Ralph Gakenheimer, Professor of Urban Planning, MIT, Chair, International Scientific Committee of CODATU (Collaborative on Urban Transport Improvement in the Developing World)

Ralph Gakenheimer, Professor of Urban Planning ， Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT, Chair, International Scientific Committee of CODATU (Collaborative on Urban Transport Improvement in the Developing World). He is an expert in urban planning for developing nations. Educated in both engineering and urban planning, with a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania , Gakenheimer has been part of the MIT faculty since 1969. For nearly a decade, he has lived and worked overseas, helping developing countries with strategic planning. Professor Gakenheime is an engaging lecturer and world traveler. His research interests include transportation and metropolitan planning in developing countries; Relation between land use change and mobility in rapidly motorizing cities; Research on technological choices for urban transportation in big cities; And The relation between intentions and achievement in proposals for the Global Environmental Facility.

拉尔夫.戈肯海默，麻省理工学院都市研究与规划系城市规划教授，国际科学委员会发展中国家城市交通委员会主席。他是发展中国家城市规划专家。他同时具备工程学和城市规划学的教育背景，于宾西法尼亚大学取得了博士学位。戈肯海默从1969年开始在麻省理工学院任教。在海外工作生活的近十年时间里，他主要负责发展中国家的战略规划。戈肯海默教授是一位倍受欢迎的讲师和国际人士。他的研究方向主要包括：发展中国家交通与都市规划；快速机动化城市中土地使用变化与道路畅通的关系；大城市交通技术选择研究；与全球环境保护署（Global Environment Facility）保持密切关系并为之制定计划书。