Urban political ecology: a critical reconfiguration

Urban political ecology now finds itself at a crossroads between gradual marginalization or renewed intellectual impetus. Despite some recent critical re-evaluations of the field, there remain series conceptual tensions that have only been partially explored. I consider six issues in particular: uncertain relations urban and biophysical sciences; emergence extended conceptions agency subjectivity; redefinition space, scale, realm; interest epidemiology; delineation ecological imaginaries; finally, evidentiary materialism as an alternative posthuman configuration to new materialist ontologies. conclude conceptually enriched could play enhanced role environmental research.