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 the interactions between humans and the urban environment including (1) links between the built environment, social equity, and well-being, (2) links between smart mobility, travel behavior, and land use.

Methodological expertise: Statistical analysis, 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.

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 lecturer:

• Place development and spatial analysis (LAA200), NMBU, Course lecturer since 2020
• Projects in urban development. Architecture, form and space. and development (LAA350), NMBU, Course lecturer since 2020
• Planning the Master's Thesis (MAST300), NMBU, Course lecturer since 2018
• Advanced 3D Tools for Design and Planning (LAD302), NMBU, Course lecturer since 2016

Contributor:

• History of Urban and Regional Planning (APL103), NMBU, Lecturer since 2018
• Planning for Sustainable Urban Regions (APL360), NMBU, Lecturer since 2018
• Introduction to Spatial Planning (APL108), NMBU, Guest lecturer, 2020
• Framing the PhD (SDP405), NMBU, Guest lecturer, 2019
• Urban Design Theory & Practice, University of Auckland, New Zealand, Guest lecturer, 2018, 2019

Coordinator:

• Project Management, Mediterranean College, Greece, Course coordinator & lecturer, 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