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Allan Black

Alan Black Ph.D.
 ablack@ku.edu
Office:  302 Marvin Hall
Phone:  785.864.3208
Fax:  785.864.5301

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Alan Black Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Research Interests

Professor Black's major area of research is transportation planning, especially urban mass transit.

Academic Areas

  • Urban Planning
Courses Taught
  • UBPL 758, Urban Mass Transportation
  • UBPL 815, History and Theory of the Planning Process
Education

  • A.B., Harvard, 1953
  • M.C.P., University of California, Berkeley, 1960
  • Ph.D.,Cornell, 1975
Major Publications
  • "Transportation Planning," chapter in The Practice of Local Government Planning, 3rd edition, International City/County Management Association, 2000
  • Urban Mass Transportation Planning, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1995
Recent Honors
  • 2001 - Inducted into College of Fellows, American Institute of Certified Planners
  • 2001 - Received "Excellence in Teaching" award from KU Center for Teaching Excellence
  • 2002 - Received Jack and Nancy Bradley Award for Excellence in Teaching from School of Architecture and Urban Design