Seymour Adler

Job title: 
Professor, Associate Dean
Department: 
Alumni
Urban Studies and Planning
College of Urban and Public Affairs
Portland State University
Bio/CV: 

Portland State University

Advisor: Melvin M. Webber

Dissertation: Political Economy of Transit in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945 - 1963

  • Ph.D. City and Regional Planning
  • University of California, Berkeley, 1980
  • M.C.P. City Planning
  • Harvard University, 1973
  • B.A. Urban Studies
  • University of Pennsylvania, 1971
Research interests: 

Comparative evolution of planning institutions, theories, and practices

Urban social and polirical dynamics

Relationships between urban planning and public health