TSUYOSHI FUJITA
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Member ID 4933
Member since May 16, 2025
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a Professor of the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo and he is currently a Chair Professor of the Department of Urban Engineering. He is a former Director of Social Environmental Systems Research Center, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan. He is also currently an Appointed Professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology in the field of applied energy. His research fields are eco industrial development, carbon neutral city, urban environment simulation system, circular economy planning and spatial LCA

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Professor Tsuyoshi Fujita is a Professor of the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo and he is currently a Chair Professor of the Department of Urban Engineering. He is a former Director of Social Environmental Systems Research Center, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan. He is also currently an Appointed Professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology in the field of applied energy. His research fields are eco industrial development, carbon neutral city, urban environment simulation system, circular economy planning and spatial LCA, where he has published as many as 200 journal papers. He is engaged in several national research projects to develop integrative urban technology and policy simulation system for Japanese and Asian cities and regions.
He is a member of the National Council SDGs Future City Initiative and Eco-model City Promotion of Japan. He is also engaged in academic positions such as a counselor of the International Society of Industrial Ecology, Chair of Editorial Board, Journal of Environmental Systems Research, Japan Society of Civil Engineering. He received a Doctor of Engineering degree from the University of Tokyo in 1997 as well as a MCP (Master of City Planning) degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. He was formerly an Associate Professor in Osaka University and a Professor in Toyo University after working in the construction company as an urban planner for ten years before moving to the NIES in 2006.

Research Interests

Industrial Symbiosis, Decarbonization City, Smart Monitoring, Technology Assessment
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