December 2011
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2011 on This Big City in Numbers
2011 has been an incredible year for This Big City, and as it draws to a close we wanted to thank everyone reading the blog, following us on Twitter and Tumblr, and our fans on Facebook.
Over on the main blog, we saw the publication of our 450th post (now nearing 500!) and witnessed what is, frankly, an astonishing 1,060% increase in traffic. We also launched our Chinese-language edition in the...
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What temporary development does your city need?
One small plot of land in London will not be built upon for another 5 years. Taking advantage of this opportunity, a pop-up shopping mall made entirely from shipping containers has been built. What temporary developments could your city benefit from?
城市需要哪些暫時性建設？
英國倫敦一小塊地五年內都不會有其他用途，有人把握這項機會，完全用貨櫃打造出一座臨時商場，各位所在的城市裡，還有哪些暫時性建設會帶來助益？
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“We proved that Earth-size planets exist around other stars like the sun, and...”
– François Fressin of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics on the discovery of two new earth-like planets.
「我們證明在太陽系中，仍有與地球大小相似的行星，且能夠偵測到這些行星，這是新時代的開端。」
- 美國哈佛天體物理學中心代表François Fressin說明，發現兩顆與地球相似的星球。
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“Ideas are not enough – how do we make them reality?”
– Aseem Inam on education, urbanism and citizen activism.
「光有想法還不足夠，重點是如何成真。」
Aseem Inam論教育、都市化、公民運動。
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“We’re talking about sustainability within a system we call capitalism. It is...”
– Can capitalism and sustainability happily co-exist? Miguel Robles-Duran thinks not.
「今日人們在討論資本主義下的永續性，當然不可能永續，永續在資本主義的意涵也是個大問題。」
資本主義與永續能否共存？Miguel Robles-Duran不以為然。
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“New York City has changed drastically since 1961, and as it continues to change...”
– Claudia Huerta on how sustainable zoning could transform new York City.
「自1961年以來，紐約市已歷經巨大轉變，如今人們日益關心氣候變遷議題，「區分決議」也應與時俱進，利用修正案內容，推廣更環保、更永續的環境，減緩氣候變遷對紐約市的衝擊。」
- Claudia Huerta說明永續區域劃分能如何改變美國紐約。
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“A light coating of radioactive dust raining down on Manhattan might cause only a...”
– Andrew Curry on the risk of ‘dirty bombs’.
「少許輻射塵若隨雨水降至美國紐約曼哈頓，也許會微微增加癌症患病機率，但肯定會造成全國大恐慌。」
- Andrew Curry論及「骯髒炸彈」有多危險。
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