本文探讨的问题是全球化有何新意 ,以及它对城市的未来意味着什么。在文章伊始我提出必须把全球化当作一个整体来看待 ,把全球化看作是技术、经济和社会—文化等各种力量复合作用的一部分。我还指出全球化是一个渐进而非突现的过程。尽管每个时代都有明显的变化 ,但也包含了连续性。全球化也不例外。我还把它与以前的时代进行了对比。在我的定义中 ,全球化包含五个基本要素 :( 1 )新技术 ;( 2 )信息之成为关键 (即时通讯使其成为可能 ) ;( 3)经济和社会产品日益标准化的趋势 ;( 4 )逐渐发展的跨国一体化 ;( 5 )由更大程度的相互依赖导致的共同脆弱。本文在最后一部分列举了全球化可能会给城市带来的积极和消极的影响。积极影响包括财富的增长、城市中心的持久的重要性以及民主程度的提高。消极方面包括不平衡的日益加剧 ,社会秩序的日趋严重 ,以及市民期望值的提高。最后 ,就如何应对这些问题提出建议 The paper explores the newness of globalization and what it means for the future of the city. At the beginning of the article, I proposed that we must consider globalization as a whole and regard globalization as part of the compounding effect of various forces such as technology, economy and social-culture. I also point out that globalization is a gradual rather than an emergent process. Although there are obvious changes in each age, but also includes the continuity. Globalization is no exception. I also compared it with the previous era. In my definition, globalization consists of five basic elements: (1) new technologies; (2) the key to information (made possible by instant messaging); (3) the growing trend towards the standardization of economic and social products; (4) ) Growing cross-border integration; and (5) shared vulnerability resulting from a greater degree of interdependence. In the last part of the paper, we list the positive and negative impacts that globalization may have on cities. Positive effects include the growth of wealth, the lasting importance of urban centers and the improvement of democracy. The negative aspects include the growing imbalance, the worsening social order and the expectation of the public. Finally, make suggestions on how to deal with these issues