Research fields:
Environmental sociology
Research themes:
International comparative study of environmental movements and environmental NPOs, environmental risks and environmental policies
Main books and papers:
◆“Kankyo Risuku Shakai no Torai to Kankyo Undo” (The Coming of an Environmental Risk Society and the Environmental Movement) (Koyo Shobo, 2016)
◆“Yokuwakaru Kankyo-shakaigaku” (Easily Understandable Environmental Sociology) (Minerva Shobo, 2009) (Joint authorship)
◆“Economic Development and Environmental Issues in Asia” (Akashi Shoten, 2009) (Joint authorship)
◆“Koza Shakai Hendo Dai 2-kan Sangyoka to Kankyo Kyosei” (Lecture: Social Change, Volume 2: Industrialization and Environmental Symbiosis) (Minerva Shobo, 2003) (Joint authorship)
◆“Gendai-shakaigaku eno Izanai” (Invitation to Modern Sociology) (The Asahi Shimbun Company, 2003) (Joint authorship)
◆“Koza Kankyo-shakaigaku Dai 5-kan Ajia to Sekai—Chiiki Shakai karano Shiten” (Lecture: Environmental Sociology, Volume 5: Asia and the World—Perspectives from Local Communities) (Yuhikaku Publishing Co., Ltd., 2001) (Joint authorship)
◆“Haikibutsu Mondai no Kankyo-shakaigakuteki Kenkyu” (Environmental Sociological Research on Waste Problems) (Tokyo Metropolitan University Press, 2001) (Joint authorship)