КОНТЕКСТУАЛІЗАЦІЯ ТА ЇЇ МІСЦЕ В МЕТОДОЛОГІЇ ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ МІСТ І МІСЬКИХ ТЕРИТОРІЙ

Abstract

Aim. The article is aimed to reflect the current discourse on methodological approach of contextualization in the field of urban studies, to analyze the ways of its use for the study of cities and urban areas, including the urban transformations, and to illustrate the main types of contextualizing the urban areas. Methodology. The methodology is based on the analysis of contemporary debates on contextualization, in particular the place, tasks and ways of using contextualization in the field of urban studies, as well as the detailed analysis of possible types of contextualization that can be applied to different tasks of urban studies. Different types of contextualization and practice of their usage in urban studies are illustrated by many examples from urban transformations research. Results. The article reveals the current discourse on contextualization as methodological approach in urban studies, in particular the main types of urban areas contextualization – by object type, by size, by national context, by role in spatial organization, by urban context, by location, by functions, by stages, by type of planning structure, by type of processes, etc. Various types of contextualization are characterized for the case of urban transformations, each of them is illustrated with examples. Novelty. The article illustrates different types of urban areas contextualization and their methodological role in urban studies, specifically in research of urban transformations. Some specific terms in urban discourse and urban theory such as recontextualization are revealed, and their usage for rethinking the processes of urban growth and urban development in Ukraine is shown. Practical significance. Based on specific examples, it is shown what role the proper contextualization as a methodological approach plays in urban studies for developing the concepts of urban processes and their research, specifically for urban transformations analysis and developing contextually sensative urban policy.