Hitomi Nakanishi
Assistant Professor in Urban & Regional Planning
Qualifications
- PhD (Civil Engineering) Kagawa University, Japan
- BA (Economics), Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
Awards
- Dean's Award for Research Impact, 2013, University of Canberra Faculty of Business, Government & Law
- Best Book 2010, Japan Section of Regional Science Association International. "Urban Quality Stock(2009)", Kajima Institute Publishing Co, Ltd,
- Best Poster Award. 2005 World Sustainable Building Conference in Tokyo "A Rating system for realizing sustainable urban space with a focus on quality of life and quality of space"
- "Japan Accreditation for High Standard Engineering Education" by the Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education, for "Civil and Environmental Engineering Course, Toyohashi University of Technology", 2005.
Career Bio
Hitomi's background is in urban and regional planning, transport planning, and evaluation of urban policy and infrastructure planning. Her research focus involves using multidisciplinary approaches to assessing impacts on quality of life issues from the perspectives of land use, urban form, transport, and infrastructure planning. Prior to joining UC, She was actively engaged in urban renewal and climate adaptation research at CSIRO and Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan. Hitomi's professional experience includes stakeholder engagement and consultation in different level of land use and infrastructure planning.
Teaching
- Planning theory and Process
- Strategic Planning
- Contemporary Planning Issues
- Infrastructure Planning and Delivery
- Planning Report
Research
Research Publications - 5 Selected Publications
- Nakanishi, H, Black, J & Matsuo, K 2014 'Disaster resilience in transportation – Japan earthquake and tsunami 2011', International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, forthcoming
- Nakanishi, H, Matsuo, K & Black, J 2013 'Transportation planning methodologies for post-disaster recovery in regional communities: The East Japan earthquake and tsunami 2011', Journal of Transport Geography, vol. 31, pp.181-191.
- Doi, K, Kii, M & Nakanishi, H 2008 'An integrated evaluation method of accessibility, quality of life, and social interaction' Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, vol.35, pp.1098-1116.
- Nakanishi, H, Doi K, Shibata H, Sugiyama I & Terabe, S 2005 "The role of QoL indicators on policy evaluation in UK and its implication to Japan", Japan Society of Civil Engineers Journal of Infrastructure Planning and Management, no.793, IV-68, pp.73-83. In Japanese.
Research Activities
- Pioneering the disaster recovery in Australia and the Pacific Islands: implementing improved risk management for resilience
- Realising a compact city in suburbia – integrated land use and transportation
- Investigating the labour participation, childcare and travel choice of Australian young families
Research Interests
Urban Planning, Transport Planning, Urban Policy Evaluation, Disaster resilience in the built environment