Naoyuki TOMARI, Dr. Eng.
Associate Professor, Tohoku Institute of Technology
RESEARCH INTERESTS
National and urban planning
Planning institution, system, process and procedure
Public involvement and communication
Transport Policy
Urban public transport, especially taxi policy
Driving condition and hours in transport business
Airport policy (runway capacity)
High-speed rail policy (economic spill-over effect)
Inbound tourism policy
CONTACT INFORMATION
Name: Naoyuki Tomari
Email: tomari00 at tohtech.ac.jp
Mailing Address: Dept. of Civil Engineering and Management, Tohoku Institute of Technology, Sendai 982-8577, JAPAN
Telephone: (+81)(0) 22 305 3533
WORK EXPERIENCE
Apr. 2019 - present, Associate Professor, Tohoku Institute of Technology
Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2019, Lecturer, Tohoku Institute of Technology
Apr. 2015 - Mar. 2016, Visiting Research Fellow, The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2015, Research Fellow, Institute for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS) (Currently, Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute, JTTRI)
(Visiting scholar, etc.)
Apr. 2015 - July 2015, Research Fellow (part time), Institute for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS)
Apr. 2014 - Oct. 2014, Visiting Research Fellow, The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
EDUCATION
Dr. of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2011
M.A., Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2007
DIPLOMA/CREDENTIALS: Confederation of the Four Universities, 2005 (Tokyo Medical and Dental Univ., Hitotsubashi Univ., Tokyo Univ. of Foreign Studies and Tokyo Institute of Technology)
B.A., Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2005
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Secretariat member, Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS), Nov. 2011 - present
(In Japan)
Member, Working Group on Public Acceptance of Recycling and Permanent Disposal of Soils, Ministry of the Environment, Jan. 2024 - present
Committee member, Confrence of Public Transport Vitalization, Miyagi Prefecture, Apr. 2023 - present
Committee member, Committee on Technological Visions on Development of Ports in Tohoku Region, Tohoku Regional Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Mar. 2023 - present
Member, Editorial Board of Journal of JSCE (Policy & Practices, Infrastructure Planning), June 2022 - present
Member, Academic Panel, Committee of Infrastructure Planning, JSCE, June 2022 - present
Chair, Conference of Special Transport Services, Sendai City, Aug. 2021 - present
Committee member, Committee on Regional Public Transportation, Sendai City, Aug. 2019 - present
City Development Support Specialist, Sendai City, Sep. 2018 - present
Committee member, Committee of Mediation of Conflicts on Mid-to-High-Rise Building, Sendai City, Apr. 2017 - present
Committee member, Research Group on Road Development in Tohoku District, Tohoku Regional Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Feb. 2017 - present
Member, Meeting for Transport Plan, Miyagi Prefecture, July 2020 - Mar. 2021
Board member, Selection Board of an Operator of Rebuilding of Izumi Ward Office, Sendai City, Jul. 2020 - Mar. 2022
Committee & Secretariat member, Committee of Infrastructure Planning and Management, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), June 2019 - June 2021
Secretariat member, Tohoku Regional Branch, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), May 2018 - May 2020
Secretariat member, Subcommittee for Conference Operation, Committee of Infrastructure Planning and Management, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), June 2016 - Dec. 2019
Research member, Research Group on Taxi Policy, Tokyo Hire-Taxi Association, Apr. 2012 - July 2017
Secretariat member, Editorial Board of Transport Policy Studies, Institute for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS), Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2015
Research member, Research Group on Transport Planning System considering Climate Change, Institute for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS), Nov. 2008 - Mar. 2010
Assistant of Secretary-General, Committee of Infrastructure Planning and Management, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), June 2007 - June 2009
PUBLICATION
Books
Yai, T., Fujisaki, K., Itoh, R., Kariyazaki, K., Kume, H., Pan, H., Rothengatter, W., Suzuki, A. and Tomari, N. (2015). Intercity Transport Policy and Planning System: International Comparison Between the EU, USA, China and Japan, In: Morichi, S., Rothengatter, W., Oum, T. and Hayashi, Y. (Eds.), Intercity Transport and Climate Change -Strategies for Reducing the Carbon Footprint, Springer. [ISBN978-3-319-06523-6]
Oh, J.h., Kwon, Y.J., Kim, Y.K., Terabe, S. and Tomari, N. (Eds.) (2015), International Comparison on High-Speed Railway Impacts and Station Area Development: Japan, Taiwan and Korea, The Korea Transport Institute and Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies. (Also, as one of the contributors) [ISBN978-89-5503-759-3]
*to be prepared for others.