Suburban studies: State of the field and unsolved knots
Suburban studies: State of the field and unsolved knots
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DOI：
10.1111/gec3.12440
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发表时间：
2019-05-01
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3.1
通讯作者：
De Vidovich, Lorenzo
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作者：
De Vidovich, Lorenzo
在过去的二十年里，郊区研究已经出现了一个新的概念秩序，超越了传统的二分法的城市领域，即，中心，边缘划分的呼吁。这种做法将城市和郊区区分为两个独立的实体，妨碍了对城市化总体情况的更好理解。以前，郊区的研究一直感兴趣的城市增长和区域发展，虽然外围的研究领域的核心主题。然而，对郊区的研究却不断出现，并产生了大量的概念来描述不同的郊区形式，根据具体的特征。此外，正如最近的几项研究和不同的新城市理论所证明的那样，郊区化现在已经呈现出全球性的规模，包括“后大都会”、“行星城市化”和“多中心大都会”。本文旨在通过对研究现状的概述，同时指出这一激增的讨论中的主要摩擦和未解决的问题，来追求一场“郊区辩论”。首先，世界各地旅行的概念摩擦的处理和讨论。然后，当代的问题和挑战，在“城市边缘”地区的治理突出的基本方面，以科普，同时观察社会空间和社会经济两极分化，发生在不断的（次）城市扩张，最近几位学者提出。
Over the last two decades, suburban studies have emerged from a call for a new conceptual order to go beyond the traditional dichotomies of the urban realm, namely, the centre-periphery division. Such an approach distinguishes the city and suburbs as two separate entities, which hampers a better understanding of urbanization overall. Previously, studies of suburban areas have been interested in urban growth and regional development, albeit peripheral to the core themes of the research field. Yet a continuity of studies focusing on suburbs is appearing, and a proliferation of concepts has been produced to describe the diverse suburban forms according to specific features. Furthermore, suburbanization has now assumed a global dimension, as demonstrated by several recent studies and different new urban theories including "post-metropolis," "planetary urbanization," and "polycentric metropolis." This article aims at pursuing a "suburban debate" by providing an overview of the current state of research while pointing out the main frictions and unsolved issues of this proliferating discussion. First, conceptual frictions that travel worldwide are addressed and discussed. Then, contemporary issues and challenges regarding the governance of areas at the "urban edges" are highlighted as fundamental aspects to cope with while observing the socio-spatial and socio-economic polarizations that are occurring in the constant (sub)urban expansion, as recently addressed by several scholars.