| full name | Sachihiko Harashina |
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| Date of birth | August 1946 (Showa 21) |
| Specialty | Social Engineering, Environmental Planning and Policy, Participation and Consensus Building |
| Current Position | Chiba University of Commerce President |
| Education | March 1965: Graduated from Tachikawa High School, Tokyo March 1969: Graduated from the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology March 1975 Completed doctoral course at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering |
| degree | Doctor of Engineering (Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1975) |
| Career | Apr. 1975 Assistant Professor, Department of Social Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology April 1976 Researcher, Department of Comprehensive Analysis, National Pollution Research Institute, Environment Agency, later Leader Researcher (until October 1983) July 1981 Visiting Scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (until July 1982) November 1983 Received Research Associate from the Department of Social Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and later Professor April 1993 Visiting Research Associate at The Open University of Japan, later Visiting Professor (concurrent appointment until March 2009) March 1997 University of London Visiting Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Visiting Professor (until December) April 1998 Professor, Dean of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology (until March 2012) Apr. 2006 Tokyo Institute of Technology Councilor (Council for Educational Research) March 2012 Retired from Tokyo Institute of Technology (April 2012 Tokyo Institute of Technology Honorary Professor) April 2012 Chiba University of Commerce Faculty of Policy and Information Studies and Graduate School Professor April Chiba University of Commerce, 2014 Policy Information Dean ・ Professor March Chiba University of Commerce President, 2017 (to present) |
Research and Achievements
| Research Topics | Impact assessment systems and methodologies Consensus building for urban and regional planning and policies Environmental and Social Considerations in International Cooperation |
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| Academic Activities | Director, International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) (May 2008 - May 2011) President of the Japan Association for Planning and Administration (April 2008 - March 2011) Chairman of the Japan Real Estate Association (June 2018 to present) Vice President of the Environmental Assessment Society (April 2002 - March 2012) Auditor the Environmental Science Society (January 2014 - December 2017) EIA Review, International Editorial Committee Member (January 1985 - December 2008) |
| Social Activities | Co-chair of the Ministry of the Environment's Roundtable on Chemical Substances and Safety (November 2001 - September 2010) Chairman of the Committee for Revision of Guidelines for Environmental and Social Considerations, Japan International Cooperation Agency (May 2004 - March 2006) Japan International Cooperation Agency, Examiner for Environmental and Social Consideration Objections (July 2006 - June 2016) Chairman of the Environmental and Social Considerations Review Committee, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) (January 2008 to present) Member of the Kanagawa Prefecture Environmental Impact Assessment Committee (April 1998 - March 2008) Chairman of the Nagano Prefecture Chushin District Waste Disposal Plan Review Committee (May 2001 - March 2005) Chairman of the Numazu City Environmental Conservation Council (April 2008 - March 2018) Chairman of the Hayama Town Environmental Council (July 2009 to present) Vice Chairman of the Special Positions Remuneration Council of Ichikawa City (June 2015 to June 2017) Chairman of the University Consortium Ichikawa (November 2018 to present) and others |
| Awards | Center for Environmental Information Science Executive Merit Award (June 2022) Environmental Assessment Society Merit Award (May 2022) Japan Society for Environmental Coexistence Publication Award (September 2015 for "Sustainability Assessment of Cities and Regions") Japan Association for Planning and Public Administration Achievement Award (September 2013) International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA), Rose-Hulman Award (May 2013) Japan Real Estate Association, Tanaka Keiichi Award (May 2013) Environmental Science Society Achievement Award (March 2012) Tokyu Environmental Foundation, Social Contribution Academic Award (November 2012) Japan International Cooperation Agency Chairman of the Board Award (November 2011) Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Commendation and Science and Technology Award (April 2011) Environmental Science Society Award (September 2010) Environmental Science Society Academic Award (September 2007) Japan Regional Studies Association Publication Award (May 2007, for "Development of Environmental Planning and Policy Research") Japan Real Estate Association Paper Award (May 2007) Japan Real Estate Association Editorial Award (May 2006) Japan Society for Environmental Coexistence Writing Award (October 2005 for "Citizen Participation and Consensus Building") Center for Environmental Information Science Academic Paper Award (May 2005, for "Intergenerational Workshop for the Creation of a Sustainable Society: Experimental Research on the World Heritage Site of Yakushima") Japan Association for Planning and Administration Editorial Award (September 1995) Japan Association for Planning and Public Administration, Paper Award (December 1990) International House of Japan, International Fellowship in Social Sciences (Nitobe Fellow) (July 1981), etc. |
| Publications and Papers | ＜Publications＞ "Sustainability Assessment of Cities and Regions" (co-authored and co-edited) Gakugei Publishing Co., Ltd. 2015 Yuhikaku Economic Dictionary (contribution) Yuhikaku 2013 "What is Environmental Assessment? From Response to Strategy" Iwanami Shinsho 2011 "Development of Environmental Planning and Policy Research" (ed.), Iwanami Shoten, 2007 "Citizen Participation and Consensus Building" (ed.), Gakugei Publishing, 2005 "Revised Edition: Environmental Assessment" The University of the Air Foundation, 2000 "Environmental Assessment Basic Terminology Dictionary" (co-authored) Ohmsha, 2000 "Strategic Environmental Assessment" (translation supervision) Gyosei 1998 "Environmental Assessment of the World" (co-authored) Gyosei, 1996 "Underdevelopment and Industrialization" (co-translated) Iwanami Shoten 1987 and others Total of about 30 items <Paper> "First and foremost" towards a renewable energy society - The challenge to become a "100% renewable energy university" - Environment and Pollution 48(4), 66-70, 2019 Development of Environmental Measures: From Pollution Control to Environmental Planning and Policy, Urban Planning, 73(7), 493-496, 2010 "Review of the Environmental Impact Assessment Law: Will it contribute to the creation of a sustainable society?" Environment and Pollution, 39(1), 59-65, 2009 ODA and Sustainability -A new movement in Japan-; Proceedings of the 29th Annual Meeting of IAIA, on the IAIA Website, (Peer Reviewed), 2009 "Intergenerational Workshop for the Creation of a Sustainable Society: An Experimental Study on the World Heritage Site of Yakushima," Journal of Environmental Information Science, (18), 77-82, 2004 A New Stage of EIA in Japan: Towards Strategic Environmental Assessment; Built Environment, 27 (1), 8-15, 2001 Environmental Dispute Resolution Process and Information Exchange; Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 15 (1), 69-80, 1995 Consensus Building in Environmental Disputes. Environmental Information Science 22(3), 6-12, 1993, and others A total of about 150 pieces |