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Urban Socioeconomic Systems Analysis Lab
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A lab that uses spatial economics to uncover how cities and industries come to cluster together.
AboutAbout the lab
Using economics to explain how cities and industries cluster
The Urban Socioeconomic Systems Analysis Lab centers its research on theories of how cities and industries agglomerate and take shape.
Focusing on cities, regions, and international trade, the lab elucidates the structure of spatial economies and the process of their change, and conducts policy analysis for urban and regional economic development.
Research is carried out with an interdisciplinary approach called "regional science," which combines multiple fields such as urban economics and game theory.
Key terms
- Spatial economics
- A field of economics that explains why industries and cities cluster in particular places, in terms of economies of scale, transport costs, and other factors
- Regional science
- An interdisciplinary field that studies cities and regions by integrating economics, geography, transportation studies, demography, and other fields, with strong emphasis on the spatial dimension
- Floor area ratio regulation
- An urban planning regulation that sets an upper limit on the total floor area of buildings relative to the size of the site
- Cost-benefit analysis
- A method of evaluating a policy or project by comparing its costs with the benefits it yields
ResearchResearch themes
Cities are linked by transport and communication networks and, through the movement of people, goods, services, and knowledge, form an "urban system" as a whole. Centering on theories of urban and industrial agglomeration, the lab elucidates the structure and evolution of spatial economies and conducts policy analysis for urban and regional economic development.
*Illustrative imageTheory and Applications of Spatial Economics
The lab explains why industrial agglomeration and urban formation occur in particular places, from the perspectives of economies of scale in production, monopolistic competition, and transport costs. Alongside building basic theory, it applies the theory to concrete problems such as interregional competition and cooperation.
*Illustrative imageEconomic Approaches to Urban Problems
The lab analyzes and evaluates urban unemployment, housing, and environmental problems from an economic perspective. It then proposes the urban and environmental policies that are needed and analyzes their effects.
*Illustrative imageEconomic Analysis of Urban Planning and Transport Policy
Using urban economic models, the lab analyzes how urban planning tools such as zoning and floor area ratio regulations, and transport policies such as transport investment and pricing, affect spatial structure within cities and urban welfare.
*Illustrative imageCost-Benefit Methods for Policy Evaluation
The lab is revisiting conventional cost-benefit analysis theory and developing new methods. Focusing on the evaluation of urban and transport policies, it is examining cost-benefit analysis grounded in the structure of the spatial economy.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Urban Socioeconomic Systems Analysis Lab consist of faculty, visiting researchers, and doctoral and master's students.
- Associate ProfessorRyo Ito
- Assistant ProfessorYang Zhang
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- Top image: “Tokyo Metro and JR East at Ochanomizu, Tokyo” Kabelleger / David Gubler / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Theory and Applications of Spatial Economics: “Aerial view of a pharma factory in Vizianagaram district 02” Saiphani02 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Economic Approaches to Urban Problems: “Slums in Caracas, Venezuela” Wilfredor / CC0 (cropped)
- Economic Analysis of Urban Planning and Transport Policy: “Shanghai Urban Planning Museum city model 4” Tim Sheerman-Chase / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Cost-Benefit Methods for Policy Evaluation: “E16 roadworks Bjørum Sollih 2023 nr2” Erik den yngre / CC0 (cropped)
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