Postmodern urbanism?

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An article by M. Dear and S. Flusty on 'postmodern urbanism' is discussed in relation to the notion of a radical change in the development of cities. Topics include Dear and Flusty's repudiation of the Chicago School of human ecology, which they reduce the Burgess's concentric ring model, and Los Angeles as the archetype of postmodern urbanism.

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Postmodern urbanism disrobed: or why postmodern urbanism is a dead end for urban geography

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Problems with the arguments presented by M. Dear and S. Flusty in an article on 'Postmodern Urbanism' are discussed. Topics include Dean and Flusty's Los Angeles model, their use of neologisms, publication ethics and self-plagiarism, and postmodern geography.

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Postmodern urbanism and the ethnographic void

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The lack of an ethnographic dimension in the 'postmodern urbanism' of M. Dear and S. Flusty is discussed. The Los Angeles school of Dear and Flusty is compared to the Chicago school, which successfully combined ecological and ethnographic perspectives.

Sociology, Urban, Urban sociology

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