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Industrialisation and modernisation continue to have a profound impact on the way we live and on the environment which surrounds us. Next week, in China, at Shanghai Expo 2010, leading Nottingham academics will discuss the implications of rapid changes in our social, economic and natural environment and how it affects people.
工业化和现代化持续对我们的生活方式和周围的环境产生深刻影响。 在下星期的上海世博会上，领先的诺丁汉学者们将讨论快速的社会、经济和自然环境变化所带来的影响以及这些变化怎样影响人类。
The mechanisation, modernisation and urbanisation of human societies have led to ‘rapid social change’, a thought defined by Dr Peter Lyth, a Teaching Fellow in Tourism at Nottingham University Business School, as: “The often difficult process by which people adapt to social, economic and technological novelty.”
人类社会的机械化、现代化和城市化已经带来“快速的社会变化”，这一想法被诺丁汉大学商学院旅游专业的教员彼得•莱思（Peter Lyth）定义为：“人们适应社会、经济和技术方面的新奇事物这一通常困难的过程。”
Shanghai, the home of the Expo, saw its population rise by over two million between 2000 and 2008. With rural to urban migration a large contributing factor as nearly a million long-term migrants arrived during the same period; a statistic that betrays a central shift in social class and structure.
本次世博会的主办城市上海在2000年到2008年间的人口增长了两百多万，其中从农村迁往城市的常驻人口将近一百万，在人口增长中占了很大比重。这一统计数字与一大主要的社会阶级和结构转变背道而驰。
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This complex relationship between nature and culture has caused fundamental changes and is still transforming burgeoning societies — 93 per cent of urban growth is attributed to developing nations.
这种自然和文化之间的复杂关系已经带来根本改变并且正在彻底改变蓬勃发展的社会：城市增长中有93％来自发展中国家。
Dr May Tan-Mullins, a lecturer in Environmental Politics at The University of Nottingham’s Ningbo campus said: “The only constant in today’s world is change. Rapid and unplanned development will inevitably result in social tensions and environmental degradation. These are the two most important issues in current China.”
诺丁汉大学宁波校区的环境政治学讲师梅•谭穆林斯（May Tan-Mullins）博士说：“当今世界唯一的常量就是变化。 快速并且没有规划的发展将不可避免地带来社会紧张局面和环境退化。 这是当今的中国所面临的两大最重要的议题。”
Awareness of this dynamic acutely affects the way in which civic authorities and government institutions plan for the future, both on a global and a national scale, to sustain the precarious balance between the society and nature.
对这一动态的认识深深影响着市政当局和政府机构为了保持社会和自然之间不稳定的平衡，而在全球和国家范围内对未来开展规划所采取的方式。
Five University of Nottingham academics from several schools and faculties in the UK and the University’s campuses in Asia will lead a round table symposium which aims to explore means to respond to the global challenges of diminishing space, environmental pollution, the search for energy resources and the collective management of common goods.
本次圆桌专题研讨会将由五位来自诺丁汉大学英国和亚洲校区不同专业和学院的学者牵头，旨在探索回应挑战的方法，这些挑战包括缩小的空间、环境污染、能源资源搜寻和共同商品的集中管理。
One of the contributors to the event, Dr Peter Lyth, said: “The session will address the social and particularly the environmental challenges of global development and industrialisation, taking international tourism, the quintessential global industry, as a case study.
本次活动的演讲人之一彼得•莱思博士说：“本次会议将应对全球发展和工业化所带来的社会挑战和环境挑战（尤其是后者），以国际旅游业这一最典型的全球行业为例进行个案研究；
“It also evaluates the promise of sustainability, both as an idea and as a practical means of securing the future of the tourism industry.”
“还将评估可持续性的前景，一方面将其作为想法评估，另一方面又将其作为保障旅游业未来的实际方法评估。”
Other keynote speakers include Dr Robert Lambert, a Lecturer in Tourism and the Environment at The University of Nottingham, who will explore the history of the idea of sustainability and how this sheds lights on the complex and changing relationship between nature and people over time.
其他主旨演讲人有英国诺丁汉大学旅游业与环境讲师罗伯特•兰伯特（Robert Lambert）博士，他将探索可持续性想法的历史以及可持续性怎样阐明长期以来自然与人类之间复杂并且不断变化的关系；
Professor Matthew Humphrey, a Reader in Political Philosophy at The University of Nottingham, is to examine the problems of democratic governance when it comes to asking citizens to change their lives for future generations.
英国诺丁汉大学政治哲学准教授马修•亨弗瑞（Matthew Humphrey）教授将考察在要求公民为后代改变生活时所出现的民主治理问题；
Dr May Tan-Mullins intends to display, with the example of fishing communities in the South China Sea, how questions of economic development, better living, and environmental intervention are intertwined.
梅•谭穆林斯博士欲以中国南海渔业社区为例，展示经济发展、更好的生活和环境干预问题是怎样交织在一起的。
The opening address at the symposium will be delivered by Dr Catherine Goetze, Head of International Studies at The University of Nottingham’s Ningbo Campus.
宁波诺丁汉大学国际问题研究系系主任凯瑟琳•戈茨（Catherine Goetze）博士将致开幕辞。
Though rapid social change may sound like a purely theoretical concept, Dr Tan-Mullins warns of the very real negative consequences. “Non traditional security threats, such as environmental and livelihood insecurity, are pertinent issues in today’s world.
虽然快速的社会变化可能听上去像是停留在纯理论层面的概念，但是梅•谭穆林斯博士对其导致的负面后果提出警告。“非传统安全威胁，比如环境和生计的不安全性是与当今世界息息相关的议题。”
“Without good governance and adequate planning for sustainable development, we will only encounter more conflicts in the next decade.”
“如果可持续发展的治理不完善、规划不充分，那么未来十年我们所面临的只有更多的冲突。”
The University of Nottingham’s exhibition and series of expert-led events is running from May until the end of October in the London ZEDpavilion, part of the Zero Carbon Living Space zone at Shanghai Expo 2010.
诺丁汉大学的展览和一系列由专家牵头的活动从5月开始一直到10月底都在伦敦零碳馆举办。伦敦零碳馆是2010年上海世博会零碳生活空间区的组成部分。
The event on Wednesday September15 2010 runs from 10:30am–17:00pm. More information can be found here: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/Events/BookingForm/socialchange.aspx
本次活动将于2010年9月15日（星期三）上午10:30开始，下午5:00结束。如果需要详情，请登录 http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/Events/BookingForm/socialchange.aspx
All events take place in The Auditorium at London ZEDpavilion. The building is an example of urban best practice, designed and built by leading green architects ZEDfactory. It was chosen after winning the international design competition in this category.
所有活动都在伦敦零碳馆的大礼堂举行。这一建筑是城市最佳做法的实例，由英国零能耗工厂（ZEDfactory）领先的绿色建筑师设计和建造，在这类国际设计比赛中获胜后获选。
Over the next two months, top researchers from the University’s campuses in the UK and Asia, as well as leading colleagues from other institutions, will host six more thought-provoking workshops, lectures and conferences. These span Nottingham’s extensive research in sustainability:
Wednesday September 15 - Rapid Social Change
Sunday Oct 10 & Monday Oct 11 - Carbon Capture and Storage
Monday October 11 - Mental Health and its Role in Sustainable Industrialised Societies
Sunday October 17 - Moving Images and the Digital Eco-City
Wednesday October 20 - Alternative Energy: Hydrogen Storage
Sunday October 24 - Sustainable Agriculture: The Role of Plant Reproduction
在未来的两个月里，来自诺丁汉大学在英国和亚洲校区的顶级研究人员和其它机构的领先研究人员将再举办6次“激发思路”活动，内容包括工作坊、讲座和会议。这些活动将把诺丁汉大学内容广泛的研究扩展到可持续性的领域：
9月15日（星期三） 快速的社会变化
10月10日-10月11日（星期日、一） 碳捕捉与碳储存
10月11日（星期一） 精神卫生和其在可持续的工业化社会中的作用
10月17日（星期日） 动态影像与数字生态城市
10月20日（星期三） 替代能源：氢储存
10月24日（星期日） 可持续农业：作物生产的作用
The University of Nottingham’s world changing research based on the theme ‘Zero Carbon, Zero Waste’ is on display at the Shanghai World Exposition 2010 until October 31. Millions of visitors are expected to visit the Expo and many will have an opportunity to explore — through words, pictures and video — The University of Nottingham’s leading research in sustainability as part of a collaborative exhibition with ZEDfactory.
2010上海世博会期间将展出诺丁汉大学以“零碳、零废物”为主题的，能够改变世界的研究成果，展览将持续到10月31日。数以万计的游客将去上海世博会参观并且许多人将有机会通过文字、图片、视频探索诺丁汉大学领先的可持续性研究，这些研究也是与英国零能耗工厂协作展览的组成部分。
The University is also partnering with the East Midlands Development Agency (emda) helping to attract Chinese investment to the East Midlands through the work of emda’s East Midlands China Business Bureau. Last month, emda announced that the Chinese car manufacturer, Chang’an Automobile Co, will establish its UK Research and Development facility at No 1 Nottingham Science Park, creating up to 200 new jobs.
英国诺丁汉大学还是英国中东部地区发展署的合作伙伴，通过英国中东部地区发展署中国业务办公室的工作帮助吸引中国公司前往英国的中东部投资。上个月，英国中东部地区发展署宣布中国的汽车制造商长春汽车公司将在诺丁汉科学园一号设立研究和发展机构，这将创造多达200个工作机会。
The University of Nottingham’s dynamic internationalisation strategy attracts talented staff and students from 150 nations, undertakes world-changing research, and invests in award-winning campuses in the United Kingdom, China and Malaysia.
诺丁汉大学充满活力的国际化战略吸引了来自150个国家的、富有才华的教员和学生，通过这一战略开展可以改变世界的研究，投资于屡获奖项的、设在英国、中国和马来西亚的校区。
As the first overseas academic institution granted permission to set up inside the People’s Republic, Nottingham has taken a pioneering role in China. Since 2004, The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China, has grown to more than 4,000 students and has received numerous awards and accolades. It was also declared Outward Investor of the Year by the foremost China-Britain trade association, the 48 Group Club.
诺丁汉大学作为首个获得批准在中华人民共和国建立校区的海外大学，在中国扮演了先驱的角色。自2004年以来，宁波诺丁汉大学已经发展为拥有4000多名学生的学校，获得了众多奖项和赞许。学校还被48家集团俱乐部这一重要的中英行业协会评为年度对外投资方。
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Notes to editors: The University of Nottingham is ranked in the United Kingdom’s Top 10 and the World’s Top 100 universities by the Shanghai Jiao Tong (SJTU) and Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.
编者注：诺丁汉大学在上海交通大学和泰晤士高等教育的世界大学排名中跻身英国前十位和世界前100位。
More than 90 per cent of research at The University of Nottingham is of international quality, according to UK’s most recent Research Assessment Exercise (2008), with almost 60 per cent of all research defined as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.
根据最新的英国研究水平评估（2008年），诺丁汉大学的研究中有90%以上的质量都属于国际水平，所有研究中几乎有60%被定义为“世界领先”或者“在国际上出类拔萃”。
Twice since 2003 Nottingham’s research and teaching academics have won Nobel Prizes. The University’s School of Pharmacy also won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2007 for Innovation, and Nottingham was named Times Higher Education Entrepreneurial University of the Year for 2008.
自2003年以来，诺丁汉大学的研究和教学学者已经两度获得诺贝尔奖。诺丁汉大学的药学院还在2007年获得了女王企业奖（创新类），诺丁汉大学在2008-2009年被泰晤士高等教育评为年度创业型大学。
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