Education

• Ph.D., 2007, Hokkaido University, Urban and Environmental Engineering/planning
• M. Eng., 2004, Hokkaido University, Urban and Environmental Engineering/planning
• B.Sc., 2001, Ethiopian Civil Service University, Urban Planning
• Adv. Diploma, 1996, Ethiopian Civil Service University, Urban Engineering

Courses Taught

• URBS 150 – Urban Scene
• URBS 250 – Planning for the Multi-ethnic City
• URBS 350 – Third World Cities
• URBS 450 – Urban Problems Seminar
• URBS 480 – Transportation Planning

Selected Publications and Presentations

BOOK:

Mintesnot G. Woldeamanuel. (2011). “Planning and Decision Models for an Integrated Public Transportation: Tools for a Developing City”, VDM publishing

REFEREED JOURNALS:

Mintesnot G. Woldeamanuel. “Addis Ababa City Residents’ Perception and Satisfaction With Public Transportation” The Eastern Africa Social Science Research Review (EASSRR) (under review)

Mintesnot G. Woldeamanuel, Cyganski Rita, Schulz Angelika, Justen Andreas. (2009) "Variation of Households’ Car Ownership across Time: Application of a Panel Data Model." Transportation, Springer Journal, Vol. 36 (4), pp 371-387

Mintesnot Gebeyehu and Shin-ei Takano. (2008). “Modeling the Relationship between Travelers’ Level of Satisfaction and Their Mode Choice Behavior using Ordinal Models.” Journal of Transport Research Forum, Vol. 47 (2), pp. 103-118

Mintesnot Gebeyehu and Shin-ei Takano. (2008). "Demand Responsive Route Design: GIS Application to Link Downtowns with Expansion Areas." Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 11 (1), pp. 43-62

Mintesnot Gebeyehu and Shin-ei Takano. (2007). "Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Public Transportation Development Projects using Analytic Network Process (ANP)." Journal of Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies (EASTS), Vol. 7, pp. 223-237, 2007

Mintesnot Gebeyehu and Shin-ei Takano. (2007). "Evaluation of Bus Routes Performance in Addis Ababa City using Stochastic Frontier Model." Journal of Infrastructural Planning, JSCE, Vol. 24, pp. 447-458

Mintesnot Gebeyehu and Shin-ei Takano. (2007). "Diagnostic Evaluation of Public Transportation Mode Choice in the City of Addis Ababa." Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 10 (4), pp. 27-50

Mintesnot Gebeyehu and Shin-ei Takano. (2006) "Application of Logical Planning Model for Urban Transport Improvement Programs in the city of Addis Ababa." Journal of Regional Science Association International (JSRSAI), Studies in Regional Science Vol. 36 (3), pp. 663-682

Mintesnot Gebeyehu and Shin-ei Takano. (2005). "Modeling the Relationship Between Seasonal Constraints and Modal Choice Characteristics of High School Students in Snowy Regions", Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, Vol. 6, pp. 1844 - 1857

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

Mintesnot G. Woldeamanuel, Rita Cyganski, “Factors Affecting Travelers’ Satisfaction with Accessibility to Public Transportation” European Transport Conference 2011, Glasgow, Scotland, October 10-12, 2011

Mintesnot G. Woldeamanuel and Nathanael Hankes, “To Stop or Not to Stop? Factors Affecting the Stopping Behavior of Drivers at Stop-Sign Controlled Intersections", 90th Annual Conference of Transport Research Board (TRB), Washington DC, January 23-27, 2011

Mintesnot G. Woldeamanuel and Patrick Brama, “Summer-Winter Mode Choice Behavior of University Students” 21st Annual Transportation Research Conference, April 27-28, 2010, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Mintesnot G. Woldeamanuel and Erin Welle, “Likelihood of Modal Switch: Can Travel Habit Change?” 21st Annual Transportation Research Conference, April 27-28, 2010, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Mintesnot G. Woldeamanuel, Rita Cyganski, Angelika Schulz and Andreas Justen, "Variation of Households' Car Ownership across Time: Application of Panel data Model", 88th Annual Conference of Transport Research Board (TRB), Washington DC, January 11-15, 2009

Mintesnot Gebeyehu and Shin-ei Takano, “Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Public Transportation Development Projects using Analytic Network Process (ANP)”, the 7th conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies (EASTS), Dalian, China, September 24-27, 2007

Mintesnot Gebeyehu and Shin-ei Takano, “The Effect of Travelers’ Level of Satisfaction on Transportation Mode Choice: an Input for Policy Analysis”, The 11th World Conference on Transportation Research (WCTR) Berkley, California , June 24-28, 2007

Mintesnot Gebeyehu and Shin-ei Takano, “Evaluation of Bus Routes Performance in Addis Ababa City using Stochastic Frontier Model”, Proceeding of Infrastructure Planning Review, No. 34, 2006, Takamatsu, Japan, 2006

Mintesnot Gebeyehu and Shin-ei Takano, "Modeling the Relationship Between Seasonal Constraints and Modal Choice Characteristics of High School Students in Snowy Regions", the 6th conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies (EASTS), Bangkok, Thailand, September 21-24, 2005

Mintesnot Gebeyehu and Shin-ei Takano, “Citizen’s Attitude, Existing Challenges and Prospects of Bus Transportation in The City of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia”, proceeding of Japanese Society of Civil Engineers, No 59, 2005, Tokyo, Japan, 2005

Mintesnot Gebeyehu, Yoshitaka Koyama, Shin-ei Takano, “Bus Route Network Analysis for High School Trips in Urban Periphery of Sapporo City”, proceeding of Japanese Society of Civil Engineers, No 58, 2004, Nagoya, Japan, 2004

Research and Interests

Dr. Mintesnot Woldeamanuel enjoys all aspects of urban planning but he is most interested in the functional relationship between urban land use and transportation. He has conducted extensive research and written on the relationship among travel behavior, the environment and urban form focusing on transportation mode choice and spatial analysis. His research interest includes public transportation policies and its impact on the environment, spatial and network analysis, mode choice, urban transportation service quality assessment and application of Geographic Information systems (GIS) for transportation.

His is also interested in comprehensive urban transportation planning, urban land use planning, travel behavior analysis, community development and sustainability. Prior to joining California State University, Northridge, he worked as an Assistant Professor in the Planning and Community Development Program of Saint Cloud State University, and as a Research Fellow in Transportation Research Institute of German Aerospace Center (DLR).