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W RLD BEST PRACTICES ASIA-PACIFIC EDITION 亚太版 2012 No.02/03 总第十三、十四期 This magazine is a member of UNEP-SBCI, and UNEP-SBCI Vol.13/14 does not assume responsibility for the text in it. 推动绿色出行，实现我们期望的未来 联合国可持续发展大会专题会议之一 ——全球电动出行论坛暨可持续人居环境会议 在里约成功举办 Promote Green Mobility; Achieve the Future We Want Rio +20 Associated Events: - Global Forum on Electric Mobility and Conference on Sustainable Human Settlements Successfully Held at Rio de Janeiro 里约 +20 峰会“全球绿色城市”颁奖现场 ( 见 P32) Award Ceremony of "Global Green City" during Rio+20 (Please refer to Page 32) 2011 年 4 月 8 日，在纽约联合国总部举办的第六届全球人居环境论坛上，GFHS 正 式发布了国际人居环境范例新城项目 (IGMC) 倡议。 On 8th April 2011, at the Sixth Session of Global Forum on Human Settlements held at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, GFHS officially released the initiative of the International Green Model City. 可持续的国际低碳城镇：产业·商务·休闲·居住最佳范例 Best Practice of Sustainable and Low Carbon City: Combination of Industry, Business, Resort and Residence 沙祖康大使号召世界应为建设可持续城市而努力 全球人居环境论坛秘书长吕海峰先生在可持续人居环境会议上同 国际人居环境范例新城 Ambassador Sha Zukang appealed to strengthen global efforts to 与会者分享 IGMC 标准最新成果 build sustainable cities Mr. Lu Haifeng, Secretary General of GFHS shared the latest achievements of IGMC standards with representatives at the INTERNATIONAL GREEN MODEL CITY Conference on Sustainable Human Settlements 范例新城 (IGMC) 标准的最新成果，得到了联合国副秘书 为了更好地应对气候变化，推动世界低碳城市建设，探索 The IGMC Project comes into being with the purpose of better 长、Rio+20 秘书长沙祖康大使和世界各地城市代表与专家 可持续的新型城镇化模式，国际人居环境范例新城（IGMC） responding to climate change, promoting low-carbon city building around the world, and exploring new models for sustainable 学者的高度赞赏与肯定。 项目倡议应运而生。 urbanization. GFHS 已经向联合国可持续发展大会作出了庄严承诺，将 IGMC 是由全球人居环境论坛（GFHS）于 2011 年 4 月在 IGMC is launched by GFHS at the headquarters of the United 激励并联合地方政府、企业、金融机构、专业组织及社会 联合国总部发起、得到联合国环境规划署（UNEP）大力支 Nations in April 2011. With the support of UNEP, it has become 各界共同打造 IGMC 低碳城镇试点项目，使之成为由民间 持的高起点低碳城镇建设试点项目，其主要特点是低碳城 a pilot project for low carbon city building with high starting 机构发起的、公共和私营部门积极参与、为应对气候变化 镇建设和绿色经济结合、和文化结合。由中外 50 多位专家 point. It mainly features in combining low-carbon city building 作出的切切实实的行动和努力。 with green economy and with culture. The IGMC standards are 参与编著的 IGMC 标准包含十二项原则以及相应的策略和 compiled by some 50 experts from China and abroad, which 措施，并设计了评分系统，以指导 IGMC 规划建设。 GFHS 已经先后与中国贵州省贵阳市和江苏省泰州市政府 include 12 principles and corresponding strategies and measures 与会嘉宾与专家在 2011IGMC 贵阳研讨会闭幕式上合影 签署了 IGMC 试点项目落户当地的框架协议，项目预计于 2012 年 6 月 18 日，在联合国可持续发展大会（Rio+20） with an authentication rating system to guide IGMC planning and Group photo of the distinguished guests and experts at the closing construction. ceremony of 2011symposium on IGMC standards 年内启动。 专题会议——全球电动出行论坛暨可持续人居环境会议 上，全球人居环境论坛秘书长吕海峰先生同与会者分享了 During the Associated Events with Rio+20, the Global Forum on Electric Mobility & Conference on Sustainable Human Settlements on 18th June 2012, Mr. Lu Haifeng, Secretary General of GFHS shared the latest achievements of IGMC principles and Net Zero Carbon 项目基本定位 Smart standards with representatives, it received full affirmation and Objectives of the Project Community Zero Waste appraisal from Ambassador Sha Zukang, United Nations Under- Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Sustainable ● 配合联合国和全球应对气候变化、促进低碳城市建设的积极行动 ● Addressing climate change in coordination with the UN and the Culture Sustainable and Secretary-General of Rio+20 and other representatives from and Heritage Environment world by promoting the positive impact of low carbon city building cities all over the world. ● 与产业和文化相结合、可持续土地开发和新型城镇化的新探索 ● Combining industry with culture, new exploration for sustainable GFHS made a solemn promise at Rio+20 that it would inspire land development and new pattern of urbanization ● 汇集绿色低碳理念和技术于一身的和谐宜居新城 Green and cooperate with local governments, enterprises, financial Harmonious Planning ● A harmonious and livable new green city fusing advanced ideas with Society IGMC and Design institutions, professional organizations and all other sectors of the ● 推动低碳产业快速发展的强力引擎 low-carbon technologies TWELVE PRINCIPLES community to jointly build the low-carbon IGMC pilot project ● A powerful engine to rapidly propel the development of low carbon ● 引领低碳生态休闲度假的先锋 and make it a determined action and effort in response to climate industry Green Green Living Transportation change, with a project which is launched by an NGO, actively ● 传承人居环境文化的舞台 ● A pioneer to lead low carbon, ecological entertainment industry & Linkage joined by public and private sectors. ● A platform to carry on the culture of human settlements ● 智慧的社区、快乐的家 Green Green GFHS has successively signed the framework agreement with ● A smart community and joyous home Economy Infrastructure Green Guiyang, Guizhou Province and Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, China Building on the IGMC pilot project, which is anticipated to be launched within this year. 全 球 最 佳 范 例 WORLD BEST PRACTICES FOREWORD 前 言 urbanization, as well as essential preconditions. While there is emerging consensus on the critical role of sustainable transport and mobility, there are significant challenges ahead. First, adequate transport infrastructure and affordable transport services are still widely lacking in many developing countries, in particular, in rural areas. 在里约 +20 峰会专题会议 At the same time, increased urbanization and motorization have resulted in unprecedented congestion... wasteful energy use... increased motor vehicle emissions... and deteriorating urban air 全球电动出行论坛暨 quality in many cities. In both industrialized and developing countries, there are negative 可持续人居环境会议上的讲话 impacts on public health, living conditions and climate change. Second, investments in research and development -R&D- are woefully inadequate. To achieve the technological breakthroughs needed for sustainable SPEECH AT GLOBAL FORUM ON ELECTRIC MOBILITY & transport, including electric mobility, we must substantially CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLEHUMAN SETTLEMENTS increase our investments, both human and financial. This means developing countries will need support in enhanced means of implementation, in particular in technology transfer and 联合国经济与社会事务副秘书长、联合国可持续发展大会秘书长 沙祖康 沙祖康 SHA ZUKANG capacity building. In pursuing sustainable transport, we don't want REMARKS BY MR. SHA ZUKANG UN UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS to create a transport gap - with clean vehicles largely running in SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE 2012 UN CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Rio+20) the cities of developed countries. 同时，我们也应看到我们所面临的诸多挑战。 2012 年 6 月 18 日 巴西里约 Rio de Janeiro, 18 June 2012 Third, we must do more to create an enabling environment that 首 先 , 许 多 发 展 中 国 家 , 尤 其 是 在 这 些 国 家 的 农 村 地 supports sustainable transport. Appropriate policy interventions 区 普 遍 缺 乏 必 要 的 交 通 基 础 设 施 及 可 负 担 得 起 的 交 通 are needed to establish transport systems that are: affordable... economically viable... socially acceptable... and environmentally 敬的各位代表、女士们、先生们： istinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, 服 务 。 sound. 尊 DI am delighted to join you at this Global Forum on Electric 我非常高兴能够出席今天的全球电动出行论坛暨可 同时，日益增长的城市化和汽车化已导致许多城市呈现前 To achieve that objective, we need to reform our policy incentives Mobility and Sustainable Human Settlements. 持续人居环境会议，我们经济与社会部的各位同仁也非常 所未有的交通拥堵、能源浪费、排放量增加、空气质量恶 and target investments at improving and expanding public 高兴与中国、巴西及其他国际合作伙伴联合举办此次活动。 My Department is pleased to be a facilitator of this event together 化现象。 transport systems, in particular within and between urban areas... with a number of other Chinese, Brazilian and international and facilitating mobility in rural areas. 无论是工业化国家还是发展中国家，公共健康和生活条件 巴西最大的可再生能源公司，富尔纳斯电力公司成功地承 partners. Electric mobility has a critical role to play in achieving the goal of 办了这次会议，对于他们的精心组织、热情的服务我表示 都在遭受负面影响并面临气候变化带来的问题。 1 would like to express our profound gratitude to the Eletrobras sustainable transport. 衷心的感谢。 Furnas, the largest renewable energy company in Brazil, for 第二，可持续交通研发的投资严重不足。 In this context, I want to stress that electric mobility and hosting this timely meeting and making excellent organizational 向来自世界各地、积极参与这次活动并慷慨分享他们的专 要 实 现 包 括 电 动 出 行 在 内 的 可 持 续 交 通 的 技 术 性 突 sustainable transport must be integrated into the broad strategy of arrangements. sustainable human settlements. 业知识和成功经验的政府官员、专家学者和企业家们表示 破，我们必须大幅增加我们的研发投入，包括人力投入 I would also like to extend a warm welcome to the government 热烈的欢迎。 和财力投入。 And this leads us to our next topic. officials, experts, and entrepreneurs from all over the world, who My Department publishes population projections that are used 我们今天关于电动出行及可持续人居环境这两个专题的讨 are actively participating in sharing expertise and experiences at 这也意味着要加强对于发展中国家实施措施的支持力度，特 this event across the world. 论是非常及时的。 别是在技术转让和能力建设这两个方面。在追求可持续交通 At present, the population of the world is over 7 billion. More 正如许多人所了解的，从里约 +20 峰会的筹备之初，城市 The focus of our discussion today - electric mobility and its 的时候，我们不可人为地制造新的地区差距——不能只局限 relations to sustainable human settlements - is extremely timely than half of this 7 billion lives in urban areas. 化就被列为七大优先领域之一。 于让大量清洁能源汽车在发达国家的城市里运行。 As many of you know, urbanization has been identified as one of By 2050, the world population is projected to reach nine billion; 第三，我们必须付出更大努力，创造更有利的环境以支持可 节 能 高 效 的 交 通 和 出 行 是 可 持 续 城 市 化 的 有 机 组 成 部 the 7 priority areas right from the beginning of the preparations the urban population is projected to make up 70 percent of the 分，也是使之成为现实的先决条件。 for Rio+20. 持续交通，我们需要适当的政策干预，建立一个市民负担得 world's total population. 起、经济上可行、社会普遍接纳和更环保的交通系统。 在人们对于可持续交通和出行的重要作用逐渐形成共识的 Efficient
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    Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2014 The orW ld of Tan Dun: The eC ntral Importance of Eight Memories in Watercolor, Op. 1 Lin Tian Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations Part of the Music Commons Recommended Citation Tian, Lin, "The orldW of Tan Dun: The eC ntral Importance of Eight Memories in Watercolor, Op. 1" (2014). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 1819. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/1819 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please [email protected]. THE WORLD OF TAN DUN: THE CENTRAL IMPORTANCE OF EIGHT MEMORIES IN WATERCOLOR, OP. 1 A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in The School of Music By Lin Tian B.M., Shandong University, 2009 M.M., University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 2011 July, 2014 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my major professor Mr. Gregory Sioles for everything he has done for me throughout my doctorate study at LSU. Thank you for teaching me not only to be a better musician, but also a better person. Thank you for all the effects you have put into guiding me through the process of writing this dissertation.
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