先驱、开拓者和领路人——沈玉麟先生的教育及学术思想探析

沈玉麟先生(1921—2013)是新中国城市规划事业的先驱、开拓者、领路人和教学名师,他离开我们已经整整八年了。每当经过他曾经教学和工作过的场所,脑海中就会浮现出他指导我们学习、教学和工作的情景。在他百年诞辰之际,追思跟随他求学的桩桩往事,更深刻地体会到他那执着认真的教学态度与甘为人梯的名师品格;回忆他为新中国40多个城市做城市规划的业绩,可以发现他博采众长、西学中用的学术思想;而通过学习他撰写的教材及论著,可以发现他多元并蓄的科学精神与跨越时空的理论视野,也更加敬佩他豁达谦逊的长者风度、渊博的学识及高尚的师德。     

英语阅读理解分类练习

<正>记叙文-Passage 1-There is no doubt that mothers play an important leading role in the lives of their children.But what about a father’s role?My belief is that fathers play just as important a role as mothers.Fathers give us support.They are the shore(岸)we swim to when our arms and legs feel increasingly tired.They are the strength we rely on as we take our first steps into the world.Fathers can be gentle and powerful,but they probably have the simplest love we ever know.     

Breaking the cycle of homelessness: Housing stability and social support as predictors of long-term well-being

It is increasingly acknowledged that homelessness involves more than just being without a house. Indeed, more recent definitions of what constitutes a home highlight the role of social connections and support (including, for example, access to space to engage in social relations). This study examined the role of secure housing and social support as predictors of psychological well-being of individuals following a period of homelessness. Using linear mixed models for longitudinal data, we investigated how changes in social support predicted changes in individuals’ self-reported personal well-being, life satisfaction and mood following a period of homelessness (n = 119), controlling for housing status, alcohol use and employment status. The results showed that remaining homeless predicted poorer personal well-being, life satisfaction and mood. In addition, changes in social support predicted well-being over and above housing stability. Implications of findings for policy and practice in the homeless sector are discussed.     

The Building as a Deleuzoguattarian Strata/Machinic Assemblage

Abstract

What do we mean when we say that a building is an assemblage? To answer this question, we must first decide what we mean by ‘the assemblage’ and which areas of Deleuze and Guattari’s corpus we will use. In this paper I focus on one of two kinds of assemblage from A Thousand Plateaus: the machinic assemblage. Drawing on the third chapter of this core text, I show how and why this concept should be understood as complementary yet distinct from the often-neglected concept of the strata. I then illustrate these concepts through the architectural design process by discussing the creation of a physical and functional building, acts of (architectural) expression and as a contribution to one or more architectural languages. Using this insight, I argue that architecture provides us with a way to usefully illustrate and explore some of the complex and abstract concepts within Deleuze and Guattari’s philosophy.     

How to Use Computers

<正>Computers are becoming more and more useful in our everyday life.It’s very important for us to learn how to use the computer.Now,I’ll give you some advices①about using computers.First,the Internet is playing an important part in our life.On the Internet,we can learn news both at home and abroad.We can also send messages by e-mail,read all kinds of books     

On Amusement

<正>As we know,it is impossible for us to keep healthy unless we often take exercise and take part in amusement activities.After study,there are many kinds of activities in our daily life,for example,listening to music,playing chess,going to the cinema,watching TV.But I think we’d better have more     

1960-2000年法国的城市机动性、城市规划与城市发展

本文由五个部分组成。首先,文章简单描述1960年和2000年法国的交通系统的状况,通过对此显示其巨大变化。在第二和第三部分,分前期阶段(1960-1973年)和后期阶段(1973—2000年)来说明交通系统的大规模演变并对当前的形势做出评估。在第四部分对各种交通模式的使用做出一个评论性的总结。最后,第五部分总结在法国开展了30多年的城市机动性研究所取得的经验认识。     

What do we mean by responsibility? The case of UK housing benefit reform

There have been increasing attempts by the UK government to link welfare provision to personal responsibility, trying to alter behaviour through the introduction of new policy instruments. This paper explores what it means to be responsible and what implications this has for policy. The first part of the paper discusses the UK government’s 2002 proposals to reform Housing Benefit and how the document refers to responsibility. In the second part I discuss what we mean by responsibility and explore some of the philosophical complexities of the concept. In the final part of the paper I attempt to suggest what form of responsibility is implied in the reform proposals and what implications this has for the proposed policy.     

The peoples housing process … getting the quality in the quantity?

This paper introduces the PHP (People’s Housing Process) approach to housing provision in South-Africa as a noteworthy third way that allows housing provision for the urban poor. In this contribution we will illustrate how, in an assisted approach of self-help housing, the government can play an important role in safeguarding the production of homes rather than merely providing dwellings. In doing so taking into account the more intangible and symbolic meaning of the house and home, which we argue is a central factor for a sustainable housing strategy. This assisted self-help housing scheme was approved in 1998 and was inspired by the work of the homeless people’s federation and saving and housing schemes from around the globe. The further development of the scheme has been a challenging process but we argue that the PHP programme deserves more attention as a housing provision mechanism. Additionally, one of the strengths of the PHP approach is its applicability in a wider area of project types, from township upgrading to hostel redevelopment projects, and illustrated in this contribution by introducing the hostel redevelopment poject Ilinge Labahlali in Cape Town. In what follows, the PHP approach is introduced, and the increasing interest of the government illustrated. Then, using two case studies, the importance of the assistance of the government and NGOs is elaborated upon. In conclusion the challenges that still need to be met are highlighted.     

Thermal comfort for naturally ventilated houses in Indonesia

For naturally ventilated buildings (NVB) located in the tropical regions, thermal comfort (TC) prediction based on predicted mean vote (PMV) standard has shown some deviations from the observed results. Hot and humid environmental conditions throughout the year and personal adaptation could have an effect on expectation and perception about TC. Through an extensive field survey conducted in residential buildings in Indonesia, 525 sets of data had been gathered. The data analysis revealed that the PMV equation had predicted warmer thermal perception as compared to what people actually felt. Interestingly, it was observed that under hot and humid tropical climate, people indicated preference to cooler environment as compared to what the neutral temperature has shown. The study also investigated the occupant’s adaptive control preferences in creating a more thermally comfortable living environment. The reciprocal effects of occupant’s thermal perception and behavioural adaptation were explored. In tropical free-running buildings where the air temperature and humidity might not be modified easily without mechanical means, the people seemed to prefer higher wind speed.