About the author: John Randolph and Gilbert Masters
John Randolph is director of the School of Public & International Affairs and professor of environmental planning at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is the author of Environmental Land Use Planning and Management (Island Press, 2003). In 2006, he was awarded the William R. and June Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban and Regional Planning.
Gilbert M. Masters is professor of civil and environmental engineering (emeritus) at Stanford University.