
台北的城市治理:從火鍋、剉冰到大冰箱的意象轉變
文章探討台北城市治理的轉變,從單一政策競逐拉回到「一個人一天如何活過去」的社會生態學視角。作者以火鍋、剉冰、大冰箱為喻,強調城市治理應重視多樣性、關係財與長期維繫,而非僅追求短期政績與指標。呼籲市民要求不同於以往的治理視野,以生態系健康為前提,建立可長久居住的生活家園。

文章探討台北城市治理的轉變,從單一政策競逐拉回到「一個人一天如何活過去」的社會生態學視角。作者以火鍋、剉冰、大冰箱為喻,強調城市治理應重視多樣性、關係財與長期維繫,而非僅追求短期政績與指標。呼籲市民要求不同於以往的治理視野,以生態系健康為前提,建立可長久居住的生活家園。

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