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This document discusses some of the challenges facing contemporary urban theory. It notes that unlike in the past, there is no single dominant school of thought in urban studies today. While the diversity of perspectives is welcomed, it would be useful to historicize and make sense of the disparate range of urban theories that have emerged. The document examines some tendencies in "global urbanism" and "planetary urbanism" approaches. It argues that urban theory needs to think through the concrete mediation

Author

Martti Oliva

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EN