{"product_id":"key-thinkers-on-cities-regan-koch-9781473907751","title":"Key Thinkers on Cities","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eKey Thinkers on Cities \u003c\/strong\u003eprovides an engaging introduction to the dynamic intellectual field of urban studies. It profiles the work of 40 innovative thinkers who represent the broad reach of contemporary urban scholarship and whose ideas have shaped the way cities around the world are understood, researched, debated, and acted upon. Providing a synoptic overview that spans a wide range of academic and professional disciplines, theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches, the entry for each key thinker comprises: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA succinct introduction and overview\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntellectual biography and research focus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn explication of key ideas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributions to urban studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book offers a fresh look at well-known thinkers who have been foundational to urban scholarship, including Jane Jacobs, Henri Lefebvre, Manuel Castells, and David Harvey. It also incorporates those who have helped to bring a concern for cities to more widespread audiences, such as Jan Gehl, Mike Davis, and Enrique Pelosa. Notably, the book also includes a range of thinkers who have more recently begun to shape the study of cities through engagements with art, architecture, computer modelling, ethnography, public health, post-colonial theory, and more.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With an introduction that provides a mapping of the current transdisciplinary field, and individual entries by those currently involved in cutting edge urban research in the Global North and South, this book promises to be an essential text for anyone interested in the study of cities and urban life. It will be of use to those in the fields of anthropology, economics, geography, sociology, and urban planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Regan Koch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1473907756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781473907751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.60w x 0.60d","brand":"Regan Koch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985686987007,"sku":"9781473907751","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8533d11b-5f5d-4961-b2ce-056f7cecfc59.jpg?v=1683278973","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/key-thinkers-on-cities-regan-koch-9781473907751","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}