Modern cities are all about the big, de Botton says, but the ideal human scale is five stories high.
德波顿还认为,虽然现代城市大都庞大,但是人类理想的城市建筑,高度却不过五层楼而已。
Good cities are compact, DE Botton says. Through the later decades of the 20th century, many big cities built suburbs that lead to isolation, soulless sprawl, and wasted resources.
德波顿说,规划良好的城市大都布局紧凑。但是,许多大城市在二十世纪后期都开始向外延伸、建设郊区,这些郊区与世隔绝、毫无生机,却又浪费资源。
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