Taming wickedness: industrial megaprojects and local governance strategies

Theoretical literature suggests that the complex problems many local governments are facing are drivers towards innovation and new types of collaborative governance arrangements. We add nuance to this presumption by exploring how two Norwegian municipalities act when faced with problems related to mineral extraction and tax revenue. The article shows that similar types of problems give rise to significantly different strategies, ranging from collaborative arrangements to authoritative and competitive strategies. In conclusion, the article argues that local governments need to develop a higher innovative preparedness, and that scholars should also be attentive to governance strategies that are not collaborative.     

Professionalism in China's building sector: an economic governance perspective

As the third force beside markets and governments, professionalism emerged to protect the interests of civil society, and it has played a unique role in the building sector. By conceptualizing professionalism as a community-based governance structure, an economic governance perspective is adopted to examine professionalism in China's building sector. The development of professionalism in China's building sector is reviewed, and both its achievements and its weaknesses are assessed. Root-cause analysis reveals that the primary impediment to building professionalism is the imbalanced relationship between markets, governments and professionals. It is argued that the success of professionalism in China's building sector is dependent ultimately on whether the government can change its overly dominant role in the economy. To address the concern of creating an independent, vibrant professional culture that contributes to the long-term public interest, the following are recommended: separating professional associations and relevant bodies from government agencies completely; improving the administrative system for both practice qualification and market access; and increasing the proportion of non-government investments to change the imbalanced relationship between professionals and public clients.     

咸阳市雾霾天气预防与治理的城市规划思考

在解析雾霾所形成的原因与危害的基础上,从城市规划的角度,提出了咸阳市预防和治理雾霾天气的规划措施,以期改善空气质量,为居民创造一个健康的呼吸环境。     

思考经络

经络是人有机体中各系统结构的功能组合,它既不独立于任何一子系统,也不是各系统功能的相加和,是存在并独立于各系统之间,与各系统有着密切的联系(特别是神经和心血管系统),系统结构之间的分离,即经络的功能结构也消失,经络的结构性、功能性是各解剖系统之间的结构和功能是密切联系的,人体各解剖系统之间的密切关系和不可分性是经络系统存在的物质基础和功能基础。     

城市异化与城市美的思索

关于城市的否定性描述实在是不胜枚举．这些描述所反映的同一个问题也就是“城市异化”。这是每一个城市居民都不同程度上感受得到但又被许多人所忽视的问题．这又是亟待学界深入研究与城市决策．管理者需加以解决的问题。     

关于海啸引起的思考

<正>2004年12月26日是我们永远不能忘记的日子。在印度尼西亚苏门答腊岛附近海域发生了近几十年来世界上罕见的里氏8.9级的强烈地震,地震引起的巨大海啸波及印度尼西亚、斯里兰卡、泰国、印度、马来西亚、孟加拉国、缅甸、马尔代夫等多个东南亚和南亚国家,造成大量人员死亡和沿海岸房屋、基础设施被毁,生命和财产损失极为严重。据有关资料统计:印度洋海啸遇难者总人数超过29.2万人,令世人震惊!至今,“海啸”发生已数月,但是,却给我们留下了许多思考:     

Urban Improvement Districts as new form of local governance

A growing number of German towns established Urban Improvement Districts (UIDs) as instrument of redevelopment of urban neighbourhoods. Real-estate owners and further actors participate politically and contribute financially to the process of revaluation, but this brings about problems of local democracy, legitimation, participation and accountability. The article examines the implementation of UIDs in three German cities and compares experiences made with this new instrument of participative urban development. It focuses on the implications for local democracy and explores whether UIDs could be useful instruments of city governance and appropriate arrangements to unlock additional resources at local level.     

Collaborative metropolitan governance: An evaluation of local adoption in Denver

In response to regional challenges, U.S. Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) have undertaken collaborative visioning processes that encourage development in centers with mixed use and higher density development. For over two decades, the Denver region has promoted local voluntary adoption of centers through regional plans supported by a significant investment in transit. But are these regional efforts affecting local comprehensive plans? We analyzed the content of city plans for ten cities over 30 years. We also interviewed 13 planners in the region to understand the factors supporting and constraining local adoption and implementation of centers. We found that local governments have adopted centers; and, over time these centers have integrated more regional vision objectives. Transit investment and market forces significantly influence local adoption of centers. Other supporting and constraining influences include redevelopment investment, sales tax, grants, and incentives, and public and political support. Our findings suggest that local development is still strongly driven by local views and attitudes, and future regional plans need to create more significant incentives, clearer standards, and public and political deliberations about how the region will accommodate future growth.     

关于电热采暖的思考

文中在指出电热分户采暖前景看好的同时,着重介绍了几种电热采暖以及电热直接采暖的安全性。     

胸腔积液腺苷脱氨酶检测联合酶联免疫斑点实验在结核性胸膜炎诊断中的价值

目的:研究胸腔积液腺苷脱氨酶(ADA)检测联合酶联免疫斑点实验(T-SPOT)在结核性胸膜炎诊断中的价值。方法:选取112例结核性胸膜炎患者作为观察组,42例非结核引起的渗出性胸腔积液患者为对照组,两组患者均进行胸腔积液ADA检测及T-SPOT实验。结果:两组患者胸腔积液检测结果,ADA敏感性87.50%,特异性88.09%;T-SPOT敏感性为89.28%,特异性为92.85%。两种方法联合检出阳性率为95.54%,与T-SPOT.TB(89.28%)及胸腔积液ADA(87.50%)阳性率比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:两种方法联合检测可提高结核性胸膜炎诊断率,对结核性胸膜炎诊断提供很好的依据,是结核性胸膜炎较好的实验室诊断手段,具有较高的应用价值和广阔的应用前景。     

我们目前需要形而下之--对建筑教育的一点感想

在建筑学科的意义层面和技术层面之间,有必要建立一个形态操作的层面。应重视对学生进行建筑基本素质的教育与培养。对一些亲的提法宜慎重对待     

关于分数教学的思考

分数是中小学数学中的一个核心概念,在教学中不仅要关注学生对分数概念的理解和运算的掌握,而且要让学生感悟到引入分数、扩张整数系是数学发展的需求,其中丰富的数学内涵、价值、思想、活动值得学生用心体验。分数作为一个核心概念,也是教材中为数不多的被设计安排为螺旋上升的知识内容,教学中要充分展示分数知识形成和发展的过程,让学生从中获得一段体验性学习经历,促进"四基"协调发展,全面体现数学的教育价值。     

对经营城市的若干思考

本文对经营城市的概念和经营城市的对象作了明确的界定 ,论述市场经济条件下开展经营城市工作的必要性 ,提出经营城市要做好城市土地资产、城市基础设施和公用事业等有形资产、城市无形资产的运作 ,以及公用事业价格体制和基础设施投融资体制改革 ,指出经营城市要注重发挥规划的宏观调控作用 ,防止经营城市一哄而起、盲目进行     

关于建筑评论与批评的思考

从评论与批评的概念比较分析的角度,说明建筑评论的功能是多方面的,评论的目的不只在于评价,更在于论述和探讨,尤其要具有科学的批评意识和方法。     

综合布线的设计与思考

本文简单介绍了综合布线的设计思路。