Department of Urban System Science2014 Annual Report■Staff List of the Department of Urban System Science, Graduate School of Urban
Environmental Sciences

Shin AIBA, Associate Professor
Tanji HOSHI, Professor
Taro ICHIKO, Associate Professor
Fumiko ITOH, Professor
Satoru KATO, Professor
Motoi NAGANO, Associate Professor
Hiroyuki ONEYAMA, Professor
Kenji TAKEMIYA, Professor
Hidenori TAMAGAWA, Professor
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, Associate Professor

Prof. Hoshi and Prof. Kato were retired by the age limit in March of 2015. Prof.
Takemiya has moved to the Department of Architecture in this April. Prof. Oneyama isalso a member of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Please refer toits site as for his report.

<< Shin AIBA >>1) Staff

Shin AIBAAssociate Professor／Dr. Eng.

Urban Planning, Machizukuri
Rm.9-566, +81 426 77 1111 Ext.4237 aib@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2014FY

1. Study on reconstruction from disaster
Shin AIBA
I study on reconstruction plans and projects from Great East Japan earthquake. I
support to plan reconstruction projects and actions in Ryori village, Ofunato city.
Results are published on academic magazines and international conference.

2. Urbanism on population decreasing age
Shin Aiba
I discuss and examine a theory of urban planning and design. Results are publishedon discussion papers of symposium by AIJ (architectural institute of Japan)．

3. Comparative study on machizukuri in east Asian countries
Shin Aiba
I compare policy, history and practice of machizukuri in Japan, Taiwan and Korea.I
prepare a book to publish the results.

4. Technologies to support machizukuri
Shin AIBA
I develop technologies to support discussion and consensus building by citizens. I
develop a game to support to exchange ideas of machizukuri by citizens.

3) List of Research Activities in 2014FY

1. Refereed Papers
Sota Terasawa and Shin Aiba，The Role of the temporary mall in the Commercial
revival from East Japan Great Earthquake Disaster- A case of 3 cities in south coast of
Iwate prefecture -，Journal of CPIJ，No.49-3，pp.291〜296，CPIJ，2014

2. Proceedings of Oral Presentations
Junji AIKI & Shin AIBA,Evaluation of Tokyo's City Planning in 1973-2000:
Relationship of Urban Space and Floor Area Ratio That Focuses on Original Land Useof Tokyo with Zoning Regulation, The International Symposium on City Planning 2014
(CD~ROM), 2014.11
Shin AIBA, Hirotaka IKEDA, Shuhei KIMURA and Shosuke SATOH ,Participativeplanning of a community revival plan after the Great East Japan earthquake tsunami
disaster A case study of a frequently stricken area in the Iwate prefecture, Proceedingsof the 3rd International Conference on Urban Disaster Reduction, (CD~ROM),2014.9<< Tanji HOSHI >>1) Staff

Tanji HOSHI

Professor／Dr. Med.

Urban Health, Public HealthRm.9-565, +81 426 77 1111 Ext.4278 star@onyx.dti.ne.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2014FY

he purpose of our study is to make clear the yearly trend of the health status in
urban city and determine which have the validity for the survival rate of the dwellingelderly in suburban city.

3) List of Research Activities in 2014FY

1. Refereed Papers

Socioeconomic Status, Comorbidity, Activity Limitation, and Healthy Life Expectancy inOlder Men and Women: A 6-Year Follow-Up Study in Japan.；Yang S; Hoshi T, Wang S,
Nakayama N, Kong F；Journal Of Applied Gerontology: The Official Journal Of The
Southern Gerontological Society Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jan 26.
Association between socioeconomic status (SES), mental health and need for long-term care
(NLTC)—A Longitudinal Study among the Japanese Elderly"；Fan-Lei Kong ,Tanji Hoshi,
Bin Ai b, Zu-Min Shi ,Naoko Nakayama ,Shuo Wang , Su-Wen Yang Archives of Gerontology
and Geriatrics 59, 372–381,2014
Does Social Interaction Explain Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health Status? Results fromthe Japanese Community-Dwelling Elderly Age 65 to 84 Years.；Wang Shuo, Hoshi Tanji,Ai, Bin；Educational Gerontology (2) 81-92, 2014

3. Monographs / Technical books
Tanji HOSHI editor, Public Health Administration, Japanese Nurse Association, 2014.
Tanji HOSHI

Takao

Tashiroeditor,

HealthScience

Japanese Broadcast

University Publisher 2014<< Taro ICHIKO >>1) Staff

Taro ICHIKO
Associate Professor/ Doctor of Urban Science
Disaster-proof urban planning, Community-based Disaster Management, Risk
Management
Rm.9-553,+81-42-677 1111 Ext. 4272

ichiko-taro@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2014FY

1. A study of run-away actions from the Tohoku region Pacific Tunami disasterA run away action had made a significant role after the Tohoku region Pacific Tunami
disaster. However cabinet office government of Japan surveyed those actions, it was notenough to inquiry reaction of designated person e.g. case workers and community
leaders.
In this study, interview surveys were dedicated in Noda-village, Yamada-town and
Ishinomaki-city. It was continued interview surveys and analyzed the effects of local
nature and neighborhood relationships to people’s run-away actions.

2. A study of a pre-disaster planning for post-disaster recovery
Disaster mitigation which means not only reducing disaster losses by pre-activities
but also preparing resilient recovery after a big disaster becomes more important for
countermeasures of the Tokyo capital earthquake. Those programs for disaster recovery
from a view of the planning theory is developed as a pre-disaster planning forpost-disaster recovery. We also have been dedicating those programs accompanying
with Tokyo Metropolitan Government and local municipalities.
In fiscal year 2014, Community workshops

for post-disaster recovery in

Higashi-kanamachi, Katsushika-ward were managed and delivered. Adding to that, anaction research on the 16th municipal staff training for a long-term recovery by TMG
was done.

3. A study of disaster management as an aspect of gender equality
After the Tohoku region Pacific Tunami disaster, refugee support as an aspect ofgender equality has been becoming important. In this study, surveys of women’s life andlivelihood recovery after the Tohoku disaster were conducted. And workshops for design
the disaster mitigation programs of the center of gender equality in Chofu city was
managed.

3) List of Research Activities in 2014FY

2. Oral presentation
Taro ICHIKO(2014)An action research of community-based housing recovery from the
big TUNAMI disaster in Kesennuma, Japan, 3rd ICUDR, Oral session, Boulder, USA,
September28-October 1, 2014

3. Others3.4 Invited speech
Taro ICHIKO（2014）What can planners do for post-disaster recovery? accompany-withapproach as a context of Japanese planning realm, disaster research exchange seminar,
Ming Chuan University, 2014 June<< Fumiko ITOH >>1) Staff

Fumiko ITOProfessor/ Dr. Eng.
Urban Planning, Urban Analysis, Analysis of Residential Environment, Cost-Benefit
analysis of public projects
Rm.9-558, +81 42 677 1111 Ext.4273 itofumi@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2014FY

1. Environment of urban area and residential area
Fumiko Ito
The condition of the city, the evaluation of environment and the relationship between
those are analyzed to get suggestion for creating comfortable residential environment.
This year, following topics are researched.
i) Sustainable environment of residential area: Eco housing in the newtown area,ii) Electric Vehicle: Purchase preferences and its determinant factors,iii) The structure of demand and supply in housing market of secondhand apartments,iv) Relation between the change in sky factor and impression of street.

2. Estimation of urban environment and urban projects
Fumiko Ito
Urban environment and the urban projects for building up the environment wereanalyzed using GIS or benefit analysis. This year, following topics are researched.
i) Conjoint analysis on the function composing Parking Area of highway,ii) Relation between the residents’ estimation and the environment of housing
environment,iii) Estimation of stations’ territories by Kernel method using people flow project data,iv) Optimal location of bicycles and port for community cycle system.

3) List of Research Activities in 2014FY

1. Refereed papers
NISHIO Shoko and ITO Fumiko (2015) The Effect of Sky Factor And The Change on
Impression of Townscape [in Japanese], J. Archit. Plann., AIJ, Vol. 80 No. 710, 907-914.

2. Proceedings of Oral Presentations
ARIYOSHI Mariko and ITO Fumiko（2014）Pedestrian Route Choice in the Buildings
Focused on Vertical and Horizontal Direction [in Japanese], Summaries of technicalpapers of annual meeting (Urban Planning and Design), 821‐822.
SEINO Hirokatsu and ITO Fumiko (2014) A study on location of the bicycle and port inCommunity Cycle System: Case study of Yokohama Baybike [in Japanese], Summaries
of technical papers of annual meeting（Information Systems Technology）, 51‐52.
KOBAYASHI Mirano and ITO Fumiko(2014) Analysis of the existing housing market
based on Internet Information: Case study in and around KICHIJOJI [in Japanese],
Summaries of technical papers of annual meeting (Architecture System andManagement), 51‐52.
TKEUCHI Yuma and ITO Fumiko（2014）Estimation of Station's Territories By Kernel
Method Using People Flow Project Data, CSIS DAYS 2014: Research Abstract on
Spatial Information Science, 25

3. Others
3-2. Research Reports / Papers
TSUCHIYA Yoriko and ITO Fumiko（2014）Analysis of Purchase Preferences forElectric Vehicles and Its Determinant Factors [in Japanese] CSIS Discussion Paper
No.129.
TAKEUCHI Yuma and ITO Fumiko（2014）Detailed Estimation of Station's Territories
Using People Flow Project Data [in Japanese] Papers and proceedings of theGeographic Information Systems Association of Japan, Vol.23, D-1-5.
Shoko NISHIO and Fumiko ITO（2014）Proposal for Sky Factor Calculation System
Using Panoramic Image of Google Street View Part2: The Improvement of The System
and Its Availability [in Japanese] Papers and proceedings of the Geographic
Information Systems Association of Japan, Vol.23、E-2-1.

<< Satoru KATO >>1) Staff

Satoru Kato

Prof./ Dr. Eng.

Chemical Engineering, Phase Equilibria, Information Technology
Rm.9-148/ Tel. 042-677-2824

kato-satoru@c.metro-u.ac.jp

2) Overview of research activities in 2014FY

1. Infinite dilution partial molar excess entropy-enthalpy compensation for thiophene,carbon dioxide and water in ionic liquids
Satoru KATO
Infinite dilution partial molar excess entropy-enthalpy compensation for polar solutes
in ionic liquids (IL) is investigated using the literature data of infinite dilution activity
coefficient, lnγ1∞. It is shown that entropy-enthalpy compensation holds for the polar
solutes, such as thiophene and CO2, and non-polar solutes, such as heptane and toluene.
For the water + IL binaries, a converged linear relationship between infinite dilution
partial molar excess entropy and enthalpy holds. Using the compensation rule, it isshown that, for the efficient removal of thiophene and CO2 with IL solvents, ILs having
weaker molecular interactions with thiophene and CO2 are advantageous, because theentropy terms control the lnγ1∞ values.

2. An empirical consistency test using thermodynamic consistency lines for the binary
VLE data
Satoru KATO

An empirical consistency test is proposed for application to polar binaries. Using asignificant number of the Margules binary parameters from the literature reported bydifferent authors using different equipment, it was shown that polarity exclusion factor,β, converges to a straight line drawn on a log-log scale formulated as β=aPb using thesystem pressure, P, of the constant－pressure data or the average vapor pressure of theconstant － temperature data. It was also shown that β is a polarity-independent
variable. An application of the test to ternary LLE data is demonstrated

3. Vapor-phase mole fractions determined from the P, x data using the Margules
equation for high-pressure binary VLE systems including carbon dioxide
Satoru KATO
High-pressure P, x data for CO2+hydrocarbons, +methanol. +ethanol and+water binaries were correlated using the Margules equation. The average relative
difference between experimental data and the correlation was as low as 1 % at T<Tc1,
where T and Tc1 denote the system temperature and the critical temperature of thelighter component. It was found that the average relative difference of the vapor phasemole fractions from the Margules equation representing the P, x data is 0.6 % for theasymmetric and non-azeotropic binaries. A criterion for identifying the non-azeotropic
binaries is proposed. The strength of molecular interactions and molecular order wereidentified for the azeotropic and zeotropic mixtures using partial molar excess
enthalpies and entropies at infinite dilution. A method for the high-precision correlationof infinite dilution activity coefficients is proposed．

4. Influence of ionic liquids on enzymatic enantioselectivity
Hidetaka NORITOMI, Hideki CHIBA, Manabu KIKUTA, Satoru KATO
The

enantioselectivity

of

α-chymotrypsin

in

the

esterificationofN-acetyl-tryptophan with ethanol was examined in aprotic ionic liquids. The
enantioselectivity was found to be strongly affected by a kind of solvent, water content,
andreaction

temperature.

The(kcat/KM)L/(kcat/KM)D

ratio

in

1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis (fluorosulfonyl) imide ([C2mim][FSI]) containing 1.0%(v/v) water at 25oC exhibits 32000, while that in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium
tetrafluoroborate ([C2mim][BF4]) containing 1.0% (v/v) water at 25oC shows 190. The(kcat/KM)L/(kcat/KM)D ratio in [C2mim][BF4] at 25oC varies from 190 at 1.0% (v/v) water to65000 at 5.0% (v/v) water. Moreover, the (kcat/KM)L/(kcat/KM)D ratio in [C2mim][FSI]
containing 5.0% (v/v) water can be forced to induce a 7-fold increase simply by switchingfrom 25oC to 40oC. The enantioselectivity tended to correlate with enzyme reactivity inionic liquids.

5. Adsorption of α-chymotrypsin on plant biomass charcoal
Hidetaka

NORITOMI,

Keito

HISHINUMA,

Shyunichi

KURIHARA,

JumpeiNISHIGAMI, Tetsuya TAKEMOTO, Nobuyuki ENDO,Satoru KATO
The adsorption of α-chymotrypsin onto plant biomass charcoal (PBC), which
was prepared from plant biomass wastes such as bagasses and dumped adzuki beans by
pyrolysis, has been examined. The PBC was characterized by SEM, specific surface area,and pore size distribution. The adsorption isotherms were successfully correlated by the
Freundlich equation. The amount of α-chymotrypsin adsorbed on PBC was dramaticallydependent upon the solution pH and temperature. Maximum adsorptions of
α-chymotrypsin on adzuki bean charcoal and bagasse charcoal were observed at weakacidic and near neutral pH, respectively. The amount of α-chymotrypsin adsorbed on
PBC decreased with an increase in the concentration of salts. Plots of the amount of
α-chymotrypsin adsorbed on PBC versus temperature exhibited an optimum
temperature.

6. Formation and solubilization property of water-in-oil microemulsions of alkyl
glucosides
Hidetaka NORITOMI, Yuki ISHIDA, Tomokadzu YAMADA, Hiroaki SAITO, Satoru
KATO
The dependence of solubilization properties on the alkyl chain length of alkyl
glucosides (AG) in AG/isooctane/n-butanol/water system was investigated. The stable
Winsor II system consisting of a water-in-oil (w/o) microemulsion phaseand an aqueous
phase was formed in AG/ isooctane/n-butanol/water system. The apparent critical
micelle concentration of AG reverse micelles in organic phases was markedly dependent
upon the alkyl chain length of AG. The limiting amount of solubilized water increased
with an increase in the alkyl chain length of AG. The solubilization capacity of methyl
orange (MO) was superior to that of methylene blue (MB), and the solubilization
capacities of MO and MB tended to increase with increasing the alkyl chain length of

AG. Reverse micelles of dodecyl glucoside (AG12) exhibited the significant solubilization
capacities of cytochrome c and lysozyme, while ribonuclease A was not solubilized by
AG12 reverse micelles.

7. Application of reverse micelles of alkyl glucosides to synthesis of silver
nanoparticles
Hidetaka NORITOMI, Saori MIYAGAWA, Naohiro IGARI, Hiroaki SAITO, Satoru
KATO
Silver nanoparticles were prepared in reverse micelles of alkyl glucosides by
the injection method. The TEM image showed that the obtained silver nanoparticles
displayed a wide variety of shapes.

The size of silver nanoparticles was strongly

dependent upon a kind of reducing agents, and tended to slightly increase with anincrease in reaction temperature. The size of silver nanoparticles was hardly dependent
upon the molar ratio of water to surfactant and the alkyl chain length of surfactants.
Silvernanoparticles

havingvarioussizes

andshapeswereobtainedathighconcentration by the solid-liquid extraction method. The resultant silver colloid could bepreserved for at least one month without precipitation.

8. Efficient protein refolding using surfactants at high final protein concentration
Hidetaka NORITOMI, Yoshiyuki KATO,Satoru KATO
The refolding of denatured hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) was examined bysurfactants

at

a

high

final

refolded

HEWL

concentration(1

mg/mL).

Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sucrose fatty acid monoester(DK-SS) were used to dissolve denatured HEWL without denaturants such as
guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCl) and urea. When denatured HEWL was perfectly
dissolved in buffer solutions containing surfactants and dithiothreitol (DTT), theconcentration of CTAB was about one-twentieth times less than that of DK-SS. The
concentration of CTAB strongly affected the refolding yield, and the maximum refolding
yield was obtained at 0.88 mM CTAB, which is around the critical micelle concentrationof CTAB. The refolding yield was influenced by the molar ratio of oxidized glutathione(GSSG) to DTT, and the maximum refolding yield was obtained when [GSSG]/[DTT]
was 1.5. The refolding yield was markedly dependent upon the solution pH of HEWL,
and exhibited 80 % at pH 5.2.

3) List of research activities in 2014FY

1. Refereed papers
Joerg FREITAG, Hitoshi Kosuge, Juergen P. Schmeltzer, Satoru Kato, 2014 VLE
measurement using a static cell vapor phase manual sampling method accompaniedwith an empirical data consistency test, J. Chem Thermodynamics, 80 (2015) 92-101.
Masahiro Ichikawa, Satoru Kato, 2014 Vapor-liquid equilibrium measurements forcarbon dioxide + alcohol systems at the subcritical consitions of carbon dioxide, ICSST
2014, AP-06.

3. Others
List of society presentations
S. Kato, 2015 A total correlation using TC lines for the users of distillation towers, Proc.
of 80th Annual Meeting of Soc. Chem. Eng., Japan, I214.

<< Motoki NAGANO >>1) Staff

Motoki NAGANO
Associate Professor/ M. Political Science
Urban Administration, Local GovernanceRm.9-559, +81426771111 Ext.4163

nagano@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2014FY

1. Study of policymaking in local governments and citizen participation in local
assemblies
For this investigation of policymaking dynamics in Japanese local governments, I
focused on two issues. First, I began to survey the Tokyo metropolitan government’s
policy transitions on urban regeneration at the turn of the 2000s, using an oral history

approach. Second, I investigated citizen participation in local assemblies. Using anationwide mail questionnaire survey and local assembly fundamental ordinancessurvey, I analyzed the status of policy reforms and citizen participation in Japanese
local assemblies. In addition, I analyzed how the local assembly fundamental
ordinances issued in the mid-2000s evolved due to these reform trends..

2. Study of the relevance of random sampling–type citizen participation methods for
disputed policy issues in municipal governments
I investigated the methods and relevance of using citizen participation samples(recently dubbed “Mini-Publics”), in which participants are selected randomly from thebasic resident register, for the handling of disputed policy issues in municipal
governments. As part of my research, I published a peer-reviewed paper on the Citizen
Conference on the Second Municipal Implementation Plan for Shinjuku City, Tokyo,
2011. In this conference, randomly nominated residents discussed and reviewed projects
selected by the city government to be implemented as part of the official municipal plan.
In addition, based on these results, I conducted a comparative study with another city’scases on program reviews (jigyou shiwake) and public utility building plan screenings,
which were almost identical to the citizen participation samples noted above.

3) List of Research Activities in 2014FY

1. Peer-reviewed papers
Motoki Nagano, “Project Assessment by Deliberative Democracy-Based Participation in
Government: A Case Study of the Citizen Conference on the Second Municipal
Implementation Plan for Shinjuku City, Tokyo”, The Annals of the Japanese Society for
Public Administration, Vol. 49, pp. 99-119, May, 2014. [in Japanese]

2. Proceedings of oral presentations
Motoki Nagano, “Brief on the results of the annual progress survey on local-assemblyreformation in Japan 2014”. 14th Exchange Conference Between Citizens andLegislators for Creating Local Ordinance 2014, July 2014, Ichigaya, Tokyo, Housei
University. [in Japanese]
Motoki Nagano, “Urban Regeneration Policy in Tokyo Metropolitan Government:

Continuance and Transformation at the turn of 21st century”. 10th Joint Seminar
between the University of Seoul and Tokyo Metropolitan University, November 2014,
Akihabara, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan University.

3. Others
3-1 Technical books
As co-author
Katsuya Hirose and Local Assembly Reformation Forum, eds., White Paper of Local
Assembly Reformation 2014, Seikatsusha Ltd., Tokyo, November 2013. [in Japanese]
Specific contributions
Motoki Nagano, “Evolution of local assembly fundamental ordinances; findings fromrevised articles surveys”. pp. 85-97, in ibid. [in Japanese]
Motoki Nagano, “Analysis of local assembly fundamental ordinance articles:
Reformation trends revealed in local assembly fundamental ordinances issued in 2013”.
pp. 98-104, in ibid. [in Japanese]
Motoki Nagano, “Summary report of the annual progress survey on local assemblyreformation in Japan 2014”. pp. 130-142, in ibid. [in Japanese]
3-3. Monographs
Motoki Nagano, “Citizen Panels for Participatory Program Reviews in Municipal
Governance: Case Studies in the Greater Tokyo Area”, The Annuals of Japanese
Political Science Association, 2014-II, pp. 41-65, January 2015. [in Japanese]Book reviews
Motoki Nagano, Book review: Seiichiro Fujii’s The Real Scenes and Theories ofResidents Participation; Tomonoura and the Future of Landscape, Local Government
Policy Studies, Vol. 27-22, pp. 55, April 2014. [in Japanese]
Motoki Nagano, Book review: Akira Imagawa’s Reconsideration on Local Autonomy,
Local Government Policy Studies, Vol. 28-21, pp. 57, November 2014. [in Japanese]

4. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI Grants)
Co-Investigator, Scientific Research (B), No. 26285033, “Explicating originality anduniversality of Japanese municipal assemblies’ reformation movements”.

5. Lectures

Motoki Nagano, “Progress measurement and management in city planning”. Publicforum for achieving steady progress in Komae City spatial master plan, Komae City,
Komae City Hall, October 2014. [in Japanese]
Motoki Nagano, “The role of local assembly for developing collaboration with residents”.
62nd national training workshop for city councils secretariat officers, National
Association of Chairpersons of City Councils, Sabo-Hall, Tokyo, January 2015. [inJapanese]<< Kenji TAKEMIYA >>

1)

Staff

Kenji TAKEMIYA Professor / Dr. Eng.
Architectural Planning，Environmental Behavior
Rm.9-869，+81-42-677-2795

takemiya-kenji@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2014FY

1. Medical and support environment for severe disabilities
This study aims at making clear the characteristics and architectural planning of
medical and support environment for severe disabilities. This year we verified the spatial configuration and facility management of the respite care centers for their families.

2. Architectural planning of neonatal intensive care ward
This study is intended to show the planning requirements of the support environ
ment for patients and their family in the neonatal intensive care unit. The statusof the neonatal intensive care ward in Japan was verified. A survey of the pion
eering neonatal intensive care ward was conducted, and the knowledge of a newward plan was derived.

3. Residential Care System and Milieu for the Elderly

This study aims at improving the quality of living environment for the elderly. T
his year, some remarkable results were got as follows:
1) The facility planning and management of small scale multifunctional care facili
ties which put dwelling facilities adjacently in 23 wards in Tokyo.
2) The facility management and actual usage of health and social care centers forthe elderly in T city..

3) List of Research Activities in 2014FY

1. Refereed Papers
Erena SHIMAZU, Kenji TAKEMIYA and Kenichi KOBAYASHI

A study on

management style, composition of facilities and actual use of emergency medical center
Journal of Archit. Plann. , NO.698 , p.901 , Apr.2014, (Japanese)
Yongil JEON and Kenji TAKEMIYA Space planning for designated cancer hospitals injapan to provide support systems for information, consultation, and communication
Journal of Archit. Plann. , NO.706 , p.2641 , Dec.2014, (Japanese)
Sungryong KIM, Kenji TAKEMIYA, Masakazu TAKAO STUDY ON ACTUAL USAGE
AND MANAGEMENT OF OLD FOLKS HOME ‘TAKUROUSYO’, Analysis with time in
KS AIJ Journal of Technology , NO.45 , p.653 , Jun.2014, (Japanese)
Yongil JEON, Kenji TAKEMIYAMANAGEMENT SITUATION OF CANCERSALONS IN JAPAN, A CASE STUDY IN SHIMANE PREFECTURE
AIJ Journal of Technology , NO.47 , p.259 , Feb.2015, (Japanese)

2．Proceedings of Oral Presentations
FUJIWARA Yuki, SHIMAZU Erena，KOBAYASHI Kenichi and TAKEMIYA Kenji
A Study on the planning and management of ER style emergency department, Research on Treatment Environment in Emergency Medical Center Part 9
Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting E-1, AIJ, pp.71-72，2014 (inJapanese)
JEON Yong-Il, TAKEMIYA Kenji Consultation, information, and intercommunion
support system and environment of the designated cancer hospitals, Study on theplanning of health care facilities for developed treatment for patients with cancer (8)Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting E-1, AIJ, pp.73-74，2014 (inJapanese)
NISHISAKA Naoko, TAKEMIYA Kenji Characteristics of utilization of the counselingand support centre for people with cancer and local residents, A case study of K center
Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting E-1, AIJ, pp.75-76，2014 (inJapanese)
AOKI Sakurako, TAKEMIYA Kenji, ISHIBASHI Tatsuo, KOBAYASHI Kenichi
A study on the trends in planning of neonatal intensive care unit Summaries ofTechnical Papers of Annual Meeting E-1, AIJ, pp.105-106，2014 (in Japanese)
TAKEMIYA Kenji, ICHIKURA Kenta Study on the management and facility planningof palliative care in the admitted clinics, Study on the facility management andplanning in the clinics to provide palliative care (part.3), Summaries of TechnicalPapers of Annual Meeting E-1, AIJ, pp.125-126，2014 (in Japanese)
ICHIKURA Kenta, TAKEMIYA Kenji Sutudy on the practice of palliative care in theclinics, Study on the facility management and planning in the clinics to provide
palliative care (part.4), Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting E-1, AIJ,
pp.127-128，2014 (in Japanese)
FUJISHIMA rika, TAKEMIYA Kenji Study on the management and planning of day
service centers with severe motor disabilities, Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual
Meeting E-1, AIJ, pp.129-130，2014 (in Japanese)
KIM Sungryong, SEKINE Chisano, TAKEMIYA Kenji Actual condition of"Gyonrodan" in Seoul, A Study on planning of Pastime and support facilities for healthyelderly people Part.1, Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting E-1, AIJ,
pp.165-166，2014 (in Japanese)
SEKINE Chisano, KIM Sungryong, TAKEMIYA Kenji Case study “Gyonrodan” inSeoul, A study on planning of pastime and support facilities for healthy elderly people
Part.2, Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting E-1, AIJ, pp.167-168，2014(in Japanese)
KITAHARA Hideaki, TAKEMIYA Kenji Study on facility management and usage ofsmall-scale facilities for the elderly to provide voluntary services business, Case study
in the old folks' home 'A', Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting E-1, AIJ,
pp.169-170，2014 (in Japanese)<< Hidenori TAMAGAWA >>1) Staff

Hidenori TAMAGAWA

Professor／Dr. Eng.

Urban and Regional Analysis, Urban and Regional Planning
Rm.9-556, +81 426 77 1111 Ext. 4275 htama@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2014FY

1. A Fundamental Study on the Characteristics of Urban Model
Hidenori TAMAGAWA
I continuously study touching points between urban analysis and urban planning.
As for new characteristics of spatial territory model, long-term researches have beenexerted. Especially, the implications of gravity models are investigated in respect of
spatial patterns on a fundamental level.

2. A Study on Urban Theory
Hidenori TAMAGAWA and Hiroshi MIYAZAKI
A study on “ordinary urban areas” have been proceeded since last year relating to theurban theory of Jane Jaconbs. With a new grant from this FY on, we surveyed on aplanned community in Pittsburg, two suburbs of New York and some community
gardens in Lower Manhattan.

3. A Study on the Recovery of the Damaged Area by the Earthquake Disaster
Hidenori TAMAGAWA, Shinji KAWAMURA, Taro ICHIKO and Yasuchi NOZAWA and
Their Students
Expanding the third charrette work shop of last year with real job experiences of Noda
village in Iwate prefecture, we held the fourth one in August, 2014. The publicpresentation to villagers was also conducted in February, 2015. This is the last FY by
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research by JSPS and the final report will come soon.

3) List of Research Activities in 2014FY

2. Proceedings of Oral Presentations
Hidenori Tamagawa and Satoshi OKa, “A Study on Changes of Urban Structures
Following with Abolished Railways”, Research Abstracts on Spatial Information Scienceof CSIS-Days 2014, 2014.11.22.

3. Others
3-2. Research Reports/Papers
Hidenori Tamagawa and Satoshi OKa, “A Study on Changes of Population Distribution
Following with Abolished Railways – A Case Study in Hokuriku District”, Papers andProceedings of the Geographic Information Systems Association Vol.23 (CD-R), 2014.11
3-4. Works/Others
Hiroshi Miyazaki, Hidenori Tamagawa et al. , “Re-valuation of housings and residence
in ’ordinary urban areas’ ”, Sumairon (Jusoken Report) Vol.4, pp.3-26, 2014.7<< Kahoruko YAMAMOTO >>1) Staff

Kahoruko YAMAMOTO
Associate Professor/Ph.D.(Sociology)
Urban Sociology, Community Study, Migrant Study
Rm.9-154, +81 426 77 1111 Ext. 4233
kahoruko@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2014FY

1. Urban Sociological Study on Social Structural Changes and Reconstruction of Urban
Inner Area
The Study has been focused on social structural changes in urban inner areas, taking acase of Kotobuki, Yokohama and Downtown Eastside, Vancouver, Canada, focusing on

the issues below; 1) change in industrial structures with Globalization andpost-industrialization, 2) town development plan engaged by public administration andNPOs, 3) activities of local supportive organizations. The academic aim is to clarify 1)
how these three points affect over changes and reconstructing of local communities, and2) how social lives of residents have changed.

2. Research on Social Condition of the Evacuees from Fukushima
As a research group, we have conducted interviewing research to bring out the social
condition of the evacuees from Fukushima, especially from Tomioka Town.

3. Research on Social Changes of Ex-Mining Town
The research has been conducted in Kushiro-City, Hokkaido Prefecture, focusing onsocial structural changes in the era of degradation of the local mining industry.

4. Urban Sociological Research on Community Activities in the Suburb of Tokyo
The research has been conducted in Koganei, Tokyo, focusing on relations anddifferences between two kinds of community activities; one was started in the 1970s andthe other in the 2000s

3) List of Research Activities in 2014FY

1. Refereed Papers
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, ‘Social Inclusion/Exclusion in Urban Underclass Area Facing
Welfare Dependency: Focusing on ‘Housing First’ Approach for the Homeless People in
Vancouver, Canada’. The Annual Review of Sociology, 27, 2014.

2. Proceedings of Oral Presentations
Kahoruko Yamamoto, Akihiko Sato, Yuko Matsuzono, Ryosuke Takaki and Mashiho
Suga, Social Constructional Changes of Fukushima Refugees with “Community without
Spaces” Concept, The Annual Conference of Japan Association of Regional andCommunity Association, in Waseda University, Tokyo on 10th of May, 2014.
Kahoruko Yamamoto, ‘Impact of Social Change and Restructuring of Urban Underclass
Areas on Homeless People: Case of Yokohama, Japan’, International SociologicalAssociation: RC21 in Pacifico Yokohama, Kangagawa on 17th of July, 2014.
Kahoruko Yamamoto, ‘Social Inclusion/Exclusion in Urban Underclass Area Facing
Welfare Dependency: Focusing on ‘Housing First’ Approach for the Homeless People in
Vancouver, Canada’, The Annual Conference of the Japan Sociological Society in
Kwansei Gakuin University, Hyogo on 22nd of November, 2014.

3. Others
Akihiko SATO, Ryosuke TAKAKI, Kahoruko YAMAMOTO & Yusuke YAMASHITA,‘Sociological Study of Nuclear Evacuation and the Role of Researchers’, “Sociology in the
Post-Disaster Society”: 143-58., June, 2014.