Chisato ASAHI Dr. Chisato Asahi is a professor in the Department of Urban Science and Policy of the Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences at the Tokyo Metropolitan University where she has been a faculty member since 2007. Chisato completed her PhD of Urban Science at Tokyo Metropolitan University and her undergraduate studies at University of Tokyo. Her research interests lie in the area of urban and environmental economics, cost-benefit analysis, and evaluation research. She has collaborated with several academic researchers and published books coping with environmental evaluation including economic appraisal and multi-criteria decision analysis, regional vulnerability, and resilience. She has served on the CEIS Publications Committee and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Japan Section of Regional Science Association International. She has also served on several expert panels on social infrastructure development and on public project evaluation. She received the 16th Incentive Award from the Japan Section of Regional Science Association in 2007 and the Ministry of Works in 2014.

Noriko Horie Dr Noriko Horie became a member of the Department of Public Policy, Faculty of Sociology at Bukkyo University in 2014 and a professor from 2022. She has also been Dean of the Faculty of Sociology and the Graduate School of Sociology since 2023. She completed her PhD of Urban Science at Tokyo Metropolitan University and her undergraduate studies at University of Chiba. Her research interests are interdisciplinary and include urban environmental studies, urban planning, landscape architecture, and museology. She has co-authored books and numerous research papers on parks and green spaces, environmental assessment, regional management, and museum-like functions. She has been a member or chair of councils, planning commissions, and other committees on urban planning and the environment in municipalities and related organizations for more than 20 years. She is also an advisor and board member of nongovernment organizations such as Parks and Recreation Foundation.