Beschreibung:
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.
IntroductionPART I: LAYERS OF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CITY1. What is the City?2. Art and the Urban ExperiencePART II: DISCIPLINARY/DIGITAL DEBATES AND THE URBAN PHENOMENON3. The Humanities, the Social Sciences and the Digital Sciences4. What is Urban Totality?PART III: TOWARD A THEORY OF DIGITAL CITIES5. What are Digital Cities?6. Thick Mapping as Urban MetaphorEpilogue: Bridged Cities (A Calvino-esque Tale)