Kanazawa University - Urban Planning Lab.

On the issue of how citizen participation can be ensured within planning systems, we are conducting a comparative study of urban planning systems of various countries. In particular, we would like to refer to the characteristics of urban planning systems in Japan and the US to consider future possibilities for the reform of planning systems in China. Specifically, we will continue to plan joint research with China’s Tsinghua University and Fudan University. Meanwhile, we would like to investigate on policy impact on sustainable urban form from spatial planning and development policy in Indonesia, Vietnam and other Asian countries and territories. We will continue to develop the SPSD international conference and IRSPSD International for widely communication with Asian researchers and students. Hereby, international cooperative center of SPSD will be our objective in near future.