Kentaro Aoki
Guest Research Scholar
Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
Biography
Kentaro Aoki first came to IIASA in 2003, as a participant in the Young Scientists Summer Program. He rejoined the institute in 2004, and is now a member of the Ecosystems Services and Management Program (ESM). Working with the Policy and Science Interface (PSI) Group, he is contributing inter alia on the linkage between different global model frameworks for REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) issues and on biomass energy applications for sustainable development context. Dr. Aoki specialized in agricultural engineering (rural planning and irrigation systems operation) in his undergraduate study (BSc, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan) and forest ecology (hydrological process and carbon cycle) in his graduate studies (Dipl.-Ing. and Dr.nat.techn.) at the BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.His professional experience covers public affairs in natural resources management both at national and international levels, including a survey on the nature conservation for threatened and endangered species (1993-1995: Japan), assessing forest management practices for the drinking-water supply of the City of Vienna (2000: Austria), and investigations of national park management options for alpine forest ecosystems (2004: Austria and Switzerland). Dr. Aoki has further been involved in the design and implementation of various technical cooperation projects on sustainable forest management, biomass energy for climate change mitigation and livelihood in developing countries at United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO, 2011-2015) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO, 2015-present). He has also been serving as a visiting professor at Cooperative Research Center, Shinshu University, Japan.
His current research interest is to harmonize ecological services of natural resources and economic activities toward green development together with sustainable energy applications.
Last update: 17 FEB 2017
Publications
Yamagata, Y., Kraxner, F., & Aoki, K. (2011). Forest biomass for regional energy supply in Austria. In: Designing Our Future: Perspectives on Bioproduction, Ecosystems and Humanity. Eds. Osaki, M, Braimoh, AK, & Nakagami, K, Tokyo: United Nations University Press. ISBN 978-92-808-1183-4
Kraxner, F., Leduc, S., Aoki, K., Fuss, S., Obersteiner, M. , Schepaschenko, D. , & Shvidenko, A. (2011). Forest-based bioenergy in the Eurasian context. In: Boreal Forests in a Changing World: Challenges and Needs for Action. Proceedings of the international conference IBFRA, 15-21 August 2011.
McCallum, I. , Fritz, S. , Khabarov, N. , Fuss, S., Szolgayova, J., Rydzak, F., Havlik, P. , Kraxner, F., Obersteiner, M. , & Aoki, K. (2010). Identifying and quantifying the benefits Of GEOSS. [[Earthzine]], posted on 12 July 2010 in Articles, Earth Observation, Economy, GEOSS/ICEO News
Obersteiner, M. , Rametsteiner, E., Kraxner, F., McCallum, I. , Aoki, K., Bottcher, H., Fritz, S. , Gusti, M., Havlik, P. , Kindermann, G. , & Reyers, B. (2010). Towards a sound REDD. In: Deforestation and Climate Change: Reducing Carbon Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. Eds. Bosetti, V. & Lubowski, R., Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781848448247
Kraxner, F., Yang, J., Aoki, K., & Yamagata, Y. (2010). Public opinion on bioenergy - Eco-model cities' new strategies for reaching a low-carbon society in Japan. In: Proceedings Venice 2010, Third International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste, 8-11 November 2010.