Shanghai's data highlights a global problem: Cities are uNPRepared to absorb the physical impact of e-commerce. For now, most problems don’t yet rise above the level of annoyances. But the risks will grow quickly if developers and municipal leaders don’t start to account for e-commerce when developing urban regulations and infrastructure.

这一数据凸显出一个全球性问题：城市还没有准备好应对电子商务带来的实际影响。目前，大多数问题暂时还只是有些恼人。但如果在制定城市法规和建设基础设施时，开发商和市政部门尚未开始将电子商务纳入考量，风险就会迅速增加。

As with many technological innovations, early boosters of e-commerce championed its environmental virtues. Digital shopping was portrayed as a healthier way to consume. Grouped deliveries would replace the individual trip to the shop, thereby reducing traffic and carbon emissions. Fewer brick-and-mortar stores, especially in suburban locations, would allow for more productive and sustainable uses of space, including by health care facilities and parks.

与众多技术创新一样，早期的电子商务推动者宣扬电商更加环保。网上购物曾被描述成一种更加健康的消费方式。分组送货将取代个人前往商店购物，从而减少交通流量和碳排放量。实体店的减少将使人们能够更加高效和更可持续地利用城市空间，包括增加医疗设施和公园，这在郊区尤为显著。

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