Sociologías del espacio

Legado teórico y productividad empírica

Abstract

A wide recent research is theoretically reviewed according to any of the four main traditions in
the sociology of space following the proposals of Peter Saunders and Víctor Urrutia in urban
sociology. Firstly, we define the different sociological conceptions of space pointing out how they
transcend the strict «urban» issues. Secondly, we examine the theoretical priorities of analysis and
the interpretative styles of empirical researches while classifying them into any of the main streams.
Finally, it will be argued the actual complementarity between some essential features of the four
traditions under the transversal relevance of conflictual and holistic approaches in each research.