Toshiaki Ichinose

Toshiaki Ichinose

Toshiaki Ichinose (一ノ瀬 俊明, born June 15, 1963) is a Prime Senior Research Scientist at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan , and an Affiliate Professor at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University [2]. With an academic background in Geography and Civil Engineering, he is interested in various aspects of Urban Environment Systems, ranging from urban climatology, energy systems and GIS to their application in urban planning. In particular, he has performed many relevant field surveys in China and other Asian countries. He has authored many related publications including Fusion Study of Geography and Environmental Engineering (IntechOpen “Spatial Analysis, Modelling and Planning” 2018) [3]. He has served as a board member of the International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC) [4] and a member of the WMO Expert Team on Training on Urban Climatology [5]. His main recent research topic is Strategic Urban Planning and Assessment of Low-Carbon Cities. Tsukuba Science Education Meister No. 6 [6]. He uses a name of Lai Junming (赖俊明, Jimmy Laai Jeun Ming) in China.

Education

Ichinose was born in Tatsuno (Nagano Prefecture), Japan, in 1963. After graduating from Suwa Seiryo High School, he received his bachelor degree at University of Tokyo (Dept. of Geography, Faculty of Science) in 1987 and his master degree at University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering (Dept. of Urban Engineering) in 1989. After this, he went through Forestry Agency at Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan.

Afterwards, he worked at University of Tokyo as an Assistant Professor [7] and his Ph.D. degree at University of Tokyo in 1996 [8]. After this, he went through National Institute for Environmental Studies (Tsukuba) as a Senior Research Scientist [9] and University of Freiburg (Meteorological Institute), Germany as an Invited Research Fellow (1998-1999) [10].

Ichinose’s research

Since the beginning of 1990s, he has been involved in studies to improve human comfort by controlling the urban thermal environment and strategic urban planning. This field encompasses not only the natural sciences of geography and geophysics, but also civil engineering and architecture. Geography can be used to clarify the spatio-temporal distributions of various phenomena like climate, flora, fauna, human activities on the Earth, as well as their underlying mechanisms. In contrast, environmental systems engineering, which is now the main focus of my research, emphasizes the connections among individual elements such as air, water, soil, and living organisms, and attempts to link research findings to policy-making and technical development.

It is important to expand the targets of environmental systems engineering studies and to help society appreciate their utility. His goal is to improve the research and educational system of this discipline in order to show the advantages of dealing with targets using this systemic approach, as compared to other disciplines that study these same factors individually.

He wants to promote environmental systems engineering studies to achieve urban design that incorporates environmental factors and fosters the diversity of natural ecosystems, with a focus on Asian cities, which are experiencing the fastest urbanization rate in the world. He will show how urban physical forms can be designed to take advantage of surrounding natural environments, while also considering specific political and social systems. Another aim is to contribute to global urban design by helping to shift the paradigm of urban planning through innovations that will make low-carbon cities a reality, based on knowledge obtained through social experiments that are difficult to conduct in Japan.

Professional career (Education)

He has participated in university education as an advisory professor (2001-) at East China Normal University (Department of Geography), an affiliate professor (2008-) at Nagoya University (Department of Environmental Engineering and Architecture), and a lecturer (2002-2011) at The University of Tokyo (Graduate School of Frontier Sciences). He has been in charge of the programs in civil engineering, architecture, environmental sciences, and geography as a program officer at the Research Center for Science Systems of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2012-2015).

Publication (Book)

Akbari, H., Ichinose, T. (Eds.) (2022-2023)： Special Issue "Microclimate Variations and Urban Heat Island". Climate, 10/11

Lopes, A.S., Ichinose, T. (Eds.) (2021-2022)： Special Issue "Recent Advances in Urban Climatology: New Challenges, Methods, and Applications". Atmosphere, 12/13

Ichinose, T. Eds. (2019)： Special Issue "Urban Climate: Strategic Planning". Climate, 7

Ichinose, T. (2018)： Fusion study of geography and environmental engineering. (pp. 169-185) Rocha, J. (Eds.): Spatial Analysis, Modelling and Planning. IntechOpen (DOI:10.5772/intechopen.78574)

Yoshida, Y., T. Ichinose (2014)： Energy reduction using natural ventilation in city planning. (pp. 293-307) Lehmann, S. (Eds.): Low Carbon Cities - Transforming Urban Systems. Earthscan, pp. 446+

Grubler, A., X. Bai, T. Buettner, S. Dhakal, D.J. Fisk, T. Ichinose, J. Keirstead, G. Sammer, D. Satterthwaite, N.B. Schulz, N. Shah, J. Steinberger, H. Weisz (2012)： Urban energy systems. (pp. 1307-1400) The global energy assessment. Cambridge University Press, pp. 1865+

Schulz, N.B., A. Grubler, T. Ichinose (2012)： Energy demand and air pollution densities, including heat island effects. (pp. 95-107) Grubler, A., D. Fisk (Eds.): Energizing Sustainable Cities. Earthscan from Routledge, pp. 240+

Blake, R., A. Grimm, T. Ichinose, R. Horton, S. Gaffin, J. Shu, D. Bader, C. DeWayne (2012)： Urban climate: Processes, trends, and projections. (pp. 43-81) Rosenzweig, C., W.D. Solecki, S.A. Hammer, S. Mehrotra (Eds.): Climate Change and Cities: First Assessment Report of the Urban Climate Change Research Network. Cambridge University Press, pp. 286+

Roth, M., R. Emmanuel, T. Ichinose, J. Salmond (Eds.) (2011)： ICUC-7 Urban Climate Special Issue. International Journal of Climatology, 31(2)

Ichinose, T. (2010)： Urban heat islands. (pp. 264-269) Japan Environmental Council (Eds.): The State of the Environment in Asia 2006/2007. Springer, pp. 352+

Ichinose, T., K. Otsubo, I. Harada, M. Ee (2008)： Estimation of groundwater resource demand in the Yellow River Basin, China. (pp. 477-482) Taniguchi, M. et al. (Eds.): From Headwaters to the Ocean: Hydrological Change and Watershed Management. Taylor & Francis, pp. 696+

Ichinose, T., F. Matsumoto, K. Kataoka (2008)： Counteracting Urban Heat Islands in Japan. (pp. 365-380) Droege P. (Eds.): Urban Energy Transition -From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Power-. Elsevier, pp. 655+

Ichinose, T. (2005) ：Recent counteractions for urban heat island in regional autonomies in Japan. (pp. 161-167) Feng, H. et al. (Eds.): Urban Dimensions of Environmental Change: Science, Exposures, Policies and Technologies. Science Press, pp. 324+

Shu, J., T. Ichinose, X. Yang, T. Jiang, C. Zhang (2005)： Monitoring and numerical simulation of urban heat island in Shanghai, China.(pp. 67-78) Feng, H. et al. (Eds.): Urban Dimensions of Environmental Change: Science, Exposures, Policies and Technologies. Science Press, pp. 324+

Ichinose, T., I. Yasui (2004)： Future scenarios: Predicting our environmental future. (pp. 28+) Himiyama, Y. (Eds.): Area Studies - Regional Sustainable Development: Japan. (pp. 550+) Kiel, L.D. (Eds.): Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS). Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers

Himiyama, Y., M.-I. Hwang, T. Ichinose (Eds.)(2002)： Land-use Changes in Comparative Perspective. Science Publishers, Inc., pp. 286+

Ichinose, T. (2001)： Regional warming related with land use change during past 135 years in Japan.(pp. 433-440) Present and Future of Modeling Global Environmental Change –Toward Integrated Modeling-, Terra Scientific Publishing Company

Ichinose, T., H. Kawahara, K. Hanaki, T. Ito, T. Matsuo (1998)： Feasibility Study on Effective Utilization of Sewage Heat in Urban Area with GIS. Urban Ecology, Springer-Verlag, pp. 162-164 (DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-88583-9_29)

Mimura, N., J. Tsutsui, T. Ichinose, H. Kato, K. Sakaki (1998)： Impact on infrastructure and socio-economic system. (pp. 165-201). Nishioka, S., H. Harasawa (Eds.): Global Warming -The Potential Impact of Japan-. Springer-Verlag, pp.258+

Hanaki, K., T. Ichinose (1998)： Efficient energy use in Japanese cities. (pp. 178-192). Golany, G., K. Hanaki, O. Koide (Eds.): Japanese Urban Environment. Pergamon Press, Oxford, pp. 367+

Ichinose, T. Eds. (1997): International Symposium on Monitoring and Management of Urban Heat Island. Proceedings, pp. 241+

Hanaki, K., T. Ichinose (1995)： Relief of impacts of urban activities on global environment. (pp. 271-286). Murai, S.(Eds.): Toward Global Planning of Sustainable Use of the Earth. Elsevier Science B.V., pp. 483+

Recognition

In May 1997, he was awarded Prize for Paper, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE).

In Sep. 2006, Yujiro Hirano and he were awarded Distinguished Paper Award, Society of Environmental Science, Japan (SESJ).

In Oct. 2007, he was awarded Prize for Presentation on Environmental Systems, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE).

In Sep. 2014, he was awarded Distinguished Paper Award, Society of Environmental Science, Japan (SESJ).

In Oct. 2014, he was awarded The Award in Recognition of OVER TWO DECADES OF CONTINUOUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE SCIENCE AND APPLICATION OF UHI COUNTERMEASURES, Third International Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat Island, as one of The Japanese Delegation.

In Sep. 2016, he was awarded Research Award in Environmental Science, Society of Environmental Science, Japan (SESJ).

In Jun 2018, he was awarded Tsukuba Science Education Meister, Tsukuba City.

See also

"A dialogue between scientists and artists" (Film Director: SAWAZAKI, Ken' ichi, Starring: ICHINOSE, Toshiaki), Kavli IPMU, Univ. Tokyo, YouTube, Mar 19, 2022

References

Analyses on Energy Consumption in Urban Area and Urban Thermal Environment with a Very Precise Digital Geographic Land Use Data Set (Doctoral Thesis, The University of Tokyo, 247p., Mar, 1996)

External links

Toshiaki Ichinose - researchmap

Toshiaki Ichinose – Researchgate