Visualizing Sustainable Planning

Prof. Dr. Hans Hagen:

March 1982: PhD (Mathematics), University of Dortmund

1983-1986: Assistant Professor at Arizona State University

1986-1988: Professor (C3), TU Braunschweig

since 1988: Professor (C4), University of Kaiserslautern

Hans Hagen is heading the research group for Computer Graphics and Computer Geometry at University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. He is both national and international a pioneer in his research domains geometric modeling and scientific visualization.

Prof. Dr. Subhrajit Guhathakurta:

1987: MCRP, Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

1991: Ph. D., City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley

1992-93: Visiting Assistant Professor of Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University, Ames

1993-94: Research Associate, Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics and Institute of Urban and Regional Development, UC Berkeley

1994-2000: Assistant Professor, School of Planning and Landscape Architecture, Arizona State University

Mar-Jun 2000: Visiting Faculty, School of Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Oct 2000-Jan 2001: Visiting Faculty, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, India

since 2000: Associate Professor, School of Planning and Landscape Architecture, Arizona State University

Prof. Guhathakurta has developed a keen interest in urban modeling since his involvement with Prof. John Landis at UC Berkeley and the California Urban Futures Modeling effort.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Steinebach:

1979: Received ‘Diploma Spatial and Environmental Planning’ (Dipl.-Ing. Raum- und Umweltplanung) at University of Kaiserslautern

1979-1987: Research Assistant, University of Kaiserslautern

1987: PhD (Dr.-Ing. Raum- und Umweltplanung), University ofKaiserslautern

1988-2000: Co-Founder and Managing Director of ‘Forschungs- und Informationsgesellschaft der Raum- und Umweltplanung (FIRU)’

1997-1999: Visiting Professor, University of Kaiserslautern

Since 1999: Professor (C4), University of Kaiserslautern

Gerhard Steinebach is a recognized expert in his research domains: ‘Urban ecology - focusing on the environmental impacts of development’, ‘Conversion of military and industrial brownfields’ and ‘Management of planning procedures’.