Yoshiki Yamagata
Guest Senior Research Scholar
Agriculture, Forestry, and Ecosystem Services Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
Biography
Yoshiki Yamagata graduated from The University of Tokyo (PhD in System Science). In 1991, he joined the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES). As a principal researcher of the Center for Global Environmental Research (CGER), he is studying climate risk management modeling. He is also a Senior Guest Research Scholar at IIASA and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Statistical Mathematics (ISM). His research topics include: land-use scenario, risk management, policy diffusion. He has been teaching at The University of Tokyo, University of Tsukuba and Hokkaido University, and contributing to international activities such as IPCC and Global Carbon Project, as well as to journals of Applied Energy etc.Last update: 17 DEC 2018
Publications
Kraxner, F., Yang, J., & Yamagata, Y. (2010). How does a Japanese "eco-model city" think about the use of biomass for bioenergy? A household survey in Hokkaido. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE 2010), 21-23 April 2010.
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.
Kraxner, F., Yang, J., & Yamagata, Y. (2009). Attitudes towards forest, biomass and certification - A case study approach to integrate public opinion in Japan. Bioresource Technology 100 (17) 4058-4061. 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.03.056.
Kraxner, F., Yang, J., & Yamagata, Y. (2008). Perceived barriers to an increased forest use for bioenergy by the public and forest owners in rural Japan. In: Proceedings, International Conference of Renewable Energy 2008 (RE2008), 13-17 October 2008.
Rokityanskiy, D., Benitez, P.C., Kraxner, F., McCallum, I. , Obersteiner, M. , Rametsteiner, E., & Yamagata, Y. (2007). Geographically explicit global modeling of land-use change, carbon sequestration, and biomass supply. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 74 (7) 1057-1082. 10.1016/j.techfore.2006.05.022.