Lewis, David B
Professorresearch
research and scholarship focus
- policy analysis
- program management
- famine relief in remote areas of Indonesia
- post-flood reconstruction in China
- development decentralization in Kenya
- strategic planning for education in Eritres
- squatter settlement upgrading in Jordan
- community project planning in Poland, growth management of new cities in Egypt
- environmental planning for the Lake Victoria region of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
- Science and technology policy in developing nations
- Quantitative methods for policy evaluation
- Rural development
- Project planning
- Development management
- South Asia, southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East
- University program administration
international geographic focus
- Africa | continent
- Kazakhstan | country
- Middle East | trans-national region
- South Asia | trans-national region
- Southeast Asia | trans-national region
affiliations
head of
- Cornell Institute of Public Affairs (CIPA) | academic program office
faculty appointment in
- City and Regional Planning (CRP) | Cornell department
administrative appointment
- Cornell Institute of Public Affairs (CIPA) | academic program office
member of graduate field
- City and Regional Planning | graduate field
- International Agriculture and Rural Development | graduate field
- International Development | graduate field
- Peace Studies and Peace Science | minor graduate field
- Public Affairs | graduate field
- Regional Science | graduate field
teaching
teaching focus
- Seminar on Project Planning in Developing Countries
- Quantitative Techniques for Policy Analysis and Program Management
teaches
- CRP 4900 - Student-Faculty Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 4920 - Undergraduate Honors Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 4930 - Undergraduate Honors Thesis Writing (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 4970 - Independent Study (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 5076 - International Planning and Development Workshop (TR 02:55:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 7970 - Independent Study for Graduate Students (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 8910 - Masters Thesis in Regional Science (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 8920 - Masters Thesis, Project, or Research Paper (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 9920 - Doctoral Dissertation (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 4900 - Student-Faculty Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 4920 - Undergraduate Honors Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 4930 - Undergraduate Honors Thesis Writing (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 4970 - Independent Study (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 7940 - Planning Internships (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 7970 - Independent Study for Graduate Students (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 8920 - Masters Thesis, Project, or Research Paper (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 9920 - Doctoral Dissertation (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- CRP 5076 - International Planning and Development Workshop (TR 12:20:PM-02:15:PM) | fall 2008 class
service
current professional activities
- Director, Kazakhstan International Training
- Professional practice: Consultant to the prime minister of Kazakhstan
background
educational background
- Ph.D., Cornell University, 1973
- M.S., Stanford University, 1966
- B.S., Stanford University, 1962
contact
email address
dbl2@cornell.edu