About the lecturer
2015-present Associate Professor, Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 2006-2015 Senior Assistant Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo 2000-2006 Junior Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 2000 Doctor of Engineering at Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
![]() Assoc. Prof. Kiyo Kurisu |
Video Introduction
Sustainable Urban Management
Syllabus
1 | Subject | Sustainable Urban Management |
2 | Field | Urban Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Architecture, Civil Engineering |
3 | Key words | Sustainable society, urban management, river-basin management, environmentally friendly architecture |
4 | Global Unit | 1 |
5 | Lecturer | Coordinator: Kiyo KURISU (Assoc. Prof., Urban Engineering) Akito MURAYAMA (Assoc. Prof., Urban Engineering) Fumihiko SETA (Assoc. Prof., Urban Engineering) Keiichiro TANIGUCHI (Assoc. Prof., Architecture) Toru MITANI (Prof., Architecture) Hideki YOSHIOKA (Assoc. Prof., Architecture) Kohei NAGAI (Assoc. Prof., Civil Engineering) Daniel del Barrio Alvarez (Assistant Prof., Civil Engineering) Wataru TAKEUCHI (Prof., Civil Engineering) |
6 | Period | July 3-13, 2023 |
7 | Time | 5:00-6:30pm [July 3-12] 1:00-2:30pm/3:00-4:30pm [July 13] (Japan Standard Time) |
8 | Lecture style | In-person (on Hongo Campus) |
9 | Evaluation Criteria | Excellent (S) 90 –100%; Very good (A) 80–89%; Good (B) 70–79%; Pass (C) 60–69%; Fail (D) 0–59% |
10 | Evaluation methods | Students must attend 7 or more lectures to receive a passing grade. Assessment will be made based on attendance and a short report or quiz about each lecture. |
11 | Prerequisites | None |
12 | Contents | Purpose To learn about approaches from urban planning, environmental engineering, architecture, and civil engineering to develop a sustainable society. Description The course consists of omnibus lectures and group works, and site visit. Schedule 0: Guidance 1: Community-based Approach to Eco-Smart Districts (Prof. Murayama) 2: Sustainable Urban Development and Management (Prof. Seta) 3: Design methodologies across environmental engineering and architectural design (Prof. Taniguchi) 4: Greening the Urban Space: Introduction of Landscape Architecture Projects (Prof. Mitani) 5: Urban Building Fire Disaster Mitigation in Japan (Prof. Yoshioka) 6: Data utilization for maintenance of road and bridge infrastructures (Assoc. Prof. Nagai) 7: Sustainability transition in urban energy systems (Assistant Prof. del Barrio Alvarez) 8: Application of geospatial technologies towards One World, One Health (Prof. Takeuchi) 9,10: Site visit (Mori Building Co., @Roppongi) (Prof. Kurisu) Assignments Small reports (or test) in each lecture (at least 7-times submissions are required) |
13 | Required readings | All materials will be provided during the class. |
14 | Reference readings | None |
15 | Notes on Taking the Courase | - |
Contact
UTokyo Global Unit Courses
International Exchange Group, Education and Student Support Department,
The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8652 JAPAN
Please send all inquiries regarding the courses to the following email address:
utokyo-guc.adm(at)gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp *Please change (at) to
International Exchange Group, Education and Student Support Department,
The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8652 JAPAN
Please send all inquiries regarding the courses to the following email address:
utokyo-guc.adm(at)gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp *Please change (at) to