Fraser B. Digital Cities. The Interdisciplinary Future.Urban Geo-Humanities 2015

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This book highlights an interdisciplinary terrain where the humanities and social sciences combine with digital methods. It argues that while disciplinary frictions still condition the potential of digital projects, the nature of the urban phenomenon pushes us toward an interdisciplinary and digital future where the primacy of cities is assured.
Introduction
Layers of the Interdisciplinary City
What is the city?
Art and the urban experience
Disciplinary/Digital Debates and the Urban Phenomenon
The humanities, the social sciences and the digital sciences
What is urban totality?
Toward a Theory of Digital Cities
What are digital cities?
Thick mapping as urban metaphor
Epilogue: Bridged Cities (A Calvino-esque Tale)
References
Index