Complex Urban Systems: Compact Cities, Transport and Health
Complex Urban Systems: Compact Cities, Transport and Health
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复杂的城市系统：紧凑型城市、交通和健康
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2018
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B. Gleeson
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M. Stevenson;B. Gleeson
到2050年，世界70%以上的人口将居住在城市；21世纪无疑是城市时代。随着快速的城市化，人们对可持续城市化的需求越来越大。因此，相当多的重点放在紧凑型城市上，即居住和人口密度较高、土地用途更混合以及适合步行和骑自行车的城市设计的距离较短的城市。重要的是，研究指出，由于居民更有可能居住在离便利设施更近的地方，以及步行、骑自行车或使用公共交通工具，紧凑型城市的健康结果会因能源效率和排放减少而得到改善。然而，尽管城市密度是城市形态和结构的一个重要维度，但它与其他社会和形态特征一起以复杂的方式作用于塑造城市、人类行为和人口健康。为了应对21世纪城市的复杂性，需要强有力的决策工具和平台，以帮助政策制定者和主要城市利益攸关方提供可持续的未来城市。
By 2050, more than 70% of the world’s population will reside in a city; the twenty-first century is undoubtedly the urban age. With rapid urbanisation, there is a growing need for sustainable urbanisation. As a consequence, considerable focus is being placed on compact cities namely, cities of short distances in which there are higher residential and population densities, greater mixed land-use and an urban design amenable to walking and cycling. Importantly, research is pointing to enhanced health outcomes associated with compact cities as a consequence of energy efficiency and reduced emissions as residents are more likely to live closer to amenities and walk, cycle or use public transport. However, although urban density is an important dimension of urban form and structure, it acts in a complex way with other social and morphological features to shape cities, human behaviour and population health. To respond to the complexity of twenty-first century cities, robust decision tools and platforms will be necessary to assist policymakers and key city-stakeholders deliver sustainable future cities.