AYYOOB SHARIFI

Last Updated :2025/06/27

Affiliations, Positions
The IDEC Institute, Professor
Web Site
E-mail
sharifihiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
Ayyoob Sharifi is Professor at the IDEC Institute, Hiroshima University. He also has cross-appointments at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Graduate School of Advances Science and Engineering. His research is mainly at the interface of urbanism and climate change mitigation and adaptation. He actively contributes to global change research programs such as the Future Earth and has served as a lead author for the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Before joining Hiroshima University, he was the Executive Director of the Global Carbon Project, leading the urban flagship activity of the project. Ayyoob is interested in pursuing research at the interface of climate change and urban planning. The ultimate goal of his research is to provide further insights into how to develop sustainable, peaceful, just, and resilient communities.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2010/11, 2011/03, Nagoya University, Global COE Program, Research Assistant
  • 2011/06/01, 2012/03/31, Nagoya University, Global COE Program, Research Assistant
  • 2012/06/01, 2013/03/31, Nagoya University, Global COE Program, Research Assistant
  • 2013/10/01, 2018/06/30, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Global Carbon Project-Tsukuba International office, Executive Director
  • 2018/07/01, 2020/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Assistant Professor
  • 2020/04/01, 2022/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor
  • 2022/04/01, 2022/09/30, Hiroshima University, The IDEC Institute, Associate Professor
  • 2022/10/01, Hiroshima University, The IDEC Institute, Professor

Academic Degrees

  • Nagoya University

Research Fields

  • Environmental science;Environmental analyses and evaluation;Environmental dynamic analysis
  • Environmental science;Sustainable and environmental system development;Environmental policy and social systems
  • Engineering;Architecture and building engineering;Town planning / Architectural planning

Research Keywords

  • Urban Planning and Policy; Land Use; Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; Urban Carbon ;Nature-based Solutions; Green Infrastructure; Urban Heat Island; Resilience; Urban Form; Assessment Tools; Smart cities; Sustainable Cities; Post-COVID cities

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Agile workshop short term training
  2. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
  3. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Urban Policy
  4. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Special Study(April 2025 Master's Students)
  5. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Special Study(October 2025 Master's Students)
  6. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Year, Special Study(October 2025 Doctoral Students)
  7. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Year, Special Study of Advanced Science and Engineering Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering(October 2025 Doctoral Students)
  8. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Special Exercises of Advanced Science and Engineering Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering A
  9. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Special Exercises of Advanced Science and Engineering Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering B
  10. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering Program Common Subjects 2 (Green Development)
  11. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Urban Environmental Science
  12. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Year, Seminar on Doctoral Dissertation
  13. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Seminar on Master Thesis

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. ★, Charting sustainable urban development through a systematic review of SDG11 research, Nature Cities, 1, 677-685, 20240827
  2. ★, Analyzing particulate matter characteristics of the subway system: Case study of Guangzhou, Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 10, 100953, 20240923
  3. ★, Urban spatial policy after the COVID-19 pandemic: Selected aspects, Urbani izziv, 35(2), 84-95, 20240813
  4. ★, Climate-induced migration in the Global South: an in depth analysis, npj Climate Action, 3, 20240614
  5. ★, Assessing urban growth exposure to sea level rise using a machine learning based model with Alexandria as a case study, Urban Climate, 58, 102217, 20241130
  6. ★, Capability of LCZ Scheme to Differentiate Urban Thermal Environments in Five Megacities of China: Implications for Integrating LCZ System Into Heat-Resilient Planning and Design, IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING, 17, 20240923
  7. ★, Mapping the relationship between urban form and CO2 emissions in three US cities using the Local Climate Zones (LCZ) framework, Journal of Environmental Management, 370, 122723, 20241009
  8. ★, Pathways for future climate action planning in urban Ghana, Habitat International, 153, 103186, 20240924
  9. ★, Examining the suitability of the local climate zones (LCZ) framework in informal urban settlements: Insights from Kabul, Afghanistan, Sustainable Cities and Society, 114, 105797, 20240912
  10. ★, Predicting Prayagraj's Urbanization Trajectory using CA-ANN Modelling: Population Pressures and Land Use Dynamics, Journal of Environmental Management, 370, 122469, 20240911
  11. ★, Energy poverty in African countries: An assessment of trends and policies, Energy Research & Social Science, 117, 103664, 20240906
  12. ★, Identification and analysis of barriers to the implementation of utility-scale solar photovoltaic technology in Ghana, Energy for Sustainable Development, 83, 101547, 20240909
  13. ★, Addressing the challenges posed by energy poverty in Latin American countries, Discover Sustainability, 5, 20240912
  14. ★, Urban greening in Dhaka: Assessing rooftop agriculture suitability using GIS and MCDM techniques, Journal of Environmental Management, 368, 122146, 20240901
  15. ★, An experimental analysis and deep learning model to assess the cooling performance of green walls in humid climates, Frontiers in Energy Research, 20240805
  16. ★, Analysis of decoupling between CO2 emissions and economic growth in China's provincial capital cities: A Tapio model approach, Urban Climate, 55, 101885, 20240501
  17. ★, Downscaling urban resilience assessment: A spatiotemporal analysis of urban blocks using the fuzzy Delphi method and K-means clustering, Building and Environment, 263, 111898, 20240731
  18. ★, Low-carbon lifestyle index and its socioeconomic determinants among households in Saudi Arabia, Urban Climate, 56, 102057, 20240711
  19. ★, Assessing spatial thermal comfort and adaptation measures for the Antalya basin under climate change scenarios, Climatic Change, 177(118), 20240717
  20. ★, Who are marginalized in accessing urban ecosystem services? A systematic literature review, Land Use Policy, 144, 107266, 20240901
  21. ★, The relationship between the rule of law and environmental sustainability: empirical evidence from the analysis of global indices, International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 31(8), 1023-1039, 20240618
  22. ★, A spatial evaluation framework of urban physical resilience considering different phases of disaster risk management, Natural Hazards, 120, 13041-13076, 20240613
  23. ★, Carbon emission prediction models: A review, Science of The Total Environment, 927, 172319, 20240601
  24. ★, Assessing and mapping urban ecological resilience using the loss-gain approach: A case study of Tehran, Iran, Sustainable Cities and Society, 103, 105252, 20240401
  25. ★, A GIS-based agroecological model for sustainable agricultural production in arid and semi-arid areas: The case of Kerman Province, Iran, Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, 6, 100230, 20230826
  26. Editorial: New challenges and future perspectives in climate adaptation: 2022, Frontiers in Climate, 5, 20230613
  27. ★, Measuring spatial configurations for spatial neighborhood sustainability assessment, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 20230623
  28. ★, Comparative Analysis of the Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) Effect Based on the Local Climate Zone (LCZ) Classification Scheme for Two Japanese Cities, Hiroshima, and Sapporo, Climate, 11(7), 20230710
  29. ★, Smart Tourism Technologies, Revisit Intention, and Word-of-Mouth in Emerging and Smart Rural Destinations, Sustainability, 15(14), 20230712
  30. ★, Investigating Risks to the Implementation of the Great Equatorial Landbridge (GELB) Highway Project across Africa, Sustainability, 15(14), 10905, 20230712
  31. ★, Resilience of urban social-ecological-technological systems (SETS): A review, Sustainable Cities and Society, 99, 104910, 20231201
  32. ★, What are the drivers of sustainable energy transition? Insights from an empirical analysis of household preferences for electric induction cooking in Nepal, Journal of Cleaner Production, 417, 138021, 20230910
  33. ★, Tokyo's COVID-19: An urban perspective on factors influencing infection rates in a global city, Sustainable Cities and Society, 97, 20231001
  34. ★, Do spatial and sociodemographic factors affect the transmission pattern of COVID-19? Evidence from Surabaya City, Indonesia, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 96, 20231001
  35. ★, Beyond the blame game: Unraveling the complex relationship between density and COVID-19 through a systematic literature review, Cities, 141, 104519, 20231001
  36. The Metabolism of Megaprojects in Asia, Urban Studies, 60(14), 20230802
  37. ★, Towards a greater engagement of universities in addressing climate change challenges, Scientific Reports, 13, 19030, 20231103
  38. ★, Cities in the times of COVID-19: Trends, impacts, and challenges for urban sustainability and resilience, Journal of Cleaner Production, 432, 139735, 20231220
  39. ★, A critical analysis of selected global sustainability assessment frameworks: Toward integrated approaches to peace and sustainability, World Development Perspectives, 32, 100539, 20231201
  40. ★, Street network patterns for mitigating urban heat islands in arid climates, International Journal of Digital Earth, 16, 3145-3161, 20230810
  41. ★, Urban climate adaptation and mitigation action plans: A critical review, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 189, 113886, 20240101
  42. ★, An analysis of barriers to the implementation of smart grid technology in Pakistan, Renewable Energy, 220, 119661, 20240101
  43. ★, Forecasting sustainable development goals scores by 2030 using machine learning models, Sustainable Development, 20240515
  44. ★, A systematic literature review of the relationship between the rule of law and environmental sustainability, Sustainable Development, 20240608
  45. ★, The impact of increase in block pricing on electricity demand responsiveness: Evidence from Ghana, Energy, 288, 129858, 20240201
  46. ★, How to Achieve a Healthy City: a Scoping Review with Ten City Examples, Journal of Urban Health, 101, 120-140, 20240201
  47. ★, Assessing the Connectivity of Urban Green Spaces for Enhanced Environmental Justice and Ecosystem Service Flow: A Study of Tehran Using Graph Theory and Least-Cost Analysis, Urban Science, 8(1), 14, 20240205
  48. ★, The impacts of the COVID-19 lockdowns on the work of academic staff at higher education institutions: an international assessment, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 20240208
  49. ★, Smart cities and sustainable development goals (SDGs): A systematic literature review of co-benefits and trade-offs, Cities, 146, 20240301
  50. ★, The appeal of cities may not wane due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remote working, npj Urban Sustainability, 20240314
  51. ★, Using artificial intelligence to implement the UN sustainable development goals at higher education institutions, International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 20230321
  52. ★, How nature-based solutions can enhance urban resilience to flooding and climate change and provide other co-benefits: A systematic review and taxonomy, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 95, 128320, 20240501
  53. ★, Assessing urban resilience to pandemics with a hybrid framework of planning, absorption, recovery, and adaptation abilities: A case study of Ahvaz, Iran, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 108, 20240615
  54. ★, Design thinking for sustainable development: A bibliometric analysis and case study research, Journal of Cleaner Production, 455, 142285, 20240525
  55. ★, Prosumers and sustainable development: An international assessment in the field of renewable energy, Sustainable Futures, 7(100158), 20240601
  56. ★, The evolutionary path of place making: From late twentieth century to post-pandemic cities, Land Use Policy, 141, 107124, 20240601
  57. ★, Justice in access to urban ecosystem services: A critical review of the literature, Ecosystem Services, 67, 101617, 20240601
  58. ★, A transformative shift in urban ecology toward a more active and relevant future for the field and for cities, Ambio, 53, 871-889, 20240420
  59. ★, Shifting forward: Urban ecology in perspective, Ambio, 53, 890-897, 20240420
  60. ★, The relational shift in urban ecology: From place and structures to multiple modes of coproduction for positive urban futures, Ambio, 53, 845-870, 20240420
  61. ★, A participatory foresight approach to envisioning post-pandemic urban development pathways in Tokyo, Habitat International, 149, 103108, 20240701
  62. ★, Low carbon futures: assessing the status of decarbonisation efforts at universities within a 2050 perspective, Energy, Sustainability and Society, 5, 20230216
  63. ★, Toward a societal smart city: Clarifying the social justice dimension of smart cities, Sustainable Cities and Society, 95, 104612, 20230801
  64. ★, Governance in the implementation of the UN sustainable development goals in higher education: global trends, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 20230503
  65. ★, Post-fifth assessment report urban climate planning: Lessons from 278 urban climate action plans released from 2015 to 2022, Urban Climate, 49, 101550, 20230501
  66. ★, The nexus between digitalization and sustainability: A scientometrics analysis, Heliyon, 9(5), 20230501
  67. The relationship between place identity and community resilience: Evidence from local communities in Isfahan, Iran, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 90, 103675, 20230501
  68. ★, Optimal site selection for the solar-wind hybrid renewable energy systems in Bangladesh using an integrated GIS-based BWM-fuzzy logic method, Energy Conversion and Management, 283, 116899, 20230501
  69. ★, Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the social sphere and lessons for crisis management: a literature review, Natural Hazards, 20230410
  70. ★, Environmentally sustainable smart cities and their converging AI, IoT, and big data technologies and solutions: an integrated approach to an extensive literature review, Energy Informatics, 6, 20230401
  71. ★, District-based Baseline Resilience Indicators for Communities (DBRIC) for Assessment of a Global South City, Sustainable Cities and Society, 20230401
  72. ★, Changes in the economic value of ecosystem services in rapidly growing urban areas: the case of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 52321-52339, 20230225
  73. ★, Assessment of infrastructure resilience in multi-hazard regions: A case study of Khuzestan Province, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 88, 103601, 20230401
  74. ★, A Study on the Sustainability of Urban Transportation in Iranian Metropolitan Areas, Transportation in Developing Economies, 8, 20230215
  75. ★, Progress, knowledge gap and future directions of urban heat mitigation and adaptation research through a bibliometric review of history and evolution, Energy and Buildings, 287, 112976, 20230515
  76. ★, Analyzing Urban Travel Behavior Components in Tehran, Iran, Future Transportation, 3(1), 236-253, 20230208
  77. ★, Societal smart city: Definition and principles for post-pandemic urban policy and practice, Cities, 134, 104207, 20230301
  78. ★, Global tourism, climate change and energy sustainability: assessing carbon reduction mitigating measures from the aviation industry, Sustainability Science, 18, 983-996, 20230301
  79. ★, From Garden City to 15-Minute City: A Historical Perspective and Critical Assessment, Land, 12(2), 512, 20230220
  80. ★, Progress and prospects in planning: A bibliometric review of literature in Urban Studies and Regional and Urban Planning, 1956–2022, Progress in Planning, 173, 100740, 20230701
  81. ★, Sustainable development goal 13 and switching priorities: addressing climate change in the context of pandemic recovery efforts, Environmental Sciences Europe, 6, 20230119
  82. ★, Handling the impacts of climate change on soil biodiversity, Science of The Total Environment, 869, 20230115
  83. ★, Resilience analysis of a PV/battery system of health care centres in Rohingya refugee camp, Energy, 263, 125634, 20230115
  84. ★, Climate change, extreme events and mental health in the Pacific region, International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 15(1), 20230101
  85. ★, A county-level analysis of association between social vulnerability and COVID-19 cases in Khuzestan Province, Iran, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 84, 103495, 20230101
  86. ★, The 15-minute city: Urban planning and design efforts toward creating sustainable neighborhoods, Cities, 132, 104101, 20230101
  87. ★, Measuring the effects of Compactness/Sprawl on COVID 19 spread patterns at the neighborhood level, Cities, 132, 104075, 20230101
  88. Smart city indicators: Towards exploring potential linkages to disaster resilience abilities, APN Science Bulletin, 12(1), 75-89, 20220805
  89. ★, Role of Biogas in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh, Sustainability, 14(19), 11842, 20220920
  90. ★, Compact Development Policy and Urban Resilience: A Critical Review, Sustainability, 14(19), 11798, 20220920
  91. ★, An overview of climate change adaptation and mitigation research in Africa, Frontiers in Climate, 4, 202210
  92. ★, Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Routines of Higher Education Institutions: A Global Perspective, Sustainability, 14(21), 14105, 20221028
  93. ★, Emerging Trends and Knowledge Structures of Urbanization and Environmental Sustainability: A Regional Perspective, Sustainability, 14(20), 13195, 20221014
  94. ★, Unsustainable Anthropogenic Activities: A Paired Watershed Approach of Lake Urmia (Iran) and Lake Van (Turkey), Remote Sensing, 14(20), 5269, 20221021
  95. ★, Investigating the Role of Neighborhood Development Offices (NDOs) in the Resilience of Deteriorated Urban Neighborhoods against the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Empirical Study of Tehran, Using a Hybrid Balanced-Based Assessment Framework, Urban Science, 6(4), 20221102
  96. ★, Transformative Resilience: An Overview of Its Structure, Evolution, and Trends, Sustainability, 14(22), 15267, 20221114
  97. ★, Towards building resilient cities to pandemics: A review of COVID-19 literature, Sustainable Cities and Society, 89, 20230101
  98. ★, Optimization of Urban-Scale Sustainable Energy Strategies to Improve Citizens Health, Energies, 16(1), 20230101
  99. ★, An overview and thematic analysis of research on cities and the COVID-19 pandemic: Toward just, resilient, and sustainable urban planning and design, iScience, 25(11), 20221118
  100. ★, A global analysis of interactions between peace and environmental sustainability, Earth System Governance, 14, 20221201
  101. ★, Pandemic and Conflict Could Undermine Climate Action, Frontiers in Climate, 20220601
  102. ★, Smart cities and climate-resilient urban planning, Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 49(5), 20220501
  103. ★, Sanctions and second home tourism: the experience of rural areas in Shemiranat, Iran, Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 20220501
  104. ★, Exploring the views of Iranian planning professionals on childrens active involvement in urban planning, Environment and Urbanization, 20220501
  105. ★, An overview of the state of urban resilience in Iran, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 20220501
  106. ★, An overview of the interactions between food production and climate change, Science of the Total Environment, 838, 20220901
  107. ★, A GIS-Based Spatiotemporal Modelling of Urban Traffic Accidents in Tabriz City during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Sustainability, 14(12), 20220601
  108. ★, Urban carbon accounting: An overview, Urban Climate, 44, 20220701
  109. ★, Changes in the carbon mitigation responsibility of Japan's capital city, Tokyo – analysis of power supply shocks due to nuclear power plant accidents, Urban Climate, 44, 20220701
  110. ★, Riverine Plastic Pollution in Asia: Results from a Bibliometric Assessment, Land, 20220701
  111. ★, Assessment of social vulnerability in areas exposed to multiple hazards: A case study of the Khuzestan Province, Iran, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 78, 20220801
  112. ★, Community resilience to pandemics: An assessment framework developed based on the review of COVID-19 literature, 80, 20221001
  113. ★, Effects of the built environment and human factors on the spread of COVID-19: A systematic literature review, Science of the Total Environment, 850, 20221201
  114. ★, Barriers to institutional social sustainability, Sustainability Science, 20220701
  115. ★, The Metaverse as a Virtual Form of Smart Cities: Opportunities and Challenges for Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability in Urban Futures, Smart Cities, 5(3), 20220701
  116. ★, The role of indigenous knowledge in climate change adaptation in Africa, Environmental Science & Policy, 136, 20220601
  117. ★, An assessment of requirements in investments, new technologies, and infrastructures to achieve the SDGs, Environmental Sciences Europe, 34, 20220501
  118. ★, Homicide rates are spatially associated with built environment and socio-economic factors: a study in the neighbourhoods of Toronto, Canada, BMC Public Health, 22, 20220701
  119. ★, Emerging Trends and Knowledge Structures of Smart Urban Governance, Sustainability, 14(9), 20220427
  120. ★, A GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Analysis Framework to Evaluate Urban Physical Resilience against Earthquakes, Sustainability, 14(9), 20220422
  121. ★, Realising the Potential of Renewable Energy as a Tool for Energy Security in Small Island Developing States, Sustainability, 14(9), 20220420
  122. ★, Research Structure and Trends of Smart Urban Mobility, Smart Cities, 5(2), 20220418
  123. ★, Scenario-based analysis of the impacts of lake drying on food production in the Lake Urmia Basin of Northern Iran, Nature-Scientific Reports, 12, 20220414
  124. ★, Applications of machine learning and deep learning methods for climate change mitigation and adaptation, Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 20220325
  125. ★, Urban resilience: A vague or an evolutionary concept?, Sustainable Cities and Society, 20220601
  126. ★, Integrated social-ecological-infrastructural management for urban resilience, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 181, 20220601
  127. ★, Determination and prioritization of criteria to design urban energy resilience conceptual model (Part 1), International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 20220307
  128. ★, The Influence of the Corona Virus Pandemic on Sustainable Development Goal 13 and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Processes, Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 20220316
  129. ★, Social Resilience Promotion Factors during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Urmia, Iran, Urban Science, 6(1), 20220222
  130. ★, Green new deals could be the answer to COP26 s deep decarbonisation needs, Sustainable Horizons, 1, 20220101
  131. ★, An integrated approach of artificial intelligence and geoinformation techniques applied to forest fire risk modeling in Gachsaran, Iran, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 20220214
  132. ★, Perception, physiological and psychological impacts, adaptive awareness and knowledge, and climate justice under urban heat: A study in extremely hot-humid Chongqing, China, Sustainable Cities and Society, 79, 20220401
  133. ★, Assessing environmental impacts of transportation sector by integrating DPSIR framework and X-Matrix, Case Studies on Transport Policy, 20220110
  134. ★, Urban-Rural Disparity in Community Resilience: A Multilevel Analysis of the Relief Progress after the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, Sustainable Cities and Society, 79, 20220401
  135. ★, Transient poverty in a sustainable development context, International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 20220101
  136. ★, Neighborhood sustainability assessment tools: Research trends and forecast for the built environment, Sustainable Futures, 4, 20220201
  137. ★, Monthly direct and indirect greenhouse gases emissions from household consumption in the major Japanese cities, Scientific Data - Nature, 8(301), 20211123
  138. ★, An evaluative model for assessing pandemic resilience at the neighborhood level: The case of Tehran, Sustainable Cities and Society, 75, 20211201
  139. ★, An adaptation of the Baseline Resilience Indicators for Communities (BRIC) for assessing resilience of Iranian provinces, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 20211201
  140. ★, Handling climate change education at universities: an overview, Environmental Sciences Europe, 20210901
  141. ★, Towards a framework for driving sustainable urban regeneration with ecosystem services, Land Use Policy, 111, 20211201
  142. ★, Optimization of spatial distribution of hospitals for better earthquake recovery using GIS and imperialist competition algorithm (case study: Gorgan, Iran), International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 2022
  143. ★, On the taxonomy of smart city indicators and their alignment with sustainability and resilience, Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 2022
  144. ★, The role of urban spatial structure in energy resilience: An integrated assessment framework using a hybrid factor analysis and analytic network process model, Sustainable Cities and Society, 76, 20220101
  145. ★, On the Theoretical Conceptualisations, Knowledge Structures and Trends of Green New Deals, Sustainability, 13(22), https://doi.org/10.3390/su132212529, 20211101
  146. ★, Sustainability practices at higher education institutions in Asia, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, ahead-of-print, (ahead-of-print), 20211101
  147. ★, Spatial Variability and Temporal Heterogeneity of Surface Urban Heat Island Patterns and the Suitability of Local Climate Zones for Land Surface Temperature Characterization, Remote Sensing, 13(21), 20211028
  148. ★, Positive Peace Pillars and Sustainability Dimensions: An Analytical Framework, International Studies Review, 2022
  149. Urban vulnerability under various blast loading scenarios: Analysis using GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis techniques, Cities, 72, 102-114, 2018
  150. ★, Conceptualizing Dimensions and Characteristics of Urban Resilience: Insights from a Co-Design Process, Sustainability, 9(6), 1032, 2017
  151. ★, A critical review of selected tools for assessing community resilience, Ecological Indicators, 69, 629-647, 2016
  152. ★, Urban infrastructure choices structure climate solutions, Nature Climate Change, 6, 2016
  153. ★, On the suitability of assessment tools for guiding communities towards disaster resilience, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 18, 115-124, 2016
  154. ★, Principles and criteria for assessing urban energy resilience: A literature review, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 60, 1654-1677, 2016
  155. ★, From Garden City to Eco-urbanism: The quest for sustainable neighborhood development, Sustainable Cities and Society, 20, 1-16, 2016
  156. ★, Research priorities for negative emissions, Environmental Research Letters, 11(11), 115007
  157. ★, Biophysical and economic limits to negative CO2 emissions, Nature Climate Change, 6(1), 42-50, 2016
  158. ★, Roof ponds as passive heating and cooling systems: A systematic review, Applied Energy, 160, 336-357, 2015
  159. ★, Viability of using global standards for neighbourhood sustainability assessment: insights from a comparative case study, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 58(1), 1-23, 2015
  160. ★, Can master planning control and regulate urban growth in Vientiane, Laos?, Landscape and Urban Planning, 131, 1-13, 2014
  161. ★, Betting on negative emissions, Nature Climate Change, 4(10), 850-853, 2014
  162. ★, Neighborhood sustainability assessment in action: Cross-evaluation of three assessment systems and their cases from the US, the UK, and Japan, Building and Environment, 72, 243-258, 2014
  163. ★, A critical review of seven selected neighborhood sustainability assessment tools, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 38, 73-87
  164. ★, Changes in the traditional urban form and the social sustainability of contemporary cities: A case study of Iranian cities, Habitat International, 38, 126-134, 2013
  165. ★, An investigation of the reasons for non-compliance with FAR regulations in Tehran, Cities, 29(4), 223-233, 2012
  166. The potential of CASBEE for urban development for delivering sustainable communities: A case study from the Koshigaya Lake Town planning experience, 703-713, 2012
  167. ★, Resilient urban forms: A review of literature on streets and street networks, Building and Environment, 147, 171-187, 201901
  168. ★, Urban carbon mapping: Towards a standardized framework, Energy Procedia, 152, 799-808, 201810
  169. ★, Mapping building carbon emissions within local climate zones in Shanghai, Energy Procedia, 152, 815-822, 201810
  170. ★, Resilient urban forms: A macro-scale analysis, Cities, 85, 1-14, 20190201
  171. Resilient urban forms: A review of literature on streets and street networks, BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT, 147, 171-187, 201901
  172. ★, Urban form resilience: A meso-scale analysis, Cities, 93, 238-252, 2019
  173. ★, A critical review of selected smart city assessment tools and indicator sets, Journal of Cleaner Production, 233(1), 1269-1283, 201910
  174. A critical review of selected smart city assessment tools and indicator sets, JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 233, 1269-1283, 20191001
  175. ★, A typology of smart city assessment tools and indicator sets, Sustainable Cities and Society, 53
  176. ★, Changes in per capita CO2 emissions of six large Japanese cities between 1980 and 2000: An analysis using The Four System Boundaries approach, Sustainable Cities and Society, 52, 2020
  177. ★, Energy Transitions Towards Low Carbon Resilience: Evaluation of Disaster-Triggered Local and Regional Cases, Sustainability, 11(23), 2019
  178. ★, Effects of building types and materials on household electricity consumption in Indonesia, Sustainable Cities and Society, 54, 202005
  179. The sustainability–peace nexus in the context of global change, Sustainability Science
  180. Changes in per capita CO2 emissions of six large Japanese cities between 1980 and 2000: An analysis using "The Four System Boundaries" approach, SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY, 52, 202001
  181. Energy Transitions Towards Low Carbon Resilience: Evaluation of Disaster-Triggered Local and Regional Cases, SUSTAINABILITY, 11(23), 201912
  182. A typology of smart city assessment tools and indicator sets, SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY, 53, 202002
  183. A global dataset on tools, frameworks, and indicator sets for smart city assessment, DATA IN BRIEF, 29, 202004
  184. Assessing Resilience of Urban Critical Infrastructure Networks: A Case Study of Ahvaz, Iran, SUSTAINABILITY, 12(9), 202005
  185. Urban form resilience: A meso-scale analysis, CITIES, 93, 238-252, 201910
  186. Effects of building types and materials on household electricity consumption in Indonesia, SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY, 54, 202003
  187. ★, Assessing Resilience of Urban Critical Infrastructure Networks: A Case Study of Ahvaz, Iran, Sustainability, 12(9), 20200505
  188. ★, A global dataset on tools, frameworks, and indicator sets for smart city assessment, Data in Brief, 29, 1-16, 2020
  189. ★, Urban Resilience Assessment: Mapping Knowledge Structure and Trends, Sustainability, 12(15), 1-18, 2020
  190. ★, Trade-offs and conflicts between urban climate change mitigation and adaptation measures: A literature review, Journal of Cleaner Production, 276, 1-14, 2020
  191. ★, Co-benefits and synergies between urban climate change mitigation and adaptation measures: A literature review, Science of the Total Environment, 750, 1-17, 2021
  192. ★, Three decades of research on climate change and peace: a bibliometrics analysis, Sustainability Science, 2020
  193. ★, An analysis of urban form factors driving Urban Heat Island: the case of Izmir, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2020
  194. ★, A multi-dimensional energy-based analysis of neighbourhood sustainability assessment tools: are institutional indicators really missing?, Building Research & Information, 2020
  195. ★, The COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts on cities and major lessons for urban planning, design, and management, Science of the Total Environment, 749, 2020
  196. ★, Modeling and Analysis of Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in Tehran, Climate, 8(10), 2020
  197. Urban Resilience Assessment: Mapping Knowledge Structure and Trends, SUSTAINABILITY, 12(15), 202008
  198. ★, The literature landscape on peace–sustainability nexus: A scientometric analysis, AMBIO, 2020
  199. ★, Urban sustainability assessment: An overview and bibliometric analysis, Ecological Indicators, 2021
  200. Urban resilience: Ten lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, HazNet, 2020
  201. Trade-offs and conflicts between urban climate change mitigation and adaptation measures: A literature review, JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 276, 20201210
  202. ★, A GIS-Based Approach for Spatially-Explicit Sustainable Development Assessments in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, Sustainability, 12(24), 2020
  203. The COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts on cities and major lessons for urban planning, design, and management, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 749, 20201220
  204. Co-benefits and synergies between urban climate change mitigation and adaptation measures: A literature review, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 750, 20210101
  205. A GIS-Based Approach for Spatially-Explicit Sustainable Development Assessments in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, SUSTAINABILITY, 12(24), 202012
  206. ★, Neighborhood sustainability assessment tools: A review of success factors, Journal of Cleaner Production, 293, 2021
  207. ★, Urban Form Resilience: A Comparative Analysis of Traditional, Semi-Planned, and Planned Neighborhoods in Shiraz, Iran, Urban Science, 5(1), 2021
  208. ★, Limitations in assessment methodologies of neighborhood sustainability assessment tools: A literature review, Sustainable Cities and Society, 67, 2021
  209. ★, A conceptual framework for resilient place assessment based on spatial resilience approach: An integrative review, Urban Climate, 36, 2021
  210. ★, Towards a common future: revising the evolution of university-based sustainability research literature, International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 2021
  211. The literature landscape on peace-sustainability nexus: A scientometric analysis, AMBIO, 50(3), 661-678, 202103
  212. ★, Are high-density districts more vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic?, Sustainable Cities and Society, 70, 20210701
  213. ★, A GIS-based multiple ecotourism sustainability assessment of West Azerbaijan province, Iran, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2021
  214. ★, Climate-induced stressors to peace: A review of recent literature, Environmental Research Letters, 2021
  215. An Integrated Approach to Assess Potential and Sustainability of Handmade Carpet Production in Different Areas of the East Azerbaijan Province of Iran, SUSTAINABILITY, 13(4), 202102
  216. An analysis of urban form factors driving Urban Heat Island: the case of Izmir, ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, 23(5), 7835-7859, 202105
  217. ★, Three Decades of Research on Smart Cities: Mapping Knowledge Structure and Trends, Sustainability, 13(13), 2021
  218. Three decades of research on climate change and peace: a bibliometrics analysis, SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE, 16(4), 1079-1095, 202107
  219. A co-designed heuristic guide for investigating the peace-sustainability nexus in the context of global change, SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE, 16(4), 1097-1109, 202107
  220. A multi-dimensional energy-based analysis of neighbourhood sustainability assessment tools: are institutional indicators really missing?, BUILDING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION, 49(5), 574-592, 20210704
  221. Optimal and economic operation of microgrids to leverage resilience benefits during grid outages, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL POWER & ENERGY SYSTEMS, 132, 202111
  222. Mapping the Evolutions and Trends of Literature on Wayfinding in Indoor Environments, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATION IN HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION, 11(2), 585-606, 202106
  223. The illusion of participation: Are participatory indicators truly effective in neigborhood sustainability assessment tools, JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 311, 20210815
  224. Assessing impacts of the water poverty index components on the human development index in Iran, HABITAT INTERNATIONAL, 113, 202107
  225. Spatio-temporal patterns of the COVID-19 pandemic, and place-based influential factors at the neighborhood scale in Tehran, SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY, 72, 202109
  226. A Framework for Urban Flood Resilience Assessment with Emphasis on Social, Economic and Institutional Dimensions: A Qualitative Study, SUSTAINABILITY, 13(14), 202107
  227. Contributions of Smart City Solutions and Technologies to Resilience against the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review, SUSTAINABILITY, 13(14), 202107
  228. Smart City and Crisis Management: Lessons for the COVID-19 Pandemic, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 18(15), 202108
  229. A scenario-based approach for urban water management in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and a case study for the Tabriz metropolitan area, Iran, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 790, 20211010
  230. A scenario-based approach for urban water management in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and a case study for the Tabriz metropolitan area, Iran, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 790, 20211010
  231. ★, Contributions of smart city solutions and technologies to resilience against the covid-19 pandemic: A literature review, Sustainability, 13(14), 8018, 20210718
  232. ★, Smart City and Crisis Management: Lessons for the COVID-19 Pandemic, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(15), 20210721
  233. ★, Analysis of the state of social resilience among different socio-demographic groups during the COVID- 19 pandemic, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 64, 102514, 20211001
  234. ★, The sustainability–peace nexus: why is it important?, Sustainability Science, 16, 1073-1077, 20210701
  235. ★, The illusion of participation: Are participatory indicators truly effective in neigborhood sustainability assessment tools, Journal of Cleaner Production, 311, 20210815
  236. ★, Optimal and economic operation of microgrids to leverage resilience benefits during grid outages, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 132, 107137, 20211101
  237. The Social, Economic, and Environmental Impacts of Ridesourcing Services: A Literature Review, Future Transportation, 1(2), 268-289, 20210803
  238. ★, A co-designed heuristic guide for investigating the peace-sustainability nexus in the context of global change, Sustainability Science, 16, 1097-1109, 20210701
  239. ★, A Framework for Urban Flood Resilience Assessment with Emphasis on Social, Economic and Institutional Dimensions: A Qualitative Study, Sustainability, 13(14), 7852, 20210701
  240. ★, Integrated methods to determine urban physical resilience characteristics and their interactions, Natural Hazards, 20210601
  241. ★, A scenario-based approach for urban water management in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and a case study for the Tabriz metropolitan area, Iran, Science of The Total Environment, 790, 148272, 20211001
  242. ★, A systematic review of the health co-benefits of urban climate change adaptation, Sustainable Cities and Society, 74, 20211101
  243. ★, Assessing impacts of the water poverty index components on the human development index in Iran, Habitat International, 113, 20210701
  244. ★, Mapping the Evolutions and Trends of Literature on Wayfinding in Indoor Environments, European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology, and Education, 11(2), 585-606, 20210601
  245. ★, Spatio-temporal patterns of the COVID-19 pandemic, and place-based influential factors at the neighborhood scale in Tehran, Sustainable Cities and Society, 72, 20210901
  246. ★, An Integrated Approach to Assess Potential and Sustainability of Handmade Carpet Production in Different Areas of the East Azerbaijan Province of Iran, Sustainability, 13(4), 2251, 20210201
  247. Integrated methods to determine urban physical resilience characteristics and their interactions, NATURAL HAZARDS, 109(1), 725-754, 202110
  248. Handling climate change education at universities: an overview, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EUROPE, 33(1), 202112
  249. An adaptation of the Baseline Resilience Indicators for Communities (BRIC) for assessing resilience of Iranian provinces, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, 66, 202112
  250. Monthly direct and indirect greenhouse gases emissions from household consumption in the major Japanese cities, SCIENTIFIC DATA, 8(1), 20211123
  251. An evaluative model for assessing pandemic resilience at the neighborhood level: The case of Tehran, SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY, 75, 202112
  252. Spatial Variability and Temporal Heterogeneity of Surface Urban Heat Island Patterns and the Suitability of Local Climate Zones for Land Surface Temperature Characterization, REMOTE SENSING, 13(21), 202111
  253. On the Theoretical Conceptualisations, Knowledge Structures and Trends of Green New Deals, SUSTAINABILITY, 13(22), 202111
  254. Towards a framework for driving sustainable urban regeneration with ecosystem services, LAND USE POLICY, 111, 202112
  255. Positive Peace Pillars and Sustainability Dimensions: An Analytical Framework, INTERNATIONAL STUDIES REVIEW, 23(4), 1884-1905, 202112

Publications such as books

  1. 2023/08/31, Climate Change and Cooling Cities, Climate Change and Cooling Cities, 2023, 08, Scholarly Book, Joint work
  2. Designing Healthy Buildings and Communities, Designing Healthy Buildings and Communities, 2025, 04, Scholarly Book, Joint work
  3. 2024/09/15, Environmental Sustainability and Resilience, Environmental Sustainability and Resilience, 2024, 202409, Scholarly Book, Single work, 978-981-97-6638-3
  4. 2024/11/17, Navigating Peace and Sustainability in an Increasingly Complex World, Navigating Peace and Sustainability in an Increasingly Complex World, 2024, 202411, Scholarly Book, Joint work, 978-981-97-8771-5
  5. 2023/09/01, Climate Change and Cooling Cities, Climate Change, Cities, and the Importance of Cooling Strategies, Practices, and Policies, Scholarly Book, Joint work, English, 978-981-99-3674-8
  6. 2023/09/01, A Study on Thermal Comfort Assessment Frameworks and Models in Cities, Climate Change and Cooling Cities, 2023, Scholarly Book, Joint work, English, 978-981-99-3674-8
  7. 2023/10/02, Sociological Research and Urban Children and Youth, Inclusion in the Non-inclusive Community: Exploring Children's Exclusion from the Urban Planning Process in Iran, Scholarly Book, Joint work, English, 978-1-80117-445-9
  8. 2023/12/23, Bridging Peace and Sustainability Amidst Global Transformations, Interactions Between SDG 14 (Life Below Water) and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions): A Review of Co-benefits, Synergies, Conflicts, and Trade-Offs, 2023, Scholarly Book, Joint work, English, 978-981-99-7571-6
  9. 2023/12/23, Bridging Peace and Sustainability Amidst Global Transformations, Bridging Peace and Sustainability Amidst Global Transformations, 2023, Scholarly Book, Joint work, English, 978-981-99-7571-6
  10. 2023/01/01, Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation, Urban Climate Adaptation and Mitigation, 2023, Scholarly Book, Joint work
  11. 2023/01/31, Integrated Approaches to Peace and Sustainability, Integrated Approaches to Peace and Sustainability, Book(general), Joint work
  12. 2022/08/01, Urban systems and other settlements, IPCC AR6 WGIII, Book(general), Joint work
  13. Planetary Health in Brazil, Handbook of Human and Planetary Health, 2020, 09, Book(general), Joint work
  14. Climate Emergency, Actions and Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, 2022, 11, Book(general), Joint work
  15. SDGs in Global South Cities for Building Resilience to Climate Change, SDGs in the Asia and Pacific Region, 2022, 12, Book(general), Joint work, English
  16. 2022/06/01, Resilient Smart Cities, Toward Integrating Resilience Thinking in Smart City Planning and Development, 2022, Scholarly Book, Joint work
  17. 2022/06/01, Resilient Smart Cities, Data-Sharing Approaches for Achieving Resilient Smart Cities: A Case of Smart City R&D Project in Daegu, South Korea, 2022, Scholarly Book, Joint work
  18. 2022/06/01, Resilient Smart Cities, Envisioning Sustainable and Resilient Petaling Jaya Through Low-Carbon and Smart City Framework, 2022, Scholarly Book, Joint work
  19. Resilient-Smart Cities, Contributions of Smart City Projects to Resilience: Lessons Learned from Case Studies, 2022, Scholarly Book, Joint work
  20. 2022/06/01, Resilient-Smart Cties, Resilient Smart Cities: Contributions to Pandemic Control and Other Co-benefits, 2022, Scholarly Book, Joint work
  21. 2022/06/01, Resilient Smart Cities, Smart Cities and Urban Resilience: Insights from a Delphi Survey, 2022
  22. 2022/06/01, Resilient Smart Cities, Resilient-Smart Cities: Theoretical Insights, 2022, Scholarly Book, Joint work
  23. 2022/06/01, Resilient Smart Cities, Resilient Cities: Concepts and Underlying Principles, 2022, Scholarly Book, Joint work
  24. 2022/06/01, Resilient Smart Cities, Smart Cities: Concepts and Underlying Principles, 2022, Scholarly Book, Joint work
  25. 2022/06/01, Resilient Smart Cities, Recent Advances in Smart Cities and Urban Resilience and the Need for Resilient Smart Cities, 2022, Scholarly Book, Joint work
  26. 2022/06/01, Resilient Smart Cities, Cities in the Context of Global Change: Challenges and the Need for Smart and Resilient Cities, 2022, Scholarly Book, Single work
  27. 2022/06/01, Resilient Smart Cities Theoretical and Empirical Insights, Resilient Smart Cities Theoretical and Empirical Insights, 2022, Scholarly Book, Joint work
  28. 2021/11/17, Sustainability and Resilience Co-Benefits and Trade-Offs of Urban Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Measures, 2021, 11, Scholarly Book, Single work
  29. Sustainable Urbanism in China, Sustainable Urbanism in China, 2021, 2021 August, Scholarly Book, Joint work, English
  30. COVID-19: Systemic Risk and Resilience, The COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for Urban Resilience, 2021, 2021 May, Scholarly Book, Single work, English
  31. The Palgrave Handbook of Positive Peace, Environmental Sustainability: The Missing Pillar of Positive Peace, 2021, Scholarly Book, Joint work, English, 978-981-15-3877-3
  32. 2020/02/02, Urban sustainability assessment tools: toward integrating smart city indicators, Urban sustainability assessment tools: toward integrating smart city indicators, BREEAM communitiesCASBEE for citiesCASBEE for urban developmentLEED for cities and communitiesLEED for neighborhood developmentSmart cityUrban sustainability, English, 2020, Book(general), Joint work, English, 978-0-12-816055-8
  33. 2018, Resilience-Oriented Urban Planning: Theoretical and Empirical Insights, Scholarly Book, Joint work, English, 978-3-319-75797-1
  34. 2016, Urban Resilience Assessment: Multiple Dimensions, Criteria, and Indicators, 2016, Scholarly Book, Joint work, English, 978-3-319-39812-9
  35. 2014, Integrated Studies of Social and Natural Environmental Transition in Laos, The impact of urbanization on land use and the changing role of forests in Vientiane, 2014, Scholarly Book, English, 9784431549550
  36. 2018, Climate Change and Cities; Second Assessment Report of the Urban Climate Change Research Network, Urban Planning and Design, 2018, Scholarly Book, Joint work, English, 9781316603338

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Measures and Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Urban Areas, Construction Business & Project Management Conference (CBPM 2025), 2025/04/25, With Invitation, English, UCT Graduate Business School, Cape Town, South Africa, April 23-25, 2025
  2. Integrated approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation in cities, Kyushu University Energy Week 2024, 2024/01/29, With Invitation, English, Kyushu University
  3. System-based solutions to addressing climate change in cities, International Conference on Rethinking Built Environment (INCORBE) 2024, 2024/03/07, With Invitation, English, Mizoram University, India, Mizoram, India
  4. Urban Resilience: A Social-Ecological-Technological Systems Perspective, Urban Resilience: A Social-Ecological-Technological Systems Perspective, International Workshop on Geography and Sustainability 2023 (GEOSUS 2023), 2023/10/28, With Invitation, English, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University; State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology; IGU Commission on Geography for Future Earth: Coupled Human-Earth Systems for Sustainability, China National Convention Center, Beijing, China
  5. Connections between smart cities and sustainable development goals, MIRAI 2.0 R&I Week 2022, 2022/11/16, With Invitation, English, Kyushu University, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
  6. Interlinkages between smart cities and SDGs: A Systematic literature review, Workshop on Mapping the breath of Smart City Governance post-Covid-19: Critical Reflections on the Long-Term Impact of Digitalisation on Our Lives, 2022/11/24, With Invitation, English, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  7. Strategies for Building Urban Resilience: Lessons from the IPCC Reports, Bousaikokutai 2022, 2022/10/22, With Invitation, English, Kobe, Japan
  8. Impacts of climate change on cities and scenarios for urban resilience, TOULOUSE ZERO CARBONE PROGRAMM 2022, With Invitation, English, Mayor of Toulouse, President of Toulouse Métropole
  9. Health benefits of climate change adaptation, Symposium on Climate Change and Health. LAUNCH OF THE NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERT CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH (IECCCH), 2022/10/11, With Invitation, English, Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change and Health, The Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg), Berlin (Virtual)
  10. IPCC Assessment Report 6 Working Group II & III Key Findings, Asia Pacific City Summit, 2022/07/27, With Invitation, English, UN-Habitat and Fukuoka City, Ohori Park Noh Theatre and Fukuoka Art Museum
  11. Urban-Rural Disparity in Community Resilience: A Multilevel Analysis of the Relief Progress after the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, The 16th IACP Annual Conference, 2022/06/23, Without Invitation, English, International Association for China Planning, Wuhan, China
  12. Co-benefits and trade-offs between climate change mitigation and adaptation measures and policies in cities, 2022 International Conference on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development (IRESD 2022), 2022/06/24, With Invitation, English, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, China (online)
  13. Integrated approaches for climate change adaptation and mitigation in cities, 4th International Geoinformation Days (IGD) 2022, 2022/06/20, With Invitation, English, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran (online)
  14. Implications of the 2022 IPCC Working Group III Report: Mitigation of Climate Change in Urban Programming and Action, Buildings, UNDP CoP CHAT, 2022/06/09, With Invitation, English, UNDP and UN-Habitat, Online
  15. Urban Resilience Assessment, International Seminar: Evaluation of Coastal Urban Resilience: Methods and Experiences. SEMINARIO INTERNACIONAL: "EVALUACIÓN DE LA COSTA URBANA RESILIENTE: MODAS MÉTODOS Y EXPERIENCIAS", 2022/04/21, With Invitation, English, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
  16. Spatio-temporal analysis of COVID-19 incidence and associated built environment factors in Tokyo, Mehdi Alidadi, Hiroshima International Conference on Peace and Sustainability 2022, 2022/03/02, Without Invitation, English, Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS), Hiroshima University, Japan
  17. The impact of Load shedding on the business performance of Medium-scale electricity users in the Eastern region of Ghana, Winfred Ayertey, Hiroshima International Conference on Peace and Sustainability 2022, 2022/03/01, Without Invitation, English, Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS), Hiroshima University, Japan
  18. Review of the Challenges and Barriers to the Implementation of Smart Grid Technology, Lubna Nazir, Hiroshima International Conference on Peace and Sustainability 2022, 2022/03/01, Without Invitation, English, Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS), Hiroshima University, Japan
  19. A Critical Analysis of Existing Urban Climate Action Plans Towards Developing City-Specific Urban Climate Solutions, Prince Dacosta Aboagye, Hiroshima International Conference on Peace and Sustainability 2022, 2022/03/01, Without Invitation, English, Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability, Hiroshima University, Japan
  20. Analysis of the Associations Between Urban Form and CO2 emissions Based on the Local Climate Zones Classification System, International Conference on Applied Energy 2021, 2021/12/05, Without Invitation, English, Bangkok, Thailand (online)
  21. SRI Inkundla: Building Peace for Sustainability through Science-Part I, Sustainability Research+Innovation 2022, 2022/03/29, With Invitation, English, Future Earth and Belmont Forum, South Africa (online)
  22. The Optimal Power Control Grid-connected Solar Farm with Battery Bank System: A Case Study of Kampong Speu Solar Farm, Cambodia, Oum Socheat, The 1st International Conference on Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability (CCES), 2021/11/09, Without Invitation, English, Chongqing University, Chongqing University, China (Virtual)
  23. Smart cities and resilience: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF 2021), 2021/10/01, With Invitation, English, Marmara Municipalities Union (MMU), Istanbul (Virtual)
  24. Contributions of smart cities to pandemic resilience, Contributions of smart cities to pandemic resilience, APRU SCL 2021 Live Webinar Series- Toward Smart Sustainable Cities in the Pacific Rim: Opportunities and limitations, 2021/09/03, With Invitation, English, Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), Auckland, New Zealand (Virtual)
  25. Co-benefits of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation, Preparing Urban Ecology to Contribute to Positive Urban Futures, 2021/06/07, With Invitation, English, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York (online)
  26. Climate-induced stressors to peace, MIRAI 2.0 R&I Week 2021, 2021/06/09, With Invitation, English, MIRAI
  27. Co-benefits and trade-offs between climate change mitigation and adaptation measures and policies in cities, 2nd International Academic Conference on Energy Conservation, Environmental Protection and Energy Science, 2021/05/22, With Invitation, English, AEIC Series Conference, Dali, China
  28. Co-benefits and synergies of urban climate change adaptation and mitigation measures and urban energy resilience, Sharif University Winter School on Energy Systems Resilience and Climate Change, 2021/02/16, With Invitation, English, Sharif University of Technology
  29. LCZ-based analysis of urban CO2 emissions, Data-Oriented Approaches to the Social Sciences and Humanities, 2021/02/12, With Invitation, English, Kyoto University, Kyoto University, Inamori Hall
  30. Smart city assessment frameworks and their utilities for climate planning, Smart city assessment frameworks and their utilities for climate planning, Online Workshop on contributions of smart city projects to climate resilience, 2020/12/18, Without Invitation, English
  31. Smart cities and resilience: Insights from a Delphi survey, Smart cities and resilience: Insights from a Delphi survey, Chong-En Li Nae-Wen Kuo, Online Workshop on contributions of smart city projects to climate resilience, 2020/12/17, Without Invitation, English
  32. Data-sharing approaches for a resilient and smart city to urban urgent disaster and hazard: a case of smart city R&D project in Daegu, South Korea, Data-sharing approaches for a resilient and smart city to urban urgent disaster and hazard: a case of smart city R&D project in Daegu, South Korea, Yesuel Kim, Sunghee Lee, Youngchul Kim, Online Workshop on contributions of smart city projects to climate resilience, 2020/12/17, Without Invitation, English, Kyoto (Virtual)
  33. The role of smart cities to increase resiliency: Lesson learnt from case studies, The role of smart cities to increase resiliency: Lesson learnt from case studies, Hasan Masrur, Online Workshop on contributions of smart city projects to climate resilience, 2022/12/17, Without Invitation, English, Kyoto (Virtual)
  34. SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF BUILDING-RELATED URBAN CO2 EMISSIONS BASED ON THE LOCAL CLIMATE ZONES CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF BUILDING-RELATED URBAN CO2 EMISSIONS BASED ON THE LOCAL CLIMATE ZONES CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, MASOUD JAVADPOOR, International Conference on Applied Energy, 2020/12/03, Without Invitation, English, Elsevier, Bangkok (Virtual), published
  35. Urban Energy Resilience for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, 2020 International Conference on Energy Science and Safety Engineering, 2020/05/09, With Invitation, Japanese, NANJING, China
  36. Smart City Assessment Tools: Towards Integrating Resilience Indicators, INTERNATIONAL WEBINAR ON SMART CITIES: BEYOND THE PANDEMICS, 2020/07/10, With Invitation, BITS Pilani, Online International Conference, Pilani Campus, Pilani, India
  37. Sustainability and Resilience of Urban Form: Theoretical and Empirical Insights, Council of Engineering Systems Universities Global Conference (CESUN 2018), 2018/06/21, Without Invitation, English, Keio University and The University of Tokyo, Keio University
  38. Urban carbon mapping: Towards a standardized framework, CUE2018-Applied Energy Symposium and Forum 2018: Low carbon cities and urban energy systems, 2018/06/06, Without Invitation, English, International journal, Applied Energy, Tongji University
  39. Mapping building carbon emissions within local climate zones in Shanghai, Yihan Wu, Perry Yang, Habura Borjigin, Daisuke Murakami, Yoshiki Yamagata, CUE2018-Applied Energy Symposium and Forum 2018: Low carbon cities and urban energy systems, 2018/06/06, Without Invitation, English, The international journal, Applied Energy, Tongji University
  40. A Survey and Critical Analysis of Tools for Urban Resilience Assessment, ASEAN Forum on Urban Resilience to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Management Strategies, 2017/12/05, With Invitation, English, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), The Philippines, Laoag City
  41. Integrated, resilience-based planning for mitigation and adaptation in Asia, APN Science-Policy Dialogue, 2017/02/08, With Invitation, English, Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
  42. Adaptation Strategies for Resilient Infrastructure in Emerging Countries, Hitachi Research Institute's 2016 Research Forum, 2016/12/27, Without Invitation, English, Hitachi Research Institute, Hitachi Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan
  43. Towards an Integrated Approach to Urban Resilience Assessment, The 5th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum, 2016/10/18, With Invitation, English, Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Sri Lanka
  44. Towards integrating resilience criteria into sustainability assessment tools, 2016/08/18, Without Invitation, English, Global Carbon Project and The University of Tokyo, The University of Tokyo
  45. An overview of existing tools for assessing urban resilience, Workshop on Tools and Indicators for Assessing Urban Resilience, 2015/12/07, Without Invitation, English, Global Carbon Project In collaboration with NIES, APN, UGEC, WUDAPT and IR3S, The University of Tokyo
  46. A conceptual framework for assessment of urban energy resilience, 7th International Conference on Applied Energy, 2015/03/30, With Invitation, English, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  47. Resilience Thinking as a Framing Mechanism to Facilitate Collective Community Response to Various Implications of Global Environmental Change, AGU Fall Meeting, 2014/12/16, With Invitation, English, American Geophysical Union
  48. Urbanization and landscape change in a newly developing country: The case of Vientiane, Laos, 2nd International UGEC Conference, Urban Transitions & Transformations: Science, Synthesis & Policy, 2014/11/07, With Invitation, English, Urbanization and Global Environmental Change Program, Taipei, Taiwan
  49. Principles and criteria for urban resilience: A critical analysis of the literature, 2nd International UGEC Conference, Urban Transitions & Transformations: Science, Synthesis & Policy, 2014/11/08, With Invitation, English, Urbanization and Global Environmental Change Program (UGEC), Taipei, Taiwan
  50. Major principles and criteria for development of an urban resilience assessment index, 2014 International Conference & Utility Exhibition on: Green Energy for Sustainable Development (ICUE), 2014/03/20, With Invitation, English, IEEE, Thailand
  51. The necessity of using Sky View Factor in urban planning: A case study of Narmak neighborhood, Tehran, 2014 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & UTILITY EXHIBITION ON: GREEN ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ICUE), 2014/03/20, With Invitation, English, IEEE, Thailand
  52. Low-Carbon Strategy and Community Development in Nagoya, Japan: Case of Nishiki 2 District, a Fabric Warehouse District in Transition, Akito Murayama, The EcoDistricts Summit 2011, 2011/10/26, Without Invitation, English, Portland Sustainability Institute, Portland, Oregon
  53. The Significance of Applying Strategic Environmental Assessment to Neighborhood Scale Planning, The 11th international congress of Asian Planning Schools Association, 2011/09/20, With Invitation, English, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo
  54. Bottom-up Mapping of CO2 emissions in Tokyo Based on the Local Climate Zones Classification System, First Working Group Meeting of the APN Project Tracking Influences of Asian Urban GHG Emissions for Sustainability Policies: Identifying Low Carbon Pathways to Meet the Paris Agreement, 2018/11/14, With Invitation, English, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  55. Sustainability and Resilience Assessment Tools to Accelerate Transition to Urban Sustainability, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China Workshop on Sustainability Assessment, 2019/06/03, With Invitation, English, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Department of Architecture and Built Environment, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China
  56. The literature landscape on climate change, peace and security, KANEKO Shinji, World Forum on Climate Justice, 2019/06/20, Without Invitation, English, Elsevier and Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
  57. Urban Energy Resilience, MIRAI Scientific Session in Sustainability, 2019/11/14, With Invitation, English, Stockholm University

Awards

  1. 2021/11/06, Phoenix Outstanding Researcher Award, Phoenix Outstanding Researcher Award
  2. 2021/10/20, Top 2 per cent of the world most highly cited scientists of all time, Elsevier, Top 2 per cent of the world most highly cited scientists of all time
  3. 2021/10/01, Top 2 per cent of the world most highly cited scientists in 2020, Elsevier, Top 2 per cent of the world most highly cited scientists in 2020
  4. 2020/10/01, Top 2 per cent of the world most highly cited scientists in 2019, Top 2 per cent of the world most highly cited scientists in 2019
  5. 2020/10/01, Top 2 per cent of the world most highly cited scientists of all time, Elsevier, Top 2 per cent of the world most highly cited scientists of all time
  6. 2019/09/01, Top reviewers in Environment and Ecology, Publons, Top reviewers in Environment and Ecology
  7. 2019/09/01, Top reviewers in Cross-Field, Publons, Top reviewers in Cross-Field

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. MIRAI-STINT, Integrating Nature -based Solution in Urban Planning and Policy- making for Climate Resilient Cities: A comparison between Nordic and Japanese Context, 2025, 2027
  2. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Investigating patterns and drivers of population change in global cities to guide urban planning and policy in the post-COVID era, 2022, 2025
  3. MIRAI2.0 – Joint seed funding of Japan-Sweden collaborative projects, Climate governance and geopolitics in the Pacific, 2021, 2022
  4. Interlinkages and Innovation for Future Societies Reevaluating Social Issues and Forging New Solidarity in the New Normal Era, Assessing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on compact cities and exploring pathways for a green and just recovery based on interlinkages between humans, the environment, and technology: Insights from Tokyo and Shanghai, 2021, 2023
  5. Dynamics and patterns of CO2 emissions in urban areas
  6. CAPaBLE, Integrated, Resilience-based Planning for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Asia-Pacific Cities, 2015, 2016
  7. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research , Development and Pilot Testing of a Standardized Method to Map Urban CO2 Emissions, 2019/04/01, 2022/03/31
  8. Collaborative Regional Research Programme (CRRP), Assessment of the actual and potential contributions of smart city projects to climate resilience in selected Asia-Pacific cities, 2019, 2020

Social Activities

History as Committee Members

  1. Ayyoob Sharifi, 2017/03, Future Earth Urban Knowledge Action Network

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

  1. NERPS 2025 Conference, Co-chair, 2025/03, 2025/04
  2. Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability (CCES) 2023 Conference, 2023/09
  3. NERPS Conference 2023, Co-chair, 2023/02, 2023/03
  4. Hiroshima International Conference on Peace and Sustainability 2022, Co-chair, 2022/03, 2022/03
  5. The 1st International Conference on Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability (CCES), Conference Co-Chair, 2021/11
  6. 2nd International Academic Conference on Energy Conservation, Environmental Protection and Energy Science(ICEPE 2021), Conference Chair, 2021/05, 2021/05
  7. Online workshop “ZeroCarbon x Digital: Urban Decarbonization in the post-Covid-19 era”, 2020/12, 2020/12
  8. Online Workshop on contributions of smart city projects to climate resilience, 2020/12, 2020/12
  9. REFRAMING URBAN RESILIENCE IMPLEMENTATION: ALIGNING SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE, SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE, 2018/12, 2018/12

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

  1. 2024, Nature Climate Change, Reviewer, 2
  2. 2024, Nature Cities, Reviewer, 3
  3. 2022, Frontiers in Climate, Editor, Section Editor in Chief
  4. 2022, Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, Editor, Associate Editor
  5. 2022, Environment and Planning B, Editor
  6. 2022, Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Chief editor, Associate Editor
  7. 2022, Urban Affairs Review, Reviewer, 1
  8. 2022, npj Urban Sustainability, Others, Reviewer, 3
  9. 2022, Science of the Total Environment, Others, Reviewer, 3
  10. 2022, Land Use Policy, Others, Reviewer, 4
  11. 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production, Others, Reviewer, 3
  12. 2022, Landscape and Urban Planning, Others, Reviewer, 2
  13. 2022, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Others, Reviewer, 5
  14. 2022, Urban Climate, Editor
  15. 2022, Nature Energy, Others, Reviewer, 2
  16. 2022, Sustainable Cities and Society, Others, 7
  17. 2021, Environment and Planning B, Editor, Special Issue Editor
  18. 2021, Sustainability, Editor, Topical collection editor and Special Issue Editor
  19. 2021, Urban Climate, Editor, Associate Editor
  20. 2021, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Urban Design and Planning, Editor, Associate Editor
  21. 2020, Nature Sustainability, Others, Reviewer, 2
  22. 2020, Landscape and Urban Planning, Others, Reviewer, 3
  23. 2020, Environment and Planning B, Editor, Guest Editor
  24. 2020, Sustainability Science, Editor, Lead Guest Editor
  25. 2020, Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Chief editor, Associate Editor
  26. 2018, Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, Others, Reviewer
  27. 2018, Sustainability, Editor, Guest Editor
  28. 2018, Urban Science, Editor, Guest Editor
  29. 2018, Energies, Editor, Co-Guest Editor
  30. 2019, Cities, Editor, Guest Editor
  31. 2019, Global Environmental Change, Others, Reviewer, 1