Urban Infrastructuring: Trajectories of Infrastructural Entanglement in Cities of the Global South

Iossifova, Deljana; Zavos, Stylianos; Gasparatos, Alexandros; Gamal, Yahya; Long, Yin

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“…A. Eichler, 1998 [30] The meaning of "urban" is "city". Iossifova D., Doll C., Gasparatos A., 2017 [31] The urban is frequently compared to its "counter-concept", the rural, and is ascribed to "varied assemblages of certain measurable features" and is thought to be "inherently spatial". Pierce J., Lawhon M., 2016 [32] The functional qualities of population density, economic activity intensity and variety, and/or formal local government borders, such as in a city, are what are meant by the term "urban".…”

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Unpacking urban: towards common definition

Veckalne

Tambovceva

2023

22nd International Scientific Conference Engineering for Rural Development Proceedings

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The lack of a universally accepted definition of the term “urban” has led to inconsistencies and challenges in the fields of research, policy, and practice. This paper addresses this problem by conducting a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis of the concept of “urban”. By understanding the significance of a clear definition of “urban”, this study aims to facilitate better communication and comprehension among practitioners, policymakers, and researchers working in the field. The paper begins by tracing the historical origins of the urban concept and the factors contributing to the development of urban areas. It then examines the traditional, functional, social, and cultural approaches used to define urban areas, while also discussing the challenges and limitations of these definitions. The analysis reveals that a place can be identified as “urban” if it has a diverse and complex social structure, a vibrant economy, and a high concentration of facilities and cultural activities. The characteristics of an urban area may include diversified population, densely built environment, and an emphasis on business, leisure, and other forms of cultural expression. Despite grappling with issues such as pollution, crime, and social injustice, urban areas often embody creativity, inventiveness, and a fast-paced lifestyle. A comprehensive definition of the term “urban” may also contribute to the development of a widely accepted definition of “rural”, as the two terms are often considered opposites.

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Unpacking urban: towards common definition

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2023

22nd International Scientific Conference Engineering for Rural Development Proceedings

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“…Indeed! From different geographical vantage points around the world, better minds than mine have set about addressing this task (for a sample, see Bowen et al, 2010;Coelho and Sood, 2022;Gutkind, 1968;Gutman, 1963;Iossifova et al, 2017;Judd, 2005;Müller and Trubina, 2020;Paddison, 2001;Sapotichne et al, 2007;Topalov, 1989;Wolman et al, 2022). These have both troubled work that took for granted the experiences of the United States in the generation of definitions of urban studies, while also recovering longer, parallel definitional histories generated out of other countries across the world.…”

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Definitional Indifferences and Formal/Functional Equivalences: A Commentary

Ward

2023

Dialogues in Urban Research

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This commentary takes as its point of departure van Heur’s (2023) What, where and who is urban studies? On research centres in an unequal world. The paper's four concluding propositions, resting on an empirical dataset generated through the Scopus-registered 2011 to 2021 publications of the more than 1000 researchers affiliated to 30 university-housed urban studies centres, constitute an important contribution to thinking through one potential version of the future of urban studies. Such is the richness of this paper that a commentary might highlight all manner of points. I will contain myself here to two, which likely say as much about me as about the initial paper, such is the nature of these sorts of commentaries. My points relate to definitional indifferences and formal/functional equivalences.

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Urban Infrastructuring: Trajectories of Infrastructural Entanglement in Cities of the Global South

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Unpacking urban: towards common definition

Unpacking urban: towards common definition

Definitional Indifferences and Formal/Functional Equivalences: A Commentary

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