There is wide agreement in the literature that non-technical factors play a decisive role in the successful implementation of bioenergy projects. One underlying reason is that such projects require the involvement of many stakeholders, such as feedstock producers, engineers, authorities and the...

This book is a volume of essays celebrating the life and work of Yoshiro Higano, professor of Environmental Policy, Doctoral Program in Sustainable Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan. Prof. Higano’s research strongly focuses...

Preface -- Part I: Global Perspectives -- Part II: Asia-Pacific Perspectives -- Part III: Japan Perspectives -- Contents -- Part I Global Perspectives -- Regional Science in the Twenty-First Century -- 1 What Is the Purpose of Regional Science? -- 2 The Concept of Region -- 3 New Regional...

The paradigm of laissez-faire economy presumes that economic agents know efficient loci for input-output combinations and rationally act in the market by following their subjective values. Economy is efficiently organized and given dynamic forces to grow at its own risk. As a result, the...

Memorial Address for Professor Yuzuru Miyata -- Part I Issues in Environment, Energy and Risk Management – Analysis with CGE Models -- Chapter 1: Evidence-based Analysis of Issues in Environment, Energy and Disasters with CGE Models: An Introduction to Part I -- Chapter 2: Do fertilizer and...