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Junji Urata, Associate Professor
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The Next-Generation Resilient City Lab conducts research, development, and activities toward forming cities that incorporate next-generation transportation and urban systems and that are resilient to future crises such as disasters. The lab was established in April 2023 by Associate Professor Junji Urata. Using methods such as behavior models, optimal control theory, simulation, and data science, the lab discusses how to form disaster-resilient communities and how to provide mobility support that improves livability for people of all generations. Research topics are decided through discussion after hearing students' wishes, with the lab presenting the topics and approaches it can offer.
Mitsuru Ota, Associate Professor
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The Urban Policy Science Lab is the lab of Associate Professor Mitsuru Ota, who specializes in regional science, urban economics, and urban planning. Its research keyword is urban structure: the lab studies how the spatial structure of cities is determined and how it changes. Its topics include the relationship between advances in communication technology and urban spatial structure, and the economic effects of environmental policies.
Naohisa Okamoto, Professor
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The Urban Transportation Lab studies planning theory and evaluation theory for infrastructure development, with a focus on transportation. The lab was established in April 1979 and has continued since the early days of Tsukuba's Policy and Planning Sciences program (known as "Shakō"). Currently, students conduct research under Professor Naohisa Okamoto, who specializes in transport planning and tourism planning. A lab seminar for bachelor's and master's theses is held once a week, where students receive comments from Professor Okamoto.
Shinichiro Okushima, Professor
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The Environmental and Energy Policy Lab studies environmental and energy issues from the perspectives of economics and ethics. On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Environmental and Energy Economics & Energy and Climate Ethics Lab." The lab deals with "energy poverty," where households cannot use enough energy for heating, cooling, and other needs, and with "energy sufficiency," where households can use energy at a sufficient or appropriate level. The lab considers how to reconcile climate change measures with securing the energy people need for their basic living.
Naoko Kaida, Professor
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The Environmental Decision Making Lab studies the interrelationship between people and the environment using psychological methods. When people take action to improve the environment, what encourages them and what holds them back? The lab investigates this from both psychological and structural factors. Another research theme is how the natural environment relates to people's physical and mental health and well-being. On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Environmental Psychology Lab."
Yohei Kinoshita, Associate Professor
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The Satellite Geodesy Lab uses data obtained through remote sensing, including by satellites, to elucidate natural phenomena such as earthquakes and weather, and to solve problems related to urban infrastructure. The core of its research is the use of synthetic aperture radar (SAR), which images the ground surface with microwaves, and InSAR (interferometric SAR), a technique that can detect ground surface deformation with centimeter-order accuracy. The lab is not tied to SAR: it uses whichever observation method suits the subject of interest, aiming to deepen understanding of phenomena and contribute to a better society. For fourth-year student placement, the lab basically accepts students from the Urban Planning major of the College of Policy and Planning Sciences. Students from other majors, as well as graduate students from other programs and from outside the university, are also welcome to consult.
Tsutomu Suzuki, Professor
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Based on the fundamental properties of urban space, the Urban Spatial Analysis Lab studies location theory, optimal facility allocation theory, and theories of traffic flow and transport networks. The lab views building a city as making spatial decisions about what to build where, and pursues theories to support those decisions. Recently, it has also been studying planning theories and techniques that incorporate the concept of risk. To verify whether its theories capture the essence of cities, the lab also surveys and analyzes real cities.
Ayako Taniguchi, Professor
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The Public Psychology Lab conducts research that draws on psychology to solve or ease a variety of problems facing cities and towns. The theme running through the lab's research is easing "social dilemmas," in which behavior that benefits an individual in the short term and out of self-interest conflicts with behavior that benefits society in the long term. For example, when everyone travels by car during Golden Week or the Obon holidays, severe traffic congestion results, leading to socioeconomic losses and a heavier burden on the environment. To ease such situations, "behavior change," in which people shift to actions that also take a long-term, societal perspective into account, is considered essential.
Morito Tsutsumi, Professor
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The Real Estate and Quantitative Spatial Analysis Lab was named in the hope of making two major pillars of its work: interdisciplinary research on real estate, and quantitative and statistical analysis using geographic spatial data. The lab was founded in May 2007 and is led by Professor Morito Tsutsumi of the Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems. The lab aims to be an open lab where free, intellectual discussion thrives. It also actively pursues joint research projects with companies and other universities.
Mikio Tobita, Project Professor
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The Space Geodesy and Geoinformation Lab specializes in surveying, geodesy, geoinformatics, and disaster science. Its research keywords include space geodesy, Earth observation, remote sensing, synthetic aperture radar, interferometry, and geodetic reference frames. The lab works on developing analysis software for synthetic aperture radar and on analyzing crustal deformation. This introduction is based on the University of Tsukuba's researcher directory and on faculty information from the College of Policy and Planning Sciences and the graduate school.
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