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social science subjects > geography > key people in geography > Walter Isard

... > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > key people in urban studies > Walter Isard

... > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > key people in urban studies > Walter Isard

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Walter Isard

Walter Isard is the father of the discipline of Regional science. Often characterized as an “economic geographer,” his work is much broader, also encompassing urban and regional planning, operations research, transportation, applied engineering, political science, sociology, and ecology. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Isard, Walter]

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