Urban Environmental Science 

I am a Professor at the IDEC Institute, Hiroshima University, Japan. I also have a cross-appointment at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Graduate School of Innovation and Practice for Smart Society, and the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering.  My research is mainly at the interface of urbanism and climate change mitigation and adaptation. I actively contribute to global change research programs such as the Future Earth and currently, I have served as a lead author for the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and a contributing author to the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. I have also served as lead author for UN-Habitat's flagship publication, the World Cities Report. Before joining Hiroshima University, I was the Executive Director of the Global Carbon Project (GCP)-a Future Earth core project- leading the urban flagship activity of the project, which is focused on conducting cutting-edge research for supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation in cities. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (Surveying), a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning, and a doctorate in Environmental Engineering. I am interested in pursuing research at the interface of climate change and urban planning. The ultimate goal of my research is to provide further insights into how to develop sustainable, peaceful, just, and resilient communities.

Students who wish to pursue a Masters or PhD Degree at Hiroshima University should send me an email that includes a CV and short statement of research interests. For more information on Masters, PhD and PostDoc opportunities click on the Admissions/scholarships tab.

広島大学IDEC国際連携機構の教授を務める。土木工学と都市計画のバックグランドを持ち、スマートシティおよび都市と気候変動の緩和・適応のインターフェースに関する研究を行っている。Future Earthなどの地球変動研究プログラムに積極的に貢献し、気候変動に関する政府間パネル（IPCC）の評価報告書やUN-Habitatの世界都市報告書の筆頭著者を務めた。気候変動と都市計画の境界領域を研究しており、持続可能で平和、公正かつレジリエントなコミュニティの構築に資する知見を提供することを目標としている。