Dear list, Our esteemed leader of the gep-ed list has told me that my original query never made it to the group, my apologies.
I am in this midst of a project that has sprung from my urban enviro class, and it seems to me that this aspect is somewhat underdeveloped in our studies of gep. While they vary, it seems that most of these urban thinkers do more than figure street Plattes, but think about space, personal democratic interaction in civic sphere, technology, and alienation. In my own list, I had mostly "dead white guys" (Mumford, Giddes, Bookchin, etc) and Jane Jacobs. I was hoping for any suggestions of who the list might think of as "great" urban thinkers, and particularly thinkers/writers from the global South. Thus far, several of you have now emailed me and I will re-post another summary if there are more. Thank you for your interest and help! Peter Peter J. Jacques, Ph.D. Department of Political Science University of Central Florida P.O. Box 161356 4000 Central Florida Blvd. Orlando, FL 32816-1356 Phone: (407) 823-2608 Fax: (407) 823-0051 http://ucf.academia.edu/PeterJacques >>> "Wallace, Richard" <rwall...@ursinus.edu> 12/23/2008 12:57 PM >>> Peter, I also did not see the original post. These are from my wife Shannon, thanks to her urban planning experience. Not political scientists, but indeed urban thinkers. Irving Altman Timothy Beatley William Cronin Andres Duany & Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk (collaborative work) Joel Garreau Dolores Hayden Setha Low Kevin Lynch John Reps Camillo Sitte William Whyte Happy holidays everyone! Cheers, Rich -- Richard L. Wallace, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair Environmental Studies Program Ursinus College P.O. Box 1000 Collegeville, PA 19426 (610) 409-3730 (610) 409-3660 fax rwall...@ursinus.edu It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about? - Henry David Thoreau From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu [mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of VanDeveer, Stacy Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 12:37 PM To: Wright, Angus; Peter Jacques; gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Subject: RE: great urban thinkers compilation yes! Mumford! THE CULTURE OF CITIES being a good place to start... -----Original Message----- From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu on behalf of Wright, Angus Sent: Tue 12/23/2008 12:32 PM To: Peter Jacques; gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Subject: RE: great urban thinkers compilation I did not see this request earlier, so I am not sure what you are calling about. But among great urban thinkers the top three on my list would be: Lewis Mumford, Jane Jacobs, and Paul Goodman. Angus Wright Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies California State University, Sacramento ________________________________________ From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu [owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Peter Jacques [pjacq...@mail.ucf.edu] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 5:32 PM To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Subject: great urban thinkers compilation Hi everyone, I realize I forgot to summarize the results of my request for suggestions of those whom we might consider "great urban thinkers." But, alas, there were no responses, which may confirm my sense that this area is underdeveloped for our field. Merry, merry, Peter Peter J. Jacques, Ph.D. Department of Political Science University of Central Florida P.O. Box 161356 4000 Central Florida Blvd. Orlando, FL 32816-1356 Phone: (407) 823-2608 Fax: (407) 823-0051 http://ucf.academia.edu/PeterJacques
