Representing Complex Places: A Narrative Approach
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The authors argue that narratives—the plural being very important—are crucial for the representation of complex urban spaces. They do this by drawing on first-hand empirical examples from a previous examination of people's understanding of ‘postindustrial transformation’ from the past through the present to the future, and earlier work on children's understanding of their own places in the present and the future. In so doing, they propose that the use of narratives must be part of the repertoire of approaches used to represent complex urban systems. This does not imply an abandonment of interest in or search for causal generative mechanisms in system change. Rather, it is a recognition that narratives enable human actors to express the meaning that underlies their own agency as part of their account of the trajectories of places.
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The challenge of representing complexity has often been met by making use of narrative.
“The challenge of representing complexity (Rosen, 1987) has often been met by making use of narrative, such as representing the complexity of an organisation (Luhman & Boje, 2001) and complex urban spaces (Uprichard & Byrne, 2006).”
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“The challenge of representing complexity (Rosen, 1987) has often been met by making use of narrative, such as representing the complexity of an organisation (Luhman & Boje, 2001) and complex urban spaces (Uprichard & Byrne, 2006).”
Background
- Authors
- Uprichard, E., & Byrne, D.
- Affiliations
- Durham University (GB)
- Venue
- Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2006-04
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 665-676
- ISSN
- 0308-518X (ISSN-L)
- 1472-3409
- OpenAlex
- W1996340104
- Cited by
- 62
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 8.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (publishedVersion)
- Durham Research Online (Durham University) (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Durham Research Online (Durham University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Social Sciences › Geography, Planning and Development › Spatial and Cultural Studies
- Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Urban Planning and Governance
- Keywords
- narrative, complex urban systems, representation of place, human agency, system change, urban trajectories
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