Research field (2)：
Human geography
, Local studies
Research keywords (4)：
city
, spatial restructuring
, gentrification
, safety net
Research theme for competitive and other funds (5)：
2024 - 2028 Fundamental research on the "right to stay put" of people living in/around metropolitan centres
2021 - 2025 An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Japanese Acceptance of Social Inclusion Principles as Seen in the Practice of Support for the Self-Reliance of Needy Person
2023 - 2024 Geographical research on the contemporary characteristics and challenges of the spatial restructuring process in the metropolitan inner-areas
2023 - 2024 The functioning of unique safety nets for singles/immigrants in and around downtown areas and the creation of inclusive neighbourhoods.
2018 - 2021 ロンドンのインナーシティとその「包容力」に関する地理学的研究
Papers (6)：
Takuma Matsuo. Urban Restructuring in the Marginal/Peripheral Spaces of Contemporary Kyoto: An Introduction to the Urban Theory of/for Kyoto. Space, Society and Geographical Thought. 2023. 26. 149-156
Takuma Matsuo. Uncovering Inclusivity in London’s Inner City: A Historical Analysis of Diversity and Its Relation to Gentrification in Brixton. Diversity of Urban Inclusivity. 2023. 233-247
Takuma Matsuo. Comparative Analysis of Consumption Spaces Located in Gentrifying Areas : A Case Study of Brixton Village and Broadway Market in London. Studies in Urban Cultures. 2021. 23. 70-84
Takuma Matsuo. How should we interpret gentrification-induced displacement? : Considering definitions of gentrification, Marcuse’s categorisation and diversified approaches. Journal of Urban Society. 2020. 4. 66-87
Matsuo Takuma. Creating inclusive communities with unique safety nets for single people and immigrants in Sakariba and surrounding areas. 2024
Geoffrey DeVerteuil, Takuma Matsuo, Mitsuki Ueda, Zhu Zechuan. Immigration and Gentrification. Space, Society and Geographical Thought. 2021. 24. 101-116
Sara González, Takuma Matsuo. Contested Marketplaces: Retail Spaces at the Global Urban Margins. Space, Society and Geographical Thought. 2021. 24. 71-89
Adam Elliott-Cooper, Phil Hubbard, Loretta Lees, Takuma Matsuo. Moving beyond Marcuse: Gentrification, Displacement and the Violence of Un-homing. Space, Society and Geographical Thought. 2020. 23. 229-245
Inclusivity of Cities: To Conceptuarize Safety-Net City
Horitsu Bunka Sha 2017 ISBN:9784589038470
Lectures and oral presentations (18)：
Urban history and immigration in modern and contemporary London
(2024)
An analysis of the real estate market using the MLIT’s “Real Estate Information Library” : Focusing on Kyoto City since the 2010s
(Annual Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers 2024)
2011 - 2015 Ritsumeikan University Geography Major, College of Letters
Professional career (1)：
Doctor of Literature (Osaka City University)
Work history (4)：
2024/04 - 現在 Ibaraki University The College of Humanities and Social Sciences Senior Lecturer
2022/04 - 2024/03 Ritsumeikan University Area Studies Program, College of Letters
2021/04 - 2022/03 Osaka City University Urban Research Plaza
2018/04 - 2021/03 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellow (DC1)
Awards (2)：
2021/03 - Research Encouragement Award
2018/03 - Osaka City University (Wakano Prize)
Association Membership(s) (6)：
Japan Society for Tourism Studies
, The Japanese Society for Geographical Sciences
, The Japan Association of Economic Geographers
, The Human Geographical Society of Japan
, The Association of Japanese Geographers
, Ritsumeikan Geographical Society
