This book offers a new theoretical basis for urban studies and for
historical studies in general by addressing one of the main
problems that confronts contemporary historians. How is it possible
to process and synthesize an increasingly overwhelming amount of
specialist research in the face of the theoretical deadlock caused
by postmodernism? How can we move beyond its claim that the past is
unknowable? Jansen’s approach - in which he claims there is a
reality that is accessible to our cognitive capacities - is based
on Systems Theory, which has already been applied so successfully
in the fields of management and organization.
While focusing his attention on urban historiography, Jansen argues
that an integrative systems approach can be used in any field of
historical enquiry to create a meaningful picture of the past. He
illustrates the importance of structuring data in this way by
looking at the profound complexity of the urban environment. This
book is therefore important reading not only for urban historians
and geographers but also for all social scientists interested in
the future study of the European city.
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