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

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Walter Isard  

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  • 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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