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For the first time in history more people live in towns than in the country. In Britain this has had a curious result. While pol
For the first time in history more people live in towns than in the country. In Britain this has had a curious result. While pol
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2019-06-11
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For the first time in history more people live in towns than in the country. In Britain this has had a curious result. While polls show Britons rate "the countryside" alongside the royal family, Shakespeare and the National Health Service(NHS)as what makes them proudest of their country, this has limited political support.
A century ago Octavia Hill launched the National Trust not to rescue stylish houses but to save "the beauty of natural places for everyone forever." It was specifically to provide city dwellers with spaces for leisure where they could experience "a refreshing air." Hill’s pressure later led to the creation of national parks and green belts.They don’t make countryside any more, and every year concrete consumes more of it. It needs constant guardianship.
At the next election none of the big parties seem likely to endorse this sentiment. The Conservatives’ planning reform explicitly gives rural development priority over conservation, even authorising "off-plan" building where local people might object. The concept of sustainable development has been defined as prof itable. Labour likewise wants to discontinue local planning where councils oppose development. The Liberal Democrats are silent. Only Ukip, sensing its chance, has sided with those pleading for a more considered ap proach to using green land. Its Campaign to Protect Rural England struck terror into many local Conservative parties.
The sensible place to build new houses, factories and offices is where people are, in cities and towns where infrastructure is in place.The London agents Stirling Ackroyd recently identified enough sites for half a million houses in the London area alone, with no intrusion on green belt. What is true of London is even truer of the provinces.
The idea that "housing crisis" equals "concreted meadows" is pure lobby talk. The issue is not the need for more house but, as always, where to put them. Under lobby pressure, George Osborne favours rural new-build against urban renovation and renewal. He favours out-of-town shopping sites against high streets. This is not a free market but a biased one. Rural towns and villages have grown and will always grow. They do so best where building sticks to their edges and respects their character. We do not ruin urban conservation areas. Why ruin rural ones?
Development should be planned, not let rip. After the Netherlands, Britain is Europe’ s most crowded country. Half a century of town and country planning has enabled it to retain an enviable rural coherence, while still permitting low-density urban living. There is no doubt of the alternative—the corrupted landscapes of southern Portugal, Spain or Ireland. Avoiding this rather than promoting it should unite the left and right of the political spectrum.
In the last paragraph, the author shows his appreciation of
选项
A、the size of population in Britain.
B、the political life in today’s Britain.
C、the enviable urban lifestyle in Britain.
D、the town-and-country planning in Britain
答案
D
解析
细节题。根据关键词In the last paragraph定位到最后一段。首句指出“开发是要有计划的, 不能任其自由发展”,然后以英国为例提到“半个世纪的城乡规划使英国保持了令人羡慕的乡村 和谐,同时实现了低密度的城市生活”,说明这一计划取得了很好的成效。故选择D项“英国的城 乡规划”为正确答案。A项“英国的人口规模”、B项“今天英国的政治生活”和C项“英国令人羡 慕的城市生活方式”不符合文意。
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