Kosuke Matsubara
Biographic Data
| ID | 5633389 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kosuke Matsubara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kosuke |
| FAMILY NAME | Matsubara |
| SIGNATURE | MATSUBARA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tsukuba |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4136-1737 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Modernist master planning and resident adaptation in Abuja, Nigeria
Informal spatial practices in Abuja are often framed as deviations from the city's modernist master plan. This paper argues that these deviations are better understood as spatial customization: residents’ necessary adaptations to planning that failed to accommodate Nigerian spatial needs and practices, based on Lefebvre's spatial appropriation and de Certeau's everyday tactics. The study follows three planning firms (IPA, Kenzo Tange & URTEC, Mil…
Post-conflict reconstruction and the decline of urban vitality in Downtown Beirut
After becoming a no-man’s land during the civil war, Downtown Beirut underwent major reconstruction efforts to return what was lost of its vibrant character. Reconstruction was specifically organized as a flagship designed to reclaim Beirut’s status within the region. However, the environment has recently stagnated, with fewer visitors making their way to the downtown area. These circumstances are amplified by local instability and other related …
Slum Toponymy in Nairobi, Kenya
Urban informality is a reality in cities of the Global South, including Sub-Saharan Africa, which has over half the urban population living in informal settlements (slums). Taking the case of three informal settlements in Nairobi (Kibera, Mathare and Mukuru) this study aimed to show how names play an important role as urban landscape symbols. The study analyses names of sub-settlements (villages) within the slums, their meanings and the socio-pol…
Street toponymy and the decolonisation of the urban landscape in post-colonial Nairobi
Kenya attained independence from the British in 1963 and immediately following this, the country embarked on a decolonisation process in the political, social, and economic sectors. As a result of this process, urban landscape symbols began to change. In this paper, we examine how decolonisation occurred through the naming and renaming of streets. Using critical toponymic theory, we analyse the socio-political processes that influenced the inscri…
Street toponymy and the decolonisation of the urban landscape in post-colonial Nairobi
Kenya attained independence from the British in 1963 and immediately following this, the country embarked on a decolonisation process in the political, social, and economic sectors. As a result of this process, urban landscape symbols began to change. In this paper, we examine how decolonisation occurred through the naming and renaming of streets. Using critical toponymic theory, we analyse the socio-political processes that influenced the inscri…
Slum Toponymy in Nairobi, Kenya
Urban informality is a reality in cities of the Global South, including Sub-Saharan Africa, which has over half the urban population living in informal settlements (slums). Taking the case of three informal settlements in Nairobi (Kibera, Mathare and Mukuru) this study aimed to show how names play an important role as urban landscape symbols. The study analyses names of sub-settlements (villages) within the slums, their meanings and the socio-pol…
Street toponymy and the decolonisation of the urban landscape in post-colonial Nairobi
Kenya attained independence from the British in 1963 and immediately following this, the country embarked on a decolonisation process in the political, social, and economic sectors. As a result of this process, urban landscape symbols began to change. In this paper, we examine how decolonisation occurred through the naming and renaming of streets. Using critical toponymic theory, we analyse the socio-political processes that influenced the inscri…
Slum Toponymy in Nairobi, Kenya
Urban informality is a reality in cities of the Global South, including Sub-Saharan Africa, which has over half the urban population living in informal settlements (slums). Taking the case of three informal settlements in Nairobi (Kibera, Mathare and Mukuru) this study aimed to show how names play an important role as urban landscape symbols. The study analyses names of sub-settlements (villages) within the slums, their meanings and the socio-pol…
Post-conflict reconstruction and the decline of urban vitality in Downtown Beirut
After becoming a no-man’s land during the civil war, Downtown Beirut underwent major reconstruction efforts to return what was lost of its vibrant character. Reconstruction was specifically organized as a flagship designed to reclaim Beirut’s status within the region. However, the environment has recently stagnated, with fewer visitors making their way to the downtown area. These circumstances are amplified by local instability and other related …
Modernist master planning and resident adaptation in Abuja, Nigeria
Informal spatial practices in Abuja are often framed as deviations from the city's modernist master plan. This paper argues that these deviations are better understood as spatial customization: residents’ necessary adaptations to planning that failed to accommodate Nigerian spatial needs and practices, based on Lefebvre's spatial appropriation and de Certeau's everyday tactics. The study follows three planning firms (IPA, Kenzo Tange & URTEC, Mil…
Archaeology (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Ethnology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works)