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作者

Astrid Wood

来源

URBAN GEOGRAPHY,Vol.41,Issue2,P.293-311

语言

英文

关键字

Comparative urbanism,urban studies,tracing,South African urbanism

作者单位

School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

摘要

This paper locates itself within comparative urbanism by employing the concept of ‘tracing’ as the starting point through which to think across a range of urban experiences. It first reflects on the historical development of comparative urbanism in particular considering the way in which contemporary understandings have been shaped by this long record of debate. From there, the paper refines its focus to ‘tracing’ as one method of actually doing comparative urbanism. Putting this theoretical argument into action, the paper then experiments with three approaches to ‘tracing’ in Johannesburg: the ‘trace’ – a YouTube video, the ‘process of tracing’ – a public lecture by an international urban expert, and the ‘pathways of tracing’ – a network of cities, each of which exhibits a method of actually doing comparative urbanism. These terminologies represent a fine-tuned analysis of ‘tracing’ as both a conceptual framework and a process for actually doing comparative urbanism. KEYWORDS: Comparative urbanismurban studiestracingSouth African urbanism Acknowledgments This paper is the culmination of many years of research and it would be impossible to thank all those whose comments and criticisms have buoyed it. I am especially indebted to Jenny Robinson and Garth Myers for their comments as well as Frances Brill and Alvaro Sanchez Jimenez for encouraging the idea. Also thanks to the delegates and discussants at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Association of Annual Geographers whose remarks helped clarify my arguments. Any mistakes herein are all my own. Disclosure statement No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.