Environmental Sciences for Sustainability

Introduction

This program offers education and research programs related to:

• appropriate use and management of local resources
• protection and management of wildlife and ecosystem
• elucidation of the environmental benefits of forests
• utilization of woody biomass and other forest resources
• appropriate use and management of agricultural water and land
• revitalization of rural communities

Research Projects

• Ecology, homerange, habitat use of wildlife in the forest and agricultural land
• Sustainable management of forest resources and healthy forest ecosystems
• Sustainable utilization of forest products for human well-being
• Studies on the improvement of infrastructures including agricultural land and water resources which contribute to environmental sustainability

Academic Staff

Name Position	Research field Keywords	Profile
AOI， Toshiki Professor	Wildlife management wildlife,habitatmanagement,homerange,crop damage,blackbear
HASHIMOTO， Ryoji Professor	Tree Ecophysiology, Silviculture Science Photosynthesis, Seedling Growth, Environmental Stress
HIROTA， Jun-ichi Professor	Rural Planning, Resource Management planning, community development, enpowerment, landscape management, natural park management, SATOYAMA management
KOGA， Kiyoshi Professor	Agricultural land and soil engineering paddy field, soil compaction, soil physical conditions
MIWA， Hajime Professor	River Engineering, Irrigation Engineering river meandering, alternate bars, dinversion dams, water use, irrigation & drainage, water management
SATTA， Naoya Professor	Environmental Engineering water and soil pollution, substance　behavior, environmental remediation
SAWAGUCHI， Isao Professor	Forest Engineering forest road, forest operation, thinning
SEKINO，　Noboru Professor	Wood science and technology Wood-based materials, Timber construction
TATSUKAWA， Shiro Professor	Forest Engineering forest biomass, forest operation, thinning, forest machine, ergonomics
IRASAWA， Michiya Associate professor	Erosion Control Engineering, Natural Disaster Science torrent environment management,landslid, debris flow, sediment-related disaster,SABO WORKS
KOBAYASHI， Motoyoshi Associate professor	Water Environmental Engineering, Colloid Engineering aggregation. coagulation, flocculation, electrokinetics，transport phenomena
KOFUJITA， Hisayoshi Associate professor	Wood Chemistry wood components, natural organic products, chemical analysis
KUNISAKI， Takashi Associate professor	Forest Ecology, Forest Management forest dynamics, forest planning, plantation, silvicultural, system, species coexistence
MIYAKE， Satoshi Associate professor	Regional Planning, Community Design, Urban and Rural Design Region, Landscape, Community, Design, Planning
SHIBASAKI， Shigemitsu Associate professor	Management of Protected areas (National parks or World Heritage sites) Tourism Studies, Regional Economics
YAMAMOTO， Kiyohito Associate professor	Agricultural civil engineering Irrigation and drainage facility, material of construction, maintenance
YAMAMOTO， Shinji Associate professor	Regional Resource Management Regional Resource Management, Public Participation, Environmental governance, Forest Management
AZUMA， Atsuki Lecturer	Conservation Biology, Landscape Ecology ecology, endangered species, bird, SATOYAMA, habiat management
HARASHINA， Koji Lecturer	Landscape Ecology, Resource management habitat, biomass, GIS, recycling society, humid tropics
MATSUKI， Sawako Lecturer	Forest Physiological Ecology Plant Ecology, Plant and insect interaction, Defense ability of birch trees, Outbreak of herbivore
ITO， Sachio Assistant professor	Forest Policy forest policy, forest industry, logging business, sustainable forest management
SHIRAHATA， Manabu Assistant professor	Tree ecophysiology, Silviculture Photosynthesis, Transpiration, Tree growth, Artificial coniferous forest