In Urban Spatial Science Research Laboratory, we begin with analyzing spatial property, developing the location theory and optimal configuration theory, researching optimal city form, transport flow and network configuration, and recently work on development of the planning theory considering risk evaluation.We investigate and analyze the actual cities in detail to ensure whether those theoretical researches are representing the essence of cities.
 Our laboratory welcome a person who somewhat sympathized with and is interested in constructing the fundamental theory of Urban Engineering and pursuing the theory of spatial decision making. Please visit our laboratory frankly ( e-mail is here )

The members of Urban Spatial Science Research Laboratory belong to Urban Regional Planning Major in the college of Policy and Planning Science in undergraduate course, Risk Engineering Majorin the doctoral program of System and Information Engineering

Entrance exam of Graduated school is held in August as the first term admission and in February as the recommended entrance (that of System and Information Engineering is in July).Please refer to the web site of each department or institute for more detail.
1.Location-Allocation Models of Regional Facilities and Improving Urban Public Service

Classical location theoryfacility location models
Application of the discrete allocation model based on p-median/p-center problem
Sequential location model
Application of Voronoi diagram
The change of the optimal facility allocation by the Multi-facility
The theoretical relation between demand density and facility density
The effect of the multi-purpose trip on the optimal facility location

2.Transportation System


Configuration of the optimal collection and delivery routes/hub relay points
Network design problem
Design of the hierarchical transportation system and efficiency
Development of the sequential model of the hub and spoke systems
Relation between flow volume and network maintenance level

3.Property of Urban Space/Desirable Urban Space Structure

Configuration planning of land use in decentralized concentration
Urban structure, and choice of residence and office and commuting behavior
Optimal form of 3D( solid ) urban space, and the effect of the utilization underground
Distribution structure of residence and jobs, and theoretical model of commuting and business trips
4.What is Energy/Resource Saving Sustainable City?

Planning and design of super long urban structure considering resource and energy crisis
Density planning and sustainability of compact city and garden city
Role of public transportation, and multi-nuclear city as sustainable city form
Relationship between culture and energy consumption
Possibility of energy saving city maximizing natural energy use
Urbanization in developing countries, and policy to control energy and resource consumption
5.Risk Analysis and Urban Management

Risk in urban usual/unusual life
Risk assessment of emergency medical care service(EMS), and policy to raise the rate of life saving by introducing doctor-car system
Crisis/risk management in disaster recovery
Urban growth and Management of Risk
Uncertainty and plannig risk
Externality of transportation/supply network and risk assessment
Risk and maintenance policy