Entrepreneurial Religion in the Age of Neoliberal Urbanism

The introduction to this symposium on entrepreneurial religion and neoliberal urbanism discusses leading scholarly approaches to religion and urban theory, arguing that, despite their merits, these approaches are in need of refinement. Theories on religion and urban theory too often describe religion as a reactionary phenomenon. Religious movements and spaces are generally defined as pockets of resistance and shelter against retreating or failing states under neoliberal restructuring programmes in the shadow of consumption dreams. Although religious actors and ideologies unquestionably form part of urban groups that are denied access to public and private means to wealth and security, the contributors to this symposium argue that within a global, comparative perspective, the entwinement of religion, state and market reveal more complicated configurations. Through a comparison of Islamic gated communities in Istanbul, Pentecostal prayer camps in Lagos and Pentecostal grassroots movements in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, this symposium demonstrates that urban religion should also be regarded as a constitutive force of contemporary capitalism and should therefore be placed at the heart of the neoliberal construction of urban space instead of at its margins.     

Beyond a Liberal Critique of ‘Trickle Down': Urban Planning in the City of Malmö

This article scrutinizes the much used, but less examined, concept of ‘trickle down' in an urban setting. We make a distinction between the production of and distribution in the city, and argue that trickle down in contemporary urban policy could be regarded as the liberal link between production and distribution. Based on interviews with key figures and document analyses, we look at the transformation of the Swedish city of Malmö from an industrial to a post‐industrial city, where, during the last two decades, we have found three concurrent components: the ideology of trickle down; several urban policy programs and governmental policies to ‘make' money and resources trickle down; as well as increased economic polarization and segregation. A liberal critique of trickle down would argue that market mechanisms cannot by themselves solve distribution, and that government policies therefore are needed. We argue for the need to go beyond a liberal critique of trickle down and stress how unequal distribution is built into the unequal production of the city.     

常德市土地利用/覆被变化分析

通过GIS空间分析功能,选取常德市的四个县市:桃源县、汉寿县、临澧县、津市市,从土地利用现状、土地利用时空变化、土地利用类型动态度、土地利用程度变化以及土地利用变化区域差异等五个方面对常德市2009年和2012年土地利用、覆被变化进行定量、定性分析比较。研究结果表明:12009-2012年期间,四个县市的城镇、交通水利等建设用地需求持续增加;2 2009-2012年期间,土地利用程度综合指数呈增长的趋势;3常德市2009-2012年间土地利用程度变化不大,并且区域不平衡;4 2009-2012年期间,四个县市中相对变化最大的为临澧县城镇建设用地。     

山区城市打造区域职业教育中心的分析及建议

本文在分析永安市开展职业教育工作优势和劣势的基础上,就山区城市如何打造区域职业教育中心提出了合理化建议。     

上海人口郊区化与产业郊区化协同发展研究

上海市人口郊区化和产业郊区化发展的过程中,由于人口规划和城市基础设施建设、产业发展和城市之间缺少有效地协调机制,公共服务资源配置相对滞后,造成郊区新城人户分离、产城分离问题日益严重。通过对社会、经济、政策等相关因素的分析,鉴于郊区经济发展对人口的导入功能将进一步增强,郊区人口还将持续增加,从人口郊区化与产业郊区化协同发展的角度对产业发展、人才引进、公共资源配置等方面提出了建议。     

市域城镇体系空间布局研究——以河南平顶山为例

城镇体系的空间结构研究是人文地理学研究的重要方向。城镇体系的空间结构是否合理,对区域经济的发展有一定作用。文章采用定性分析与定量分析相结合的研究方法,对平顶山市域城镇体系规模等级、地域空间结构、市域经济发展水平等现状进行分析,通过运用断裂点公式对平顶山市域中心城市辐射影响范围进行定量计算,剖析平顶山市域城镇体系存在如下问题:城镇体系人口规模等级差异大,城镇化率基础好于全省平均水平,城镇化水平发展不平衡,城镇体系空间结构状态非均衡等。根据研究区域情况,对平顶山市域城镇体系进行布局构想,即打造叶平宝鲁一体化核心区为引领,加强3个卫星城市的发展为带动,做好小城镇的生态建设,完善市域交通网络建设,推进产业集聚区的建设,建立起一个等级清晰、核心突出、职能明确的"一心三卫三层"网络型城镇体系。     

铜川市苹果产业发展研究

现阶段铜川市苹果生产与销售有着大好局面及区位优势,苹果产业的发展对于促进铜川市农业经济的协调发展意义重大。铜川市作为陕西省苹果生产的主产区之一,自然条件较为优越,苹果种植档次及规模逐步提升,形成多个知名品牌,品牌效应不断增强,苹果产业已形成规模化、高度集聚化及规范化管理,苹果产业的发展逐步确立了农户主动参与型、苹果生产基地发展、合作社经营等发展模式,产业链得到了扩展及深化。随着铜川市生产与销售需求的扩大及果农市场意识的增强,建设苹果中心的时机逐渐成熟。但铜川市苹果产业发展仍然面临多样化的问题,如果树较老、缺乏种植技术及人才、缺乏大型种植基地、宣传力度不足、信息闭塞、交易不透明、缺乏公平的苹果交易平台等。文章对铜川市建立苹果中心的支持率、冷库需求进行分析,并进行基本功能规划。在此基础上,提出以政府为引导,形成产业规模;加大基础设施建设;加大宣传力度,提升品牌知名度;促进苹果产业供给侧结构调整等发展策略,为铜川市苹果产业的发展提供理论参考。     

Effects of non-aeronautical activities at airports on the public transport access system: A case study of Zurich Airport

Many planning authorities and airports study measures to increase public transport use for airport ground access and egress. At the same time, an increase in real estate development at and around airports is occurring, both due to airports seeking new revenue possibilities and other developers attempting to profit from high value locations. This paper considers non-aeronautical activities at large airports, largely commercial centres and transit hubs, as land uses that have the potential to improve the situation for operating public transport services. In order to assess potential benefits and disadvantages, four research questions are considered: (1) Can the additional travel volume reach levels at which it has a significant impact? (2) To what extent do non-aeronautical activities influence the public transport access system? (3) Is the resulting demand distribution better or worse regarding peaking behaviour? (4) Is there a potential for the resulting overall demand to bring about capacity shortages?A case study is conducted at the airport of Zurich, Switzerland, which finds that non-aeronautical activities in the direct airport vicinity have led to a situation where the operation of public transport services is much more viable due to overall higher passenger numbers and a more even distribution throughout the day. It is concluded that locating non-aeronautical activities at airports can, in addition to providing commercial benefits to developers, lead to a situation where improved public transport services become feasible.     

基于绿色理念的大连港口与城市协调发展关系研究

随着我国港口和城市建设的不断发展,在资源利用与环境污染方面的矛盾日益突出,如何实现港口与城市的协调发展已成为目前迫切需要解决的课题。为此,文中以大连市为例,系统分析了港口与城市的辩证关系,从可持续发展的角度提出实现大连港与城市经济协调发展的对策。