Chika TAKATORI
Hiroshima Prefecture

Landscape ecology, urban planning, green space planning, land use planning

Academic Background  

March 2005 Graduated Hiroshima University Senior High School

April 2005  Admitted to the University of Tokyo, Bachelor of Science

April 2007  Admitted to the University of Tokyo, Department of Urban Engineering

March 2009  Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Department of Urban Engineering

April 2009  Admitted to the University of Tokyo, Department of Urban Engineering, Master’s Program

March 2011  Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Department of Urban Engineering, Master’s Program

April 2011  Admitted to the University of Tokyo, Department of Urban Engineering, Doctoral Program

March 2014  Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Department of Urban Engineering, Doctoral Program

Academic Degrees 

2009 MarchBachelor’s degree (Engineering) (The University of Tokyo)
Graduation Design: ‘A Waterside Cradle’.
2011 Marchaster’s Degree (Engineering) (The University of Tokyo)
‘A methodology for urban environment design using hierarchical assessment of pedestrian mobility and thermal environments: The Kyobashi district in Chuo Ward, Tokyo’.
2014 MarchDoctoral Degree (Engineering) (The University of Tokyo)
‘Urban environment design in the Tokyo region based on thermal and wind environment assessments based on matrices.

Professional Experience

April 2013 – March 2014Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Fellow (DC2)
April 2014 – Sept. 2019Nagoya University, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Research Associate
Sept. 2019 – PresentChuo University Research Institute, Visiting Researcher
Oct. 2019 – PresentKyushu University, Faculty of Design, Associate Professor

Professional Associations

April 2010 – Present 2010The City Planning Institute of Japan, Member
(Secretary, Central Branch, April 2015 – Present)
Sept. 2011 – Present Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture, Member
(Scientific Committee Member, April 2014 – March 2016; Central Branch
Central Branch Steering Committee Member, April 2015 – Present)
Dec. 2013 – Present.Architectural Institute of Japan
(April 2014 – Present, Secretary Tokai Branch Urban Planning Committee, April 2019 – Present, Urban Planning Assessment Committee, Member)
August 2014 – PresentJapan Association for Landscape Ecology, Member
August 2014 – PresentSociety for Urban Ecology, Member
April 2017 – PresentAsian Pacific Planning Societies, Member
(Secretary, Young Urban Planner Network, from April 2017)
(International Association for Landscape Ecology, Member)

Prospective students for master’s and doctoral degree programs must make an appointment with their proposed supervisor and receive permission to be admitted to their laboratory.

Students interested in joining the TAKATORI Chika Laboratory should contact the laboratory.

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