Krueckeberg influenced a generation of urban planners with his teaching and writing on land use policy, property theory and history.
Don Krueckeberg, who was an Associate Dean at Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, was an important voice for equitable land use policy and planning history. His work includes the books Urban Planning Analysis: Methods and Models, The American Planner: Biographies and Recollections, and Introduction to Planning History in the United States.
Don had also been a Commissioner of the American Institute of Certified Planners and chair of its examination review committee.
Thanks to Leonardo Vazquez
FULL STORY: Donald Krueckeberg, 68, New Brunswick
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