学术研究随着社会进化而发展。以往地理学者、社会学者、历史学者、城市规划师分别从各自角度提出对城市的认识。在城市化迅猛发展,带来许多城市问题的时候,单一学科便难以解释日益复杂的客观现象,跨学科(interdiscipline)的城市研究及城市史学便应运而生。这类综合性研究不仅是认识城市、建设城市的科学探讨,更是调节城市发展, Academic research develops as society evolves. In the past, geographers, sociologists, historians and urban planners put forward their own understanding of the city from their respective perspectives. With the rapid urbanization and the many urban problems brought about by a single subject, it is difficult to explain the increasingly complex objective phenomenon. Interdiscipline urban studies and urban historiography have emerged. Such comprehensive research is not only a scientific exploration of understanding cities and building cities, but also a measure of urban development,