SHOTA TAMURA

Last Updated :2025/08/07

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor
E-mail
tamurashiroshima-u.ac.jp

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2017/03, 2017/08, University of Maryland, National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, Visiting Student
  • 2018/04/01, 2021/03/31, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • 2019/05, 2019/06, Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Architecture, Architecture for Creative Community Research Unit, Visiting Scholar
  • 2021/04/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor

Educational Backgrounds

  • Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Engineering, Architecture, Japan, 2015/04/01, 2018/03/31
  • Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Engineering, Architecture, Japan, 2018/04/01, 2021/03/31
  • Hiroshima University, School of Engineering , Japan, 2011/04, 2015/03

Academic Degrees

  • Doctor of Engineering, Hiroshima University
  • Master of Engineering, Hiroshima University

Research Fields

  • Engineering;Architecture and building engineering;Town planning / Architectural planning
  • Engineering;Civil engineering;Civil engineering project / Traffic engineering

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Architectural of Japan
  • The City Planning Institute of Japan
  • Japan Society of Civil Engineers
  • Institute of Social Safety Science
  • GIS Association of Japan

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Town Planning
  2. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Peace Urbanism and Architecture
  3. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Architectural Project and Drawing III
  4. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Ethics of Architecture
  5. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Graduation Thesis
  6. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Special Exercises on Architecture A
  7. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Special Exercises on Architecture A
  8. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Special Exercises on Architecture B
  9. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Special Exercises on Architecture B
  10. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Special Exercises on Architecture B
  11. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Special Exercises on Architecture B
  12. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Special Study on Architecture

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. ★, A STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DAYTIME POPULATION CONCENTRATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF FACILITIES AND LOCATIONS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF PROVINCIAL CITIES - Toward proposing measures to revitalize downtown areas -, Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ), 90(831), 1001-1010, 202505
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  2. ★, PROPOSE AND EVALUATE A METHOD FOR STUDYING MEASURES TO CREATE WALKABLE SPACES USING A SIMULATION OF CIRCULATION BEHAVIOR - Case study in the downtown of Hiroshima -, Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ), 90(829), 475-483, 202503
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  3. ★, CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGHLY RATED RESTAURANTS CONCENTRATION AREAS IN THE URBAN CENTERS OF SAPPORO, SENDAI, HIROSHIMA, AND FUKUOKA - Through analysis using big data from social media and machine learning models -, Journal of Architecture and Planning, 89(825), 2115-2124, 20241101
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  4. Proposal of a comprehensive landslide management methodology considering various exposure assessments Case study of future risk estimation in Yokosuka City and Hiroshima City, Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 59(3), 948-955, 20241025
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  5. ★, Designing and evaluating the green infrastructure implementation scenarios while considering the local social environment Strategic introduction of green infrastructure, focusing on flood control effects, Journal of Architecture and Planning, 59(3), 1613-1620, 20241025
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  6. ★, Understanding the actual geographic distribution of population change under population decline and analyzing its factors Focusing on district characteristics around railroad stations and elementary schools in Hiroshima prefecture, Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 59(3), 1415-1421, 20241025
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  7. ★, Study on the effect of urban green space on thermal environment improvement in consideration of future climate change Greening scenario analysis for the Hiroshima Delta urban area and Aioi Street, Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 59(3), 1123-1130, 20241025
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  8. ★, Grouping areas based on the patterns of people's stays in regional cities and examining characteristics of their areas - cases of Sapporo City, Sendai City, Hiroshima City, and Fukuoka City -, AIJ Journal of Technology and Design, 30(76), 1541-1546, 20241020
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  9. ★, A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF URBANIZATION ON FLOOD INUNDATION IN THE KUROSE RIVER BASIN - Through comparison with potential natural vegetation scenario -, AIJ Journal of Technology and Design, 30(76), 1530-1534, 20241020
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  10. ★, A STUDY ON SHADE CHOICE TENDENCY OF PEDESTRIANS IN THE DOWNTOWN OF HIROSHIMA CITY DURING SUMMER - Comparative Analysis of Pedestrians and Shade Distribution -, AIJ Journal of Technology and Design, 30(76), 1524-1529, 20241020
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  11. ★, A STUDY ON METHODOLOGY FOR WOODY BIOMASS ENERGY UTILIZATION PLANNING IN NON-TIMBER PRODUCTION AREA Proposal of zoning methodology considering economy, environment, and disaster prevention, Journal of Architecture and Planning, 89(824), 1897-1908, 20241001
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  12. ★, Factors affecting wild boar damage and countermeasure effectiveness: a case study in a regional park located in a mountainous area, European Journal of Wildlife Research, 70(100), 1-19, 20240926
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  13. ★, Study on the relationship between regional activities of self-govering organizations and local characteristics in mountaious areas -For categorization of the activities of the "Regional Promotion Association" in Akitakata City, Hiroshima Prefecture-, Journal of Architecture and Planning, 89(821), 1345-1351, 202407
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  14. ★, A STUDY ON THE USAGE AREAS OFCOMMERCIAL FACILITIES IN LOCAL MEDIUM SIZED CITIES -Attempts to understand usage areas using human flow data-, AIJ Journal of Technology and Design, 30(75), 202406
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  15. ★, A study on the user behavior and evaluation for effective utilization of central park in provincial cities, Journal of The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture, 87(5), 202403
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  16. ★, Report on changes in road space utilization before and after Covid-19 in Washington, D.C., U.S.A., Journal of The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture, 87(5), 202403
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  17. ★, Comparative Analysis of the Urban Ventilation Characteristics between the Old and New Central Business Districts of Bangkok, Thailand: Relationships between Wind Velocity and Urban Forms, Urban and Regional Planning Review, 11, 11-22, 202403
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  18. ★, CHANGES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION, LAND USE AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE RESIDENCE ATTRACTION AREA -A CASE STUDY OF KUMAMOTO CITY AND MINOH CITY -, AIJ Journal of Technology and Design, 202310
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  19. ★, Factors Influencing the Occurrence of Vacant Houses in a Small Provincial Town in Japan, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 16, 202305
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  20. ★, Assessment of Green Infrastructure implementation scenarios within urban areas focusing on Flood Control Effectiveness - Study of layout and quantity for the central area of Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture -, Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 57(3), 202211
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  21. ★, Analysis of Occurrence Factors of Vacant Houses by Interpretability Methods in Machine Learning - Aiming to Development of Tools that Support Measures to Solve Vacant House Problems, which is the Best Fit for the Place -, Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 57(3), 202210
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  22. ★, A study on the effect of tentative land use on land prices of the surrounding, Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 57(3), 202210
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  23. ★, MAKING THE WILD BOAR DAMAGE RISK MAP OF A REGIONAL PARK IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA -Analysis and map creation using drone, sensor technology and GIS-, AIJ Journal of Technology and Design, 28(70), 1617-1622, 20221020
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  24. ★, A study on the changes in daytime staying population of urban area due to COVID-19 - For visioning urban space after CODI-19-, AIJ Journal of Technology and Design, 906-911, 202206
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  25. ★, MULTIPLE EVALUATION OF URBAN SHRINKING WITH MITIGATING THE LANDSLIDE DISASTER RISK —DESIGNING AND EVALUATING THE SCENARIO IN HIROSHIMA CITY, HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE—, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. D3 (Infrastructure Planning and Management), 77(4), 375-388, 20211220
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  26. ★, Practice and Evaluation of Making a "Disaster-resilient Community Support Map" for the Evacuation of People Requiring Special Care -A case Study of Three Districts in Kui Town, Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Journal of Social Safety Science, 39, 419-428, 20211101
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  27. ★, A Study on Occurrence Factors of Vacant Houses in the Hilly Residential Area -Case Study of Ryojo, Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture-, Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 56(3), 897-904, 20211025
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  28. ★, A Study on the relationship between life service functions and staying population in the rural area -For creating "Compact hubs", Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, 56(3), 1305-1312, 20211025
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  29. ★, Shrinking Urban Structure studied in Terms of Co2 Emissions -Emphasizing Different Urban Characteristics-, AIJ Journal of Technology and Design, 27(65), 452-457, 202102
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  30. ★, Grouping Provincial Same Size Cities by Population Distribution Patterns and Evaluating their Urban Structure -For making Planning Guidelines for Adapting Depopulation Society in Each City Group-, 27(65), 487-492, 202102
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  31. Study on the Characteristics of Building Damages by Sediment Disaster and Flood Disaster of the Heavy Rain Event of July 2018 - Analysis Using Disaster Victim Certificate Data of Mihara City in Hiroshima Prefecture-, 55(3), 851-857, 202010
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  32. ★, Transition of Land Use in the Flood Area Caused by Heavy Rain Event of July 2018 -Case of Kure, Mihara and Fucuyama City in Hiroshima Prefecture-, 26(62), 325-330, 202002
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  33. ★, Characteristics of Flood Area Caused by Heavy Rain Event of July 2018 in City Planning Area of Hongo in Mihara CIty -Focusing on the Relationship Between Flood Estimated Inundation Area and Transition of Residential Development-, 35, 287-294, 201911
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  34. Study on the Geographical Factors of Building Damages caused by Heavy Rain Event of July 2018 -Case Study of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture-, 54(3), 1059-1065, 201910
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  35. ★, A Report of the Information Support Activities Using GIS in Volunteer Center of Areas Stricken by the Heavy Rain Event of July 2018 -A case of the Activities in Mihara City, 25(61), 1299-1303, 201910
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  36. ★, A Report on the Relationship between Existence of Various Facilities and Population Density -Basic Study for Compact City Design-, 75(3), 172-180, 201909
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  37. Grouping the Provincial Cities by Using the Evaluation Indices of Urban Structures -for Making Planning Guidelines for Each Group in Population Decreasing-, 53(3), 951-956, 201810
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  38. Factor Analysis on Spatial Patterns of Population Change and Design of Compact City Scenarios in Provincial Middle Size City -Case Study of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima-, 83(751), 1705-1714, 201809
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  39. ★, The Impact of Spatial Population Distribution Patterns on CO2 Emissions and Infrastructure Costs in a Small Japanese Town, Sustainable Cities and Society, 40, 513-523, 201807
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  40. A study on the Generating Factor of No-used and Low-used Area in Small Town, Journal of Asian Urban Environment, 201610
  41. ★, A Study on the Resident Intentions for Future Life in Hilly and Mountainous areas -Basic study for compact city design with considering resident intentions, Journal of Environmental Engineering, 81(724), 553-562, 201606
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External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory), Optimal land use planning for both population decline adaptation and climate change adaptation, 2022, 2024
  2. Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up, Multiple Evaluation of Urban Shrinking for Adapting Population Decreasing with Mitigation of Flood Disaster Risk, 2021, 2022
  3. Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, 2022, 2024
  4. 2018, 2021