Dérive (Journal)

dérive – Zeitschrift für Stadtforschung
Editor-in-chief Christoph Laimer
Categories Urbanism
Frequency Quarterly
Publisher dérive – Verein für Stadtforschung
First issue 2000
Country Austria
Language German, English
Website www.derive.at
ISSN 1608-8131

dérive – Zeitschrift für Stadtforschung is an Austrian science magazine on urbanism. It is published quarterly since 2000 by the Vienna based Verein für Stadtforschung.

Contents

Content

The journal publishes articles from a broad range of urbanism disciplines such as architecture, urban and land-use planning, art, geography, sociology, or philosophy. Articles from urban sociology include contributions from Loïc Wacquant and Saskia Sassen.

Name

Dérive is a concept of psychogeography that includes unplanned journeys through urban space. The individual travels where the subtle aesthetic contours of the surrounding architecture and geography subconsciously direct them, with the ultimate goal of encountering an entirely new and authentic experience.

Networks

The magazine is part of the European network of cultural magazines Eurozine.

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