Research Profile
Dr Narushige Shiode
Telephone:+44 (0)29 208 76085
Fax:+44 (0)29 208 74845
Address:Room 2.91, Glamorgan Building
Qualifications
B. Engineering, Department of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan (1995).
M. Engineering, Department of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan (1997).
Ph.D. (Architecture), Bartlett School of Planning, University College London (2005).
Research Interests
Naru is interested in the quantitative appreciation of the urban and built environments with particular focus on its spatial-temporal changes. He currently pursues three research directions: (1) Spatial Analysis & Simulations (Developing spatial analytical methods for urban growth modelling. Developing quantitative methods on spatial optimisation, spatial tessellation, network analysis, and spatial-temporal analysis); (2) GIScience & Geo-visualisation (Developing GIS tools and spatial-temporal 3D GIS models for visualising urban growth, GIS applications in healthcare, archaeology and other social-science subjects); (3) Urban & Regional Analysis (Identifying the underlying mechanism of urban growth dynamics, urban sprawl and urban life cycle. Applying spatial analytical methods and simulations to understand the spatial-temporal transition of urban land uses, urban social clusters, and virtual cities and cyberspaces).