20世纪以来,西方各国中央商务区的建设实践经历了由浅层生态到深层绿色生态的探索过程。这一过程包括:20世纪初,将自然环境引入中央商务区,追求健康的生活环境;1950—1970年之间,未来主义的绿色思想和生态思想的产生;1980年以后,关注生态环境及可持续发展。
As a empirical method to solve the urban crisis, the Central Business District (CBD) planning experienced an exploration from shallow ecology to deep green in western countries during twentieth to twenty-first century, which included the Introduction of natural environment into CBD to pursueof healthy living environment in early twentieth century; the bud of green thinking and ecologi- cal design in Futuristic thinking during 50s to 70s, the environmental concerns as well as the concept of sustainable development and overall environment after 80s.