Exploring climate solutions in urban planning and design
Welcome to the website of Akito Murayama, Ph.D., Professor of Urban Land Use Planning Unit, Department of Urban Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo / Center for Climate Solutions, The University of Tokyo.
Projects
Introduction to the ongoing and recent research and educational projects
Urban Planning and Design Methodology for Climate Solutions
KAKEN 23K26272: Participatory Urban Design Methodology for Introducing Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Measures (PI, 2023-2027)
EcoDistricts/Just Communities Research Group
EcoUrbanism Research Network (Scientific Researcher)
Urban Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Japan – A Climate Resilient Communities Webinar
JUSOKEN Research Committee on Regenerative Housing and Community
Special Committee on Environment, City Planning Institute of Japan
Committee on Global Environment, Architectural Institute of Japan
Collaborative Carbon Neutral Initiative at the District Scale
SIP: Application to Urban Planning and Area Management, Area Energy Management System Platform, Smart Energy Management System (PI, 2023-2027)
Carbon Neutral and Well-being Laboratory (CWL) – in Nihonbashi/Kanda Area in Tokyo
Nishiki 2-chome Area Platform (N2/LAB) – in Nagoya City
Sustainability Assessment Working Group, Mitsui Fudosan UTokyo Laboratory (PI, 2020-2022)
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Urban Planning and Community Development
S24-4(2): Evaluation of Climate Change Adaptation Plans and Measures of the Local Governments (PI, 2025-2029)
S18CCAP-4(3): Climate Change Impacts on Local Land Use/Urban Environment and Policies for Sustainable Regeneration (PI, 2020-2024)
UTokyo MOOC: Adapting to the Effects of Climate Change on Quality of Life (2024) – Intro Video
Disater Mitigation Special Committee, City Planning Institute of Japan
Urban Farming and Agri-Residential Mixed Neighborhoods in Tokyo
Partner of Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Project on Multi-Stakeholder Platform for Tokyo’s Urban Farming (2024-)
“Green-Agri-Residential” Urban Development (CoI, 2019-)
The University of Tokyo RYOKUNOJU Projects
UTokyo MOOC: Contemporary Garden City Concept from Asia (2024) – Intro Video
Smart City Framework
KAKEN 24K01056: Smart Urban Solution Framework (SURF) in Global South Megacities (CoI, 2024 – 2027)
INFRATIME: Infrastructuring Time in Smart Urbanism and Urban Transitions by Dr. Claudio Coletta (2020-2023, Co-Supervisor)
Smart City Special Committee, City Planing Institute of Japan (Co-Coordinator)
Urban Design Studio
Urban Design Studio, UTdUE
Eco Urban Lab, SCaRP, GeorgiaTech – directed by Professor Perry Yang
Bancho CDC – Community Development Conference in Bancho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo(2025-)
Planning for the global urban agenda. Shaping ecodistricts in Tokyo suburbs – Project with Dr. Claudia Cassatella, Politecnico di Torino (2018, Co-coordinator)
“Planning and design for a regenerative urban future require a place-based, integrated and forward-looking manner.”
Akito Murayama
Professor, Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo