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Transportation Behavior Systems Lab
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The lab is a practical social science lab that rethinks transportation and national land from the perspective of human minds and behavior.
AboutAbout the lab
Improving society through practical social science.
The Travel Behavior Systems Lab studies problems of cities, transportation, and national land from the standpoint of the humanities and social sciences.
Traffic congestion and crowding at tourist sites arise from social dilemmas, where individual convenience conflicts with the interests of society as a whole.
The lab investigates the social and psychological mechanisms behind these problems and explores ways to change people's attitudes and behavior.
Its foundation is a pragmatist approach, learning through hands-on practice together with government officials and people working in the field.
Key terms
- Social dilemma
- A situation in which everyone acting in their own self-interest leads to a worse outcome for society as a whole
- Pragmatism
- A philosophy originating in the United States that holds that knowledge is verified through practice
- National resilience
- The ability of a nation as a whole to withstand and recover from major disasters and crises
ResearchResearch themes
Social science was originally a comprehensive, practical endeavor that took on real social problems. Based on the understanding that "society and human beings are comprehensive entities," the lab pursues practical social science that addresses concrete problems of cities, transportation, and national land.
*Illustrative imageSolving social dilemmas in cities and transportation
The lab investigates the social and psychological mechanisms behind traffic congestion, crowding at tourist sites, and the degradation of landscapes.
*Illustrative imageStudying the "spirit" that supports civil society
Even when institutions, funding, and technology are in place, the desired results cannot be achieved if the people who run them lack morality and vitality. Using empirical data, the lab analyzes questions such as whether attachment to one's community promotes problem solving.
*Illustrative imageNational resilience and national land planning
The lab considers how to secure resilience against nation-scale crises such as large-scale natural disasters, financial crises, geopolitical tensions, and a declining birthrate and aging population. Its research covers national land resilience centered on disaster prevention, macroeconomic policy, and measures to ease the over-concentration of people and functions in Tokyo.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Travel Behavior Systems Lab are faculty and students in the doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs.
- ProfessorSatoshi Fujii
- Associate ProfessorYuichiro Kawabata
- Associate ProfessorSCHMOECKER Jan Dirk
- Assistant ProfessorToshiya Obata
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Alcoa Highway Light Trails” Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Solving social dilemmas in cities and transportation: “Seesaw waiting for kids - panoramio” PS Harris / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Studying the "spirit" that supports civil society: “Zo'onna Noh Mask, Edo period, 18th century, wood with polychromy - Tokyo National Museum - DSC06166” Daderot / CC0 (cropped)
- National resilience and national land planning: “Balance scale MET DP318014” Henry N. Hooper and Company / O.P. Drake / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (都市基盤システム工学): “The city lights of Hong Kong and Shenzhen (iss072e399613)” NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain (cropped)
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