Book contents
- Front Matter
- Contents
- List of figures
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction: Researching urban space and the built environment
- 1 Theories and approaches to space and place
- 2 Planning a research project
- 3 Developing a methodology
- 4 Locating primary sources
- 5 Analysing primary sources
- 6 Writing up findings
- Select bibliography
- Index
1 - Theories and approaches to space and place
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2026
Book contents
- Front Matter
- Contents
- List of figures
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction: Researching urban space and the built environment
- 1 Theories and approaches to space and place
- 2 Planning a research project
- 3 Developing a methodology
- 4 Locating primary sources
- 5 Analysing primary sources
- 6 Writing up findings
- Select bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter outlines some of the key theories and disciplinary approaches in spatial scholarship. The first section of the chapter sketches out some of the most important disciplinary and theoretical influences in the development of spatially minded research: archaeology, art history, geography and cultural history. The second section of the chapter turns to exciting new directions in spatial histories. Here readers will learn more about attempts at rematerialisation urban space and the use of GIS (geographical information systems). As at all other points in the guide, case studies, endnotes and recommended reading will help readers to undertake further reading of their own.
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- Researching urban space and the built environment , pp. 15 - 45Publisher: Manchester University PressFirst published in: 2026
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