John M. Carson was born in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, in the 1920s. At the outbreak of WWII, he fled to England, where he graduated from the London School of Economics and University C...view moreJohn M. Carson was born in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, in the 1920s. At the outbreak of WWII, he fled to England, where he graduated from the London School of Economics and University College London, married and started a family, before launching a 45-year career in urban planning and economic analysis. He lives in Toronto, Canada.view less