大橋 弘明

都市・地域プランナー・デザイナー／PhD（博士）・英国王立都市計画協会公認都市計画家（Chartered Town Planner [MRTPI])・技術士（建設部門：都市及び地方計画）・再開発プランナー・宅地建物取引士・管理業務主任者・賃貸不動産経営管理士・APECエンジニア（Civil)・IPEA国際エンジニア（Japan）・URCAマンション建替えアドバイザー・二級建築士・アフィリエイテッド ファイナンシャル プランナー（AFP)／TOEFL CBT: 267点（2005年）・TOEIC: 910点（2005年）

Hiroaki Ohashi, PhD MRTPI P.E.Jp APEC Eng. IntPE(Jp), has specialized in urban and regional planning, development, policy, and design by integrating practical, research, and teaching experiences. He holds professional qualifications such as a Chartered Town Planner of UK's Royal Town Planning Institute, Professional Engineer (Civil Eng.: Urban and Regional Planning) (very important JPN Nat’l QUAL in planning and development practices in Japan), Urban Renewal Planner, Real Estate Notary (JPN Nat’l QUAL), Licensed Representative of Condominium Management Company (JPN Nat’l QUAL), Property Manager (JPN Nat'l QUAL), APEC Engineer (Civil), IPEA International Engineer (Japan), URCA Condominium Rebuilding Advisor, and Affiliated Financial Planner. He is a member of professional and academic societies, including the Royal Town Planning Institute; International Society of Urban and Regional Planners; Regional Studies Association; Town and Country Planning Association; American Planning Association; Urban Design Group; Institute of Professional Engineers, Japan; Professional Engineers Alumni Society, The Uni. of Tokyo; City Planning Institute of Japan; Tokyo Society of Architects & Building Engineers; and Japan Society for International Development. He has various practical experiences in both international and domestic consultancy projects in planning and development at two well-known construction consulting firms within the same company group in Tokyo (i.e. Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd. and Pacific Consultants International). These experiences cover projects at different spatial scales ranging from master planning through urban (re)development to the utilization of an individual site. The experiences, which enabled him to obtain comparative insights in different national settings and at different phases of urbanization, include countries, such as Mongolia, Qatar, Ghana, Vietnam, Pakistan, China, Philippines, and Japan. The clients of some projects were the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) or the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). International projects include “The Study on City Master Plan and Urban Development Program of Ulaanbaatar City in Mongolia” (JICA project), “Qatar National Master Plan”, and “The Study on Comprehensive Urban Development Plan for Greater Kumasi in the Republic of Ghana” (JICA project). The clients of domestic projects were mostly Japanese government entities. He was also one of the team members for the urban planning and design competition for a "Concept Plan for Area 1 in Greater Doha", in which the team's outcome was selected as one of the three finalists who could proceeded to the proposal stage for master planning of Qatar. After accumulating practical experiences, he obtained a PhD (in Urban and Regional Planning) from University College London (UCL) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Nicholas A. Phelps (Prof. and Chair of Urban Planning, The Uni. of Melbourne/Formerly, Prof. of Urban and Regional Development, UCL) and Prof. Dr. John Tomaney (Prof. of Urban and Regional Planning, UCL). His PhD thesis targeted the suburban territory of Tokyo Metropolis where he lived for a long time. During his PhD study, he was awarded several grants, including an Inoue Masaru Scholarship (UCL 1863 Japan Scholarship) from UCL and a BAJS Studentship from the British Association for Japanese Studies. He also holds the following academic qualifications: a BEng (in Civil Eng.) and a MEng (in Civil Eng.) from the Uni. of Tokyo, and a MSc with Distinction (in Built Environment: Advanced Architectural Studies) and a MArch (in Architectural Design) from Uni. of London (UCL). He is an Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific Uni. in Beppu City. Prior to this, he worked as a Senior Researcher at Ritsumeikan Uni. and as a Part-time Lecturer at Ryukoku Uni. in Kyoto City. From Nov. 2021 to Jan. 2022, he was a Chercheur invité at UMR 8504 Géographie-cités (by Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Université de Paris, and École des hautes études en sciences sociales). From Aug. to Sep. 2022, he was a University Guest (Academic) at The Uni. of Melbourne. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at UCL since Feb. 2023. He published papers in the following: Urban Studies, Cities, Urban Geography, Urban Planning, and Journal of Planning Education and Research. He also published papers (in Japanese) in the following: Journal of Disaster Mitigation for Historical Cities and Historical Disaster Studies in Kyoto, both of which are by Ritsumeikan Uni. where he is a Visiting Researcher. After his PhD, he has received several grants. Since Apr. 2023, I am a member of the committee established by Oita Prefectural Government for revitalization of the Nishi-Oita area that serves as a port gateway to Oita Prefecture and is connected with Kobe City by ferries. His interests include spatial and (sub)urban policies and planning, international comparative planning studies, (sub)urban and architectural analysis and design, sustainable and resilient development, regional and rural development, international development, shrinking cities, smart cities, disaster management (especially, water-related disasters amid climate change), historic preservation, and interdisciplinary approaches for built and natural environments among urban and regional planning and design, architecture, civil engineering, public policies, and urban economics.

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