urban studies
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urban studies
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The study of the urban development of cities.
We might say that there has been a 'queering' of urban studies insofar as the metropolitan lives, subcultures and social movements of gays and lesbians are now seen as valid objects of study.
Similar: urbanistics
noun
- Individual studies carried out on this topic. Urban studies of cities other than Istanbul hardly existed until two decades ago. Though cities were frequently mentioned in historical studies about the socio-economic formation of the Ottoman Empire, the city itself was seldom the primary target of concern.
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title = {urban studies},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/urban%20studies},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
