{"product_id":"urban-studies-economy-society-eight-volume-set-sage-library-urban-studies-1st-ed","title":"Urban Studies - Economy \u0026 Society (Eight-Volume Set) (Sage Library Urban Studies) (1ST ed.)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRonan Paddison is Head of Department of Geography at the University of Glasgow. His primary research interests are in urban and regional government. He is currently working on an ESRC Cities Project, looking at issues of urban governance in Central Scotland. He is managing editor of Urban Studies, while also editing Space and Polity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout 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 \u003cstrong\u003eUrban Studies - Economics\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eUrban Studies - Society\u003c\/strong\u003e set out to map the multidisciplinary nature of the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUrban Studies - Economics: \u003cbr\u003eVolume I - What are Cities?\u003cbr\u003eVolume II - The Urban Economy\u003cbr\u003eVolume III - Urban Economy, Connecting Cities\u003cbr\u003eVolume IV - Managing \u0026amp; Steering Economies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUrban Studies - Society: \u003cbr\u003eVolume I - Cities as social Spaces\u003cbr\u003eVolume II - Experiencing the City\u003cbr\u003eVolume III - Designing \u0026amp; Planning Cities\u003cbr\u003eVolume IV - Cities, Ideas \u0026amp; Ideals \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003ePaddison, Ronan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRonan Paddison \u003c\/b\u003eis 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 \n\u003ci\u003eUrban Studies \u003c\/i\u003eand of \n\u003ci\u003eSpace and Polity.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Sage Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51502559461654,"sku":"9781847878922","price":2787.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781847878922.jpg?v=1783310364","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/urban-studies-economy-society-eight-volume-set-sage-library-urban-studies-1st-ed","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}