Mizuki Kawabata / Associate Professor / Division of Environmental Studies Department of Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies / / Urban spatial structure, transportation, and socioeconomic systems http://home.csis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~mizuki/ Career Summary 1995: Graduated, Faculty of Economics, Keio University 1997: Master of Media and Governance, Keio University 2002: Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2002-04: Post-Doctoral Researcher, Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo 2004-05: Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba 2005-Present: Associate Professor, Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo Educational Activities Graduate School:Urban and Regional Policy Research Activities Using a rapidly-evolving GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and spatial information database, I examine urban spatial and socioeconomic issues. In particular, I focus on: 1) the relationships between urban spatial structure and changes in industrial structure, social structure, the transportation environment, and information and telecommunications; and 2) urban spatial structure and urban and transportation policy that promote the sustainability of cities. Literature Please see my homepage Other Activities Please see my homepage Future Plan I am interested in examining accessibility to childcare facilities and the working behavior of working parents. Messages to Students Interaction between people with various background and specialties creates leading knowledge. The Graduate School of Frontier Science offers an environment that promotes such interaction.