Researchers

URAKAMI Takuya

URAKAMI Takuya
Professor
Faculty Department of Business Administration / Graduate School of Commerce
Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/pushang

Education and Career

Education

  • 1987/04 - 1990/03 , 熊本県立済々黌高等学校,
  • 1991/04 - 1996/03 , Kobe University, School of Business Administration,
  • 1996/04 - 2001/03 , Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration,

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Apr. 2023 - Today , Kindai University 実学社会起業イノベーション学位プログラム 学位プログラム長
  • Apr. 2013 - Today , Kindai University Faculty of Business Administration 教授
  • Aug. 2019 - Aug. 2020 , Loughborough University, UK School of Business and Economics Visiting Research Fellow
  • Apr. 2005 - Mar. 2013 , Kindai University Faculty of Business Administration 助教授（2007年より准教授）
  • Feb. 2010 - Mar. 2010 , Aston University Business School Visiting Lecturer
  • Aug. 2008 - Jul. 2009 , Cranfield University School of Management Visiting Scholar
  • Apr. 2002 - Mar. 2005 , 近畿大学商経学部（2003年より経営学部） 講師
  • May. 2001 - Mar. 2002 , 神戸大学大学院 経営学研究科 大学等非常勤研究員 (中核的研究機関研究員)
  • Apr. 2001 - Mar. 2002 , Osaka Prefectural Institute for Advanced Industry Development 嘱託研究員

Research Activities

Research Areas

  • Humanities & social sciences, Economic policy
  • Humanities & social sciences, Business administration
  • Humanities & social sciences, Commerce

Research Interests

広域化・共同化, 下水道事業, 水道事業, 費用関数, アパレル産業, 官民連携, Public Utility Economics

Published Papers

  1. E-commerce expansion in the Japanese apparel market
    Xueying WU; Taohua OUYANG; Takeshi OKAYAMA; Takuya URAKAMI
    International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing  14  (4)  , 394-411, Aug. 2023  , Refereed
  2. Estimation of Tap Water Demand in Japan: A Panel Data Analysis
    Noriyoshi Nakayama; Takuya Urakami
    Mizutani, F., Urakami, T. and Nakamura, E. (eds.), Current Issues in Public Utilities and Public Policy, Kobe University Monograph Series in Social Science Research  , 37-46, Jan. 2023  , Refereed
  3. The Japanese Sewerage Industry: Institutional Aspects and the Governance Systems
    Takuya Urakami
    Mizutani, F., Urakami, T. and Nakamura, E. (eds.), Current Issues in Public Utilities and Public Policy, Kobe University Monograph Series in Social Science Research  , 245-266, Jan. 2023  , Refereed

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Books etc

  1. ネットワーク産業論：水道インフラの持続可能性 , 浦上 拓也 , 山代印刷株式会社出版部 , 1, Apr. 2025
  2. Current Issues in Public Utilities and Public Policy , Fumitoshi Mizutani; Takuya Urakami; Eri Nakamura , Springer , Jan. 2023
  3. 公益事業の変容 : 持続可能性を超えて , 公益事業学会 , 第7章 上下水道事業 , 第7章 上下水道事業 , 関西学院大学出版会 , Dec. 2020

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Conference Activities & Talks

  1. HOW DOES THE PLANT LEVEL FRAGMENTATION IN SEWAGE TREATMENT INFLUENCE MUNICIPAL LEVEL ECONOMIES OF SCALE? , Tomohiro Kitamura; David Saal; Takuya Urakami; Pablo Arocena , XVIII European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis (EWEPA) , 20, Jun. 2024
  2. 上下水道とレジリエンス , 浦上拓也 , 公益事業学会インフラレジリエンス研究会 , 10, Sep. 2022
  3. 上下水道事業のラストワンマイル：浄化槽の実態と可能性の検討 , 浦上拓也 , 第72回公益事業学会全国大会（中央大学オンライン開催） , 12, Jun. 2022

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MISC

  1. 上下水道経営を次世代につなぐために：八潮市事故をきっかけに考える（上） , 浦上拓也 , Water & Life , 708 , 14 , 15 , Apr. 2025
  2. 将来のあるべき「水道」の姿 , 浦上拓也 , 隔月誌「水道」 , 3月号 , 3 , 17, Mar. 2025
  3. 下水道の官民連携 , 浦上拓也 , 月刊下水道 , 48 , 2 , 1 , 3 , 15, Jan. 2025

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Awards & Honors

  1. Jan. 2025, 近畿大学, 第10回 近大メディアアワード2024（第１位）
  2. Nov. 2024, 八尾市, 八尾市市民表彰
  3. Jan. 2023, 近畿大学, 第8回 近大メディアアワード2022（第２位）

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Research Grants & Projects

  1. JSPS, KAKENHI, Empirical Study on Sustainable Water and Wastewater Services under Accelerated Population Decline , Kindai University
  2. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Research on Benchmarking in Water and Wastewater Utilities , Kindai University
  3. JSPS, FY2024 JSPS Invitational Fellowships for Research in Japan (Short-term), Empirical studies of wide-area consolidation and PPPs for water supply and sewerage industry

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