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De/re-densification: a relational geography of urban density

McFarlane, C.

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In this article, I set out an approach to cities and urbanization through a relational geography of urban density. While density has long been central to the urban question, I argue for a focus on the relationship between densification, de-densification, and re-densification as basis for understanding urban transformations and futures. A focus on the relational geographies of de/re-densification entails attending to three vital inter-related processes: urban transformation, sociospatial inequality, and ecological crisis. Taken together, this demands a critical approach to the framing and operation of de/re-densification geographies. I reflect on the implications for a politics of density.

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McFarlane, C. (2020). De/re-densification: a relational geography of urban density. City: analysis of urban trends, culture, theory, policy, action, 24(1-2), 314-324. https://doi.org/10.1080/13604813.2020.1739911

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Mar 20, 2020
Publication Date 2020
Deposit Date Jan 27, 2020
Publicly Available Date Jan 28, 2020
Journal City: analysis of urban trends, culture, theory, policy, action
Print ISSN 1360-4813
Electronic ISSN 1470-3629
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 24
Issue 1-2
Pages 314-324
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/13604813.2020.1739911

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