Defining the urban : interdisciplinary and professional perspectives /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of figures -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on contributors -- Defining the urban: Why do we need definitions? / Deljana Iossifova, Christopher N H. Doll, and Alexandros Gasparatos -- Part I: Academic disciplines -- Sociology: The sociological urban / John Joe Schlichtman -- Geography: Rethinking the 'urban' and 'urbanization' / Hyun Bang Shin -- Anthropology: The death and rebirth of urban anthropology / Setha M. Low -- History: Understanding 'urban' from the disciplinary viewpoint of history / Nancy H. Cook -- Economics / Peter B. Meyer -- Ecology / William S. Lynn and Eric G. Strauss -- Environmental psychology: Views of the 'urban' from environmental psychology / Lynne C. Manzo -- Part II: Professional practices -- Public policy: Looking for the 'urban' in public policy / Allan Cochrane -- Architecture and urban design: Leaving behind the notion of the city / Deljana lesso -- Civil engineering: Unlocking the potential of future cities through sustainable and resilient infrastructure / Nils Goldbeck and Panagiotis Angeloudis -- Urban planning / Stefano Moroni -- Urban governance: Transcending conventional urban governance / Winnie V Mitullah -- Social work / Louise Simmons -- Public health: Urban health: History, definitions and approaches / José G. Siri and Anthony G. Capon -- Law: The concept of 'urban' in law / Nestor M. Davidson -- Part III: Emerging approaches -- Geospatial techniques / Christopher N H. Doll -- Urban political ecology: Landscapes of power / Anna Zimmer, Natasha Cornea, and René véron -- Urban metabolism: Conceptualizing the city as an organism / Alexandros Gasparatos -- Transition theories / Peter J. Marcotullio -- Complexity science: The urban is a complex adaptive system / Ulysses Sengupta -- Science fiction: The urban in posthuman science fiction / Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay -- Part IV: Synthesis -- Defining the Urban: A quixotic pursuit / Deljana Iossifova, Alexandros Gasparatos, and Christopher N. H. Doll -- Index.