Keith A Ratner
Professional Details
| Title: | Professor |
| Office: | MH-326D |
| Phone: | 978-542-6226 |
| Email: | keith.ratner@salemstate.edu |
| Resume: | Keith A Ratner [DOC 95KB] |
Spring Courses
| Cat. # | Term | Course # | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2365 | 01 | GPH301 | Introduction to Quantitative Geography |
| 2367 | 01 | GPH340 | Geographic Information Systems |
| 2370 | 01 | GPH373 | Land Use Planning and Analysis |
| 2944 | S1 | GPH904 | Geographic Information Systems for Research and Analysis |
| 3894 | 01 | GPH446 | Advanced Geographic Information Systems |
| 4241 | 07 | GPH400 | Directed Study in Geography |
Professional Biography
Dr. Keith A. Ratner is an Associate Professor of geography specializing in urban geography, urban and transportation planning, and GIS implementation and development. He joined the Department of Geography at Salem State College in 1999 upon completing his PhD in geography at the University of Denver. Prior to entering the University of Denver, he obtained a Master of Regional Planning from Penn State University, and a Bachelors of Science in Natural Resource Development from Michigan State University. He worked for eleven years as a professional planner in New England at the local, regional and state levels of government. His research projects since arriving at Salem State have included an investigation into the regionalization of transportation planning north of Boston, the use of three dimensional data for the determination of road lengths for federal reporting requirements, and the analysis of regional development changes related to transit oriented development in Denver, Colorado.
Professional Interests
"Identifying "True" transit oriented development (TOD) in Denver". NCIT grant project completed in 2011 and awaiting 2nd round of funding.
Public transportation in North America.
Responsibilities
Graduate Program Coordinator, Geo-Information Science, Salem State University
Chairman, Salem State College Graduate Education Council
Coorinator, Salem State College Services in Lieu of Taxes (SILOT) program
Selected Publications
"Use of Orthophoto Imagery with Integrated Elevation Values to determine roadway lengths". $25,000 project with Massachusetts FTA Transportation Research Program.
"The issues and problems of regional planning in New England". North of Boston Regional Center
"Regional transportation planning in the parochial north of Boston area". North of Boston Regional Center
Selected Presentations
"Creating and Restoring Town and Village Centers: The Big Picture" Organizing for Community Developmnet Workshop, MA Department of Community Development
"Ride the "T" and See TOD in Metropolitan Boston" - Field Trip at Annual Meeting Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA
"The Changing World of Roadway Mapping and Measurement" - Annual Meeting of Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA
Member of Panel on "The Geographical Legacy of the American Freeway Revolt" - Annual Meeting of Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA
"Tracking the Land Use Impact of New Rapid Transit Development in Denver, CO". NESTVAL, Keene, NH.
Personal Interests
Riding Public Transit
Riding Bicycles
Traveling
Being outside