area.
