Faculty Biography

Jan Whittington
M.A., Ph.D., A.I.C.P.

Assistant Professor of Urban Design and Planning

448D Gould Hall, Box 355740
College of Built Environments
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-5740
206-221-6298
206-543-4190
206-685-9597 (FAX)
janwhit@u.washington.edu

My professional and academic career has been shaped around the need to understand the economic and environmental consequences of large scale infrastructure projects. Our markets, governments, and quality of life depend on the consistent provision and maintenance of enormous networks of transportation, energy, water, communications, and waste. How we govern the planning, finance, design, and construction of these networks can determine the economic vitality and environmental integrity of our community. My interest is in reducing the incredible financial and natural cost of these systems to society, while ensuring their capacity to meet the demands for service placed on them by our ever-expanding population.

Courses:

• URBDP 466 Infrastructure and Community Facilities
• URBDP 498 Science, Policy and the Environment
• URBDP 501 Comprehensive Planning and Implementation
• URBDP 566 Infrastructure Planning
• URBDP 598 Elective