Team

On appointment via e-mail

• Machine learning algorithms and modeling for integrated land use planning
• Applied econometrics for real estate valuation and land readjustment
• Geostatistics and spatial data science
• Regional planning and transit-oriented development
• Land value capture and planning instruments

DFG Proposal: “Optimized Decision Support for the International Adaptation of Land Readjustment through Predictive Modeling using Unstructured Data and Machine Learning Algorithms”

Summer Semester:

• International Spatial Development and Planning (Adaptation to Climate Change through Spatial Planning Measures)
• Intercultural Communication and Sustainable Urban Planning (Interkulturelle Kommunikation und nachhaltige Stadtplanung)

Winter Semester:

• Geostatistics and Spatial Data Science
• Methodology of Empirical Analysis
• English Scientific Writing
• Intercultural Communication and Sustainable Urban Planning (Interkulturelle Kommunikation und nachhaltige Stadtplanung)

(Master Thesis 2022) “Building Back Better: The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sustainable Development in Informal Settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa”

(Master Thesis 2023) “Introduction to the Sensuous City: Evaluating the Livability of Cities in Developed and Developing Countries with a Human-Centric Approach”

(Master Thesis 2023) “Assessment of Sustainable Urban Development Regulations, a Case Study of POZ North in Bogota, Colombia”

(Bachelor Thesis 2023) “Baulandumlegung in Deutschland und Japan“

(Master Thesis 2024) “Modeling Migration: A Case Study of Climate-Induced Displacement Potential in Southern Iraq using an Agent-Based Model”

• De Souza, F. F., and H.–J. Linke. 2023. “Propensity Score Matching and Difference-in-Differences Estimator to Assess the Effects of Land Readjustment Projects in Denpasar–Indonesia.” In Sustainable and Equitable Land Management: Legal Framework, Assessment, Planning Tools. Book Series: European Academy of Land Use and Development (EALD) edited by V. Maliene, R. Mansberger, J. Paulsson, T. Köhler, and W. Seher, 225–239. Zürich, Switzerland: vdf Hochschulverlag AG. Available online: https://vdf.ch/sustainable-and-equitable-land-management-e-book.html
• De Souza, F. F. 2023. 海外から見た都市開発プロジェクト―日本の資産バブルと名古屋の土地区画整理― (title translation: “Overseas Perspectives on Urban Development Projects: The Japanese Asset Price Bubble and Land Readjustment in Nagoya, Japan”). Kukaku-Seirishi-Kaiho 区画整理士会報 (225): 46–49. Available online: https://www.lrex.or.jp/magazine/
• De Souza, F. F., and H. Koizumi. 2020. “Land Readjustment in Indonesia: Effects in Denpasar on Land Management, the Spatial Distribution of Land Prices, and the Sustainable Development Goals.” In Equitable Land Use for Asian Infrastructure, edited by P. Tiwari, G. B. Stillman, and N. Yoshino, 131–157. Tokyo, Japan: Asian Development Bank Institute. Available online: https://www.adb.org/publications/equitable-land-use-asian-infrastructure
• De Souza, F. F. 2020. “Nakasu Land Readjustment Project in Nagoya, Japan: Analyzing Development Costs and Benefits in Replotting Design.” Journal of Management (Special Issue on Land Pooling/Readjustment for Development Projects: Lessons Learnt & Way Forward) 49(2): 147–160. Available online: https://asci.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/AJoM-49-2-Sep-2020.pdf (opens in new tab)
• De Souza, F. F., and H. Koizumi. 2020. “Land Readjustment in Denpasar, Indonesia: Effects on Land Management, the Spatial Distribution of Land Prices, and the Sustainable Development Goals.” Working Paper No. 1148: 1–20. Tokyo, Japan: Asian Development Bank Institute. Available online: https://www.adb.org/publications/land-readjustment-denpasar-indonesia
• De Souza, F. F., T. Ochi, and A. Hosono, eds. 2018. Land Readjustment: Solving Urban Problems Through Innovative Approach. Tokyo, Japan: Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute. Available online: https://www.jica.go.jp/jica-ri/publication/booksandreports/20180228_01.html