Community and Social Systems Engineering
Kondo Sae Laboratory

Reserch on architecture and urban planning approaches from a people-centred perspective, breaking out of area activation and moving towardsforming smaller centres

"Smart cities" and "Super cities," which have been the focus of much attention in recent years, have raised people's excitement and encouraged the development of science and technology. However, pursuing only the growth of the physical environment sometimes leads to problems, such as pollution or skyrocketing land prices, that threaten our daily lives. Of course, many efforts have been made to solve these problems, but the tedious and steady work has yet to overcome the motivation to pursue growth. As a result, the challenges facing cities today have become even more complex. Now is the time to question urban planning centred on the physical environment's growth. We need to rethink the essential value of cities from social, cultural, and even human perspectives and form a new social system. This creative and innovative urban development mechanism can keep up with various changes.
Essential to this social system is the social, cultural, and humanistic philosophy of people working together and communicating while each person acts based on intrinsic interest and spontaneous transition. Based on this premise, I'm researching "living labs" that encourage creative participatory behaviour and space management that supports innovative communities, emphasizing the "people" perspective. Based on the results of these studies, I will work to develop regional social systems that also consider the region's unique characteristics through social implementation.
However, it is essential to integrate knowledge from various specialized fields and academic truths to solve complex urban issues. RCAST comprises researchers from many academic disciplines, enabling us to encounter knowledge daily. Therefore, I'll contribute to developing new research fields by creating a discussion forum that makes these encounters inevitable and by regularly disseminating this information inside and outside the Institute.

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    Sae KONDO
  Research Area: Urban planning, Urban and Regional regeneration, Public facilities planning, Public participation and Community design, Local livelihoods