Research information: Regional architecture as a model towards sustainability

Yoshio Kato discusses the idea of village life as a model for sustainability based on better management of energy and entropy including reduced consumption, recycling and self-sufficiency. A recent house design in Japan by Kato incorporating these ideas is presented, along with questions of lifestyle and consumption that architects, their clients and others will have to consider in the transition toward sustainable design.     

商业创新模式下的建筑设计服务

购物中心作为一种现代的零售商业模式,从上世纪90年代进入中国后,已为一般民众厂为接受。文章首先简要地介绍了美国购物中心的开发历史和类型,尤其是近年来出现的生活方式中心的特点和发展趋势。对于购物中心在中国的开发、规划设计中经常遇到的一些内容,如融资方式,主力商店和专卖店等进行了讨论。最后对于建筑师在这新的商业模式下如何与设计团队一起提供专业服务方面根据自身的经验提出了自己的看法。     

青少年网络社会生活方式教育导引策略

该文结合网络社会生活方式的要素分析和健康导向,探讨青少年网络生活健康度管理框架和成熟度评估方法,从营造绿色和文明网络环境视角,提出面向青少年群体的健康网络社会生活方式的教育途径与导引策略。     

大学生生活方式二重性研究——基于网络二重属性的影响

网络自然属性与社会属性既相互联系又相互区别;大学生生活方式自然属性与社会属性也相互联系并相互区别;网络二重性对大学生生活方式二重性产生直接的影响。网络的自然属性重塑大学生的社会结构,二重地改变着大学生生活的时空结构。网络的社会属性削弱大学生现实社会关系的不平等性;改变大学生生活的社交范围,并为其提供更新的社交方式;二重地影响着大学生的思想与心理。     

“高质量、原生态的居住与生活方式的延续”——谈旧城改造中的理念创新问题

该文从高质量改造居民生活基础设施和延续原有生活方式两方面出发，对旧城改造中的理念创新问题进行了阐释，在理论上对我国当前旧城改造的观念问题进行了有益的探索。     

Residential location choice of knowledge-workers: The role of amenities,workplace and lifestyle

This study investigates the residential location choice of knowledge-workers at the intra-metropolitan level by applying discrete choice models. The models represent housing choices of 833 knowledge-workers in high-technology and financial services and analyze the relative importance of lifestyle and cultural amenities in addition to classic location factors. Hence, the model bridges the gap between the recent lifestyle-oriented and the classical utility-oriented conceptualizations of the residential choice of knowledge-workers. The most important factors are municipal socioeconomic level, housing affordability and commuting time, while substantial secondary factors are cultural and educational land-use and culture-oriented lifestyle.     

The impact of lifestyle on energy use and CO2 emission: An empirical analysis of China's residents

Based on the application of a Consumer Lifestyle Approach (CLA), this paper quantifies the direct and indirect impact of lifestyle of urban and rural residents on China's energy use and the related CO₂ emissions during the period 1999–2002. The results show that approximately 26 per cent of total energy consumption and 30 per cent of CO₂ emission every year are a consequence of residents’ lifestyles, and the economic activities to support these demands. For urban residents the indirect impact on energy consumption is 2.44 times greater than the direct impact. Residence; home energy use; food; and education, cultural and recreation services are the most energy-intensive and carbon-emission-intensive activities. For rural residents, the direct impact on energy consumption is 1.86 times that of the indirect, and home energy use; food; education, and cultural recreation services; and personal travel are the most energy-intensive and carbon-emission-intensive activities. This paper provides quantitative evidence for energy conservation and environmental protection focused policies. China's security for energy supply is singled out as a serious issue for government policy-makers, and we suggest that government should harmonize the relationships between stakeholders to determine rational strategies.     

Aromatic DNA adducts in relation to dietary and other lifestyle factors in Spanish adults

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between bulky DNA adducts in white blood cells (WBC) and lifestyle factors in a sample from the Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). 296 subjects aged between 35 and 64 years, from five regions, were included. Food intake was estimated with a computerized version of dietary history questionnaire. Daily intake of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) was estimated using a database with information on food content of potential carcinogens. Data on lifestyle and health factors were collected and DNA adducts measured using the nuclease P1 ³²P-postlabelling technique. Geometric means of adducts were similar for men and women (4.11/10⁹ and 3.94/10⁹ nucleotides, respectively). Highest levels of adduct were observed in non-smokers and non-occupationally exposed. Meat intake, oils and fats were associated with higher levels of adducts, but all non-statistically significant. Higher intakes of calcium, sodium and phosphorus were associated with lower adducts levels. Summarising, our study shows that bulky adducts measured by ³²P-postlabelling in DNA from WBC do not correlate with the usual diet of healthy Spanish adults. Although it has been proposed that diet be the main source of PAH in nonsmokers without occupational exposure, DNA adducts do not seem to be suitable biomarkers of dietary PAH in general population.     

大豆膳食纤维防治“现代生活方式疾病”的实验验证

膳食纤维摄入不足是心脑血管疾病、肥胖病、糖尿病、恶性肿瘤等"现代生活方式疾病"的重要成因之一,但上述现象并未引起国人重视。本文以我国资源丰富的大豆膳食纤维为试材,通过动物实验验证大豆膳食纤维在防治"现代生活方式疾病"方面的特殊功效。