| Urban Studies - Economy & Society Eight-Volume Se Edition Contributor(s): Paddison, Ronan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 184787892X ISBN-13: 9781847878922 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $2006.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2009 Annotation: Throughout the world, the study of cities takes place within a wide variety of social sciences as well as in the some humanities disciplines. Furthermore, in the study of cities a major split occurs between those focusing the economic as opposed to the more social questions raised by cities. In the former the focus is on city economies, their change and how policy intervention is able to steer change; in the latter the emphasis is more on social life and change, power and inequalities. As such, the readings in both Urban Studies - Economics and Urban Studies - Society set out to map the multidisciplinary nature of the field.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 307.76 |
| Series: Sage Library Urban Studies |
| Physical Information: 3328 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Throughout the world, the study of cities takes place within a wide variety of social sciences as well as in the some humanities disciplines. Furthermore, in the study of cities a major split occurs between those focusing the economic as opposed to the more social questions raised by cities. In the former the focus is on city economies, their change and how policy intervention is able to steer change; in the latter the emphasis is more on social life and change, power and inequalities. As such, the readings in both Urban Studies - Economics and Urban Studies - Society set out to map the multidisciplinary nature of the field.
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Contributor Bio(s): Paddison, Ronan: - Ronan Paddison is Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Glasgow. His research interests focus on the political processes driving urban change and, in particular, under what conditions local participation can contribute to the making of more inclusive and democratic cities. Recent projects have included the role of community participation in the installation of public art, and the limitations to public participation in the post-political city. He is Managing Editor of Urban Studies and of Space and Polity. |