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Innovativeness of Japanese forest owners and municipalities regarding the valorization of forest ecosystem services: Quantitative evaluation of mutual influences Reviewed

高橋　卓也，大塚　生美，堀　靖人，柴田　晋吾，柘植　隆宏

Forest Policy and Economics 166 2024.6

滋賀県の森林簿における入会林野の取扱いに関する一考察

幸司松下, 卓也高橋, 珠乃林

入会林野研究 2023.3

Exploring evolving spiritual values of forests in Europe and Asia: a transition hypothesis toward re-spiritualizing forests Reviewed International journal

Jeanne-Lazya Roux, ...,Takuya Takahashi, ...

Ecology & Society 24 ( 4 ) art20 2022.11

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：The Resilience Alliance Participation form：Joint(The vice charge)

The development of societies, including spiritual development, is closely connected to forests. The larger interrelations among changing societies, transforming forest landscapes, and evolving spiritual values related to forests have yet to be extensively considered. Addressing this research gap is important to avoid the neglect of spiritual values in forest policy and management. Our exploratory study investigates spiritual values of forests from European and Asian perspectives, assessing 13 countries. Based on expert knowledge from 18 interdisciplinary experts, we first define forest spiritual values (forest spirituality). We then elaborate on the idea that forest spirituality evolves as societies and landscapes change, and propose a transition hypothesis for forest spirituality. We identify indicators and drivers and portray four stages of such a transition using country-specific examples. We find that during a first stage (“nature is powerful”), forest spirituality is omnipresent through the abundance of sacred natural sites and practices of people who often directly depend on forests for their livelihoods. An alternative form of spirituality is observed in the second stage (“taming of nature”). Connected to increasing transformation of forest landscapes and intensifying land-use practices, “modern” religions guide human–nature interrelations. In a third stage (“rational management of nature”), forest spirituality is overshadowed by planned rational forest management transforming forests into commodities for the economy, often focusing on provisioning ecosystem services. During a fourth stage (“reconnecting with nature”), a revival of forest spirituality (re-spiritualization) can be observed due to factors such as urbanization and individualizing spirituality. Our core contribution is in showing the connections among changing forest perceptions, changing land-use governance and practices, and changing forest spirituality. Increasing the understanding of this relationship holds promise for supporting forest policy-making and management in addressing trade-offs between spiritual values and other aspects of forests.

DOI： 10.5751/ES-13509-270420

Other Link： https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol27/iss4/art20/

Cedars of the North Mountains : Historical forest culture and practices in modern day nature policies Reviewed International journal

W D Jong, E Urushima, A Flores, B Jacquet, T Takahashi

International Forestry Review 24 ( 3/S1 ) 380 - 392 2022.9

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Commonwealth Forestry Association Participation form：Joint(The vice charge)

The region north of Kyoto is referred to as Kitayama, which literally translates as North Mountains. The region is the location of Cryptomeria japonica, Japanese cedar or sugi, production in Japan. Cedar logs grown there are used as pillars in the construction of buildings in a typical Japanese minimalist style, but also traditional rooms included in modern houses. Cedar was planted widely in Japan following World War II not only to rebuild the economy but also to grow raw materials to contribute to post-war housing reconstruction. In Kitayama, cedar has been grown for over 600 years and using specific silvicultural techniques by a community that has a unique cultural legacy which developed around cedar cultivation. The Kitayama sugi economic-socio-cultural-ecological complex thrived following World War II but is currently under stress. Demand for its highly priced products is declining. It is recognized in Japan and by the city of Kyoto as a valuable cultural historical heritage and efforts are being made to preserve it as such. The success of these efforts has been mixed so far. This paper reviews the Kitayama sugi economic-socio-cultural-ecological complex in order to understand how historical indigenous forestry practices change over time and how they might be dealt with in advanced societies such as Japan.

DOI： 10.1505/146554822835941896

Effects of forests and forest-related activities on the subjective well-being of residents in a Japanese watershed: An econometric analysis through the capability approach Reviewed International journal

Takuya Takahashi, Satoshi Asano, Yukiko Uchida, Kosuke Takemura, Shintaro Fukushima, Kyohei Matsushita, Noboru Okuda

Forest Policy and Economics 139 102723 - 102723 2022.6

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Elsevier Participation form：Joint(The main charge)

The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of natural capital on overall subjective well-being and forest-related subjective well-being. A questionnaire survey of 1698 urban and rural residents living in a watershed of Japan was conducted in February and March of 2016. Multiple regression and moderation effect analyses are conducted to statistically estimate the respective influences of natural capital, human-made capital, social capital, human capital, and other demographic factors on the above-mentioned two types of subjective well-being. Forest-related activities, human engagement with forests, are supposed to be of great societal and political importance for Japanese society, where past management practices have, at least quantitatively, restored forests from past deforestation. Our statistical analysis tests whether specific engagement with natural capital (forest-related activities) is positively related to subjective well-being. Following the capability approach developed by Amartya Sen, forest-related activities are interpreted as functionings, and the analysis highlights the importance of functionings as links between natural capital and subjective well-being. The results show several forest-related activities have statistically significant effects on overall and forest-related well-being. For respondents living in less forested areas and with less social capital, forest-related activities have stronger effects on their subjective well-being, suggesting that the individual subjective well-being of urban residents and those with less social capital can be enhanced through engagement with forests.

DOI： 10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102723

Innovativeness of Japanese Forest Owners Regarding the Monetization of Forest Ecosystem Services Reviewed International journal

Takahashi, Takuya, Takahiro Tsuge, and Shingo Shibata

Sustainability 14 ( 4 ) 2119 - 2119 2022.2

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Participation form：Joint(The main charge)

The monetization of forest ecosystem services requires actors to innovate and tackle difficulties. We conducted a questionnaire survey with forest owners—important actors in implementing monetization—to investigate their innovativeness in Japan. We measured innovativeness regarding monetization by asking whether the owner was interested in, planning for, or had implemented four types of monetization: (i) multifunctional payments, (ii) habitat payments, (iii) non-wood forest product (NWFP) sales, and (iv) forest service industries. Based on the ordered probit analyses of 312 responses, we find that ownership type, age, holding size, and the purpose of forest ownership are associated with owners’ innovativeness indices. Private and corporate owners, ones in their thirties, forties, or fifties, and with larger holding sizes are more innovative than others. Regional characteristics are not relatively important in terms of innovativeness. However, clear ownership purposes, such as investment and non-wood forest products (NWFP), are positively correlated with the indices. These findings shed new light on the entire process of innovation from conceptualization to implementation, as well as practices in under-researched geographical areas in Asia.

DOI： 10.3390/su14042119

Other Link： https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/4/2119

What factors are related with the levels of forest owner's forest-related subjective well-being (SWB)? Statistical analysis of a questionnaire survey in the upper watershed of Yasu River, Shiga Prefecture Reviewed

Takuya Takahashi, Yukiko Uchida, Hiroyuki Ishibashi, Noboru Okuda

Journal of the Japanese Forest Society 104 ( 1 ) 39 - 43 2022.2

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Japanese Forest Society Participation form：Joint(The main charge)

A past study found forest-related subjective well-being (forest SWB) of forest owners were lower than non-owners. It is important to improve owners' forest SWB because improvement could constitute a policy goal and enhance the motivation for management of owned forests. We investigated to identify the possible factors, especially the ones that are related to forest policies, to improve owners' forest SWB through simple moderation effect analyses with the whole sample and multiple regression analyses with forest owners alone from a questionnaire survey with 1,457 responses. We identified possible factors for improving owners' forest SWB such as wood-working activity, relaxing experiences in forests. Forest owners' specific conditions such as engagement as an officer of the property ward, a higher plantation forest ratio, and a higher degree of recognizing the border of owned forests also related to the higher SWB. Revenue or harvest in the past one year might improve owners' forest SWB while past revenue or harvest before one-year decreases owners' SWB.

DOI： 10.4005/jjfs.104.39

Exploring evolving spiritual values of forests in Europe and Asia: a transition hypothesis toward re-spiritualizing forests International journal

2022

Safety climate and risk perception of forestry workers: a case study of motor-manual tree felling in Indonesia Reviewed International journal

Efi Yuliati Yovi, Dalia Abbas, Takuya Takahashi

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics 2021.11

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Participation form：Joint(The vice charge)

Timber harvesting processes, especially motor-manual felling, are hazardous to forestry workers’ health and safety. The purpose of this study is to examine forestry workers’ mental safety models (at the supervisor and operator levels) using the Nordic Safety Climate Questionnaire. This study also examines how operators and their families perceive workplace risks (dread and unknown risk factors). The safety climate analysis revealed that supervisors misunderstand management safety priority, competence, empowerment, and justice. Additionally, this study found that operators do not yet prioritize safety. There was a lack of safety communication and operators’ skepticism about the current safety system. These findings highlight the critical importance of implementing safety measures into operators’ work environments. The risk perception analysis revealed that family members had a greater risk aversion to dread risk factors than operators. As a result, we see a possibility for family members to act as safety-net figures, bolstering the operators’ safety values.

DOI： 10.1080/10803548.2021.1986306

Factors Affecting Forest-related Subjective Well-being: A Case Study in the Upper Yasu River Watershed, Shiga Prefecture, Japan Reviewed

Takuya Takahashi, Yukiko Uchida, Hiroyuki Ishibashi, Noboru Okuda

Journal of the Japanese Forest Society 103 ( 2 ) 122 - 133 2021.6

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Japanese Forest Society Participation form：Joint(The main charge)

We measured subjective well-being related to forests and examined the results as well as the factors influencing these. We conducted a questionnaire survey in 2018 targeting households in the upper Yasu River watershed, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Using factor analysis, we divided subjective well-being related to forests into four categories: satisfaction, fulfillment, positive affect, and negative affect. We conducted regression analyses using these categories as explained variables and forest-related activities and other variables as explanatory variables. Working in agriculture or forestry has a positive correlation with satisfaction and fulfillment. Forest management activities conducted for respondents' household forests or those done as a volunteer activity have a positive influence on satisfaction and fulfillment, whereas such activities conducted for their community forests have a negative correlation with positive affect. The proportions of forest in residential areas are not related to subjective well-being. Forest ownership lowers all four categories of subjective well-being. This may indicate that the low asset value of forests increases the psychological burden of forest management activities. Currently, forest restoration in Japan has been conducted in terms of quantity; the qualitative improvement of forests now requires deeper involvement from people. Given these conditions, forest-related subjective well-being should be studied in a structured manner, such as by measuring various types of subjective well-being separately, to consider how people should engage with forests and simultaneously improve their subjective well-being.

DOI： 10.4005/jjfs.103.122

New Frontiers in Japanese Forest Policy: Addressing ecosystem disservices in the 21st Century Invited Reviewed International journal

Takuya Takahashi, Wil de Jong, Hiroaki Kakizawa, Mari Kawase, Koji Matsushita, Noriko Sato, Atsushi Takayanagi

Ambio 50 2272 - 2285 2021.6

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Participation form：Joint(The main charge)

Forests are a potential solution to numerous global environmental issues, and their restoration is widely pursued. Forty percent of Japan’s forests are planted forests. This has caused the common occurrence of forest ecosystem disservices in the country, like—wildlife damage, pollinosis, and driftwood damage. Forest policy processes in Japan are characterized by incrementalism, central mobilization, and hegemony of career civil servants. Responses to forest ecosystem disservices have changed the central mobilization policy pattern. Punctuated equilibrium theory can be applied to several policy processes in Japan, but it provides only limited explanation for policy responses to forest ecosystem disservices. The responses are influenced by national governance and public administration traditions and cultures. It is relevant to expand research on policy responses to forest ecosystem disservices, recognizing that ideal responses may require unusual approaches not within traditional policy making or outside of established policy cultures.

DOI： 10.1007/s13280-021-01566-2

Models Explaining the Levels of Forest Environmental Taxes and Other PES Schemes in Japan Invited Reviewed International journal

Takuya Takahashi, Katsuya Tanaka

Forests 12 ( 6 ) 685 2021.5

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Participation form：Joint(The main charge)

Between 2003 and April 2016, 37 of 47 prefectures (i.e., sub-national local governmental units) introduced forest environmental taxes—local payment for environmental services (PES) schemes. These introductions are unique historical natural experiments, in which local governments made their own political decisions considering multiple factors. This study empirically evaluates models that explain normalized expenditures from forest environmental taxes as well as other PES schemes (subsidies for enhancing forests’ and mountain villages’ multifunction, and green donation) and traditional forestry budgets for Japan’s 47 prefectures based on the median voter model. Results demonstrate that the median voter model can particularly explain forest environmental taxes and forestry budgets. Specifically, the past incidence of droughts and landslides is positively correlated with the levels of forest environmental taxes. The higher the number of municipalities in a prefecture, the lower the amount of forest environmental tax spent on forests. Moreover, the number of forest volunteering groups, possibly an indicator of social capital in the forest sectors, had strong positive correlations with the levels of forest environmental taxes and forestry budgets. Other PES schemes and forestry budgets had unique patterns of correlations with the examined factors.

DOI： 10.3390/f12060685

Other Link： https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/6/685

Subjective well-being as a potential policy indicator in the context of urbanization and forest restoration Reviewed International journal

Takahashi, T., Y. Uchida, H. Ishibashi, N. Okuda

Sustainability 13 ( 6 ) 3211 2021.3

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Participation form：Joint(The main charge)

The enhancement of human well-being is one of the ultimate goals of resource management;
however, it is not explicitly considered by forest policy indicators. Our previous studies examined
how Japanese citizens in the Yasu River watershed of the Shiga Prefecture perceived subjective
well-being related to forests (forest SWB).We found a negative correlation between forest SWB and
forest ownership, suggesting dissatisfaction with the low profitability of forest ownership. Based on
this result, in this paper, we argue that forest SWB can be an important indicator for policymaking
in the context of urbanization and forest restoration and can complement existing forest indicators
focusing mainly on physical and objective properties. First, we propose that a direct measurement of
well-being (e.g., forest SWB) is preferable over an indirect measurement (e.g., GDP), for policymaking
processes related to forests. Second, forest SWB can reflect the quality of our interactions with forests,
which is important in urbanized societies which tend to have reduced experiences with nature. Third,
forest SWB could identify inequalities between the users of forest ecosystem services and forest
managers. Overall, forest SWB can be a holistic indicator to capture a variety of perspectives held by
citizens.

DOI： 10.3390/su13063211

A statistical analysis on the recent changes in forestry activities of forest producers' cooperatives

Matsushita Koji, Takahashi Takuya, Senda Tetsuji, Yamaguchi Kozo, Yoshida Yoshio

The Japanese Forest Society Congress 132 18 - 18 2021

Community actions against anticommons of forests in contemporary Japan: Case studies of former common forests Reviewed International journal

Takuya Takahashi, Koji Matsushita, Toshiaki Nishimura

Journal of Forest Research 2020.10

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Taylor & Francis Participation form：Joint(The main charge)

Over the past few decades, many Japanese forest owners and communities have suffered from the outcomes of anticommons (parcelization) phenomenon. Since the Edo Era (17th through 19th centuries), many Japanese commons forests have been subdivided and placed under private ownership. Individual owners of the subdivided small forests (carved out from former commons forests) have lost interest in forestry, resulting in unclear borders. Many owners have relocated outside the villages (absent owners) and/or have passed the land down through generations, resulting in unknown ownership. There are several ways to ameliorate the anticommons phenomenon in Japan, as illustrated by these examples, which we examined employing case study and comparative study approaches. 1) Despite the expense, a residents’ association successfully re-appropriated co-ownership land by “technically” suing the current respective co-owners. 2) Some residents’ associations collectively manage subdivided forests as one unit to reduce the damage caused by animals such as wild boars or deer. However, the units are still legally separate and owned by individuals. 3) A land owners’ association stipulated that a vacating resident owner must sell her forest to the remaining residents. These three cases show how motivations, other than profits, could help address the anticommons phenomenon. These motivations include the intent to keep the community’s holding intact in the event of consolidation at the municipality level, to protect the land against pest animals, and to keep the community’s drinking water pure.

DOI： 10.1080/13416979.2020.1834715

国際コモンズ学会世界大会2019（ペルー・リマ、テーマ「コモンズを守る」）参加報告

Takuya Takahashi

Journal of Forest Commons 2020

Impacts of 150 Years of Modernization Policies on the Management of Common Forests in Japan: A Statistical Analysis of Micro Census Data Reviewed International journal

Takahashi, T., Matsushita, K., Yoshida, Y., & Senda, T.

International Journal of the Commons 13 ( 2 ) 1021 - 1034 2019.10

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Ubiquity Press Participation form：Joint(The main charge)

After World War II, Japan's policy makers believed that common forests were underutilized because of their legal status and organization method under customary iriai-type ownership and that modern ownership in the form of group ownership, such as forest producers' cooperatives, or as individual, separate ownership, would improve the situation. Thus, the Common Forests Modernization Act of 1966 was enacted, following successive modernization policies since the Meiji Restoration in 1868. We evaluated the impacts of the past modernization policies on the management of common forests by statistically comparing the performance of modernized and non-modernized 19,690 common forests based on the World Census of Agriculture and Forestry 2000. The performance measures for comparison included planting, weeding, thinning, and harvesting activities. We found less modernized, customary holdings are more active in tending activities such as weeding and thinning, while modernized holdings may have an advantage in harvesting and timber sales.

DOI： 10.5334/ijc.936

Other Link： https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/articles/10.5334/ijc.936/

A Statistical Analysis of Forest Producers' Cooperatives Using Microdata from the 2005 and 2010 World Censuses of Agriculture and Forestry: Forest Practices and Forest Product Sales Classified by Forest Holding Area Reviewed

Koji Matsushita, Takuya Takahashi, Tetsushi Senda

Journal of Forest Commons 39 60 - 70 2019.3

A Statistical Analysis of Forest Producers' Cooperatives using Microdata from the 2005 and 2010 World Censuses of Agriculture and Forestry:Forest Practices and Forest Product Sales Classified by Forest Holding Area

Matsushita Koji, Takahashi Takuya, Yoshida Yoshio, Senda Tetsuji

Journal of Forest Commons 39 60 - 70 2019.3

生態系サービス(自然の恵み)の経済評価

Takuya Takahashi

Environmental information science 48 14-19 2019

Forest management before establishment of a production forest cooperative: Three hamlets' common forests in Nishi-azai cho, Nagahama City Reviewed

Koji Matsushita, Takuya Takahashi

38 77 - 89 2018.3

世界の入会・協同組合・コモンズから

Takuya Takahashi

Journal of Forest Commons 2018.3

第５章環境問題と資源利用・資源管理「森林資源の経済学」

Takuya Takahashi

2018

Impacts of modernization policy on the management of commons forests in Japan: A statistical analysis of individual data International journal

Takuya Takahashi, Koji Matsushita, Yoshio Yoshida, Tetsuji Senda

International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) 2017 Conference 2017.7

Differences of developement in modernization of forest commons in relation to agricultural communities' characteristics Reviewed

Takuya Takahashi

Journal of Forest Commons ( 37 ) 67 - 72 2017.3

An essay on changes of titles for ownership registration of forest commons Reviewed

Koji Matsushita, Takuya Takahashi

Journal of Forest Commons ( 37 ) 73 - 75 2017.3

Factors affecting the creation of modern property ownership of forest commons in Japan: An examination of historical, prefectural data Reviewed International journal

Koji Matsushita, Wil de Jong

Forest Policy and Economics 74 62 - 70 2017.1

A study on the degrees of recognition on forest environmental taxes in prefectures: How can we heighten awareness?

Takahashi Takuya, Sakai MIchi

The Japanese Forest Society Congress 127 9 - 9 2016

"An Economic History of the Environment: Forests, Markets and the State" by SAITO Osamu (Book Review)

TAKAHASHI Takuya

FOREST ECONOMY 68 ( 3 ) 22 - 26 2015.6

Influence of corporate culture on environmental management performance: An empirical study of Japanese firms Reviewed

Masaki Sugita, Takuya Takahashi

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 22 ( 3 ) 182 - 192 2015.5

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Participation form：Joint(The main charge)

This paper investigates the relationships between the scores of 109 Japanese corporations found in the NIKKEI environmental management ranking survey and the corporate culture of each firm. Corporate culture is measured with the instrument developed by Cameron and Quinn (2006). The instrument measures corporate culture in terms of four categories: clan culture, adhocracy culture, hierarchy culture, and market culture. The results indicate that adhocracy culture has statistically significant positive relationships with the management system, product development, and climate change mitigation aspects of environmental management or sustainability management. Excessive hierarchy culture has a negative relationship with the overall score of environmental management. An appropriate combination of hierarchy culture and adhocracy culture enhances the overall score.

DOI： 10.1002/csr.1346

中日本地域の生産森林組合の保有山林面積別組合数―2005年農林業センサスの林業経営体― Reviewed

松下幸司，吉田嘉雄，仙田徹志

入会林野研究 ( 35 ) 2015.3

中日本地域の生産森林組合の保有山林面積別組合数

Takuya Takahashi

Journal of Forest Commons, 35 35 46 - 47 2015.3

What factors affect the creation of modern property ownership out of commons forests management scheme in Japan? An examination of time series, prefecture data Reviewed

Takuya Takahashi, Shugo Yamamoto, Koji Matsushita

Commons Forests Study (Iriai Rin'ya Kenkyuu) ( 34 ) 64 - 71 2014.3

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Research Association of Iriai (Commons) Forests in Central Japan Participation form：Joint(The main charge)

Since the Commons Forests Modernization Act of 1966, the Japanese government has promoted so-called "modernization of commons forests", i.e. creation of modern (group or individual) property ownership out of IRIAI type forest management scheme in Japan. In these decades, the creation of modern property ownership has been stagnating. This paper examines what factors are correlated with the creation of modern property ownership in 45 prefectures in Japan. It is found that the sizes of common forests groups and the ratios of plantation forests are negatively correlated with the creation; strength of commons-type management (e.g. loss of right after leaving the village) is positively correlated with the creation of group ownership, and that past labor contribution is positively correlated with the creation of individual ownership. A close examination finds that the economy of scale in the creation of modern ownership turns into the DIS-economy of scale around the level of 201 households.

"Forest Governance in an Age of Symbiosis and Decentralization: A Proposal for Local Products, Local Consumption" Edited by NISHIO Takashi (Book Review)

TAKAHASHI Takuya

FOREST ECONOMY 67 ( 1 ) 19 - 22 2014

Global diffusion of forest certification in the long run: An agent-based modeling approach Reviewed

Takuya Takahashi

Earth System Governance Tokyo Conference: Complex Architectures, Multiple Agents 2013.1

これからの森林管理の担い手は誰か？

Takuya Takahashi

2013

Residents' attitudes towards nature restoration: A case study of Nishinoko Lagoon in Ohmi-Hachiman City, Shiga Prefecture Reviewed

Takuya Takahashi, Ikujiro Wakai, Ken Takeshita

JOURNAL OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 25 ( 2 ) 57 - 65 2013

Study of local residents' towards nature restoration: a case study of Nishinoko Lagoon in Ohmi-Hachiman City, Shiga, Japan Reviewed

Takuya Takahashi, Ikujiro Wakai, Ken Takeshita

Journal of Water Resource and Environment 25 ( 2 ) 57 - 65 2012

Forest Resources

Takuya Takahashi, Ken'ichi Akao

馬奈木俊介編『資源と環境の経済学―ケーススタディで学ぶ』，61-77，昭和堂 2012

Analysis of Diffusion Patterns of Forest Certification in Japan Reviewed

Takuya Takahashi

20 ( 1 ) 1 - 9 2011.5

Research on the realities of businesses marketing thinned wood paper and demand for the paper Reviewed

Wataru Ichida, Takuya Takahashi

Applied Forest Science 20 ( 1 ) 11 - 17 2011.5

（書評）田中裕人・岩本博幸・北田紀久雄・新部昭夫編著『バイオマス利活用における住民の認知と経済評価』

Takuya Takahashi

2011

Attitudes of Companies Employing Environmental Ratings Reviewed

Takuya Takahashi

Papers on Environmental Information Science 24 225 - 230 2010.11

Analysis of Diffusion Patterns of Forest Certification in Japan Reviewed

Takuya Takahashi

Applied Forest Science 20 ( 1 ) 0 - 0 2010.10

The impact of operational characteristics on firms' EMS decisions: Strategic adoption of ISO 14001 certifications (jointly worked) Reviewed

Takuya Takahashi, Masao Nakamura

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 17 ( 4 ) 215 - 229 2010.7

Perspectives on Problems of Afforestation Corporations

Takuya TAKAHASHI

People and Forests X ( 112 ) 2 - 7 2010.3

CSR That Incorporates Local and Traditional Knowledge: The `Sanpo-yoshi' Way Reviewed

Takuya TAKAHASHI

A Survey of International Corporate Responsibility, International Corporate Responsibility Series vol. 4 4 ( x ) 107 - 118 2009.11

Attitudes of Residents in the Southern Shiga Watershed toward Forests : Investigation of its Structure based on a Questionnaire Survey Reviewed

TAKAHASHI Takuya

Journal of Rural Problems 45 ( 2 ) 218 - 223 2009.9

Authorship：Lead author Language：Japanese Publisher：The Association for Regional Agricultural and Forestry Economics

In order to investigate the structure of attitudes toward forests among the residents of the southern watershed region of Shiga Prefecture, a questionnaire survey was conducted. By examining the relationships among the responses, the following issues were clarified: the determinants of one's familiarity with forests, one's propensity to participate in forest volunteering, one's propensity to choose houses built from domestic wood, and how people perceive the functions of forests. An individual's age was found to be an important factor affecting his/her relationships with forests. Diversities regarding expectations toward the functions of forests were identified among different age groups and residents of different localities.

DOI： 10.7310/arfe.45.218

CiNii Books

Other Link： http://agriknowledge.affrc.go.jp/RN/2010782262

Attitudes of Residents in the Southern Shiga Watershed towards Forests Reviewed

Takuya TAKAHASHI

Journal of Rural Problems 45 ( 2 ) 218 - 223 2009.9

Japanese Policies for Promoting Thinning: An Essay Based on a Comparison with Canadian Forest Policies Reviewed

Takuya Takahashi

Journal of Forest Economics 55 ( 1 ) 35 - 44 2009.3

Governance makes forests healthy

Takuya Takahashi

Environment and Health 22 ( 1 ) 49 - 70 2009.3

CSR That Incorporates Local and Traditional Knowledge Invited International journal

Takuya Takahashi

International Corporate Responsibility Series, 4, A Survey of International Corporate Responsibility 4 107 - 118 2009

Authorship：Lead author Language：English

This paper examines prospects for and content of a global regime for human rights. Competing schools of thought forecast convergence and divergence of national standards under stress of globalization. No such regime exists, and there is no compelling theory of international corporate social responsibility. However, elements of an emerging global regime can be identified and partially overlap with environmental protection issues. This regime is highly fragmented, underdeveloped, and only partially enforceable—but it is in development. The UN Global Compact, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), ISO 26000 (expected in 2010), the U.S. Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) of 1789 and the permanent international criminal court established in 2002 are illustrations of such elements. The third Ruggie Report, issued 2008, is an important summary of conditions and proposes a strategy for forward progress. Human rights impose important obligations on multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating across highly diverse political, legal, and cultural realities.

DOI： 10.5840/icr200946

Waste reduction initiatives by manufacturing firms in Shiga Prefecture Reviewed

Xu Qiang, Takuya TAKAHASHI

Papers on Environmental Information Science 1 ( 22 ) 245 - 250 2008.11

水源林管理における意思決定のあり方の国際比較―選好の多様性・因果関係の不確実性を基準としたモデルによる分析 Reviewed

高橋卓也

水資源・環境研究 20 ( － ) 87 - 100 2008.4

A Comparative Study of Watershed Forest Management for Mega Cities:NYC, Vancouver, and Tokyo

Takahashi Takuya

The Japanese Forest Society Congress 118 169 - 169 2007

ブックガイド鈴木宣弘著『食料の海外依存と環境負荷と循環農業』

Takuya Takahashi

72 110 2006.7

森林認証をめぐる社会科学的研究―この10年の動向― Reviewed

高橋卓也

林業経済 59 ( 9 ) 1 - 16 2006.4

先進国における大都市水源林管理の比較研究

Takuya Takahashi

水資源・環境研究の現在板橋郁夫先生傘寿記念 2006

Bureaucratization of environmental management and corporate greening: An empirical analysis of large manufacturing firms in Japan

Takahashi T., Nakamura M.

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 12 ( 4 ) 210 - 219 2005.12

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

We have used qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) to empirically investigate relationships between the organizational structure of environmental management within large Japanese manufacturing firms and their corporate greening processes. Three dimensions of bureaucratization (i.e., formalization, centralization and professionalization) were chosen as the independent variables. Measures of corporate greening, such as integration of environmental responses into general management, introduction of green technologies and transformation of corporate culture, were chosen as the dependent variables. Our sample consists of 193 firms obtained in a survey conducted in 1997. We find that bureaucratization of environmental management generally has a positive relationship with corporate greening and that the presence of one or two of the three dimensions of bureaucratization may be sufficient for corporate greening to implement certain greening measures. The relationship between bureaucratization and ISO 14001 environmental management systems (ISO 14001 EMSs) and limitations of EMSs are also discussed. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

DOI： 10.1002/csr.86

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Bureaucratization of environmental management and corporate greening: An empirical analysis of large manufacturing firms in Japan Reviewed

Takuya Takahashi & Masao Nakamura

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 12 ( 4 ) 210 - 219 2005.4

Evaluation of timber as building materials on energy issue and the Woodmiles: the background and the development of the Woodmiles Forum in Japan Reviewed

Fujiwara, T., Noda, H., Shimase, T., Tachibana, S., Takahashi, T. & Takiguchi, Y.

Construction Material: Proceedings of ConMat'05 and Mindess Symposium Vancouver 2005 － ( － ) Abstract　p.204 Full text attached CD - Abstract　p.204 Full text attached CD 2005.4

ENERGY CONSUMPTION THROUGH TIMBER TRANSPORTATION AND THE WOODMILES THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE WOODMILES INDEXES FOR EVALUTAION OF BUIELDING Reviewed

Takashi FUJIWARA, Hideshi NODA, Takuya SHIMASE, Satoshi TACHIBANA & Takuya TAKAHASHI

SB05 Proceedings (CD) － ( － ) 1171 - 1178 2005.4

地方森林税はどのようにして政策課題となるのか―都道府県の対応に関する政治経済的分析― Reviewed

高橋卓也

林業経済研究 51 ( 3 ) 19 - 28 2005.4

泉桂子著『近代水源林の誕生とその軌跡森林と都市の環境史』

Takuya Takahashi

水利科学 48 ( 3 ) 105 - 107 2004.8

Why might forest companies certify? Results from a Canadian survey

Takahashi T., Van Kooten G., Vertinsky I.

International Forestry Review 5 ( 4 ) 329 - 337 2003.12

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：International Forestry Review

During the late 1980s/early 1990s, voluntary forest certification emerged as a new market-based incentive mechanism and had an important influence on the way the world's forests are managed. To understand the mechanism of its diffusion, we employed a survey instrument and probit regression analysis to investigate certification of forest practices by Canadian companies. Specifically, we investigated the characteristics of firms that have considered certification and of firms that have formally manifested their intention to certify. Three major forest certification schemes are considered: (1) ISO 14001, (2) the Canadian Standards Association, and (3) the Forest Stewardship Council. We find that a firm's type of tenure holdings, reliance on export markets, size, and the local community are important factors in explaining why forest companies consider certification.

DOI： 10.1505/IFOR.5.4.329.22657

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書評ポール・ホーケン、エイモリ・B・ロビンス、L・ハンター・ロビンス著(2001)『自然資本の経済--「成長の限界」を突破する新産業革命』

Takuya Takahashi

水資源・環境研究 ( 15 ) 100-102 - 102 2002

Corporate environmentalism across cultures: A comparative field study of Chinese and Japanese executives

Branzei O., Vertinsky I., Takahashi T., Zhang W.

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management 1 ( 3 ) 287 - 312 2001.12

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

This study explores the influence of national culture upon leaders' interpretations of corporate environmentalism. The first part of the paper reviews the theoretical and empirical premises for a common interpretation of corporate environmentalism across countries. Three dimensions of corporate environmental performance are distilled from the qualitative literature developed in North America: organizational embeddedness, capacity to undertake environmental actions, and responsibility for protecting nature. We develop a survey instrument to measure corporate environmentalism and collect data from two random samples of Chinese (Shanghai-based) and Japanese executives. Exploratory factor analyses suggest that North American, Chinese, and Japanese executives employ three similar dimensions to interpret the corporate environmental performance of their companies. Using these dimensions, the second part of the study compares the overall degree of corporate environmental performance reported on the average by Chinese and Japanese executives. The study also investigates the influence of national culture, environmental values and socioeconomic contexts upon firm-level greening in both countries. Copyright © 2001 Sage Publications.

DOI： 10.1177/147059580113003

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Why Japanese firms choose to certify: A study of managerial responses to environmental issues

Nakamura M., Takahashi T., Vertinsky I.

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 42 ( 1 ) 23 - 52 2001.12

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

This paper examines empirically the determinants that led large Japanese manufacturers to (1) incorporate environmental goals in their decisions, (2) obtain environmental certification (ISO 14001), and (3) become early adopters of environmental certification. We estimate two sets of models: (1) models based on a profit maximization assumption and (2) models which incorporate utility maximization arguments, recognizing that managers' values, attitudes, and beliefs may also influence firms' decisions. The empirical analysis suggests that while the costs and benefits of voluntary actions to enhance or protect the environment and the capacity to act are significant determinants of voluntary environmental commitment, so are the environmental values, beliefs, and attitudes of managers. © 2000 Academic Press.

DOI： 10.1006/jeem.2000.1148

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Rising to the Kyoto challenge: Is the response of Canadian industry adequate?

Takahashi T., Nakamura M., van Kooten C., Vertinsky I.

Journal of Environmental Management 63 ( 2 ) 149 - 161 2001.1

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Journal of Environmental Management

A major weapon in Canada’s CO2-emissions reduction arsenal is reliance on moral suasion and voluntary action. In this regard, the Voluntary Challenge and Registry (VCR) program constitutes a major effort to encourage industrial firms to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. In this paper, we begin by providing a critical review of Canadian climate change policy and Canada’s international commitments. We then investigate the effectiveness of Canadian policies by analyzing a survey of industrial firms, examining factors that determine firms’ familiarity with, participation in and commitment to the VCR program, and their stated potential to reduce emissions by 2008-2012 (Kyoto’s commitment period). Results indicate that voluntary programs are unlikely to make a significant contribution to emissions reduction, with industrial firms indicating that, on average, they plan to reduce emissions by some 1-2% below their 1990 level under the current policy approach, much lower than Canada’s 6% reduction target. © 2001 Academic Press.

DOI： 10.1006/jema.2001.0467

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The Canadian commercial forestry perspective on certification: National survey results

Wilson B., Takahashi T., Vertinsky I.

Forestry Chronicle 77 ( 2 ) 309 - 313 2001.1

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Forestry Chronicle

Certification has rather quickly emerged to become an important element within the response amalgam to public concerns about the sustainability of commercial forestry. This paper presents the results of a national survey designed to examine the attitudes of Canadian forest companies toward the various certification vehicles and the underlying basis for those attitudes. Included are the ISO 14001, CSA, FSC and FORESTCARE vehicles. The results, which include responses from 117 companies, confirm a recognized need to achieve forest certification and that the appropriate certification vehicle remains unsettled. It is also clear that the forest industry does not expect a price premium to accrue from any of the vehicles. Instead, the main reason for certification is to secure continued access to public forest lands through improved public acceptance of forest management and reduced pressure from environmental groups.

DOI： 10.5558/tfc77309-2

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Why firms participate environmental voluntary initiatives: Case studies in Japan and Canada

Takuya Takahashi

University of British Columbia, PhD dissertation 2001

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