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Eduardo Behrentz Jr.
I am a Doctoral Candidate in the Environmental Science and Engineering program at the UCLA School of Public Health. I am currently working on the research leading to my doctoral dissertation. The main objectives of my project are to measure exhaust emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), accurately characterize California motor vehicle emissions, and investigate the effects of catalyst composition and aging on emissions. This investigation includes Dynamometer testing performed at the laboratories of the California Air Resources Board. Before I came to UCLA to pursue my Doctorate, I worked for more than two years as a faculty member in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Andes in Bogota, Colombia. I hold a B.S. in Civil Engineering and a M.S in Environmental Engineering.

Ranjan Bose
Dr. Bose is a Senior Fellow at TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), New Delhi, in the Policy Analysis Division. He has acquired over 20 years of progressive professional experience in developing environment-friendly and energy-efficient policies through research and consultancy projects. His area of expertise include transport energy and environment, urban energy and environment interface, energy demand forecasting, power tariff analysis, database development and management, sample survey design and operations, rural energy planning and extension activities, and capacity building and training. Since 1989, he has expanded his research interests to include the impacts of urbanization on energy demand and urban air quality taking into consideration mainly the transport sector in India. His projects focus on analysis of critical issues and options to delve into context-specific energy-environment linkages and on formulating environmentally sustainable policies and strategies targeting urban areas and transport systems at local, regional, national and international levels. His overseas work experience in several leading institutions and national laboratories in USA and Europe has helped in strengthening knowledge and ability to contribute leading-edge research in energy-environment management in the urban sector.

Mitali Das Gupta
I am a trained economist and presently doing my Ph.D. in Energy Economics from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India, under the supervision of Prof. Joyashree Roy. Topic of my Ph.D. thesis is “Understanding Changes in Energy Use and CO2 Emissions from Manufacturing Industries in India”. My current research is mostly on indicator analysis for the Indian manufacturing sector. I am also working on indicator analysis for air pollution of selected mega cities. I have had more than 3 years of job experience, primarily in the field of international trade and WTO. Currently I am devoting whole time to get my thesis work completed. I have published two papers in refereed international journals and five in refereed national journals. I have also presented papers in some national conferences and workshops. I have been awarded the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) student award for 2001.

Shobhakar Dhakal
Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal is a researcher of the Urban Environmental Management Project of Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan. Dr. Dhakal's core interests are on sustainable energy systems with the viewpoint of minimizing their environmental implications; that includes top-down and bottom-up modeling as well as policy analyses. Currently, he is carrying out research on the integration of energy-related policies in East Asian mega-cities with the aim of generating future energy and greenhouse gas scenario and analyses of the policy implications (a core project of IHDP-IT). He is also carrying out research on complex interplay of urbanization, mobility, energy and environment and their policy linkages in selected Asian cities. Dr. Dhakal holds a Ph.D. in Urban Environmental Management from the University of Tokyo, Japan; a Masters degree in Energy Economics and Planning from the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand; and an undergraduate degree in power system engineering from India. He was also involved in research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge USA; the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok; and the University of Hong Kong in the past.

M. Rohinton Emmanuel
Dr. Emmanuel is a University-level teacher and researcher from Sri Lanka. His research and teaching activities center on the environmental changes brought about by urbanization in the warm, humid tropics. The particular focus is on the urban heat island (UHI) effect and its mitigation from an urban design point of view. This work is a part of Sri Lanka’s commitment towards mitigating the global environmental changes due to urbanization and to improve the quality-of-life of its urban dwellers. Having received training in UHI studies at graduate level in the U.S., Rohinton has maintained an active research program on mitigation issues for nearly ten years. In particular, he has extensively researched the air quality and climate changes in cities with the long-term goal of developing urban environmental monitoring indices that facilitate environment-sensitive urban design in the tropics. He has pioneered the inquiry of urban climate changes in Sri Lanka and continue to maintain an active research program on the climate of Sri Lanka’s primate city (Colombo Metro Region). Rohinton’s teaching centers on the area of inquiry loosely called, the “Environmental Sciences.” He teaches climate and environment sensitive design to undergraduate students of architecture and building economics. At the graduate level, he teaches advanced climate-sensitive design and environmental planning to architecture students. Rohinton's long-term research and academic goals are to monitor the environmental quality of Sri Lankan cities and to develop urban design guidelines as well as build-up research capacity for the sustainable development of the urban environment. Towards this end, he has recently begun collaboration with national and international (Swedish) researchers via the establishment at his home University a research center for the study of the urban environment.

Po Garden
I am a researcher at Unit for Social and Environmental Research (USER) based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Currently my work mainly involves a study of livelihoods of farmers in the northern upland and the impact of shrimp farming in the south. I have got a BS in biological and environmental science and a master in environmental economics. In the past, I have been an environmental consultant working for industries as well as for non-profits.

Claudia Holgate
Claudia is a lecturer at Monash University South Africa, teaching climatology and environmental management. Her past research has been the effects of urbanisation on surface water resources in Johannesburg and policy measures and strategies to improve the current situation. Her current interests lie in using Geographic information systems (GIS) to identify areas of high greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations and the effectiveness of vegetation and waterbodies in Johannesburg as carbon sinks. Such a decision support system could then be used by the Municipality as part of its air quality monitoring programme and GHG reporting requirements.

Shinji Kaneko
Dr. Shinji Kaneko is an associate professor of the Graduate School of International Development and Cooperation of Hiroshima University, Japan. He has worked for Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) from 1999 to 2001 as a researcher of the Urban Environmental Management Project. Since then, he continues to contribute various activities of IGES as a visiting researcher while working at the university. His current research interests are placed around environmental analyses of energy and resources related issues including global warming, urban air pollution, and water resource management, mainly in East Asian region. Recently, his research approach and focus has been gradually shifting from engineering oriented to environmental economics or development economics after moving to the university. In addition, he is recently involved a couple of international cooperation projects in the field of environment in collaboration with JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). Dr. Kaneko holds his Dr. and Master degrees in Environmental Systems Analysis and Planning from Kyushu University, Japan.

Dewi Galuh Condro Kirono
Education: BSc, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia, 1990; MSc, Macquarie University, Australia, 1995; Ph.D., Monash University, Australia, 2001.
Research Interest: Climate variability, its impacts and how to forecast; Urban climate and air pollution. Current research: developing a forecasting scheme to predict seasonal anomaly in the Indonesian region; Use of Remote sensing data to study urban air pollution.
Current Responsibilities: Head of The Laboratory of Hydrometeorology and Air quality at Gadjah Mada University; teach several courses including Meterology-Climatology, Urban Climate, Applied Climatology, Environmental Standard Quality, etc.

Takanobu Kosugi
Dr. Takanobu Kosugi obtained his Ph. D from Osaka University, Japan, with the publication of his dissertation that dealt with a carbon dioxide-capturing solar thermal hybrid power generation system. His research interests include energy and environmental technology evaluations by means of simulation modeling and mathematical programming. He currently works for the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth, Japan, and is engaged in the development of a mathematical model that integrates an energy systems model and a computational general equilibrium model in order to make detailed analyses of future changes in energy supply system and industrial structure up to the mid 21st century.

Isolo Mukwaya
I took my Bachelor of Arts in Geography at Makerere University Kampala Uganda; and a Master of Philosophy degree (Geography) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim Norway. I also hold a diploma in secondary education of the Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo here in Kampala Uganda. Presently, I am an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Geography Makerere University. My current research interests focus on “Urban from, travel patterns and Transport energy use: Issues, Processes and implications to planning”. I have standing interests in Land use planning, urban sustainability, transportation, energy use and emissions.

Mauricio Osses
After graduating in Mechanical Engineering at University of Chile (1992), Dr. Mauricio Osses gained his PhD in emissions from internal combustion engines at University of Leeds, United Kingdom (1997). He is a lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Chile, working on research projects on emission inventories, emission factors, vehicle reduction techniques, urban traffic activity, regulated and non-regulated pollutants, fuel composition, alternative fuels, modeling of vehicle emissions under urban conditions and its connection with air dispersion models. Dr. Osses also works as a consultant for the Chilean Government and private companies.

Sergio Pacca
A native from Brazil, Sergio Pacca holds a B.S in Agronomy, a B.A Social Sciences and a M.S in Energy from the University of Sao Paulo. His initial interest in the environment and its social aspects lead him to work as a researcher for an aquaculture project sponsored by the FAO. Recently, Mr. Pacca received his PhD at the same institution as a candidate at the Energy and Resources Group. His current interests focus on climate change and its multiple intervening factors: policy, technology, social impacts, and sustainable development.

Patricia Romero Lankao
Professor at the Autonomous Metropolitan University, Xochimilco, Mexico. Currently visiting professor, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Arizona. Sociologist by training, two Ph.D. degrees, in Regional Development from the Autonomous Metropolitan University, Mexico, in Agricultural Sciences and Environmental Policy from the University of Bonn, Germany. Member of the scientific steering committee of the Global Carbon Project. Main issues of investigation: a) environmental policies in the industry and agriculture; b) City planning and environment (Mexico city); c) adaptation and vulnerability (farmers and water users in Mexico); d) Social perception and response to environmental change among farmers and textile enterprises of Mexico; e) environmental and development policies, social actors; f) Water, water reform and sustainability in Mexico; g) Structural Change in Latin America, state reform and sustainability; h) Carbon and regional pathways of development.

Bin SHUI
Bin SHUI is a postdoc fellow at Advanced Study Program, and she works at Environmental and Social Impacts Group at National Center for Atmospheric Research. Her research interest is to study the impacts of consumer activities on climate change and to design good public policies to influence consumers' decision making process and to help people have more ecologically sustainable and socially responsible lifestyles. Bin Shui obtained her Ph.D. degree in Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University in 2002. In her thesis, she explored how U.S. consumer activities shape U.S. energy use and related carbon dioxide emissions. During 1992 to 1997, Bin Shui worked at Energy Research Institute of China's State Planning and Planning Commission, and Beijing Energy Efficiency Center. Her work was involved in many national and international projects and research, including China Green Lights Program, Environmentally Sound Policy for Beijing Transportation, and China Energy Data Base. In 1992, Bin Shui gained her bachelor degree of engineering at Department of Systems Engineering in Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics. She also spent a year in Thailand to study energy policy and planning at Asian Institute of Technology.

Shanty Syahril
Since November 2002, Ms. Syahril has been dedicated to air quality research at Pelangi, an independent institute in Indonesia. She currently leads a team to review the existing air quality regulations in Indonesia and make recommendations based on its assessments. Prior to joining Pelangi, she was an independent technical consultant for the Asian Development Bank where she served as an advisor for air quality control, and measurement in Jakarta. Her research interests also include integrating policy stimulation and analysis using systems dynamics models to enhance the stakeholder's understanding on air pollution measurement problems. She received her B.S. in Engineering from the Institute of Technology of Bandung, Indonesia in 1997, and her M.S. in Engineering from National University of Singapore in 2001.

Danai Thaitakoo
I am a lecturer at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. I received my bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, master's degree in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University and Ph.D. in Environmental Planning from the University of California at Berkeley. I am currently initiating and coordinating interdisciplinary Urban Ecosystem research involving researchers in the South East Asia START Program, and international collaborations with the Graduate School of Architecture and Earth Institute at Columbia University. My research interest lies in the field of landscape and environmental planning and the application of landscape ecological theory especially the application and integration of landscape spatial structure analysis and modeling in landscape planning and design.

Kwang Ik Wang
1) Academic background: Ph.D. Candidate, International Development and Regional Planning Unit , Dept. of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Master of Regional Planning , Specialized in Land Use and GIS, Regional and Urban Planning Program, State University of New York at Albany, U.S.A
Bachelor of Agriculture, Major in Landscape Architecture, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, Korea
2) Research Interests (as the viewpoint of Asian)
i. Calculating Model of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) at local and city level.
ii. GHG's relationship with physical elements and socio-economic factors at local and city level.
iii. How will urban planners help to reduce the energy consumptions and the air pollution within city boundary?


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	PARTICIPANTS download the rooming list (a pdf document) Eduardo Behrentz Jr. I am a Doctoral Candidate in the Environmental Science and Engineering program at the UCLA School of Public Health. I am currently working on the research leading to my doctoral dissertation. The main objectives of my project are to measure exhaust emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), accurately characterize California motor vehicle emissions, and investigate the effects of catalyst composition and aging on emissions. This investigation includes Dynamometer testing performed at the laboratories of the California Air Resources Board. Before I came to UCLA to pursue my Doctorate, I worked for more than two years as a faculty member in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Andes in Bogota, Colombia. I hold a B.S. in Civil Engineering and a M.S in Environmental Engineering. Ranjan Bose Dr. Bose is a Senior Fellow at TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), New Delhi, in the Policy Analysis Division. He has acquired over 20 years of progressive professional experience in developing environment-friendly and energy-efficient policies through research and consultancy projects. His area of expertise include transport energy and environment, urban energy and environment interface, energy demand forecasting, power tariff analysis, database development and management, sample survey design and operations, rural energy planning and extension activities, and capacity building and training. Since 1989, he has expanded his research interests to include the impacts of urbanization on energy demand and urban air quality taking into consideration mainly the transport sector in India. His projects focus on analysis of critical issues and options to delve into context-specific energy-environment linkages and on formulating environmentally sustainable policies and strategies targeting urban areas and transport systems at local, regional, national and international levels. His overseas work experience in several leading institutions and national laboratories in USA and Europe has helped in strengthening knowledge and ability to contribute leading-edge research in energy-environment management in the urban sector. Mitali Das Gupta I am a trained economist and presently doing my Ph.D. in Energy Economics from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India, under the supervision of Prof. Joyashree Roy. Topic of my Ph.D. thesis is “Understanding Changes in Energy Use and CO2 Emissions from Manufacturing Industries in India”. My current research is mostly on indicator analysis for the Indian manufacturing sector. I am also working on indicator analysis for air pollution of selected mega cities. I have had more than 3 years of job experience, primarily in the field of international trade and WTO. Currently I am devoting whole time to get my thesis work completed. I have published two papers in refereed international journals and five in refereed national journals. I have also presented papers in some national conferences and workshops. I have been awarded the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) student award for 2001. Shobhakar Dhakal Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal is a researcher of the Urban Environmental Management Project of Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan. Dr. Dhakal's core interests are on sustainable energy systems with the viewpoint of minimizing their environmental implications; that includes top-down and bottom-up modeling as well as policy analyses. Currently, he is carrying out research on the integration of energy-related policies in East Asian mega-cities with the aim of generating future energy and greenhouse gas scenario and analyses of the policy implications (a core project of IHDP-IT). He is also carrying out research on complex interplay of urbanization, mobility, energy and environment and their policy linkages in selected Asian cities. Dr. Dhakal holds a Ph.D. in Urban Environmental Management from the University of Tokyo, Japan; a Masters degree in Energy Economics and Planning from the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand; and an undergraduate degree in power system engineering from India. He was also involved in research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge USA; the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok; and the University of Hong Kong in the past. M. Rohinton Emmanuel Dr. Emmanuel is a University-level teacher and researcher from Sri Lanka. His research and teaching activities center on the environmental changes brought about by urbanization in the warm, humid tropics. The particular focus is on the urban heat island (UHI) effect and its mitigation from an urban design point of view. This work is a part of Sri Lanka’s commitment towards mitigating the global environmental changes due to urbanization and to improve the quality-of-life of its urban dwellers. Having received training in UHI studies at graduate level in the U.S., Rohinton has maintained an active research program on mitigation issues for nearly ten years. In particular, he has extensively researched the air quality and climate changes in cities with the long-term goal of developing urban environmental monitoring indices that facilitate environment-sensitive urban design in the tropics. He has pioneered the inquiry of urban climate changes in Sri Lanka and continue to maintain an active research program on the climate of Sri Lanka’s primate city (Colombo Metro Region). Rohinton’s teaching centers on the area of inquiry loosely called, the “Environmental Sciences.” He teaches climate and environment sensitive design to undergraduate students of architecture and building economics. At the graduate level, he teaches advanced climate-sensitive design and environmental planning to architecture students. Rohinton's long-term research and academic goals are to monitor the environmental quality of Sri Lankan cities and to develop urban design guidelines as well as build-up research capacity for the sustainable development of the urban environment. Towards this end, he has recently begun collaboration with national and international (Swedish) researchers via the establishment at his home University a research center for the study of the urban environment. Po Garden I am a researcher at Unit for Social and Environmental Research (USER) based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Currently my work mainly involves a study of livelihoods of farmers in the northern upland and the impact of shrimp farming in the south. I have got a BS in biological and environmental science and a master in environmental economics. In the past, I have been an environmental consultant working for industries as well as for non-profits. Claudia Holgate Claudia is a lecturer at Monash University South Africa, teaching climatology and environmental management. Her past research has been the effects of urbanisation on surface water resources in Johannesburg and policy measures and strategies to improve the current situation. Her current interests lie in using Geographic information systems (GIS) to identify areas of high greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations and the effectiveness of vegetation and waterbodies in Johannesburg as carbon sinks. Such a decision support system could then be used by the Municipality as part of its air quality monitoring programme and GHG reporting requirements. Shinji Kaneko Dr. Shinji Kaneko is an associate professor of the Graduate School of International Development and Cooperation of Hiroshima University, Japan. He has worked for Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) from 1999 to 2001 as a researcher of the Urban Environmental Management Project. Since then, he continues to contribute various activities of IGES as a visiting researcher while working at the university. His current research interests are placed around environmental analyses of energy and resources related issues including global warming, urban air pollution, and water resource management, mainly in East Asian region. Recently, his research approach and focus has been gradually shifting from engineering oriented to environmental economics or development economics after moving to the university. In addition, he is recently involved a couple of international cooperation projects in the field of environment in collaboration with JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). Dr. Kaneko holds his Dr. and Master degrees in Environmental Systems Analysis and Planning from Kyushu University, Japan. Dewi Galuh Condro Kirono Education: BSc, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia, 1990; MSc, Macquarie University, Australia, 1995; Ph.D., Monash University, Australia, 2001. Research Interest: Climate variability, its impacts and how to forecast; Urban climate and air pollution. Current research: developing a forecasting scheme to predict seasonal anomaly in the Indonesian region; Use of Remote sensing data to study urban air pollution. Current Responsibilities: Head of The Laboratory of Hydrometeorology and Air quality at Gadjah Mada University; teach several courses including Meterology-Climatology, Urban Climate, Applied Climatology, Environmental Standard Quality, etc. Takanobu Kosugi Dr. Takanobu Kosugi obtained his Ph. D from Osaka University, Japan, with the publication of his dissertation that dealt with a carbon dioxide-capturing solar thermal hybrid power generation system. His research interests include energy and environmental technology evaluations by means of simulation modeling and mathematical programming. He currently works for the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth, Japan, and is engaged in the development of a mathematical model that integrates an energy systems model and a computational general equilibrium model in order to make detailed analyses of future changes in energy supply system and industrial structure up to the mid 21st century. Isolo Mukwaya I took my Bachelor of Arts in Geography at Makerere University Kampala Uganda; and a Master of Philosophy degree (Geography) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim Norway. I also hold a diploma in secondary education of the Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo here in Kampala Uganda. Presently, I am an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Geography Makerere University. My current research interests focus on “Urban from, travel patterns and Transport energy use: Issues, Processes and implications to planning”. I have standing interests in Land use planning, urban sustainability, transportation, energy use and emissions. Mauricio Osses After graduating in Mechanical Engineering at University of Chile (1992), Dr. Mauricio Osses gained his PhD in emissions from internal combustion engines at University of Leeds, United Kingdom (1997). He is a lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Chile, working on research projects on emission inventories, emission factors, vehicle reduction techniques, urban traffic activity, regulated and non-regulated pollutants, fuel composition, alternative fuels, modeling of vehicle emissions under urban conditions and its connection with air dispersion models. Dr. Osses also works as a consultant for the Chilean Government and private companies. Sergio Pacca A native from Brazil, Sergio Pacca holds a B.S in Agronomy, a B.A Social Sciences and a M.S in Energy from the University of Sao Paulo. His initial interest in the environment and its social aspects lead him to work as a researcher for an aquaculture project sponsored by the FAO. Recently, Mr. Pacca received his PhD at the same institution as a candidate at the Energy and Resources Group. His current interests focus on climate change and its multiple intervening factors: policy, technology, social impacts, and sustainable development. Patricia Romero Lankao Professor at the Autonomous Metropolitan University, Xochimilco, Mexico. Currently visiting professor, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Arizona. Sociologist by training, two Ph.D. degrees, in Regional Development from the Autonomous Metropolitan University, Mexico, in Agricultural Sciences and Environmental Policy from the University of Bonn, Germany. Member of the scientific steering committee of the Global Carbon Project. Main issues of investigation: a) environmental policies in the industry and agriculture; b) City planning and environment (Mexico city); c) adaptation and vulnerability (farmers and water users in Mexico); d) Social perception and response to environmental change among farmers and textile enterprises of Mexico; e) environmental and development policies, social actors; f) Water, water reform and sustainability in Mexico; g) Structural Change in Latin America, state reform and sustainability; h) Carbon and regional pathways of development. Bin SHUI Bin SHUI is a postdoc fellow at Advanced Study Program, and she works at Environmental and Social Impacts Group at National Center for Atmospheric Research. Her research interest is to study the impacts of consumer activities on climate change and to design good public policies to influence consumers' decision making process and to help people have more ecologically sustainable and socially responsible lifestyles. Bin Shui obtained her Ph.D. degree in Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University in 2002. In her thesis, she explored how U.S. consumer activities shape U.S. energy use and related carbon dioxide emissions. During 1992 to 1997, Bin Shui worked at Energy Research Institute of China's State Planning and Planning Commission, and Beijing Energy Efficiency Center. Her work was involved in many national and international projects and research, including China Green Lights Program, Environmentally Sound Policy for Beijing Transportation, and China Energy Data Base. In 1992, Bin Shui gained her bachelor degree of engineering at Department of Systems Engineering in Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics. She also spent a year in Thailand to study energy policy and planning at Asian Institute of Technology. Shanty Syahril Since November 2002, Ms. Syahril has been dedicated to air quality research at Pelangi, an independent institute in Indonesia. She currently leads a team to review the existing air quality regulations in Indonesia and make recommendations based on its assessments. Prior to joining Pelangi, she was an independent technical consultant for the Asian Development Bank where she served as an advisor for air quality control, and measurement in Jakarta. Her research interests also include integrating policy stimulation and analysis using systems dynamics models to enhance the stakeholder's understanding on air pollution measurement problems. She received her B.S. in Engineering from the Institute of Technology of Bandung, Indonesia in 1997, and her M.S. in Engineering from National University of Singapore in 2001. Danai Thaitakoo I am a lecturer at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. I received my bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, master's degree in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University and Ph.D. in Environmental Planning from the University of California at Berkeley. I am currently initiating and coordinating interdisciplinary Urban Ecosystem research involving researchers in the South East Asia START Program, and international collaborations with the Graduate School of Architecture and Earth Institute at Columbia University. My research interest lies in the field of landscape and environmental planning and the application of landscape ecological theory especially the application and integration of landscape spatial structure analysis and modeling in landscape planning and design. Kwang Ik Wang 1) Academic background: Ph.D. Candidate, International Development and Regional Planning Unit , Dept. of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Master of Regional Planning , Specialized in Land Use and GIS, Regional and Urban Planning Program, State University of New York at Albany, U.S.A Bachelor of Agriculture, Major in Landscape Architecture, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, Korea 2) Research Interests (as the viewpoint of Asian) i. Calculating Model of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) at local and city level. ii. GHG's relationship with physical elements and socio-economic factors at local and city level. iii. How will urban planners help to reduce the energy consumptions and the air pollution within city boundary? [FACULTY] [ORGANIZERS/SPONSORS] [DATES/DEADLINES] [LOGISTICS/VISA INFORMATION] [PARTICIPANT LIST] [CURRICULUM]