Home Address: 524 Highland Blvd., Richardson, Texas 75081
Office Address: The University of Texas at Dallas
School of Social Sciences
P. O. Box 830688
Richardson, Texas 75083-0688
Telephone Numbers: Office: (972) 883‑6877; Fax: (972) 883-2735; Home: (972) 690-3442
e-mail: briggs@utdallas.edu
WWW Home Page: http://www.utdallas.edu/~briggs
Professor of Geography and Political Economy, The University of Texas at Dallas, 1984-
Coordinator: Master of Science in Geographic Information Sciences, Certificate in GIS, and Bachelor of Arts in Geography
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Acting Executive Director, Bruton Center for Development Studies 1997-1998.
Chairman, Bruton Center for Development Studies 1995-1998
Executive Director of Information Resources, The University of Texas at Dallas, 1991-1995.
Director, Academic Computer Center, The University of Texas at Dallas, 1982-1990
Associate Professor of Geography and Political Economy, The University of Texas at Dallas, 1977‑1984.
Director of Graduate Studies, Graduate Program in Political Economy, The University of Texas at Dallas, 1982.
Associate Director, Population Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, 1974‑1976.
Assistant Professor of Geography, The University of Texas at Austin, 1970‑1976.
Ph.D. Geography, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio: 1972.
M.A. Geography, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio: 1969.
B.A. Geography, University of Southampton, Southampton, England: 1966.
Member, North Texas
GIS Coordinating Council, 1999-
Executive Committee, North Central Texas Consortium for Transportation Research 1997-.
Co-chair for Earth and Space Sciences, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Fort Worth, TX May, 1998.
Chair, Executive Committee, North Texas GIS Consortiu, 1997-98
Member, Board of Directors, Corporation for Research and Educational Networking (“BITNET”) 1992-1995.
Member, University of Texas System Information Technology Council, 1982-1995.
Member, State Strategic Plan Advisory Committee, Texas Department of Information Resources, 1989-1990.
Director, North Texas Region, Texas State Data Center, 1985-1990.
Member, Regional Data Center Advisory Committee, North Central Texas Council of Governments, 1986-1988.
Member, Committee of the Future, Subcommittee on Regional Data and Services, North Central Texas Council of Governments, 1984-1986.
Chairman and Contact Person, Austin Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area Census Tract Committee, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1974‑1976.
Member, Transportation Task Force, Capital Area Planning Council, Austin, Texas, 1975‑1976.
Geographic information systems and the role of information technology in the public sector. Regional economic and demographic development, particularly the role of technological change in communications and transportation infrastructure.
Professional Organizations: Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, EDUCOM, Association of American Geographers, Regional Science Association, Southwest Social Science Association.
Manuscript Review: National Science Foundation, American Sociological Review, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, The Professional Geographer, Economic Geography, International Regional Science Review, Transportation Research Record, Social Science Quarterly, Demography.
Appointed and Elected Positions: Delegate, University Consortium for Geographic Information Sciences, (1998- ); Executive Director, North Texas GIS Consortium, (1997-99); President, Southwest Division, Association of American Geographers, (1981‑1982); Secretary‑Treasurer, Southwest Division, Association of American Geographers (1980‑1981); Executive Committee, Southwest Social Science Association (1981‑1982); Associate Editor, Social Science Quarterly (1979‑90); Program Chairman and Executive Committee member, Texas Economic and Demographic Association, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter (1981‑84); Local Arrangements Committee, San Antonio meetings, Association of American Geographers (1981‑1982).
Conference Organization: Category Co-chair for Earth and Space Sciences, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Fort Worth, May, 1998; Local Arrangements Committee, Fort Worth meetings, Association of American Geographers April, 1997; Geography Program Committee member, Southwest Social Science Association, annual meetings, San Antonio, Texas, March, 1982; Organization Committee Member, Fall Meetings, Southwest Division, Association of American Geographers, Austin, Texas, October 1981; Geography program chairman, Southwest Social Science Association, annual meetings, Dallas, Texas, March 1981; Organization Committee member, Regional Conference for Census Data Users, Arlington, Texas, February, 1981; Manager and Organizer, Convention Placement Service, annual meetings, Association of American Geographers, San Antonio, Texas, (1982); Local Arrangements Committee, San Antonio meetings, Association of American Geographers, San Antonio, Texas, April 1982; Organization Committee member, Second Southwest Conference on Mobility Programs for the Transportation Disadvantaged, Houston, Texas, August, 1978.
Major University Committees at UT Dallas: Committee on Qualifications (1997- 99), Information Resources Policy and Planning Advisory Committee (1997-), Committee on Information Resources (1992-1995), Faculty Advisory Council for Academic Computing (1984‑1992 ), Committee on Research (1979‑1981) Academic Council (1977‑1979; 1995-1996), Academic Senate (1977‑1981; 1995-1996), Committee on Qualifications (1977‑1979), Committee on Faculty Standing and Conduct (1976‑1979), Chairman, Social Science Dean Search Committee (1977‑1978 and 1986-1987), Social Science Personnel Review Committee (1977‑1981), Social Science Graduate Studies Committee (1977‑1981).
Major University Committees at UT Austin: Council for Advanced Transportation Studies (1972‑1974), University Council on Teacher Education (1973‑1975), Faculty Council, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (1975‑1976), Advisory Committee on the Social Science Computer Laboratory.
Consultancies: US Geological Survey, Texas Instruments, Inc.; North Central Texas Council of Governments; Marketing Information Data Systems, Inc.; Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin; J. Walter Thompson, Inc.; Republic of Texas Corporation; Dallas Public Library; Council for Advanced Transportation Studies, University of Texas at Austin; Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation; Texas Department of Community Affairs; Texas Department of Human Resources; Governors Office of Educational Research and Planning.
US Geological Survey, A Consortium Approach to Framework Data Development: The Dallas/Fort Worth Example ($124,817, 1996-1997) (with Paul Waddell)
US Geological Survey “Establishing a National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse Node for the Dallas/Fort Worth Region,” ($24,929, 1995-1996) (with Paul Waddell)
Pew Foundation Memorial Trust “Establishment of a Computer Learning Research Center” $900,000, 1988-1990 (with F. Makedon and W. Zacharias)
National Science Foundation, “The Inter‑regional Diffusion of Industrial Innovations,” ($60,000; 1981‑1982) Faculty Associate (John Rees, Principal Investigator).
Organized Research Grant, University of Texas at Dallas, “Metropolitan Atlas Project” ($8,204; 1980‑81), Co‑Principal Investigator.
U.S. Department of Transportation, “The Impact of the Interstate Highway System on Nonmetropolitan Growth” ($58,183; 1979‑1980), Principal Investigator.
Organized Research Grant, University of Texas at Dallas, “Perspectives on Dallas: People and Politics in a Sunbelt City” ($4,000; 1978‑79) Co‑Principal Investigator.
Organized Research Grant, University of Texas at Dallas, “Regulation of Dallas Public Employee Residence: an Instrument of Urban Policy” ($4,418; 1977‑78), Co‑Principal Investigator.
Texas Department of Community Affairs, “Transportation Availability in Rural Areas” (Interagency Contract, $8,000; 1976), Principal Investigator.
Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation, “Evaluation of Approaches to Providing Public Transportation Service in Areas Less Than 200,000 Population ($30,000; 1976‑1977). Co‑Principal Investigator.
National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, “Population Research Center Core Support” ($591,000; 1976‑1980), Member of ten person Submission Committee.
President’s Office, University of Texas at Austin, “Transportation Resources for the Rural Poor” ($2,500; 1975), Principal Investigator.
Joint Center for West Texas Environmental Studies, University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tech University, “Adjustments to Environmental Stress” ($1,150; 1975), Co‑Principal Investigator.
U.S. Department of Transportation, “Transportation to Fulfill Human Needs in a Rural/Urban Environment” (renewal, $375,000, DOT‑OS‑30093; 1974‑1975), Member of eight‑person Submission Committee.
U.S. Department of Transportation, “Access to Essential Services” (renewal, $54,000, DOT‑OS‑30093; 1974‑1975), Principal Investigator.
Joint Center for West Texas Environmental Studies, University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tech University, “Perception and Attitudes as Variables in Small Town Viability” ($2,500; 1974), Co‑Principal Investigator.
State of Texas, Governor’s Office of Educational Research and Planning, “School Bus Financing” (Interagency contracts, $2,200; 1974), Principal Investigator.
U.S. Department of Transportation, “Transportation to Fulfill Human Needs in a Rural Urban Environment” ($280,000, DOT‑OS‑30093; 1973‑1974), Member of eight‑person Submission Committee.
U.S. Department of Transportation, “Access to Essential Services” ($53,000, DOT‑OS‑30093; 1973‑1974), Principal Investigator.
University Research Institute, University of Texas at Austin, “Comparative Factorial Ecology” ($300, SRF‑280; 1972‑1973), Principal Investigator.
(with James Stamm) "Change Detection in Digital Orthophotos" Proceedings, GIS/LIS1998, November, 1998, reprinted in GIM (Geomatics International Magazine), Vol. 13, No. 4 April 1999, pp. 44-47.
(with John Rees and Raymond Oakey) “The Adoption of New Technology in the American Machinery Industry” Regional Studies 18 (1984) 489‑504.
(with K. Haynes) “Regional Patterns in the Spatial Diffusion of Public Policy Innovations in the U.S. 1870‑1970” Political Geography Quarterly, 2 (1983) 305‑322.
(with J. Rees) “Control Factors in the Economic Development of Non‑Metropolitan America” Environment and Planning, A, 14 (1982) 1645‑1666.
“The Interstate Highway System and Development in Non‑metropolitan Areas,” Transportation Research Record, No. 812, 1981, 9‑12.
“The Impact of Federal Local Public Transportation Assistance on Travel Behavior,” The Professional Geographer, 22 (1980) 316‑325.
(with W.A.V. Leonard) “Empirical Implications of Advances in Canonical Theory, The Canadian Geographer, 21 (1977) 133‑147.
(with W.A.V. Leonard) “Mortality and Ecological Structure: A Canonical Approach,” Social Science and Medicine, 11 (1977) 757‑762.
(with D. Venhuizen) “Characteristics and Costs of Pupil Transportation,” Traffic Quarterly, 30 (1976) 303‑323.
(with Douglas McKelvey) “Rural Public Transportation and the Disadvantaged,” Antipode, 7 (1975) 31‑36.
(with D. Conway) “The Evolution of Urban Ecological Structure: Theory and a Case Study, Port of Spain, Trinidad,” Social Science Quarterly, 55 (1975) 871‑888.
“A Model to Relate the Size of the Central Business District to the Population of a City,” Geographical Analysis, 5 (1974) 305‑323.
(with R.G. Golledge) “Decision Processes and Locational Behaviors,” High Speed Ground Transportation Journal, 7 (1973) 81‑99.
(with David L. Huff) “Consumer Spatial Behavior and Environmental Structure,” Man‑Environment Systems, 3 (1973) 305‑323.
(with D. Demko) “A Model of Spatial Choice and Related Operational Considerations,” Proceedings, Association of American Geographers, 3 (1971) 49‑52.
(with D. Demko) “An Initial Conceptualization and Operationalization of Spatial Choice Behavior: A Migration Example Using Multi‑dimensional Unfolding,” Proceedings, Canadian Association of Geographers, I (1970) 79‑86.
(R.G. Golledge, D. Demko) “The Configuration of Distances in Intra‑UrbanSpace,” Proceedings, Association of American Geographers, 1 (1969) 60‑65.
(with W.K. Davies) “Automobile Establishments in Liverpool: A Steady State Distribution,” The Professional Geographer, 19 (1967) 323‑329.
“From Las Colinas to the Telecom Corridor: An Essay on Edge City Development in the Dallas/Fort Worth Region” in Donald Lyons and Paul Hudak (eds.) Geographic Perspectives on the Texas Region Washington, D.C.: Association of American Geographers, 1997
“The Demography of a Sunbelt State” in T. Champagne and E. Harpham Texas at the Crossroads (College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press, 1987, pp.
(with J. Rees and R. Oakey) “The Adoption of New Technology in the American Machinery Industry” in J. Rees (ed.) Technology, Regions and Public Policy Rowan and Littlefield, 1986, p.187-217
(with J. Rees and D. Hicks) “New Technology in the United States’ Machinery Industry: Trends and Implications” in A. T. Thwaites and R. P. Oakey (eds.) The Regional Economic Impact of Technological Change London: Pinter, 1985, pp. 164‑194.
“The Role of Transportation and Environmental Amenity Resources in the Development of Nonmetropolitan America”, proceedings of conference on Resource Management in Complex Political Systems, Heidelburg, West Germany: University of Heidelburg, 1983, (46‑166).
“The Impact of the Interstate Highway System on Nonmetropolitan Development, 1950‑1975 in Rutherford Platt and George Macinko (eds.) Beyond the Urban Fringe: Land Use Issues of Nonmetropolitan America, (Minneapolis, Minn.: University of Minnesota Press, 1983), 83‑105.
“The Spatial Distribution of the U.S. Federal Transportation Dollar: Implications for Regional Development,” In George W. Hoffman (ed.) Federalism and Regional Development, (Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1981) 437‑478.
“Federal Policy in the United States and the Transportation Problems of Low Density Areas,” in Richard E. Lonsdale and John R. Homes, Settlement Systems in Sparsely Populated Regions: The United States and Australia, (New York: Pergamon, 1981) 238‑261.
“Characteristics of Local Passenger Transportation Providers in Texas,” in J.W. Huddleston (ed.) Proceedings of the Southwest Conference on Coordinating Mobility, Programs for the Transportation Disadvantaged, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1977).
“Methodologies for the Measurement of Cognitive Distance,” in Gary Moore and R. G. Golledge, Environmental Knowing, (Stroudsburg, Pa.: Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross, 1976) 325‑334.
(with R. G. Golledge) “Consumer Spatial Behavior in Different Environments,” in Ian Douglas, J. E. Hobbs and J. J. Pigram, Geographical Essays in Honour of Gilbert J. Butland (Armidale, Australia: University of New England Press, 1975) 127‑157.
“Urban Cognitive Distance,” in R. M. Downs and D. Stea (eds.), Image and Environment: Cognitive Mapping in Spatial Behaviour, (Chicago, Ill: Aldine Publishing Co., 1973) 361‑388.
“On the Relationship Between Cognitive and Objective Distance,” in Preisser, W.F.D. (ed.), Environmental Design Research, (Vol. II, Stroudsburg, Pa.: Dowden, Hutchison and Ross, 1973) 186‑192.
“A Consortium Approach to Framework Data Development: The Dallas/Fort Worth Example” Final Report for Contract Number 1434-HQ-96-AG-01628, US Geological Survey, October, 1997
(with Paul Waddell), “Establishing A National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse Node for the Dallas/Fort Worth Region”, Report for Cooperative Agreement Number 1434-95-A-01419, US Geological Survey, January, 1997.
(with J. Rees and D. Hicks), “New Technology in the American Machinery Industry: Trends and Implications,” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Congress, Joint Economic Committee Report, USGPO, 1984.
(with J. Rees, H. Stafford and R. Oakey), “Technology and Regional Development in the American Context” International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), Report CPO83‑39, CP‑83‑39, August, 1983.
“The Impact of the Interstate Highway System on Nonmetropolitan Growth,” Office of University Research, Washington, D.C., U.S. Dept. of Transportation, DOT/RSPA/DPB‑50‑81/20, December 1980, 200 pp.
“Characteristics of Local Passenger Transportation Providers in Texas,” Council for Advanced Transportation Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Research Report 45, January 1977 (also published by Texas Department of Community Affairs), 123 pp.
(with Ian Manners) “Adjustment to Incremental Environmental Stress: The Case of Groundwater in the High Plains,” Joint Center for West Texas Environmental Studies, July 1975, 103 pp.
(with Kelly Hamby and David Venhuizen) “Pupil Transportation in Texas, Council for Advanced Transportation Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Research Report 28, June 1975, 146 pp.
(et. al.) “An Integrated Methodology for Estimating the Demand for Essential Services with an Application to Hospital Care,” Council for Advanced Transportation Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Research Report 1, April 1975, 138 pp.
(with D. Venhuizen) “Pupil Transportation: A Cost Analysis and Predictive Model,” Council for Advanced Transportation Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Research Memo 20, April 1975, 31 pp.
(et. al.) “Legal Obstacles to the Use of Texas School Buses for Public Transportation,” Council for Advanced Transportation Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Research Memo 19, January 1975, 24 pp.
“Rural/Urban Environments,” Monticello, Illinois: Council of Planning Librarians, Exchange Bibliography, No. 593, June, 1974, 53 pp.
(with J. Fitzsimmons) “The Definition of Essential Services and the Key Problem Areas,” Council for Advanced Transportation Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Research Memorandum No. 9, January 1974, 39 pp.
(et. al.) “Access to Essential Services,” Council for Advanced Transportation Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Research Memorandum No. 2, April 1973, 30 pp.
"The North Texas GIS Consortium: A Case Study in Cooperative Data Acquisition and Dissemination." Annual meetings, GIS/LIS, Fort Worth, TX, November, 1998
(with James Stamm) "Change Detection in Digital
Orthophotos" Annual Meetings, GIS/LIS1998, November, 1998
“Data Sharing Among
Organizations: What are the Issues?” Texas Water Monitoring Congress,
Austin, TX, September, 1998
(with Gary Williams) "A Consortium Approach to Framework Data Development: The North Texas GIS Consortium Example," poster session, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, annual meetings, Charlotte, NC, July, 1998
United States Geological Survey invited national workshop on “Framework Data Management and Organization,” Annapolis, MD, January, 1998
United States Geological Survey invited national workshop on “Framework Data Maintenance,” Kansas City MO, August, 1997
“GIS at UTD: An Overview” Texas GIS Forum, Austin TX, November, 1997
“The North Texas GIS Consortium: A Progress Report” Texas GIS Forum, Austin TX, December, 1996
“Executive Seminars on Information Technology” State of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, October 25-26, 1996
“Creating NSDI Framework Data for the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex,” annual meetings, Association of American Geographers, Charlotte, NC April 1996
“Networking in a Local, Metropolitan and Wide Area Context,” Networld-89, Dallas Tx, October, 1989
“The Provision of Large Scale Numerical Computing Services,” Seminars on Academic Computing, Snowmass, CO August, 1988.
“Technological Change and Demographic Shifts: An Interpretation of Recent Events,” Regional Economic Development Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN. May, 1986
(with Barbara Kilbourne) “Intercounty Commuting Patterns in the United States, 1960‑1980,” annual meetings, Association of American Geographers, Minneapolis, MN, May 1986.
“New Technology in the American Machinery Industry: Implications of Recent Trends” annual meetings, Urban Affairs Association, Fort Worth, Tx. March, 1986
(with J. Rees) “Technological Change and Economic Development: the Role of Production Innovations in the U.S.” Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, University of Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne, February 28‑March 2, 1983.
“International Comparisons in the Adoption of Production Innovations,” Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, University of Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne, September 22, 1983.
(with J. Rees) “The Spacio‑Temporal Spread of New Technology in American Manufacturing,” annual meetings, Regional Science Association, Chicago, November 1983.
(with John Rees) “The Inter‑regional Diffusion of Production Innovations,” International Geographical Union, Industrial Systems Symposium, Denver, Co., April, 1983.
(with John F. Jakubs) “County Level U.S. Population Changes, 1970‑1980”, annual meetings, Association of American Geographers, San Antonio, Texas, April 1982.
(with John F. Jakubs) “Factors behind Migration in the 1970s: An Analysis of the Extremes” annual meetings, Southwest Social Science Association, San Antonio, Texas, March, 1982.
(with John F. Jakubs) “Boom and Bust: County Population Change 1970‑1980” annual meeting, Southwest Division, Association of American Geographers, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1981.
“Recent Developments in Interactive Color Computer Mapping” Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, July 1981.
“The Role of Transportation and Environmental Amenity Resources in the Development of Nonmetropolitan America,” National Science Foundation U.S.‑German Seminar on Geography and Regional Policy, Heidelberg, W. Germany, June 1981.
“The Interstate Highway System and Development in Nonmetropolitan Areas,” annual meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 1981.
(with John Rees) “Control Factors in the Economic Development of Nonmetropolitan America,” annual meetings, Regional Science Association, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 1980.
“The Interstate Highway System and Nonmetropolitan Development,” invited paper, Indiana University, Dept. of Geography and School of Public and Environmental Affairs, November 1980; Fall meetings, Southwest Division Association of American Geographers, Denton, Texas, October 1980.
“The Impact of the Interstate Highway System on Nonmetropolitan Development, 1950‑1975,” National Science Foundation/Association of American Geographers, Conference on Land Use Issues of Nonmetropolitan America, College Park, Md., June 1980.
“The Impact of the Interstate Highway System on Net Migration in Nonmetropolitan Areas 1950‑1975,” annual meetings, Association of American Geographers, Louisville, Kentucky, April, 1980.
“The Spatial Distribution of the U.S. Federal Transportation Dollar: Implications for Regional Development,” National Science Foundation/Association of American Geographers, U.S.‑German Seminar Regional Development Under a Federalist System, University of Texas at Austin, October 1979.
“Evaluation Criteria for Human Service Transportation,” short course on Human Services Transportation Planning and Management, University of Texas at Arlington, May 25, 1979, and University of Houston, August 15, 1979.
“The Allocation of Transportation Expenditures: The Case of the Urban Mass Transportation Assistance Program,” annual meetings, Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, Pa., April 23, 1979. Regional Conference for Census Data Users, Arlington, Texas, February 28, 1979.
“Evaluation Criteria, Data and Reporting Requirements for Specialized Transportation,” short course, Human Services Transportation Planning and Management, Austin, Texas, February 27, 1979.
“The Residency Requirement in Dallas,” symposium, Dallas Development: Perspectives on People and Policies, University of Texas at Dallas, February 16, 1979.
“Progress on Conference Resolutions,” Second Southwest Conference on Mobility Programs for the Transportation Disadvantaged, Houston, Texas, August 11, 1978.
“Uniform Monitoring and Evaluation Procedures for Transportation Services,” Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council Transportation Symposium, Harlingen, Texas, February 16, 1978.
“Specialized Transportation Providers in the Context of the Transportation Complex,” annual meetings, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 16, 1978.
“Evaluation Criteria for Specialized Transportation,” short course, Human Services Transportation Planning and Management, Austin, Texas, August 4, 1977.
“Characteristics of Local Passenger Transportation Providers in Texas,” Southwest Conference on Coordinating Mobility Programs for the Disadvantaged, San Antonio, Texas, February 1, 1977.
“A Canonical Model of Mortality,” annual meetings, Southern Regional Demographic Group, New Orleans, La., October 28, 1976.
“Central City/Suburban Inequities in the Funding of Pupil Transportation,” fall meetings, Southwest Division, Association of American Geographers, San Marcos, Texas, October 1, 1976.
“The Availability of Public and Semi‑Public Transportation,” annual meetings, Association of American Geographers, New York, NY., April 1976.
“Distance Cognition and Intra‑Urban Movement,” annual meetings, West Lakes Division, Association of American Geographers, Carbondale, Illinois, November 1975.
“Model Regions and the Concept of Place,” Fall meetings, Southwest Division, Association of American Geographers, Norman, Oklahoma, September 1975.
“Designing Transportation Systems for Low Density Rural Regions,” annual meetings, Association of American Geographers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 1975.
“Transportation and the Elderly,” Research Utilization Seminar, Governor’s Committee on Aging, Austin, Texas, May 1974.
“Modeling the Accessibility of Service Delivery Systems,” U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C., December, 1973.
“Access to Essential Services,” conference on Transportation to Fulfill Human Needs in a Rural/Urban Environment, Austin, Texas, June 1973.
“On the Relationship Between Cognitive and Objective Distance,” annual meetings, Environmental Design Research Association, Blacksburg, Virginia, April 1973.
“A Model to Relate the Size of the C.B.D. to the Population of a City,” Fall meetings, Southwestern Division, Association of American Geographers, College Station, Texas, October 1972.
“A Model of Spatial Choice and Related Operational Considerations,” annual meetings, Association of American Geographers, Boston, Massachusetts, April 1971.
“The Configuration of Distance in Intra‑Urban Space,” annual meetings, Association of American Geographers, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 1969.