What did infrastructure ever do for us?
What did infrastructure ever do for us?
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基础设施为我们做了什么？
DOI：
10.1111/newe.12200
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发表时间：
2020
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通讯作者：
Roelich K
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作者：
Roelich K
基础设施不是我们经常谈论的话题。它往往是看不见的，不被注意到，除非出现问题。事实上，我们应该经常谈论它。我们设计和使用基础设施的方式是许多紧迫的环境和社会问题的根源，如气候危机、空气污染、生物多样性丧失、失业和贫困。2019冠状病毒病的复苏为我们提供了一个向可持续社会过渡的机会（并保护我们自己免受已经发生的损害），但要做到这一点，我们必须在如何优先考虑、设计和使用基础设施方面做出重大改变。我们可能会加剧现有的不平等，也可能会创造新的不平等，或者我们可以显著改善人民和环境的福祉，这取决于我们如何去做。我们迫切需要开始思考这些变化可能是什么，以及如何管理任何负面后果。
Infrastructure is not something we talk about much. It tends to be invisible and go unnoticed, unless something goes wrong. In fact, we should be talking about it, a lot. The way we design and use infrastructure is at the root of many pressing environmental and social issues, such as the climate crisis, air pollution, biodiversity loss, unemployment and poverty. 1 The Covid-19 recovery presents an opportunity to transition to a sustainable society (and protect ourselves from damage already set in motion), but to do this we will have to make dramatic changes to how we prioritise, design and use infrastructure. Depending on how we go about doing this, we could exacerbate existing inequalities or create new ones, or we could significantly improve the wellbeing of people and the environment. We urgently need to start thinking about what those changes might be and how to manage any negative consequences.