Seeing the City : Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Study of the Urban.

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The city is a complex object. Some researchers look at its shape, others at its people, animals, ecology, policy, infrastructures, buildings, history, art, or technical networks. Some researchers analyse processes of in- or exclusion, gentrification, or social mobility; others biological evolution, traffic flows, or spatial development. Many combine these topics or add still more topics beyond this list. Some projects cross the boundaries of research and practice and engage in action research, while others pursue knowledge for the sake of curiosity. This volume embraces this variety of perspectives and provides an essential collection of methodologies for studying the city from multiple, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary perspectives. We start by recognizing that the complexity of the urban environment cannot be understood from a single vantage point. We therefore offer multiple methodologies in order to gather and analyse data about the city, and provide ways to connect and integrate these approaches. The contributors form a talented network of urban scholars and practitioners at the forefront of their fields. They offer hands-on methodological techniques and skills for data collection and analysis. Furthermore, they reveal honest and insightful reflections from behind the scenes. All methodologies are illustrated with examples drawn from the authors own research applying them in the city of Amsterdam. In this way, the volume also offers a rich collection of Amsterdam-based research and outcomes that may inform local urban practitioners and policy makers. Altogether, the volume offers indispensable tools for and aims to educate a new generation of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary-minded urban scholars and practitioners. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- Nanke Verloo and Luca Bertolini -- Seeing the city -- Seeing Amsterdam -- Seeing this volume -- References -- 2. Quantitative data collection: A meta view -- Introduction -- Origins of quantitative data collection and uses: the census -- Collecting survey data -- Administrative data -- Big data -- Conclusion -- References -- Willem Boterman -- 3. Urban ethnography and participant observations: Studying the city from within -- Why studying the city from within? -- 'Thick description', limitations, and underlying assumptions

Preparing for ethnographic fieldwork -- Doing fieldwork -- Representing and interpreting ethnographic data -- Reflectivity and positionality -- Conclusions -- References -- Nanke Verloo -- 4. Sensing the city through new forms of urban data -- Introduction -- Physical sensor data -- Mobile phone data -- Social media data -- User-generated & POI-based web data -- Summary -- References -- Achilleas Psyllidis -- 5. Interviewing in urban research -- Introduction -- The purpose of interviewing -- Developing the methodology: research sample -- Constructing an interview guide

Ethical considerations and interview protocol -- Going into the field -- The art of interviewing -- Processing your data while in the field -- Conclusion -- References -- Fenne M. Pinkster -- 6. Digging in the crates: Archival research and historical primary sources -- Introduction -- What is an archive, and what lurks inside? -- Setting foot in murky waters -- Conclusion -- References -- Tim Verlaan -- 7. Reading spaces: A cultural analysis approach -- Daan Wesselman -- Object selection, research questions, and analytical toolkit -- Analyzing aesthetics and discourse -- Reflection

General conclusion -- References -- 8. The practice of institutional analysis in urban contexts -- Objectives and motives of institutional analysis -- Distinguishing and connecting levels of analysis departing from institutional tensions -- Setting operational grids to set up the analysis -- Gathering and analyzing data in a targeted way -- The challenges of institutional analysis -- References -- Federico Savini -- 9. Household preferences and hedonic pricing -- Hans R.A. Koster and Jan Rouwendal -- Introduction -- Micro-economic foundations -- Econometric estimation of hedonic price functions

Includes bibliographical references.

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