
The City
An Interdisciplinary Introduction to Urban Studies
Uwe Prell(Author)
Verlag Barbara Budrich
1st Edition
Published on 5. September 2022
144 pages
978-3-8474-1771-2 (ISBN)
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In diesem Buch wird der aktuelle Stand der Stadtforschung in den relevanten Disziplinen verständlich dargestellt. Der Autor bietet Einblicke in die Sichtweisen der wichtigsten Disziplinen, die sich mit Stadt-Thematiken beschäftigen, wie Soziologie, Geographie, Raum- und Stadtplanung, Geschichte, Philosophie und Politikwissenschaft. Dabei berücksichtigt er auch die Sprachphilosophie und zeigt die unterschiedlichen Bedeutungen von stadtbezogenen Begriffen in einem Dutzend Wortsprachen auf. Ein Überblick über die zentralen Ansätze und Theorien sowie deren praktische Anwendung ermöglicht es den Lesern und Leserinnen, ein vertrautes Thema aus neuen Perspektiven zu betrachten.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leverkusen-Opladen
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Researchers, lecturers, and students of urban studies, sociology, political science, and geography
File size
3,70 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-8474-1771-2 (9783847417712)
DOI
10.3224/84742612
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PD Dr. phil. habil. Uwe Prell holds a doctorate in Political Science, habilitated in History, and is an author and lecturer in Berlin, Germany.
Content
THE CITY IS THE ANSWER. BUT WHAT WAS THE QUESTION?
NOTE ON THE ENGLISH EDITION
I. THE DIFFICULTIES OF INTERDISCIPLINARITY
II. ON THE BENEFITS OF A TOOL
III. THEORY
A. The science of the city
1. The big picture (urbanism)
2. City as society (sociology and urban sociology)
3. City as market (economics and urban economics)
4. City as natural environment ((urban) geography, urban environmental management, and climate research)
5. City as design space (spatial planning, urban planning, architecture, and urban morphology)
6. City as policy (law)
7. City as memory space (history)
8. City as hope and disappointment (philosophy)
9. Ways out of no man's land (political science)
10. The city: a puzzle
B. The grand narratives
1. The good city (Aristotle)
2. The multifunctional city (Werner Sombart)
3. Politics, the market, and city types (Max Weber)
4. The blasé city dweller (Georg Simmel)
5. The dense city (Lewis Wirth and the Chicago School)
6. No city (Jürgen Friedrichs)
7. The global city (Saskia Sassen)
8. The ordinary city (Ash Amin and Stephen Graham)
9. The open city (Richard Sennett)
10. The experts' insights
C. The wisdom of languages: the city is.
1. The city is dense infrastructure (Egyptian)
2. The city is citizenship (Greek)
3. The city is power politics (Latin)
4. The city is structured densification (Spanish)
5. The city is lifestyle (French)
6. The city is relevance (English)
7. The city is rights (German)
8. The city is the centre (Russian)
9. The city is civilization (Arabic)
10. The city is prosperity (Hindi)
11. The city is the economy (Chinese)
12. The city is a hub (Japanese)
13. The genes of the city
IV. PRACTICE
A. Zooming in
B. Terms, concepts, and city types
1. Megacity
2. Global city
3. Capital city
4. Arrival city
5. Smart city
6. Neoliberal city
7. Virus city
8. Shrinking city and lost city
9. Terms, concepts, and city types: valuable patterns?
C. Urban issues
1. Immigration and emigration
2. Housing and living
3. Society and the economy
4. Movement and standstill
5. Analogue and digital
6. City and countryside
7. City and world
8. City and environment
9. Diversity and reciprocities
V. OUR FUTURE WILL BE DECIDED IN AND WITH THE CITY
Literature
Index
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