The bridge between the study of human settlements, urban environments and media ecology is not new but often overlooked, yet canonical figures in media ecology have been concerned with the relationship between urbanity and media developments. Urban communication foregrounds communication in the study of urban landscapes and considers the unique patterns and needs of urban dwellers and communities with the speed and scale of growth and the interconnectedness of cities. This forum seeks to underscore the intersections of media ecology and urban communication studies by introducing just a few of the ways in which media ecologists are taking urban explorations.
Susan J. Drucker (Sun,) studied this question.