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

McFarlane, C.

Abstract

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.

Citation

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
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1272928