Kostas Mouratidis is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU). He is a member of the Urban Sustainability Research Group.

His research interests revolve around urban quality of life and urban mobility. His current research  focuses on built environment and quality of life; residential satisfaction; transport and well-being; land use and travel behavior; walkability; and emerging urban mobility.

Methodological expertise: Statistical analysis and modeling, Geographic information systems (GIS), Experiments with Virtual Reality technology, Survey research, Qualitative interviews, Mixed methods research.

Kostas holds a PhD in urban and regional planning from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, a MSc from the University of Texas at Austin and a MEng from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Research projects: WALKMORE | App Cities | SOSLOKAL | ECASS

PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION

A. Refereed Journals

• Mouratidis, K., & Poortinga, W. (2020). Built environment, urban vitality and social cohesion: Do vibrant neighborhoods foster strong communities? Landscape and Urban Planning, 204, 103951. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103951 
• Mouratidis, K. (2020). Commute satisfaction, neighborhood satisfaction, and housing satisfaction as predictors of subjective well-being and indicators of urban livability. Travel Behaviour and Society, 21, 265-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2020.07.006
• Mouratidis, K. (2020). Neighborhood characteristics, neighborhood satisfaction, and well-being: The links with neighborhood deprivation. Land Use Policy, 99, 104886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104886
• Mouratidis, K. (2020). Book review: Gendering Smart Mobilities, Tanu Priya Uteng, Hilda Rømer Christensen, Lena Levin (Eds.), Routledge, London (2020). Journal of Transport Geography, 87, 102801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102801
• Mouratidis, K., & Hassan, R. (2020). Contemporary versus traditional styles in architecture and public space: A virtual reality study with 360-degree videos. Cities, 97, 102499.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2019.102499
• Mouratidis, K., Ettema, D., & Næss, P. (2019). Urban form, travel behavior, and travel satisfaction. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 129, 306-320.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2019.09.002  
• Mouratidis, K. (2019). Built environment and leisure satisfaction: The role of commute time, social interaction, and active travel. Journal of Transport Geography, 80, 102491.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.102491  
• Mouratidis, K. (2019). The impact of urban tree cover on perceived safety. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 44, 126434.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126434   
• Mouratidis, K. (2019). Compact city, urban sprawl, and subjective well-being. Cities, 92,  261-272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2019.04.013
• Mouratidis, K. (2018). Built environment and social well-being: How does urban form affect social life and personal relationships? Cities, 74 , 7-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2017.10.020
• Mouratidis, K. (2018). Is compact city livable? The impact of compact versus sprawled neighborhoods on neighborhood satisfaction. Urban Studies, 55 (11), 2408-2430. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098017729109
• Mouratidis, K. (2017). Rethinking how built environments influence subjective well-being: a new conceptual framework. Journal of Urbanism, 11 (1), 24-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549175.2017.1310749

B. Conference Papers

• Patil, G., Mouratidis, K., Markovic, M., Evensen, K. H., Di Marino, M., & Gao, L. (2019). The impact of urban private green space on health and well-being: A scoping review. World Conference on “Forests for Public Health” - Athens 2019.
• Gao, L., Evensen, K., Mouratidis, K., Di Marino, M., & Patil, G. (2018). Private green space: How important is it for a sustainable urban future? Healthy Landscapes - Bologna 2018 .
• Mouratidis, K. (2016). Rethinking how built environments influence subjective well-being. 53rd International Making Cities Livable Conference - Rome 2016 .
• Mouratidis, A., Kehagia, F., & Mouratidis, K. (2015). Environmental and traffic safety considerations in urban street design. Proceedings of the International Conference on Changing Cities II: Spatial Design, Landscape & Socio-Economic Dimensions - Porto Heli 2015 . ISBN: 978-960-6865-88-6.

C.Books

• Mouratidis, K. (2018). Compact City or Sprawl? The Role of Urban Form in Subjective Well-Being . PhD Thesis. Ås: NMBU.

D.Conference / Academic Presentations

• Mouratidis, K. (2019). Compact city and subjective well-being. Invited speaker in Tekna Plan conference - Oslo 2019 .
• Mouratidis, K. (2019). Socio-spatial inequality and human well-being in a welfare city. AESOP Congress - Venice 2019.
• Mouratidis, K., Ettema, D., & Næss, P. (2019). Urban form, travel behavior, and travel satisfaction. AESOP Congress - Venice 2019 .
• Mouratidis, K. (2019). Go greener go safer? The impact of urban tree cover on perceived safety. World Conference on “Forests for Public Health” - Athens 2019 .
• Mouratidis, K. (2018). How can governance, metropolitan planning, and city-building processes be reformed to improve societal and environmental outcomes? Public lecture at NMBU - Ås 2018 .
• Mouratidis, K. (2018). Urban sustainability and subjective well-being: An investigation in a neighborhood context. Invited keynote speaker at Norwegian Transport Economic Institute's (TØI) conference: Urban Development and Transport (ByBy Conference) - Oslo 2018.
• Mouratidis, K. (2018). Urban planning and social sustainability. Invited speaker at Akershus County Council Annual Seminar (Plantreff) - Oslo 2018 .
• Mouratidis, K. (2018). Socio-spatial inequalities: Considerations for future research. Invited speaker at OsloMet's Social Sustainability and Planning Workshop - Oslo 2018 .
• Mouratidis, K. (2018). Compact city and subjective well-being: The role of urban form in life satisfaction, hedonic well-being, and eudaimonia. AESOP Congress - Gothenburg 2018.
• Mouratidis, K. (2018). Built environment and subjective well-being: Evidence from Oslo. Invited lecture at Utrecht University, Netherlands - Utrecht 2018 .
• Mouratidis, K. (2017). Livable cities: How does urban form influence subjective well-being? INN Conference on Environmental Psychology - Lillehammer 2017 .
• Mouratidis, K. (2017). Compact city and livability: Is there a paradox? AESOP Congress - Lisbon 2017 .
• Mouratidis, K. (2017). Neighborhood planning and personal relationships. International Conference on Changing Cities III: Spatial Design, Landscape & Socio-Economic Dimensions - Syros 2017 .
• Mouratidis, K. (2017). Two approaches to livability studies. Invited speaker at NMBU Seminar on the Livable City: Theories, Methods, and Findings from the Field - Ås 2017 .
• Mouratidis, K. (2016). Rethinking how built environments influence subjective well-being. 53rd International Making Cities Livable Conference - Rome 2016 .
• Mouratidis, K. (2015). Environmental and traffic safety considerations in urban street design. International Conference on Changing Cities II: Spatial Design, Landscape & Socio-Economic Dimensions - Porto Heli 2015.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES 

Course teacher:

• Place Development and Spatial Analysis (LAA200), NMBU, Course teacher since 2020
• Projects in Urban Development. Architecture, Form and Space. and Development (LAA350), NMBU, Course teacher since 2020
• Planning for Sustainable Urban Regions (APL360), NMBU, Course teacher since 2018
• Planning the Master's Thesis (MAST300), NMBU, Course teacher since 2018
• Advanced 3D Tools for Design and Planning (LAD302), NMBU, Course teacher since 2016

Contributor:

• History of Urban and Regional Planning (APL103), NMBU, Lecturer since 2018
• Introduction to Spatial Planning (APL108), NMBU, Guest lecturer, 2020
• Urban Sociology (APL280), NMBU, Guest lecturer, 2020
• Framing the PhD (SDP405), NMBU, Guest lecturer, 2019
• Transport and Well-being, UCL, UK, Guest lecturer, 2020
• Planning, Health and Wellbeing, Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Guest lecturer, 2020
• Spatial Planning, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Guest lecturer, 2020
• Urban Design Theory & Practice, University of Auckland, New Zealand, Guest lecturer, 2018, 2019

Coordinator:

• Project Management, Mediterranean College, Greece, Course coordinator & main teacher, 2015

SUPERVISION ACTIVITIES

• "The development of innovative housing for the elderly", NMBU, 2020, Main supervisor of Master thesis
• "InterCity project, land use, and travel behavior", NMBU, 2020, Main supervisor of term research project
• "Compact city strategies in Europe", NMBU, 2020, Main supervisor of term research project
• "The experience of modern versus traditional urban spaces", NMBU, 2018, Main supervisor of term research project 
• “Gentrification: The case of Tøyen, Oslo”, NMBU, 2018, Main supervisor of term research project 
• “Does dense make sense? The compact city model and its effect on social justice ”, NMBU, 2017, Main supervisor of term research project 
• “Streetscape and emotions: A pilot experiment on VR technology”, NMBU, 2016, Main supervisor of term research project