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刘易斯·芒福德(Lewis Mumford,1895-1990年,以下简称芒福德)是20世纪一位伟大的学者,其研究范围涉及城市理论、技术哲学、传播学、艺术、美学等诸多领域,他的许多理论和思想至今对相关领域仍有很大影响,尤其是城市理论更是对当今的城市规划与建设有着现实价值和指导意义。在这种背景下,中国刘易斯·芒福德研究中心成立大会暨第一届国际学术研讨会于2013年10月19日如期在上海师范大学举行,来自美国、中国台湾、国内的一些专家学者参加了会议,并主要围绕芒福德及其城市理论进行了探讨与交流。
Lewis Mumford (1895-1990, hereinafter referred to as Mumford) is a great scholar in the 20th century. His research scope covers many fields such as urban theory, philosophy of technology, communication, art, aesthetics, etc. Many theories and thoughts still exert a great influence on the related fields so far, especially the urban theory has the realistic value and guiding significance to the present urban planning and construction. Against this background, the founding conference of the Chinese Lewis Mumford Research Center and the first international symposium were held in Shanghai Normal University on October 19, 2013 as scheduled, and some experts and scholars from the United States, Taiwan, and China participated in the conference The conference discussed and exchanged mainly around Mumford and its urban theory.