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Updated: 1st Oct. 2011

URP Professors

title occupation name research topic
Director Graduate School for Creative Cities SASAKI, Masayuki Comparative Study of Creative Cities and Industries.
Vice Director Urban Research Plaza (URP), Professor and of Graduate School of Literature and Human Science MIZUUCHI, Toshio Socio-political Geography, Contemporary Urban Issues, Homelessness, Urban Modernization
Vice Director Urban Research Plaza, Professor and of Guraduate School of Business OKANO, Hiroshi Strategic Urban Administration, City Branding, Creative City Management
Dedicated Researcher URP, Associate Professor JEON, HongGyu Housing Welfare, Community Regeneration with Residents of Poverty in Disadvantaged Area of East Asian Cities.
Dedicated Researcher URP & Faculty of Engineering, Affiliated Professor MIYAMOTO, Katsuhiro Architectural Design, Environmental Noise Elements, Self-managed Publicness.
Affiliated Researcher URP Steering Committee, Graduate School of Literature & Human Sciences, Professor NAKAGAWA, Shin Soundscapes
Faculty of Engineering, Professor UCHIDA, Takash Traffic Engineering, Land Planning.
Adjunct Professor URP, Graduate School of Literature & Human Sciences, Professor HASHIZUME, Shinya Architectural History, Urban Culture, Urban Tourism, Area Studies of Osaka.
Adjunct Lecturer URP AMENOMORI, Nobu Philosophy of Arts, Arts Management, Relationship in-between Arts and Locality/Society in Asia.
KAWAIDA, Sachiko Cultural Economics, Social Inclusion, Handicapped People, Artistic Expression, Self-esteem.
SAKURADA, Kazuya Unemployment, Media, Arts and Immaterial Production.
SATO, Yumi Housing Policy, Problems of Aging and Shrinking Population, Housing and Welfare.
TAKAOKA, Shinichi Creative Utilizing of Modern Architecture, Re-evaluation of Post-war Buildings.
HORIGUCHI, Tomonaga Labour Economics, Human Resources Management, Comparative Study of German and Japan.
HORI, Hirofumi Urban Planning Policies, Urban Designing, Citizens' Participation, Discretionary Development Review System.
Adjunct Research Associate HAYASHI, Tomoko Art History, Philosophy of Arts, Cultural Management of Public Museums
MATSUMOTO, Hirokazu Infrastructure Planning, Public Involvement. Information, Publicness and Transparency.

URP Administrative Staff

name in charge
TOMITA, Tsuneo URP Vice Director / GCOE Committee / Account Manager, Supervision
SAMGAWA, Takuya URP / GCOE General Management
AKI, Erina Personnel Matters
ARAHIRA, Miho University Accounting
HASHIBA, Mana GCOE / JSPS Accounting
NISHIDA, Takako International Journal
OGATA, Yuki Urban Library & Economics Library
YAMAGUCHI, Shigeru Urban Library & Economics Library