Springer Socioeconomic Environmental Policies and Evaluations in Regional Science: Essays in Honor of Yoshiro Higano: 24 (New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives, 24)

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 on the comprehensive evaluation of resources and research content for decision science and engineering, including simulation modeling for environmental quality control, the evaluation of environmental remediation technologies, integrated river (lake) basin management, and synthesized environmental policy. Yoshiro Higano is the past president of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) and the current president of the Japan Section of the RSAI (JSRSAI). He also served as executive secretary for the Pacific Regional Science Conference Organizations (PRSCO). This edited volume covers a wide range of regional science approaches, theory, policy, evaluation, modeling, simulation, and practice. It is a valuable reference work for researchers, scholars, policy makers, and students in the field of regional science. The volume celebrates Prof. Higano’s contributions to the JSRSAI, PRSCO, and RSAI. Essay contributors include his former students and a wide array of regional scientists, each with a personal connection to Prof. Higano. From the Back Cover 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 on the comprehensive evaluation of resources and research content for decision science and engineering, including simulation modeling for environmental quality control, the evaluation of environmental remediation technologies, integrated river (lake) basin management, and synthesized environmental policy. Yoshiro Higano is the past president of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) and the current president of the Japan Section of the RSAI (JSRSAI). He also served as executive secretary for the Pacific Regional Science Conference Organizations (PRSCO). This edited volume covers a wide range of regional science approaches, theory, policy, evaluation, modeling, simulation, and practice. It is a valuable reference work for researchers, scholars, policy makers, and students in the field of regional science. The volume celebrates Prof. Higano’s contributions to the JSRSAI, PRSCO, and RSAI. Essay contributors include his former students and a wide array of regional scientists, each with a personal connection to Prof. Higano. About the Author Hiroyuki Shibusawa, Associate Professor, Toyohashi University of Technology, hiro-shibu@tut.jp, 1-1 Tempaku Toyohashi Aichi Japan 441-8580 Katsuhiro Sakurai, Associate Professor, Rissho University, k-sakurai@ris.ac.jp, 4-2-16 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-8602, Japan Takeshi Mizunoya, Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba, mizu@jsrsai.envr.tsukuba.ac.jp, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572 Japan Susumu Uchida, Associate Professor, Ibaraki University, uchida@mx.ibaraki.ac.jp, 3-21-1 Chuo, Ami, Inashiki, Ibaraki, 300-0393 Japan