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1) Time and day: 4:00pm-5:30pm (Japan Standard Time), December 19 (Monday), 2022

2) Place: Zoom meeting room (https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/86183190905?pwd=MTZaVzY4Umg4UERJL1hrQ3lva1Jqdz09)

3) Presentation

Title: Motorization Pattern and Private Vehicle Dependence in Asian Developing Countries

Abstract: In many developing countries, rapid motorization has been ongoing where owners of private vehicles tend to rely on their own vehicles for making trips. Although the ownership in developing cities is lower than that in developed cities, the excessive dependence on private vehicles has caused serious road traffic congestion, accidents, and negative environmental impacts in those cities. They require the mitigation of people’s dependency on private vehicles, including both private cars and motorcycles. This study investigates the private-vehicle-dependent behavior mainly in Asian developing countries. The presentation contains the topics: 1) review of motorization progress pattern and its influential factors based on statistical data of registered private vehicles in major Asian cities; 2) empirical analysis of private-vehicle dependency with mobility gaps between car/motorcycle owners and non-owners, using the JICA’s person-trips surveys; and 3) identification of factors affecting private-vehicle-dependent travel behavior, highlighting consciousness and attitude toward walkable-distance trips.

4) Short bio of presenter

Mr. Takayoshi Futose is an urban and transport consultant at ALMEC Corporation, Japan. After receiving his master’s degree from Yokohama National University, Japan, he has participated in various transport projects in developing countries, including African countries, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Philippines, and Vietnam. His main research concerns are transport survey, demand forecasting, public transport improvement, and transport planning. He is currently enrolled in the doctoral program at the graduate school of Toyo University, Japan. His doctoral research highlights the people’s private vehicle dependency in major Asian cities for contributing to urban transport planning in developing world.

5) Charge: free

6) Language: English only

7) Participation: Please contact Ms Tomoko Samukawa (samukawa@ip.civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp) for joining this seminar, but you can join the seminar even without pre-registration.

This is an announcement of online international seminar on technology and policy of Japan’s road, which is organized jointly by Vietnam Japan University (VJU) and National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan. This event is held online from 15:00-17:20 (Japan Standard Time) on November 25 (Friday), 2022. This seminar aims to introduce the Japan’s road technology and policy making mainly to international students in Asian region including Japan. The details are shown in an attached file. Please find it. We hope you will join this seminar and engage in this important conversation. If you have any questions on this seminar, do not hesitate to contact Prof. Hironori Kato (Co-director of Master program in Civil Engineering, VJU, kato@civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp) and Prof. Shinichi Takeda (JICA long-term expert at VJU, takeda.s@vju.ac.vn). Thank you.

1) Time and day: 15:00-17:20 (Japan Standard Time), Nov 25 (Fri), 2022

2) Place: Zoom meeting room (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehj-_C–AcXKcer71EaTVRCBbBTVu-_xuiu5H0YwVLseudhQ/viewform)

Please have a look at the attached files for the details.

FinalVersion_Flyer_Introduction of road technology and policy making
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1) Time and day: 4:00pm-5:30pm (Japan Standard Time), December 5 (Monday), 2022

2) Place: Zoom meeting room (https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/87281677470?pwd=c3VmZlFxMDJXakVhME1kNit2NDFWQT09)

3) Presentation

– Title: Ride-Hailing Service Adoption and Local Context in Motorcycle-Based Societies: Case Study in Hanoi, Vietnam

– Abstract: The ride-hailing service (RHS) has emerged as a major form of daily travel in many Southeast Asian cities where motorcycles are extensively used. This study aims to analyze the local context in motorcycle-based societies, which may affect the establishment of travelers’ choice set after the appearance of RHSs. In particular, it empirically compares three types of choice-set structures in the context of urban travel mode choice by estimating standard logit and nested logit models to test six hypotheses on the associations of RHS adoption with its determinants. Revealed preference data of 449 trips from both RHS users and non-RHS users were collected through a face-to-face interview-based questionnaire survey in Hanoi, Vietnam, in December 2020. The results of model estimations revealed: (1) a substitutional effect for two-wheelers but not for four-wheelers, (2) a significant positive influence of car ownership on car RHS adoption but not on motorcycle RHS adoption, (3) significantly high sensitivity to travel time of motorcycle RHS but not of car RHS, (4) a significant negative effect of traffic congestion on car RHS adoption but an insignificant one on motorcycle RHS adoption, and (5) a significant positive association of an individual’s experience in using a smartphone with car RHSs but insignificant association with motorcycle RHSs. Our findings suggest that transportation policies of RHS motorcycles should be different from those of RHS cars because of the heterogeneity in travel behaviors of RHS users between them. They also indicate that the transition from motorcycles to cars as well as the difference in service availability among different types of RHSs should be incorporated into the development of transportation policies in Southeast Asian cities.

4) Short bio of presenter

Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Hoang-Tung is currently a researcher at University of Transport and Communications, Vietnam. He obtained a Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering, Saitama University, Japan in 2014. He worked as a research associate at Saitama University and as an invited lecturer at Vietnam Japan University, Vietnam. He has more than 15 year experience in the academic and industrial fields of the transport sector. He was involved in numerous transport projects in Vietnam and Japan, mainly as an in-house consultant for the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and Japan International Cooperation Agency. His major interest is a green transportation system and public-private partnerships. He and his co-authors were awarded the best research paper by the International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences (IATSS) in 2020.

5) Charge: free

6) Language: English only

7) Participation: Please contact Ms Tomoko Samukawa (samukawa@ip.civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp) for joining this seminar, but you can join the seminar even without pre-registration.

We will hold an international seminar at the 4th annual symposium of the URBAN Re-DESIGN STUDIES UNIT on Nov. 26, 2022. The seminar will be held in English, and we welcome international students and researchers. You can join it online or onsite (Hongo Campus, the University of Tokyo). Please take a look at the following for more details.

Seminar theme: Refugees and Migrants in the International Society with Disasters

Seminar website: http://dss.bin.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/symposium/symposium_2022/#international

Date and Time: 15:35-17:00 (JST) on November 26 (Saturday), 2022

Seminar Objective:
As the SDG slogan “Leave no one behind” suggests, it is crucial to ensure that no one is left behind, even minorities, during the disaster relief and recovery phases. This seminar will focus on those who may be vulnerable due to cultural and religious differences: migrants and refugees. This seminar aims to share examples of post-disaster issues, support, and recovery efforts for immigrants and refugees in Japan and abroad. Since internationalization is expected to progress further, this seminar will provide an opportunity to consider the challenges that may arise from future disasters in Japan, and the support and reconstruction that will contribute to reducing these challenges.

Speakers:
1. Mohammad Moinuddin (Osaka University)
Title: Potential of foreign nationals during disasters: with reference to two mosques in Osaka, Japan
He will talk about the disaster relief activities of Islamic mosques, the daily activity hubs for foreign residents in Japan.

2. Miko Maekawa (Sasakawa Peace Foundation)
Title: TBD
She will talk about environmental migrants in Pacific Island countries.

3. Mio Sato (International Organization for Migration)
Title: TBD
She will talk about Afghan refugees in Pakistan and the relief efforts toward them.

Coordinators: Hitomu Kotani (Kyoto University) and Riki Honda (University of Tokyo)

Language: English

Fee: Free

Registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdowMg68TeO1ZXz8ZwxJU_ns2lcsggW0DsB7F_QXMxnAv7Dvw/viewform

If you have any questions, please contact the coordinator: Dr. Hitomu Kotani (kotani.hitomu.5c@kyoto-u.ac.jp).

We will conduct a special seminar, in which Dr. Phathinan Thaithatkul (Chulalongkorn University) is invited to make a special presentation about a case study on mobility of elderly people in Thailand. This event is held online from 4:00pm-5:30pm (Japan Standard Time), November 7 (Monday). We hope you will join us for the event and engage in this important conversation. The details are shown as follows. Thank you.

[2nd UTokyoIP-CUTI Special Seminar]

1) Time and day: 4:00pm-5:30pm (Japan Standard Time), November 7 (Monday), 2022

2) Place: Zoom meeting room (https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/83729974339?pwd=TmFUdVZjWHRRNURUUFBEellsOGwrUT09)

3) Presentation

Title: Mobility, Activities, and Happiness in Old Age: Case of the Elderly in Bangkok

Abstract:

Thailand’s population is rapidly ageing, making it crucial that policy makers understand how to support the welfare of the elderly community. Using the metric of Subject Well-Being (SWB) — a marker overall happiness — our study investigates the links between SWB and senior citizens’ mobility, travel behaviors, and activities outside of the home with the aim of better understanding which factors contribute to higher quality of life for the elderly. We conducted a survey of the elderly in Bangkok, Thailand and derived descriptive statistics and performed a Latent Class Analysis and ordered logistics regression to understand these relationships. We found that active elderly was likely to have higher level of the SWB than inactive elderly. Public transport use and Out-of-home activities engagement were associated with active elderly’s SWB in Thailand. Recommendations for policy makers include improved design of public transport services for the elderly and expanded fare reduction pricing through state welfare for senior citizens.

4) Short bio of presenter

Dr. Phathinan Thaithatkul is a researcher at Transportation Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand, and doctoral degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. She has experience working as a project researcher in Center for Spatial Information Science, the University of Tokyo, Japan. Her research interest covers urban mobility and transport planning. Her research focuses on the emerging mobile technology and urban mobility, e.g., ride-hailing services, ride-sharing services, and shared mobility services. She has been involved in an international research project on ride-hailing services. She also has experience in providing consulting services for Department of Land Transport in Thailand. Her consulting services cover the regulation framework for urban mobility.

5) Charge: free

6) Language: English only

7) Participation: Please contact Ms Tomoko Samukawa (samukawa@ip.civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp) for joining this seminar, but you can join the seminar even without pre-registration.

[International seminar on “assessing the navigation error characteristics of residents and tourists during evacuation”]

Date & time: 16:00-17:00, October 14, 2022

Venue: IDEC large conference room, Higashi-Hiroshima Campus, Hiroshima University

Presenter: Dr. Yuval Hadas (Senior Lecturer, Department of Management, Bar-Ilan University, Israel)

Tittle: Assessing the navigation error characteristics of residents and tourists during evacuation – a combined simulation and virtual reality approach

Abstract: During evacuation, the evacuees are required to follow the fastest and safest path to the designated evacuation site. However, navigation errors due to lack of knowledge, signage presence and the evacuee behavior are affecting the evacuation efficiency. For that, it is imperative to assess these navigation errors and to develop an optimization model in order to increase the evacuation reliability by improving the guidance at key intersections. This is done by minimizing the difference between the deterministic shortest path and the stochastic shortest path with the stochasticity associated with the selection of an arc at each node, and the behavior of the evacuee. For that, we developed two components: 1) a MATSim based evacuation model, a random (or probabilistic) walk, in which the evacuees are dynamically selecting their next road section probabilistically, and 2) a virtual reality (VR) navigation challenge which investigate the decision-making during evacuation.

Contact: chikaraishim@hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Makoto Chikaraishi, Hiroshima University)

We will conduct a special seminar, in which Dr. Saksith Chalermpong (Chulalongkorn University) is invited to make a special lecture about online food delivery in Bangkok, Thailand. This event is held online from 4:00pm-5:30pm (Japan Standard Time), October 24 (Monday). We hope you will join us for the event and engage in this important conversation. The details are shown as follows. Thank you.

[1st UTokyoIP-CUTI Special Seminar]

1) Time and day: 4:00pm-5:30pm (Japan Standard Time), October 24 (Monday), 2022

2) Place: Zoom meeting room (https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/89842877944?pwd=VDgzSFVjR0doMXMyTDgxcjNqSjlCQT09; Meeting ID: 898 4287 7944; Passcode: 458770)

3) Presentation

Title: Consumers’ Spatial Attributes and Their Effects on Online Food Delivery Usage and Travel: Empirical Evidence from Bangkok, Thailand

Abstract:

This presentation gives an outline and findings of our recent paper. In this paper, we examine how consumers’ spatial attributes affect OFD adoption and usage frequency, by testing innovation-diffusion (ID) and accessibility-efficiency (AE) hypotheses. OFD usage data were collected by questionnaire surveys in Bangkok and analyzed by logistic and zero-truncated negative binomial regressions. Spatial attributes that were analyzed included the level of urbanization, transit accessibility, and availability of food outlets. The results from the OFD adoption model supported the ID hypothesis, but those from the OFD usage frequency model provided partial support for the AE hypothesis. Our results implied that while the effects of consumers’ spatial attributes on OFD usage via improved accessibility might be mixed, consumers’ locations played a critical role in explaining OFD use behaviors via diffusion of innovation.

4) Short bio of presenter

Dr. Saksith Chalermpong is Associate Professor in Civil Engineering at Chulalongkorn University, where he teaches transport engineering, planning, and policy. He has also served as Associate Director of Chulalongkorn University Transportation Institute since 2018. His research interests include urban transport planning, public and informal transport, and equality issues in transport policy. He has published extensively in the field of transport, and has provided consulting services for several government agencies in Thailand, including Department of Land Transport, Office of Transport Planning and Policy, and Bangkok Mass Transit Authority. Chalermpong received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Chulalongkorn University, his master’s degree from MIT, and his doctoral degree from UC Irvine, both in the field of transport. His research on informal transportation in Bangkok with Apiwat Ratanawaraha was awarded an Excellent Research Award of Chulalongkorn University in 2018.

5) Charge: free

6) Language: English only

7) Participation: Please contact Ms Tomoko Samukawa (samukawa@ip.civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp) for joining this seminar, but you can join the seminar even without pre-registration.