城市是人类有史以来为互相接触、学习、沟通并交流思想、交换商品和服务而创造的最伟大的工具。中国高速持续的城镇化表明,世界上最古老的文化之一对这种过程是何其重视,而城市对其社会的未来又是何其重要。当然,城市如何设计,我们以何种模式建造城市,都对地球的生物(和气候)有巨大影响。如今, Cities are the greatest tools humans have ever created to engage, learn, communicate and exchange ideas, exchange goods and services. The rapid urbanization in China shows that one of the oldest cultures in the world places so much emphasis on this process, and how important cities are to the future of their societies. Of course, how a city is designed, and in what mode of construction it is a city, has a huge impact on the Earth’s biology (and climate). now,