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[EDUCATION]
April 1988 - March 1991
Graduated Univ. of Tsukuba Senior High School at Otsuka,
April 1991 - March 1995
Graduated Dept. of Urban Engineering, the Univ. of Tokyo
April 1995 - March 1997
Master Degree's Course, Dept. of Urban Engineering,
the Univ. of Tokyo
(completed and acquired the master degree)
April 1997 - March 1998
Doctoral Degree's Course, Dept. of Urban Engineering,
the Univ. of Tokyo
(suspended due to taking up the present post)
December 2002
Acquisition of Doctoral Degree, Dept. of Urban Engineering,
the Univ. of Tokyo

[CAREER]
April 1998 - March 2005
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology,
the University of Tokyo
Position: Research Associate

April 2005 - March 2012
Research Division of Urban Economic Policies,
Urban Policy Course,
Graduate School for Creative Cities,
Osaka City University (OCU)
Position: Associate Professor

April 2012 - to date
Department of Urban Engineering (DUE)
Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (UT)
Position: Associate Professor


[MAIN CONCERN]
1. Planning and Governance for Depopulating Society
2. National and regional policy, especially related to industrial location and regional development
3. Regional and urban planning in Asian countries and regions

[Refereed Papers] (Only English references are shown.)

・Arindam Biswas, Tetsuo Kidokoro and Fumihiko Seta, Analysis of Indian urban policies to identify their potential of achieving inclusive urban growth, Urban Research & Practice, pp.1-30, 2016

・SETA Fumihiko, KIM Chang-Gi, LAI Shen-Chiang and ONISHI Takashi, 'A Study on the Transition of National Development Strategies in Korea, Taiwan and Japan, Characterized by Developmentalism', Proceedings, International Symposium on City Planning 2003. The City Planning Institute of Japan, Sapporo, Japan, pp.52-61, 2003

・Fumihiko SETA, Kensuke KATAYAMA, Takashi ONISHI and Tetsuo KIDOKORO, 'A Study on the New Framework for Asian Regional Cooperation on the Analogy of Regional Unification of the European Union -A Case Study of Institutional Comparison of Regional Strategies-', Proceedings, International Symposium on Urban Planning 2002, A3-4-1〜10, Taipei, Taiwan, 2002

・Fumihiko SETA, Takashi ONISHI and Tetsuo KIDOKORO, 'Study about Locational Tendency of IT Companies in City Centers and Suburbs -Case Study of Malaysia-' , International Symposium on URBAN PLANNING 2001, pp.257-266, ed. Korea Planners Asspociaton, Proceedings, Taejong, Korea, 2001

・Fumihiko SETA, Takashi ONISHI and Tetsuo KIDOKORO, "Study about the influence of globalization of economy on policies and strategies for the correction of regional disparity -by the comparison of national plans and industrial strategies between Japan and Thailand in the era of rapid economic growth-", International Symposium on City Planning 2000 -Prospect for City Planning in the 21tst Century, pp.270-279, Kobe, Japan, 2000

・Fumihiko SETA and Mihoko MATSUYUKI, "Appropriate Geographical Structure for Metropolitan Areas- Trial to Decentralise Industrial Locations and Activities in case of Thailand-", session paper, World Conference On Model Cities, 1999.4, Singapore, 1999

[Other Papers] (Only English references are shown.)

・Fumihiko SETA (2017) Regional Governance and Horizontal Coordination in Depopulating Areas, presented at 2017 International Conference of Asia-Pacific Planning Societies (ICAPPS), Nagoya, Japan, August 25th 2017

・Fumihiko SETA, Yuka OKAI and Teruhiko YOSHIMURA (2016) Restructuring of Public Facilities and Regional Cooperation in Depopulating Phase, presented at 2016 International Conference of Asia-Pacific Planning Societies (ICAPPS), Taipei, Taiwan, August 26th 2016

・Fumihiko Seta (2015) Struggle to Maintain Living Environment of Suburban Districts in the "Depopulating Mega-city" in Japan, ed. Working Committee of EAROPH 2015 Regional Seminar "Academic Papers and Study Reports",pp.8-16 , presented at Regional Seminar of EAROPH in Ureshino/Saga, June 2015

・Fumihiko Seta (2014) Depopulating Mega-city and Urban Problems of Metropolitan Fringe: A Case Study of Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Session Paper presented at International Symposium on City Planning (ISCP), Hanoi, Vietnam, 7rd November.

・Fumihiko SETA (2013) A Study on Maintenance and Restructuring of Social Infrastructures and Public Facilities in the phase of Depopulation: Implications on Experiences of Central and Local Governments in Japan. Session Paper presented at International Symposium on City Planning (ISCP), Sendai, Japan, 23rd August.

・Sangyon LIM, Tetsuo KIDOKORO and Fumihiko SETA (2013) Analysis on the roles and activations of the social enterprise by rural-urban linkage for rural development -Focusing on the social enterprises in Chungchungnam-do, Korea. Session Paper presented at International Symposium on City Planning (ISCP), Sendai, Japan, 23rd August.

・Tran Mai Anh, Tetsuo Kidokoro and Fumihiko Seta (2013) Practices of Detailed Planning in Hanoi City under transition economy Uncertainty of Detailed Planning In Cau Giay District. Session Paper presented at International Symposium on City Planning (ISCP), Sendai, Japan, 23rd August.

・Sae Kondo, Fumihiko Seta and Takashi Onishi (2013) Consideration of the compatibility of basic policy and the numerical targets in city center regeneration plans -Consideration from index target accomplishment situation-. Session Paper presented at International Symposium on City Planning (ISCP), Sendai, Japan, 23rd August.

・Fumihiko Seta(2010)'Trend of Industrial Locations in Thailand - Focusing on Japanese Automobile Factories -', "Proceedings of the Conference of Asian City Planning 2010", the Asian City Planning Group, the City Planning Institute of Japan, pp.26-35

・Shima, Hiramoto, Seta, Katayama, Kim, Cho, Matsutani(2007) "Tokyo's Large-scale Urban Redevelopment Projects and their Processes", 43rd ISOCARP Congress 2007

・Fumihiko Seta(2007)"Modification of Administrative and Planning System for Metropolitan Areas in Japan on the 2000s", Paper for Plenary Session, International Conference on Globalization and Transformation of Megacity, East China Normal University, 22nd June 2007, Shanghai, China

・Fumihiko SETA(2006) "Land Use Planning System and Environmental Conservation through SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment) in Germany - Points to Learn for Realizing Livable Cities -", session paper, "The 3rd FERS-ACER Workshop about Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)", Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Salaya Campus, 20 March 2006, Bangkok, Thailand

・Akira MORITA, Kazuhiko TAKEUCHI, Kenji DOI, Ricardo G. SIGUA, Kiyoshi HONDA, Fumihiko SETA, Akinobu MURAKAMI(2004) 'URBAN TRANSPORT AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN ASIAN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - IN SEARCH OF TRANSPORT POLICIES−', IATSS RESEARCH, Accepted, 2004

・Fumihiko SETA(2000) "The comparative study of the planning system in hyper large-scale development, Observed by the relocation of the national capital city functions in Japan and Malaysia" HC2-4, session paper, "Megacities2000" International Conference, 2000.2, Hong-kong,

・Fumihiko SETA(1999) "Concentration of Industrial Locations in the CBD and Suburbs of a Capital City -the case of Malaysia-" session paper, EAROPH/RAPI Congress, 1999.9, Darwin, Australia

・KIDOKORO, T. and SETA, F. (1996) “A Study on the Process of Reorganization of Bangkok in Response to the Globalization of Economy”, Proceedings of the International Seminar on the Methodology for the Implementation of Urban Planning, Chulalongkorn University and the Japan Cooperation Agency (JICA), pp. I.2.1-20

[Books] (Only English references are shown.)

・Funabashi, Yoichi (Ed.), Japan’s Population Implosion: The 50 Million Shock, Springer, 2018
　　　　Seta Fumihiko, Otake Hiroshi and Umeyama Goro(2018)'The Greater Tokyo Shock', pp.27-49
　　　　Sunahara Yosuke, Seta Fumihiko and Umeyama Goro(2018)'National Land (Regional/Administrative) Policy', pp.115-130
　　　　Sunahara Yosuke, Seta Fumihiko and Umeyama Goro(2018)'Optimum Population/Land Relocation: Area Management-Crisis Management', pp.173-196

・Seta, F., Biswas, A., Khare, A., Sen, J. (Eds.), Understanding Built Environment: Proceedings of the National Conference on Sustainable Built Environment 2015, Springer Singapore, 2017

・Seta, F., Sen, J., Biswas, A., Khare, A. (Eds.), From Poverty, Inequality to Smart City: Proceedings of the National Conference on Sustainable Built Environment 2015, Springer Singapore, 2017

・Krystyna Pawlowska (ed.), Krajobraz Kulturowy Japonii (Landscape and Culture in Japan), Wydawnictwo Politechniki Krakowskiej(Krakow University Press), Krakow, Poland, 2010
　　　　SETA, Fumihiko(2010)'A Report on the Influence of Aging and Depopulation to Landscape in Japan', pp.195-213

・Kidokoro, T.; Harata, N.; Johann, J.; Leksono Probo, S.; Alain, M.; Ethan Paul, S. (Eds.) Sustainable City Regions: Space, Place and Governance (cSUR-UT Series: Library for Sustainable Urban Regeneration , Vol. 7)、Springer, 2008
　　　　Fumihiko SETA "9. Activities of Local Organizations for Downtown Revitalization in Regional Cities"(Part III. Japan), pp.163-181

・Ooi Giok Ling, Urban Redevelopment Authority (Eds.) (2000) "Model Cities -Urban Best Practices" The Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore

Fumihiko SETA and Mihoko MATSUYUKI "Appropriate Geographical Structure for Metropolitan Areas- Trial to Decentralise Industrial Locations and Activities in case of Thailand-",pp.174-185