The City

An Interdisciplinary Introduction to Urban Studies

By: Uwe Prell

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Hardcover | 5 September 2022 | Edition Number 1

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144 Pages

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This book presents the current state of urban research in the relevant disciplines in a comprehensible way. An overview of the central approaches and theories as well as of their practical application enables the readers to see a familiar topic in a new way.

For which problem is the city a solution? This guiding question follows the Assumption that the city can be understood as a tool to increase one's own and common possibilities. The book begins with an explanation of why the city as a tool is so important. This is followed by a survey of key disciplines about their views. Some texts are ubiquitous in this process. Therefore, a "speed dating" with authoritative experts offers insights into their thinking. Both are essential, but do not lead to a convincing result. A new approach offers that. Relying on the cleverness of languages, the word city and the meanings embodied in it are considered in a dozen world languages. This idea, following the philosophy of language, reveals something that can be called the "genes" of the city. In practice, this foundation makes it possible to look at the numerous city terms, concepts, and types in a way that clarifies their meaning. The picture is completed with an overview of some issues important to cities. Finally, there is a look into the future, of which so much is certain, that it will be decided in and with the city - whether we are interested in it or not.

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Nicht nur ist das Buch von Uwe Prell empfehlenswert, aus meiner Sicht ist es ein sehr aktuelles Standardwerk zu den Thematiken der Stadt, vor allem dank des interdisziplinaeren Ansatzes fuer mich ein "Augenoeffner". Guenther Bachmann, Stadtforschung und Statistik 1/2023

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