Planning: Director's Message

JAMES BRADY LONDON

Address: Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture

143 Lee Hall

Clemson University

Clemson, SC 29634-0511 USA

Telephone: (864) 656-3927/3926

FAX: (864) 656-7519

e-mail: london1@clemson.edu

Personal Data: Born August 29, 1949

Married, Two Children

Education: Ph.D., Applied Economics, Clemson University, 1979.

M.A., Economics, University of South Carolina, 1974.

B.S., Business Economics, Univ. of South Carolina, 1971.

Professional History:

Director, City & Regional Planning Program, Clemson University, 2005-present.

Professor/Associate Professor, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, Clemson University, 1985-present.

Professor, Policy Studies Program/Coordinator of Natural Resource Section, Clemson University, 2000-present.

Assistant Professor, Department of Business Admin./Economics and Center for Metropolitan Affairs and Public Policy, The College of Charleston, 1979-84.

Concurrent Activities:

Member, Pickens County Council, 2000-present.

Fellow, Strom Thurmond Institute, Clemson University 1985-present; Chair Faculty Advisory Committee.

Visiting Associate Professor, Australian School of Environmental Studies, Griffith University, Brisbane, 1994-95; Western Australia School of Mines, Kalgoorlie, 1995, 1996.

Consultant to: The World Bank, Organization of American States, United Nations Development Programme, Nature Conservancy, National Audubon Society, Biltmore Estate, Wild Dunes Resort, International Paper Company, Union Camp, Inc., Umbro International, Inc., SC Governor's Office, miscellaneous state and local entities.

Selected Research Experience:

Principal Investigator, “Funding Options for Transportation in the State of South Carolina,” Federal Highway Administration, US Department of Transportation, 2001-2002, $240,000.

International Consultant, “Options for Dealing with Climate Change on St. Vincent and the Grenadines,” Organization of American States, World Bank, and Global Environment Facility, 1998-1999, $350,000.

International Consultant, "Issues and Options for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Control in China," The World Bank and Global Environmental Facility, 1992-93, $2.2 million.

Principal Investigator, "The Impact of State Investment on Infrastructure," Appalachian Regional Commission, 1989-91, $175,000.

Principal Investigator, "The Situation and Outlook for Water Resource Use in South Carolina," SC Water Resources Commission, 1985-88, $825,000.

Principal Investigator, "A Study of Shore Erosion Management Options in South Carolina," South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, 1980-81, $90,000.

Selected Publications and Reports:

J.M. Stepp, J.B. London, and P.C. Luisa, The Projected Economic Impact of the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake Upon South Carolina, Report No. 60, Water Resources Research Institute, Clemson University, February 1976.

James B. London, An Assessment of Trade Policy Options on Selected National Economies, Report to the Economic Development Institute, The World Bank, 1978.

J.B. London, J.S. Fisher, G.A. Zarillo, J.E. Montgomery, and B.L. Edge, A Study of Shore Erosion Management Options in South Carolina, South Carolina Sea Grant Report, July 1981.

J.C. Hite, J.B. London, and H.H. Ulbrich, The Situation and Outlook for Water Resource Use in South Carolina, Strom Thurmond Institute, Clemson University, Volumes, I, II, III, and IV. 1985-88.

James B. London and Harry W. Miley, Jr., "Interbasin Water Transfers: Issues of Efficiency and Equity," Water International, January 1991.

James B. London and Claudio R. Volonte, "The Land Use Implications of Sea Level Rise at Myrtle Beach, SC," Coastal Management, Winter 1991.

W.A. Ward, J. B. London, and Li Junfeng, Energy Efficiency in China: Case Studies and Economic Analysis. Report to the World Bank and Global Environment Facility, January 1994.

R.M. North, J.B. London, J. Sellers, and H.A. Pless. The Economic Impact of Alternate TVA Lake Management Policies. North American Water Management Institute, Inc., 1997.

J.B. London, Li Junfeng, W.A. Ward, G.J. Wells, Dai Yande, and Liu Jingru, “Options for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Chinese Industrial Sector”, Energy Policy, 1998.

J. London, R. Murray, and E. Jackson, National Communication on Climate Change for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Report to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2000.

James B. London, et al., Transportation Needs and Funding Alternatives Special Reports I, II, & III Jim Self Center on the Future, Clemson University, 2001 - 2003.

James B. London, "The Implications of Climate Change on Small Island Developing States", Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2005.

James B. London, "Climate Change and Small Island Developing States," Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book. London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 2007.

S.M. Wheeler, J.B. London and J. Randolph, “Planning and Climate Change,” Progress in Planning, 2007, forthcoming.

121 Lee Hall, Box 340511
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-0511

Phone (864) 656-3926
Fax (864) 656-7519

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