Carl V. Patton, President Emeritus and Professor of Public Management and Policy at Georgia State University, has taught and conducted research across the U.S. and in Greece, Indonesia and China. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley. His other book topics include quick answers to quantitative problems, infrastructure deterioration, self-built housing, and early retirement options.
David S. Sawicki, Professor Emeritus of City and Regional Planning and Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, has published over eighty articles in refereed journals in policy and planning. He holds a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University. He has chaired planning programs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as well as Georgia Tech, been Senior Advisor for Data and Policy Analysis at The Carter Center's Atlanta Project, and recently edited the "Journal of the American Planning Association" of six years.
Jennifer J. Clark, Professor and Head of the City and Regional Planning Section in The Knowlton School at The Ohio State University. Her other books include Uneven Innovation: The Work of Smart Cities (2020), Working Regions (2013), and Remaking Regional Economies (2007). She holds a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University. She is Deputy Editor in Chief of Regional Studies.