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SUGA Masashi
SUGA Masashi
- Affiliation
- Graduate School Graduate School of Economics Faculty of Economics Department of Public Management
- Job rank
- Professor
- Position
- Vice President (Education) and General Manager of Economics
Researcher Information
Area of expertise
Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Environmental Policy
Courses in charge
Environmental management, urban environment theory, urban planning theory, specialized exercises
Educational background
2000 Graduated from Department of Urban Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2002 Graduated from the Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2005 Graduated from the Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Acquired degree
Ph.D. (Engineering) The University of Tokyo
Affiliated Society
The Japan Urban Planning Society, the Japan Society of Planning and Administration
Research Keywords
National land planning, urban and regional planning, urban environmental policy, population decline, regional disparities
Current research theme
National land and regional policies to respond to population decline
Main research results and activities
・SUGA Masashi. "Planning of the Land". Keyword encyclopedia for those who learn the city: Looking into the Future Theme 24. Edited by Shin Kyoba. Gakugei Publishing Company, 2023. p.174-185
・SUGA Masashi. "From neoliberalistic regional policies to inclusive regional policies: regional development in an era of coexistence with regional disparities." Neoliberalism City and Social Disparities: Toward the transition to an inclusive city. Edited by Tetsuo Josho and Fumihiko Seta. Toshin-do, 2021. p.106-125
・SUGA Masashi. Issues of local promotion policies aimed at independent development. Planning administration. 2017, 40(2), p.15-20, DOI: 10.14985/jappm.40.2_15
・SUGA Masashi. Considerations on the regime change of municipalities and the continuity of urban policy: Through the urban environmental policy of Kitakyushu City during the time of Mayor Sueyoshi and Kitahashi. City planning 2012, 61(6), pp.64-71
・Muneharu Kokura, Masashi Suga et al. Safety and Enjoyability Evaluation of Roads and Streets for Bicycles: Case Studies of Bicycle Maps from Utsunomiya and Chigasaki, Japan. Journal of Maps. 2010, 6(1) p199-210, DOI: 10.4113/jom.2010.1076
・SUGA Masashi Takashi Onishi. Consideration on the issues of efficiency evaluation of regional energy systems utilizing waste heat from power generation: Through model analysis of regional heat supply using high power efficiency gas engine cogeneration. City Planning Papers 2008, 42(3), p.835-840, DOI: 10.11361/journalcpij.42.3.835
・KINDAKI, SUGA Masashi, Takashi Onishi. Study on Population Decline and Transformation of Urban Structure: For all urban areas of Japan from 1970 to 2000. City Planning Papers 2007, 38, p.181-186, DOI: 10.11361/journalcpij.42.3.835
・SUGA Masashi, Takashi Onishi. Research on the extraction of Japanese industrial cluster using statistical methods and changes in the location structure. City Planning Papers 2003, 38, p.181-186, DOI: 10.11361/cpij1.38.0.31.0
・SUGA Masashi, Takashi Onishi, Tetsuo Shirosho, Fumihiko Seta. Consideration on the concept of public interest in urban special zones. City Planning Papers 2002, 37, p.781-786, DOI: 10.11361/journalcpij.37.781
Contracted results of scientific research expenses
・Verification of Japan's national land planning system through wide-area regional planning
Research Category: Foundation (C) Research Period: 2023-2025
・Research on the status and issues of environmental social capital development in urban development
Research Category: Young (B) Research Period: 2006-2007
Others (lectures, appearances, committee members, etc.)
・Japan Society of Planning and Administration, Standing Secretary
・Shimonoseki City, City Planning Council Member
・Shimonoseki City, Member of the Environmental Council
・Shimonoseki City, Development Board Member
・Shimonoseki City, Member of the Global Warming Countermeasures Action Plan Promotion Council
Classes and Seminars
My seminar
Specialized Exercise I (Suga), Specialized Exercise II (Suga)
Please refer to the following page for details.


Social Activities
Response to SDGs