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Hirano, Hideki
SENIOR FELLOW
Visiting Professor, Faculty of Regional Environment Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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Forests and water, national land planning, remote islands, strategic environmental assessment
Bio
Graduated from Kyushu University in 1977. Served as senior planning officer for the disaster prevention bureau, National Land Agency (now, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism); lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University; director of the Environmental Impact Assessment Division, Ministry of the Environment; and director-general of the Chubu Regional Forest Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Earned a doctorate in agriculture from Kyushu University. Is a member of the Environmental Committee of the Japan P.E.N. Club.
Research Results
“Abandoned Land: Reforms in the Age of Globalization” (Policy Proposal, 2012)*
“Protecting Japan’s Land, Water, and Forest Resources” (Policy Proposal, 2011)*
“Globalization of Land Resources and Blind Spots in Land Policy” (Policy Proposal, 2010)*
“Crisis for Japan’s Watershed Forests: Protecting the Country’s Forests and Water Cycle from Interests Backed by Global Capital” (Policy Proposal, 2009)*
* Only in Japanese
Articles on the Site
Protecting Our Land from a Post-Quake Fire Sale
Regulatory Reform for Japan's Watershed Forests: Protecting a Public Good
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