Putting urban context in the debate. Bibliometric approaches from the meta-analysis of scientific literature

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https://doi.org/10.22320/07183607.2020.23.41.01

Keywords:

urban context, bibliometric analysis, scientific production, urban studies, city

Abstract

Why is the definition of urban context essential, in a world of multiple, complementary and, sometimes, divergent meanings? This is the central question of the article. This work reviews the successive definitions of this concept, that emerge from the scientific databases of publications from areas such as architecture and urban studies, among others. It has been stated that the frequent use of this term has ended up confusing its potential. A methodology based on a bibliometric analysis is proposed to examine the conceptual presence of the context in research between 1977 and 2017. The results suggest that urban context has been used in scientific production to face the particular realities of each country, without reaching an agreement on its variables. In addition, it has been applied without defining these realities.

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  • Laura Rodríguez, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile

    Doctora en Ciencias Humanas mención discurso y cultura; Coordinadora de postgrado Facultad de Arquitectura y Artes, Universidad Austral de Chile.

  • Alex Paulsen-Espinoza, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    Candidato a Doctor en Geografía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 

  • Rodrigo Hidalgo-Dattwyler, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    Geógrafo, Doctor en Geografía Humana; profesor titular del Instituto de Geografía, Facultad de Historia, Geografía y Ciencias Políticas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

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Published

2020-05-30

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V.23, N.41 (MAY 2020): MISCELLANY

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Rodríguez, L., Paulsen-Espinoza, A., & Hidalgo-Dattwyler, R. (2020). Putting urban context in the debate. Bibliometric approaches from the meta-analysis of scientific literature. Urbano, 23(41), 10-25. https://doi.org/10.22320/07183607.2020.23.41.01