Urban signaling is an interesting phenomenon because it suggests that appearances trigger a process that converts inferences into reality.

城市信号是一个有趣的现象，因为它表明，外表能触发一个过程，并将推论转化为现实。

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It was such a long process that we wondered how any genuine urban scullery maids got their work done, what with the lengthy daily preparation time and all.

这是如此漫长的一个过程，以至于我在想，真正的城市帮厨女佣在每天面临如此长的准备时间时，是如何完成她们的工作的。

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Globally, 70% of today's urban growth (PDF) occurs outside the formal planning process.

全球来说，今天城市成长的70% (PDF)是发生在正式规划流程之外。

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The emphasis on urban water problems has arisen from the heavy weight of the urban populations in the political process and, in general, their more active role in politics.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

The process for creating the Audi Urban Future Initiative began when five emerging architecture firms were invited to Audi headquarters to imagine the city of 2030.

FORBES: Audi Urban Future Initiative in New York City

But from planting the bamboo in the Zambian forests to shipping the bicycles to the concrete urban jungles across the world, the process of manufacturing the bikes is far from an easy task.

CNN: Made in Africa: Bamboo bikes put Zambian business on right track