Dr. Riela Provi Drianda is an assistant professor at the School of Social Sciences at Waseda University, Japan. She is currently investigating the development of family-friendly downtown as well as migrants' integration and social networks in urban areas.

Children and Urban Management.

• • University Services:
  • Liaison Officer for the guest from Ministry of Woman Empowerment and Child Protection of Republic Indonesia, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University (April 2014)
  • Collaboration Team Member, Multi Career Center Chiba University and Virginia Tech University, USA (2012)
  • English Café Volunteer, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University (2011)
  • International Study Group Volunteer, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University (2010-2011)
  • Collaboration Team Member, Graduate School of Chiba University and University of Wollongong, Australia (2011)
  • Collaboration Team Member, Chiba University and Policy Studies Institute of University of Westminster, UK (2011)
  • Assistant Field Surveyor for Professor Karen Malone’s Child Friendly City Project, University of Wollongong (Australia), Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University (January 2011)
  • Liaison Officer for the expert team from Ministry of Woman Empowerment and Child Protection of Republic Indonesia, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University (December 2010)
  • Liaison Officer for the guest from Ministry of Woman Empowerment and Child Protection of Republic Indonesia, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University (April 2009)
  • Assistant Guide for the Lecturers of Udayana University (Indonesia), Center of Environmental Remote Sensing of Chiba University (October 2006)
  
  
  • Community Services:
  • Volunteer for Nippon Asia Halal Association, a NPO aiming at creating a moslem friendly environment in Japanese urban environment, industries and tourism (2014)
  • Programme Director, Millemama Community (2014-2015)
  • Editor in Chief, Millemama Magazine, a media aiming at educating parents about children’s rights to outdoor play activities (2013)
  • Project Leader, Azzahra Nursery Playground Improvement Project, Bandung City, Indonesia (2012)
  • Founder and Activist of Millemama, Young mothers community aiming at the improvement of children’s play environment and their rights to outdoor play activities (2012-present)
  • Contributor for C Rights Japan Newsletter, Volume 79, September (2012) in the article of 政府をあげて「子どもにやさしいまち」づくりを進めるインドネシア
  • Translator for Child Friendly Asia Pacific Newsletter, Summer Volume (2012), Child Friendly Asia Pacific Network
  • Cultural Ambassador at Matsudo International Exchange Association, Matsudo City, Japan (2008-2011)
  • Volunteer for Historical Walk Tour of Kogane Elementary School, Matsudo City, Japan (2007-2010)
  • President of Japanese Cultural Organization, Institute Technology of Bandung, Indonesia (2002-2004)
  • English Guide Volunteer for National University of Singapore Students, Bandung Heritage, Indonesia (2002)
  • Domestic Guide Volunteer for Historical Walking Tour, Bandung Trails, Indonesia (2003)

• • Visiting Researcher Fellowship, Awarded by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, December 2012
  • Top 10 finalists, Arthur Guinness Fund British Council WAVE Community Enterprise Competition, Jakarta, October 2012 (Millemama Community)
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Awarded by Chiba University, Japan, March 27, 2012
  • Doctoral Course Scholarship, Awarded by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan (MEXT), April 2009-March 2012
  • Master Course Scholarship, Awarded by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology –Japan (MEXT), April 2007-March 2009
  • Research Student Fellowship, Awarded by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology -Japan （MEXT）, April 2006 - March 2007

• • Drianda, R.P., Kinoshita, I. and Deviana, F. 2015. Perencanaan lingkungan perkotaan yang aman dari ancaman kriminalitas terhadap anak: Sebuah studi kasus dari negeri Jepang (Planning a safer neigborhood for children: A case study of Japan), Jurnal Perencanaan Wilayah dan Kota, 26 (1), 1-17.
  • Drianda, R.P., Kinoshita, I. and Said, I. 2014. From the irony of gated play spaces to triangle park: A reflection on the impact of Bandung City's rapid development on children's independent mobility and friendly play environment. Children and Society, 29 (6), 637-650.
  • Drianda, R.P. and Kinoshita, I. 2014. The safe and fun children's play spaces: Evidences from Tokyo, Japan and Bandung, Indonesia. Journal of Urban Design, 20 (4), 437-460
  • Patilima, H., Widowati, M., Drianda, R.P (Forthcoming September 2014). Visi Kota Layak Anak (Child Friendly City Vision) (Edited by Drianda, R.P.), Jakarta: Pena Nusantara.
  • Drianda, R. P. and Kinoshita, I. (2014). The Safe and Fun Children’s Play Spaces: Evidences from Tokyo, Japan and Bandung, Indonesia, Journal of Urban Design (Accepted)
  • Drianda, R.P. and Kinoshita, I.,(2011), Danger from Traffic to fear of Monkey’s: Children’s independent mobility in four diverse sites in Japan, Global Studies of Childhood, Vol.1 (3).
  • Drianda, R.P., (2010) The Issue of Stranger Danger in Japanese Neighborhood, Childhoods Today, Vol.4 (1)
  • Drianda, R.P. and Kinoshita, I., Toward sustainable neighborhood: an Overview of Children's Play Spaces in the Urban Neighborhood, Proceeding of Asian Planning Schools Association, Tokyo, 19-21 September 2011
  • Drianda, R.P., and Kinoshita, I., Toward Safer and More Playful Neighborhood for Children: Children’s Views on Neighborhood Safety, Its Playful Environment and the Role of the Community in Supporting Children’s Independent Mobility and Outdoor Play, Proceeding of Pacific Rim Community Design Network, pp.212-220, 11-14 September 2010.
  • Drianda, R.P. City Planning Education for Children: Learning from “Kita-Kogane no Waku-Waku Tankentai” Activity in Matsudo City, Japan, Proceeding of The 16th Indonesian Scientific Conference, pp. 422-426, Kyoto, 25 August 2007
  • Drianda, R.P. (2005) ‘Bandung, Make Over?’ Paguyuban Pelestarian Budaya Bandung, 11 May.
  • Drianda, R.P. (2005) ‘Bandung, Netherland and City Appearance’, Pikiran Rakyat Daily Newspaper, 17 March.
  • Drianda, R.P.(2005) ‘The Increase of Poverty Thread after Disaster’, Suara Karya Daily Newspaper, 5 February.
  • Drianda, R.P. (2013) Children’s Longing for Natural Play Space in Their Daily Environment, Millemama Magazine, Volume 2, March-April
  • Drianda, R.P. (2013) Children’s Play in The Digital Age: Reflection for Parents, Millemama Magazine, Volume 3, April-May
  • Drianda, R.P. (2013) Outdoor Walk: Learning from Dandelion and Seasonal Flowers, Millemama Magazine, Volume 5, July-Sept