Yoshiro Higano

University of Tsukuba · Faculty of Life Environmental Sciences

Like many populated urban agglomerations in Africa, Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, faces several challenges to manage its exponentially growing Municipal Solid Waste. With its 12, 000, 000 people daily generating 7800 tons of Municipal Solid waste, the city still struggles with basic services such as waste collection and san...

Articles included in the special feature section were explained in terms of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It was shown that sustainability is conceptual and very flexible, while being too abstract for practice. This flexibility suggests a vast frontier for further research on Regional Sustainability in regional science fields. Various threa...

The optimal assignments of the exogenously given amount of capital funds for transportation infrastructures and social overhead capitals are treated in Chap. 6. The themes are serious agendas in that day and analyzed with an empirical application of the interregional input–output programming model. As an extension of the shipment activities initiat...

It is a historic fact that the railway as mono-transport had been so long time the major subject of the national transportation project since the Meiji era. This has been continued till the early 1960s when the Japanese economy had taken off and the motorization was about to start. A paradigm shift had been made and the movement had begun to well p...

The application of the public investment criteria is made with two stages in the traditional benefit–cost analysis and its sophisticated development by the water resources research group in the United States represented by Eckstein, Steiner, and Marglin (e.g., Marglin 1963). Namely, (1) the calculation of the investment criteria, which is basically...

Under the scarce total capital fund that is given in advance by the capital rationing through, for example, policy arguments between the alternative sets of investment targets such as the projects of road construction administered by the ministry of construction, the projects of the railway by the ministry of transportation, the projects of researc...

This chapter analyzes the main topic in Chap. 4 with the expanded model specification in terms of the number of: (1) regions; (2) sectors; (3) transportation infrastructures and modes, which transport cargo as well as passengers; and (d) the targets of public investments, which are extended to include social overhead capitals, based on Kohno and Mi...

The definition in Chap. 1 can be taken as the criterion with which it can be examined whether the allocation of scarce public funds for public projects will achieve the golden rule of resource allocation, that is, the marginal rates of substitution/transformation shall be equated with the price ratios in the dynamic as well as spatial context. The...

Having ranged over the literature concerning Chap. 1, our eyes fell upon “The Economic Effects of Mei-Shin Expressway (Sasaki et al. 1964),” and we felt that we met with a fossil as it was written 50 years ago and fairly kept out of sight so long. We found that it is a rudimentary report of project evaluation using quite old data in nature, and the...

This volume presents the most robust and useful methodology for the derivation of investment criteria for the evaluation and planning of public investment projects – public investment criteria. The methodological approach solves inherent defects of traditional methodology, namely an ad hoc application of the benefit-cost analysis in the static cont...

This aimed to derive an exponential land price function based on explicit analytical assumptions on the spatial and dynamic urban model which is an alternative to conventional Alonso–Muth type model in a dynamic context. With homogeneous space conventionally adopted, it was assumed that landowners are differentiated with the distance to the CBD bou...

This introduction summarizes chapters of Part II. In Chap. 9, Yamamoto (Jpn J Real Estate Sci 31:88–96, 2018) has compared between the street method, the asset valuation adopted for the imposition of property tax in Japan, and the computer-assisted mass appraisal (CAMA) method generally adopted in North America focusing on education and training of...

This Open Access book presents recent research and hot topics in the field of real estate science in Japan. It features carefully selected English translations of peer-reviewed papers and excellent articles published in the Japanese Journal of Real Estate Sciences, as well as papers presented at the Japan Association of Real Estate Sciences (JARES)...

This edited book brings together in one place new studies of rural–urban interactions and their implications for regional growth and development in different regions within Asia. Specifically, the individual chapters in the book shed light on the different kinds of rural–urban interactions that we witness in Asian regions, particularly those that a...

Following this introductory chapter which comprises Part I of the book, there are eleven chapters and each of these chapters—written by an expert or by a team of experts—discusses a particular research question or questions about rural-urban dichotomies and spatial development in Asia. For ease of comprehension, we have divided the present volume c...

In this first of two chapters dealing with the international growth of regional science, Yoshiro Higano assesses the contributions of Genpachiro Konno, Yasuhiko Oishi, and Hirotada Kohno to leading the development of regional science in Japan. These Great Minds each served decade-long terms as Presidents of the Japan Section of the Regional Science...

This is an introductory essay to Part II, Issues in Environment, Energy, Risk Management, and Economic Development: Japan’s Perspectives. What had caused and directed the current situation which Japan now faces is briefly explained focusing on factors which are taken in the chapters as critical ones considering the future of the Japanese economy an...

We create a comprehensive policy evaluation system that is based on the concept of integrated basin management. From the point of view of economic development and environmental protection, we set up an equilibrium environmental tax, optimize its allocation and simulate its effects on reducing water pollution. The approach is demonstrated on the cas...

This book addresses major issues such as a growing world energy demand, environmental degradation due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, and risk management of disastrous events such as pandemics, abnormal climate, and earthquakes. Using cutting-edge analytical tools, particularly computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling, the ana...

We have two objectives in this book. First, we bring together in one place, original research that sheds light on the myriad connections between disease, human health, and regional economic growth and development. Second, given the contemporary salience of Asia in world affairs, we concentrate on the trinity of disease, human health, and regional e...

We have two objectives in this book. First, we bring together in one place, original research that sheds light on the myriad connections between disease, human health, and regional economic growth and development. Second, given the contemporary salience of Asia in world affairs, we concentrate on the trinity of disease, human health, and regional e...

At present GHG emissions is a strategic issue in the effort to achieve SDGs. The Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) Provincial Government through its new leader in 2018 emphasizes the development of infrastructure in the field of renewable energy must be a top priority. This study aims to introduce a structured model of GHG emission reduction costs in NTT P...

We have two objectives in this book. First, we bring together in one place, original research that sheds light on the myriad connections between disease, human health, and regional economic growth and development. Second, given the contemporary salience of Asia in world affairs, we concentrate on the trinity of disease, human health, and regional e...

The roof is an important element in a building. Asbestos, Clay tile, Zinc aluminum and concrete roof are the most common roofing materials in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan government took a policy decision to ban the asbestos from the country by 2018. Since the ban on asbestos will affect construction industry in many ways it is important to minimize those...

Although Bangladesh’s contribution in greenhouse gas emissions is very insignificant (only 0.06 percent of global carbon dioxide emission) the country is one of the earliest and hardest affected countries due to its geographic location. Climate change induced high intensity events pose huge treats to existing physical infrastructure. Damage to nati...

According to Agricultural Census, Bangladesh has 137.23 million poultry and total annual fresh poultry litter production is 4.52 million tons, of which 3.10 million tons is produced in 150,000 commercial poultry farms. Common poultry farm pollutants are litters, manure, feathers, wastewater, dead birds, odors, noise, chemicals, insects, hatchery de...

Kupang city is growth rapidly and located in a strategic position between Australia and Timor Leste. A sharp increase of GHG emission along with environmental pollution, contamination of water, air and improper waste disposal practices as its consequence to the global environment. The city’s government ambition to evaluate impact of economic activi...

A large majority of the rural population of Lao PDR remains dependent on agriculture for their livelihood and food security, for which access to and management of irrigated and rain-fed water sources is critical. Crop choices and planting calendars follow a monsoonal (dry season/wet season) weather system and are vulnerable to variations in the sup...

Chile has experienced rapid economic growth in recent decades. However, this economic growth has been accompanied by a huge increase in waste generation. Although the country has historically put emphasis on appropriate final disposal of waste through landfill, the environmental problems generated by this activity have shown that it is necessary to...

This study develops a dynamic integrated input-output simulation model to explore potential pathways towards GHG emission peak prior to 2030 for China. Dynamic energy consumption intensities and GHG emission intensities (GHGEIs) of sectors (household), as well as various levels of economic growth are set in 4 scenarios (each containing 4 sub-scenar...

In recent years, more than one million tons of sewage sludge has been discharged annually in Beijing. The rate of sewage sludge treatment was less than 50% in 2010. Untreated sewage sludge has critically polluted the waterways. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of sewage sludge treatment on the development of the regional economy a...

The cost of environmental degradation has already had a dramatic impact on the Chinese economy. In order to curb these trends, the government of China has introduced stricter regulations. With this in mind, it is important to quantify the potential co-benefits of introducing air pollution and climate change mitigation policies. This study proposes...

Enhancing resource productivity is effective to improve trade-off between the environment and economy. For minimizing consumption of natural resources required for economic activities, it is necessary to strengthen both material recycling and energy utilization, which reduce final disposal amount and return waste to economic activities as resource....

Industrial structure adjustment is one solution for responding economic slowdown and environmental problems occurred during China’s rapid industrialization. Such an adjustment may also lead to carbon emission reduction since it encourages industrial innovation and resource efficiency. However, few studies have been conducted on examining the effect...

Currently, Haze is one of the greatest environmental problems with serious impacts on human health in China, especially in capital region (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region). To alleviate this problem, the Chinese government introduced a National Air Pollution Control Action Plan (NAPCAP) with air pollutants reduction targets by 2017. However, there is...

PM2.5 and air pollutants emission data of 14 regions in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region (18/01/2013-30/06/2013). (XLSX)

There are few examples of international support activities that have been evaluated from the viewpoint of beneficiaries. It is not clear to what extent the achievements of the activities have reached the beneficiaries. In order to efficiently acquire results in international support activities, differences in the consciousness of foreign participan...

Haze pollution is one of most serious current environmental problems in China. In order to alleviate the haze problem, the government issued its National Air Pollution Control Action Plan (NAPCAP) in 2013 with pollution reduction targets for 2017 and beyond. However there is doubt whether these targets can be achieved through implementation of the...

Bali province in Indonesia has 5634,43 km² dimensions and about 3.9 million people, and about 92,3% of the population is Hindu. Bali is famous as one of the world's leading tourist resort. For this reason, tourists sometimes think that major industry in this island is tourism. But, in fact, it is agriculture. Occupations rate of residents, is as fo...

A domestic biogas digester (BD) is a household-sized system that produces biogas from organic waste under anaerobic conditions. By substituting conventional cooking fuel with biogas, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be reduced. In addition, improved livestock manure management from use of the BD system can lead to further GHG emission reductions....

Given increasing concern about seeking solutions to water scarcity and pollution (WSP), this paper is intent on developing significant assessment indicators as decision variables for providing reference for policy proposals on the mitigation of WSP. An indicator package consisting of footprints of freshwater consumption (FC) and water pollutant dis...

Tremendous amounts of wastes are generated in urban areas due to accelerating industrialization and urbanization. The current unreasonable waste disposal patterns and potential energy value of urban wastes necessitates the promotion of waste-to-energy implementation. This study is intent on discovering the complete energy, economic and environmenta...

Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is considered one of the challenging environmental problems in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Municipal solid waste increased significantly due to rapid population growth and fast urbanization, change in lifestyles and consumption patterns. Major problems associated with MSWM are poor collect...

The economic growth that Chile has sustained in recent decades has come accompanied by the generation of huge amount of wastes. Although the country has historically put emphasis on the appropriate final disposal of the waste through sanitary landfill the environmental problems generated by this activity has put in evidence, that concentrating effo...

The high reliance on fossil fuels to meet the increasing energy demand has triggered greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions and led to environmental degradation in many parts of the world. Since the year 2001 Argentina has experienced continuous economic growth that has driven a rapid increase in electricity demand, especially in electricity produced fro...

Economic analysis of environmental policy asserts that the negative impact of economic activities on the environment constitutes an externality. Environmental policies are designed to deal with externalities either by internalizing environmental costs or imposing specific standards for environmental pollution. In this research, we aim to clarify th...

Social Network Analysis (SNA) is a normative tool to analyze the relationship, structure and the resources liquidity between each actor in a network. To quantitatively measure the industrial network change in each period on the macroscopic scale and give an objective assessment of the develop situation of China’s industrial network, the input-outpu...

In order to facilitate regional agricultural residue utilization for energy production through bioenergy technologies, a dynamic input-output model is developed to estimate and assess the energy, economic and environmental performances of industrialization of five bioenergy technologies within a 15-year time horizon. Electricity and solid, gaseous...

This research analyze the effect of environmental polices related to end-of-life vehicles (ELV) on environmental innovations in Japan. We used the patent data as proxy to find the linkage between the ELV policies and the environmental innovation. The Japanese ELV data was collected and divided into periods before and after the regulations. The stat...

This research analyze the effect of environmental polices related to end-of-life vehicles (ELV) on environmental innovations in Japan. We used the patent data as proxy to find the linkage between the ELV policies and the environmental innovation. The Japanese ELV data was collected and divided into periods before and after the regulations. The stat...

Along with its impressive economic growth China has experienced not only serious environmental pollution but also a very rapid increase in Green House Gas emissions and is now the largest emitter of CO 2. Together with the power and steel sectors the transportation sector is the main contributor to CO 2 emissions. In addition the transportation sec...

In June 2015, carbon credits amounting to 446 t of CO 2 were issued for a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project developed and implemented in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the introduction of biogas digesters (BDs) to farm households. Subsequently, the project was evaluated in terms of GHG emissi...

Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is home to approximately 7 million people. In 2011, the city generated about 2,372,500 tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) (accounting for 11% of national generation) and the collection rate reached 85%, of which 84% was sent directly to landfills (without landfill gas capture systems). This conventional practice has...

Abstract This paper outlines a complete bioenergy flow incorporating bioresource procurement, feedstock supply, conversion technologies and energy consumption to industrialize the development and utilization of bioenergy. An input-output optimization simulation model is developed to introduce bioenergy industries into the regional socioeconomy and...

Vietnam is considered to be one of the most potentially affected countries by the effects of climate change due to its topography and socio-economic properties. In order to contribute to the global efforts in climate change mitigation the government has recently announced to strive for a low-carbon economy. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated...

Specifying the renewable energy development as new energy industries to be newly introduced into current socioeconomic activities, this study develops a dynamic simulation model with input–output approach to make comprehensive assessment of the impacts on economic development, energy consumption and GHG emission under distinct levels of GHG emissio...

This paper develops and illustrates an effective method to explore an optimal policy combination (OPC) for total water pollution control in a river basin through constructing a dynamic optimization simulation model consisting of socioeconomic model, water pollutant model and energy model based on input–output approach. The impacts induced by the in...

The threats to sustainable agriculture caused by severe land degradation, high soil salinity, and increased production costs on salt-affected, irrigated croplands of Uzbekistan, Central Asia, are both challenging and urgent. The present wide-spread cultivation practices of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and maize (Zea mays L.), but in particular cott...

The Chinese government has introduced stricter environmental regulations to address the rapid increase in Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and environmental deterioration associated with energy demand. In this research we analyze the potential environmental and socio-economic benefits of introducing such regulations coupled with the promotion of adva...

An integrated optimization simulation model has been developed based on an input-output approach to mitigate water pollution and water scarcity through embedding environmental economic policies and applicable technologies into a complex environ-economic system to obtain an optimal set of policies and technologies that promotes the maximization of t...

One of the main problems of current socio-economic activities in Indonesia is how to deal with the increasing amounts of household waste generated in urban areas. This paper discusses the main issues of the current management of household waste in Indonesia and analyses its socio-economic factors as well as introduces a new strategy to utilise and...

Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is home to approximately 7 million people. In 2011, the city generated about 2,372,500 tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) (accounting for 11% of national generation) and the collection rate reached 85%, of which 84% was sent directly to landfills (without landfill gas capture systems). This conventional practice has...

This paper tried to figure out the extent to which trends of GHG emissions were accurately introduced in some province in Indonesia and a possibility elaborate the GHG emission trends each provinces comprehensively through their economic activities. So far based on Presidential Decrees of the RI No.61 Year 2011 regarding National/Regional Action Pl...

The Indonesian government has set a target to reduce between 26% and 41% (0.767 to 1.2095) Gt of CO2e by 2020 based on 2005 emissions. This study determined the potential for achieving this target using Kupang City as a case study. We introduced Kupang government needs and the current social-economic situation related to GHG emissions, constructed...

The Kupang government's target of integrating a renewable energy technology system (RETs) and waste treatment plant system (WTPs) are under consideration to pursue the national target of reduction GHG emission between 26-41% (0.767-1.244) Gton CO2e from 2010 to 2020. This research considers the feasibility of developing RETs and WTPs in order to re...

Rapid economic and population growth experienced in last decade has brought significant increase in amount of urban waste generation in many developing countries like Nepal. Increasing waste generation created many problems including littering and dumping in and around outskirts of urban areas. Main problems associated with waste management in most...

1. Introduction While the most common and cheapest solid waste management option in developing countries is landfill [1], this option has many disadvantages including air and water emissions, land occupation and the dumping of valuable materials [2]. This study used LCA approach to evaluate the environmental performance of municipal solid waste (MS...

A rapid expansion of the human activity in recent years has become to face the new barrier of environmental issues with overwhelming happiness and benefit. Environmental problems are the results of the loss of global balance between the environmental burdens by human activity and processing capacities of the nature. As a high population and high ec...

The waste management sector contributes a significant amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O). In terms of GHG emissions and climate change, municipal solid waste (MSW) management is also considered a global issue. The alternatives and decisions of MSW management approved by l...

The amount of End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) in China has increased fast because of the rapid growth of Vehicle industry. And there are many serious problems with the ELVs recycling industry: improper disposal of hazardous substances; environmental protection measures are sometimes not taken in the dismantling processes of ELVs; etc. The purpose of my r...

E-waste is the end-of-life electronic and electrical gadgets. As a consequence of increase in production, combined with rapid product obsolescence and lower costs, discarded electronic and electrical equipments or 'e-waste' is now the most rapidly growing waste problem in the world. In India, e-waste is primarily recycled by people in the informal...

Along with the rapid economic development of China, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will inevitable rise in the future. This will happen even though the Chinese government has made a series of attempts to constrain the CO2-emissions, and is committed to reduce its CO2-emissions per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) by 40-45percent (1,045 to 1,140...

Recently, various environmental problems have been introduced with the rapid economic development and population growth in China. It is important to enforce optimal environmental policies to achieve economic development along with environmental improvements. In this study, we selected the city of Jiaxing for our research area due to its high water...

Recently, There are many kinds of international supporting activity to develop agricultural and poverty area in Southeast Asia. In each area, each interesting original models by local skill or international skill are proceeding. These are sometimes originaly, sometimes similar models. It is hoped that skills and knowledge of these model are shared...