Abstract
It appears that each discipline views cities differently, through different perspectives, abstractions and metaphors [...]
Highlights
A Reciprocal RelationOthers adopt a systemic view and treat cities as ecosystems or, more recently and arguably more interestingly, as assemblages: open-ended gatherings at a place and at a variety of scales, enabling coexistence without assuming interaction [1,2]
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The end result is failure to communicate and work together at a larger scale, which is arguably what we need in order to understand current and emerging problems, and to progress towards the goals we set for our cities
Summary
Others adopt a systemic view and treat cities as ecosystems or, more recently and arguably more interestingly, as assemblages: open-ended gatherings at a place and at a variety of scales, enabling coexistence without assuming interaction [1,2]. Most of these views seem legitimate and reasonable. We are often asked to choose and adopt a view in order to fit into a certain environment, either in agreement or in opposition Such conformity (either positively or negatively expressed), restricts our view to specific aspects or levels of abstraction and increases the gulf between different disciplines.
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