Place of birth: Brooklyn, NY

Parentage: son of Eugene Hanley and Mary Hanley

Family: married Maryann Donato Hanley; daughters Cassandra Hanley and Jessica Hanley Lennon

Education: BA, English, St Francis College 1965; MA, English, New York University 1967; PhD, English, Binghamton University 1981

Career: Richard E. Hanley teaches literature and writing in the New York City College of Technology, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, serves as the Chairman of the Board of the CUNY Institute for Urban Systems, and is editor of the Journal of Urban Technology (see url below).

Publications include: Moving People, Goods, and Information in the 21st Century (editor) 2004, Sustaining Urban Networks: The Social Diffusion of Large Technical Systems (co-editor) 2005; articles in professional journals

Contact details: Address: New York City College of Technology, The City University of New York, 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA; Tel: +1 718-260-5130; Fax: +1 718-347-9234; Email: rhanley@citytech.cuny.edu ; Website: http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/ ; Website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10630732.asp/ .