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The 21st-Century Metropolis: New Geographies of Theory

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Roy A. The 21st-century metropolis: new geographies of theory, Regional Studies. This paper calls for 'new geographies' of imagination and epistemology in the production of urban and regional theory. It argues that the dominant theorizations of global city-regions are rooted in the EuroAmerican experience and are thus unable to analyse multiple forms of metropolitan modernities. By drawing on the urban experience of the global South, the paper presents new conceptual vectors for understanding the worlding of cities, the production of space, and the dynamics of exurbanity. It makes the case that such area-based knowledge deepens recent theoretical attempts to articulate a relational study of space and place. [image omitted] Roy A. Les metropoles du XXIe siecle: nouvelle geographie de la theorie, Regional Studies. Cet article appelle a de nouvelles geographies de l'imagination et de l'epistemologie pour la production de theories urbaines et regionales. Il avance que les theorisations dominantes des villes-regions du monde sont enracinees dans l'experience euro-americaine et sont donc incapables d'analyser les formes multiples de la modernite des metropoles. En s'appuyant sur l'experience urbaine du Sud, cet article presente de nouveaux vecteurs conceptuels pour comprendre la mondialisation des villes, la production d'espaces et la dynamique de l'exurbanisation. Il pretend que la connaissance basee sur la region approfondit de recentes tentatives theoriques visant a expliquer une etude relationnelle de l'espace et de la place. Nouvelle geographie Avenir de l'urbanite Theorie de l'urbanite Urbanisation Urbanisme Villes du tiers-monde Roy A. Die Metropole im 21. Jahrhundert: neue Geografien der Theorie, Regional Studies. In diesem Artikel werden 'neue Geografien' der Fantasie und Epistemologie bei der Entwicklung von urbanen und regionalen Theorien gefordert. Es wird argumentiert, dass die dominanten Theoretisierungen der globalen Stadtregionen in der euro-amerikanischen Erfahrung verwurzelt sind, weshalb sie sich nicht zu einer Analyse der multiplen Formen von metropolitanen Modernitaten eignen. Durch eine Nutzung der urbanen Erfahrungen im globalen Suden werden im Artikel neue konzeptuelle Vektoren fur das Verstandnis der Weltentwicklung von Stadten, der Produktion von Raum und der Dynamik der Exurbanitat vorgestellt. Es wird argumentiert, dass sich durch ein solches gebietsbasiertes Wissen die jungsten theoretischen Versuche der Artikulation einer relationalen Studie von Raum und Ort vertiefen lassen. Neue Geografien Urbane Zukunften Stadttheorie Urbanisierung Stadtplanung Drittweltstadte Roy A. La metropolis del siglo XXI: Nuevas geografias de la teoria, Regional Studies. En este articulo abogo por unas 'nuevas geografias' de la imaginacion y la epistemologia en la produccion de la teoria urbana y regional. Postulo que las teorizaciones dominantes de las regiones ciudades globales tienen sus raices en la experiencia euroamericana y por tanto no son capaces de analizar las diversas formas de modernidades metropolitanas. Basandome en la experiencia urbana del sur global, en este articulo presento los nuevos vectores conceptuales para comprender el desarrollo mundial de las ciudades, la produccion del espacio y las dinamicas de la exurbanidad. Expongo que tales conocimientos de areas incrementan los recientes intentos teoricos de articular un estudio relacional del espacio y el lugar. Nuevas geografias Futuros urbanos Teoria urbana Urbanizacion Urbanismo Las ciudades del tercer mundo

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  • Ananya Roy, 2009. "The 21st-Century Metropolis: New Geographies of Theory," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(6), pages 819-830.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:43:y:2009:i:6:p:819-830
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400701809665
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