[The 12th UTokyoIPL-CUTI Special Seminar]
1) Time and day: 4:30pm-6:00pm (Japan Standard Time), June 17th (Monday), 2024
2) Place: Seminar room of International Project Lab, Department of Civil Engineering, UTokyo (3rd floor of Engineering Building No.11, Hongo Campus, UTokyo) and Zoom meeting room
3) Presentation
Title: Strategic Investment for Green Growth in Uzbekistan
Abstract: Uzbekistan is expected to take a range of transformative actions for economic development and poverty reduction based on the concept of “green growth.” The country signed the Paris Agreement in April 2017 and submitted the 2nd Nationally Decided Contribution (NDC) in October 2021, with a target of reducing the country’s GHG emissions per unit of GDP by 35% below 2010 levels by 2030. The 2nd NDC further underlined the importance of climate resilience in promoting Uzbekistan’s socio-economic development as its landlocked territory is highly vulnerable to various natural disasters. To meet the low-carbon and climate resilient targets along the scope of green growth, the ADB’s economic diagnosis study (EDS) identifies Uzbekistan’s strategic investment options across critical infrastructure sectors — energy, transport, information and communication technology, water and waste management, and agriculture and food production systems. This study also refers to Uzbekistan’s recent urban development trends and adaptive spatial planning measures since the effectiveness of low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure investment for green growth depends on the degree and pattern of urbanization. From quantitative figures and qualitative discussions, key implications are drawn for Uzbekistan to leverage investment in critical infrastructure systems and move toward a green economy.
4) Short bio of presenter
Dr. Jin Murakami is Assistant Professor of Urban Planning at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He has specialized in the areas of transport and land use, urbanization, spatial planning and economic development, urban infrastructure finance and land policy, and urban climate policy and finance. His research focuses principally on spatial, financial, and technological drivers that influence city-regions’ global competitiveness and local livability. His current projects include an international case study of transit-oriented development (TOD) and land value capture (LVC), the impacts of airport connectivity and accessibility changes on cities, and the financialization of cities with ESG investing criteria (e.g., zero-emission transport and housing). His previous research projects have been published from international development, research, and educational institutes (e.g., World Bank, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Asian Development Bank) and SSCI-listed peer-reviewed journals in urban studies, economics, geography, transportation, land use policy, and environmental studies. In addition, Dr. Murakami served as Lead Author (LA) for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) AR5 WGIII Chapter 12: Human Settlements, Infrastructure and Spatial Planning (2012-2014) and AR6 WGIII Chapter 8: Urban Systems and Other Settlement (2019-2022). He holds a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.Eng. in Civil Engineering from the University of Tokyo.
5) Charge: free
6) Language: English only