About the Laboratory and Myself
Iuchi Lab
We study how communities can sustainably live with changing natural environments. We research barriers, planning approaches, and processes to develop resilient and livable spaces for communities across the global North and South. We conduct longitudinal case studies of social, political, and cultural aspects of the research areas to promote understanding of the dynamics that frame planning decisions and processes and thus affect people. We believe studying voices on the ground over the long-term can support policymakers and planners with practical solutions.
Kanako Iuchi, PhD
Associate Professor
International Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS)
Tohoku University
​I research and teach extensively on urban policies, planning, and development, with a special interest on ways communities sustainably live in changing environments. In my prior career as a planner with international agencies including the World Bank, I assisted local, regional, and national governments in the Global South with their urban development policies to alleviate disaster impacts, poverty, and inequalities in urban development. Currently, my research takes place in both the Global North and the South, mainly in post-disaster recovery settings. To pursue the model of scholar-in-practice, I continue to engage in various development projects and in policy advisories to deeply understand the way government and residents work together.
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