Richard Willson is a professor and
chair in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. He also served as
chair of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning from 1994 to 2000 and
Interim Dean of the College
of Environmental Design
for the 2002/03 academic year. Dr. Willson's
research in transportation planning addresses climate change mitigation/peak
oil issues, land/use transportation relationships, travel demand management,
transit-oriented development, and parking policy. His planning theory
research addresses the implications of communicative action theory for
transportation planning, educational assessment, and leadership. The research
has appeared in the Journal of Planning
Education and Research, the Journal
of the American Planning Association, Transportation,
Transportation Quarterly, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Transportation Research A and other journals. He
also consults with regional and local transportation agencies, such as the
Bay Area Rapid Transit District, and developers of urban infill projects. Dr.
Willson holds a Ph.D. in urban planning from the University
of California, Los
Angeles, a Masters of Planning from the University of Southern
California, and is a Fellow of the American
Institute of Certified Planners.