

MURAYAMA AKITO
(村山 顕人)Profile Information
- Affiliation
- Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Urban Engineering, Urban Planning Course, The University of Tokyo
- Degree
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Bachelor (Engineering)(The University of Tokyo)Master (Engineering)(The University of Tokyo)Ph.D. (Urban Engineering)(The University of Tokyo)
- Researcher number
- 60396760
- ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2389-939X
- J-GLOBAL ID
- 200901045067960671
- researchmap Member ID
- 1000368016
- External link
Akito Murayama, born in March 1977 in Yokohama, Japan, is currently a Professor and the Head of Urban Land Use Planning Unit at Department of Urban Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. He is also a member of UTokyo Center for Climate Solutions. As an expert on urban land use planning and urban development, he is currently conducting several research projects on planning methodology for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Co-authored books in English include "Living Cities in Japan: Citizens' Movements, Machizukuri and Local Environments" (Routledge, 2007), "Innovations in Collaborative Urban Regeneration" (Springer, 2009), "Megacities: Urban Form, Governance, and Sustainability" (Springer, 2011), "Urban Resilience - A Transformative Approach" (Springer, 2016), "Towards the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda: Contributions from Japan and Germany to Make Cities More Environmentally Sustainable" (Springer, 2018) , and "Urban Systems Design: Creating Sustainable Smart Cities in the Internet of Things Era" (Elsevier, 2020).
He teaches land use planning and district planning/design for undergraduate students, advanced urban planning and global planning for graduate students, and urban planning/design studios for both undergraduate and graduate students.
He has participated in many urban planning and environmental planning practices at local and prefectural government levels including Nagoya City Master Plan (2011 and 2020), Low Carbon City Nagoya Strategy Action Plan (2011 and 2024), Shizuoka City Master Plan (2016), Yokosuka City Master Plan (2016), Machida City Master Plan (2022), Nishitokyo City Master Plan (2024) and Mie Prefecture Urban and Regional Master Plans (2017-2018). He also supports stakeholders in Nishiki 2 Low-Carbon Community Development Project in Nagoya City. He serves as an urban planning committee director in Nishitokyo City, Yokosuka City, Kamakura City, Misato City and Shibayama Town.
Research Interests
6Research Areas
1Research History
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Jun, 2011 - Mar, 2014
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Apr, 2013 - Sep, 2013
Education
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Apr, 1997 - Mar, 1999
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Apr, 1995 - Mar, 1997
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Apr, 1992 - Mar, 1995
Awards
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Jan, 2021
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Mar, 2019
Papers
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Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ), 90(829) 441-452, Mar 1, 2025
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Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, Feb 4, 2025
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Urban Climate, 57 102068-102068, Sep, 2024
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Cities, 152 105241-105241, Sep, 2024
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Habitat International, 149, Jul, 2024
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Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 59(3) 1407-1414, 2024
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Progress in Planning, 100850-100850, Jan, 2024
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Habitat International, 142 102963-102963, Dec, 2023
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Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 58(3) 835-842, Oct 25, 2023
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Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 58(3) 1203-1210, Oct 25, 2023
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Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 58(3) 1320-1327, Oct 25, 2023
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Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 58(1) 127-134, Apr 25, 2023
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 36(4) 135-144, Apr, 2023 Peer-reviewed
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Planning Perspectives, 1-28, Mar 13, 2023
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Urban and Regional Planning Review, 10 94-120, 2023
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Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 57(3) 949-956, Oct 25, 2022
Misc.
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Reports of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 23(2) 177, Sep 10, 2024
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環境情報科学, 53(1) 120-120, Apr 15, 2024
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環境情報科学, 53(1) 156-156, Apr 15, 2024
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都市計画 = City planning review / 日本都市計画学会 編, 73(2) 94-101, Mar, 2024
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Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 59(3) 595-602, 2024
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都市計画 = City planning review / 日本都市計画学会 編, 71(5) 80-85, Sep 15, 2022
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区画整理, 65(9) 7-12, Sep, 2022
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都市計画 = City planning review / 日本都市計画学会 編, 71(1) 82-85, Jan 15, 2022
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都市計画 = City planning review / 日本都市計画学会 編, 71(1) 72-75, Jan 15, 2022
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都市計画ぐんま, 28 12-13, 2022
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新都市, 76(2) 10-13, 2022
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都市計画 = City planning review / 日本都市計画学会 編, 70(6) 48-55, Nov 15, 2021
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区画整理, 64(4) 6-13, Apr, 2021
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都市とガバナンス / 日本都市センター 編, (35) 112-118, Mar, 2021
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都市とガバナンス / 日本都市センター 編, (35) 130-132, Mar, 2021
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70(1) 78-83, Jan 15, 2021
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都市住宅学, 113(113) 56-60, 2021
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日本生活学会研究発表大会梗概集, 48th, 2021
Books and Other Publications
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東京大学出版会, Jul, 2024 (ISBN: 9784130627320)
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学芸出版社, Dec, 2023 (ISBN: 9784761528775)
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日本都市センター, Mar, 2023 (ISBN: 9784909807281)
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明石書店, Dec, 2022 (ISBN: 9784750354743)
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学芸出版社, Dec, 2021 (ISBN: 9784761528010)
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学芸出版社, Jun, 2021 (ISBN: 9784761527693)
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鹿島出版会, Mar, 2021 (ISBN: 9784306073586)
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日経BP,日経BPマーケティング (発売), Jul, 2020 (ISBN: 9784296106752)
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鹿島出版会, 2019
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学芸出版社, 2019
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学芸出版社, Sep, 2018 (ISBN: 9784761526894)
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三井不動産株式会社, 2018
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学芸出版社, 2018
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Politecnico di Torino, 2018
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水曜社, Dec, 2017 (ISBN: 9784880654355)
Teaching Experience
14Professional Memberships
10Works
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Mar, 2016 Other
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Mar, 2014 Other
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Mar, 2013 Other
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Mar, 2013 Artistic work
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Nov, 2012 Other
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Apr, 2011 Other
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Apr, 2011 Other
Research Projects
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2028
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2028
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B)), Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B)), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Oct, 2020 - Mar, 2024
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科学研究費助成事業 基盤研究(B), 基盤研究(B), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2023
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2018 - Mar, 2022
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Joint Projects for the Internationalization of Research 2017, Compagnia di San Paolo within the Politecnico di Torino, Sep, 2017 - Sep, 2018
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文部科学省, May, 2013 - Mar, 2018
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科学研究費補助金・基盤研究(A), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), 文部科学省・学術振興会, Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2017
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科学研究費補助金・基盤研究(B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 文部科学省・学術振興会, Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2017
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環境省, Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2016
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株式会社日建設計総合研究所, Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2016
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JST戦略的創造研究推進事業・社会技術研究開発, 科学技術振興機構, 2012 - 2015
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受託研究/平成25年度まちなか再生支援事業, 大垣市/地域総合整備財団<ふるさと財団, Apr, 2013 - Mar, 2014
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 文部科学省・学術振興会, Apr, 2011 - Mar, 2014
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受託研究, 大垣市, Apr, 2010 - Mar, 2013
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2011 - 2013
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環境研究総合推進費, 環境省, 2011 - 2013
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文部科学省, 2013
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研究助成, 財団法人旭硝子財団, Apr, 2009 - Mar, 2011
Social Activities
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