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MURANAKA Akio

Department / Course College of Letters Area Studies Program

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of Letters
2.	Kinugasa Research Organization Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage

Academic background
1.	2006/03 Degree Acquisition	│ Ritsumeikan University Ph.D.
2.	～2001/03	Department of Geography │ Faculty of Literature │ Ritsumeikan University │ Graduated
3.	～2003/03	Doctoral Program (1st Semester) │ Geography Major │ Graduate School, Division of Letters │ Ritsumeikan University │ Completed
4.	～2003/03	Geography Major, Master’s Program │ Graduate School of Letters │ Ritsumeikan University
5.	～2006/03	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) │ Geography Major │ Graduate School, Division of Letters │ Ritsumeikan University │ Completed
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Business career
1.	2023/04/01 ～	Professor │ Department of Geography, Area Studies Program, College of Letters │ Ritsumeikan University
2.	2019/04/01 ～ 2023/03/31	Associate Professor │ Department of Geography, College of Letters, │
3.	2013/04/01 ～ 2019/03/31	Associate Professor │ Department of Japanese Culture Faculty of Humanities │
4.	2008/04/01 ～ 2013/03/31	Lecturer │ Department of Geography │ Ritsumeikan University
5.	2006/04/01 ～ 2008/03/31	Postdoctoral fellow │ COE Organization │ RitsumeikanUniversity
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Research activities
1.		The Association of Japanese Geographers
2.		The Human Geographical Society of Japan
3.		THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES
4.		THE JAPAN ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHERS
5.		GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN
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Subject of research
1.	Geographical studies on disaster subculture and disaster mitigation education for sustainable society
2.	Investigation of survey methods in geographical studies
3.	Spatial Economic Evaluation for the Benefit of Environmental Resource Management by using geographic information systems and spatial analysis

Present specialized field
Geography, Area studies, y Human geography, Environmental Influence Valuation/Environment Policy (Keyword：statistics; region; geographic information systems; sustainability; environment; disaster mitigation; social survey)

Books
1.	2022/02/23	Mapping Japan's Major Cities using a Social Survey
2.	2018/12	Regions and Statistics
3.	2018/03	Introduction to the Humanities: Discover Various Cultures and Connect with the World
4.	2014/07	災害発生を想定した歴史的景観の復興に関する経済評価―文化遺産の事前復興の視点から―（吉越昭久編『災害の地理学』） │ ,pp.pp. 256-278
5.	2013/09	spatial diffusion model (he Human Geographical Society of Japan ed. The Dictionary of Human Geography) │ ,pp.pp. 210-211
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Papers
1.	2024/10	Device types and response quality in an online survey: An analysis focusing on smartphones │ Quarterly Journal of Geography │ ,pp.120-126
2.	2023/04/14	身近な地域の災害文化―地理教育における活用の視点― │ 地歴・公民科資料 ChiReKo │ (2023年1学期号),pp.8-11
3.	2023/03/06	安全安心マップ作成を通した子どもの防災・安全教育の実践―第16回みんなでつくる地域の安全安心マップコンテスト事業報告― │ (24),pp.29-37
4.	2022/03/08	安全安心マップ作成による地域防災力の向上のための課題に関する考察―「第 15 回みんなでつくる地域の安全安心マップコンテスト」の事業報告を通して― │ Historical Disaster Studies in Kyoto │ (23),pp.29-38
5.	2021/12/31	Practice and challenges of hybrid GIS practical training courses under the COVID-19 pandemic: Cases of Kumamoto University, Hokkai-Gakuen University and Ritsumeikan University │ Theory and Applications of GIS │ 29 (2),pp.161-168
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2024/11/30	立命館大学文学部地域研究学域の卒業論文にみる社会調査の活用
2.	2022/10/08	スペースシンタックス理論に基づく地域住民のリスク認知の要因分析―京都府亀岡市篠町の道路構造に着目して―
3.	2022/03/03	新型コロナウィルス感染症流行下におけるGIS実習の実践と課題
4.	2012/12/08	社会調査環境の移行期における新たな調査法とその課題
5.	2012/06/23	東日本大震災からの観光産業の復旧と復興―福島県いわき市を事例として―
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Winning science prize
1.	2006/11	The Human Geographical Society of Japan The Human Geographical Society of Japan Award (Distinguished Paper Award) 2006

Activity in society
1.	2024/11/18 ～ 2024/11/18	てくてく防災さんぽ＠越喜来
2.	2024/09/18 ～ 2024/09/18	【地理総合の学びで防災・まちづくりを考える】地理院地図でめぐる青苗の災害文化―北海道南西沖地震からの31年―
3.	2024/08/21 ～ 2024/08/21	龍野城下町「てくてく防災さんぽ」
4.	2024/08/09 ～ 2024/08/09	てくてく防災さんぽ＠麻布台
5.	2024/07/06 ～ 2024/07/06	【防災研究の最前線】地域に学ぶ災害文化―東日本大震災からの13年―
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