Defining the Urban: Interdisciplinary and Professional Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9781472449498 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 312 str.

Deljana Iossifova; Christopher Doll

Opis

What is -urban-? How can it be described and contextualised? How is it used in theory and practice? Urban processes feature in key international policy and practice discourses. They are at the core of research agendas across traditional academic disciplines and emerging interdisciplinary fields. However, the concept of -the urban- remains highly contested, both as material reality and imaginary construct. The urban remains imprecisely defined. Defining the Urban is an indispensable guide for the urban transdisciplinary thinker and practitioner. Parts I and II focus on how -Academic Disciplines- and -Professional Practices, - respectively, understand and engage with the urban. Included, among others, are Architecture, Ecology, Governance and Sociology. Part III, -Emerging Approaches, - outlines how elements from theory and practice combine to form transdisciplinary tools and perspectives. Written by eminent experts in their respective fields, Defining the Urban provides a stepping stone for the development of a common language--a shared ontology--in the disjointed fields of urban research and practice. It is a comprehensive and accessible resource for anyone with an interest in understanding how urban scholars and practitioners can work together on this complex theme.

Spis treści

1.Introduction. Defining the Urban: Why Do We Need Definitions?  Part I: Academic Disciplines  2. Sociology: The Sociological "Urban"  3.Geography: Rethinking the "Urban" and Urbanization  4. Anthropology: The Death and Rebirth of Urban Anthropology  5.History: Understanding "Urban" from the Disciplinary Viewpoint of History  6.Economics  7.Ecology: Science and Ethics  8.Environmental Psychology: Views of the "Urban" from Environmental Psychology  Part II: Professional Practices  9.Public Policy: Looking for the "Urban" in Public Policy  10.Architecture and Urban Design: Leaving Behind the Notion of the City  11.Civil Engineering: Unlocking the Potential of Future Cities through Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure  12.Urban Planning  13.Urban Governance: Transcending Conventional Urban Governance  14.Social Work: Social Work Intersections with Urbanism  15.Public Health: Urban Health: History, Definitions, and Approaches  16.Law: The Concept of "Urban" in Law  Part III: Emerging Approaches  17.Geospatial Techniques  18.Urban Political Ecology: Landscapes of Power  19.Urban Metabolism: Conceptualizing the City as an Organism  20.Transition Theories  21.Complexity Science: The Urban is a Complex Adaptive System  22.Science Fiction: The Urban in Posthuman Science Fiction  Synthesis  23.Defining the Urban: A Quixotic Pursuit