Urban studies increasingly demand interdisciplinary approaches capable of addressing the complexity and fragmentation of modern cities. This article charts a conceptual and methodological terrain where architecture, geography, sociology, and visual arts converge, revealing both productive intersections and epistemological frictions. The authors examine the disarticulations between disciplines—divergent scales, methods, and terminologies—that often hinder integrated urban analysis. However, these tensions are reframed not as obstacles but as productive dissonances, encouraging reflexivity and innovation. The city emerges as both an object and condition of knowledge, compelling researchers to move beyond their disciplinary comfort zones and engage in transversal thinking. The authors propose a research praxis grounded in situated knowledge, cartographic metaphors, and narrative complexity, recognizing that urban phenomena are not reducible to static categories but must be approached as relational assemblages. This vision urges academics and practitioners alike to reimagine their roles, embracing epistemic pluralism as a methodological necessity in the face of contemporary urban challenges.
Rodríguez Chumillas, G. et al. (2012) ‘El debate interdisciplinar en la investigación urbana’, URBS. Revista de Estudios Urbanos y Ciencias Sociales, 2(1), pp. 5–8. Available at: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=5685580.
