Faculty Information - YAMASHITA Hiromi

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YAMASHITA Hiromi
Department Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Asia Pacific Studies

Position Professor

■ Education

〔Doctorial Course〕 PhD, Doctoral program, University of Birmingham, UK

■ Academic and professional experience

1.	2022/04～	Nagoya University Graduate School of Environmental Studies Visiting Professor
2.	2020/10～	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Professor
3.	2020/04～	Cambridge Conservation Initiative, Cambridge University Visiting Associate Professor
4.	2013/04～2022/03	Nagoya University Graduate School of Environmental Studies Visiting Associate Professor
5.	2013/04～2020/09	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Associate Professor
6.	2010/01～2013/03	Nagoya University Graduate School of Environmental Studies Associate Professor
7.	2002/08～2009/12	Graduate School of Education, University of Birmingham, UK Centre for International Education and Research Research Associate
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■ Message

APU aims to create a just society, but that is only possible through your small innovative suggestions in day to day lives. Looking forward to knowing your ideas.

■ Current specialized field

Environmental sociology, Environmental policy and social system (Key Word：Citizen participation; Environmental Risk Communication; Coastal wetland restoration and decision making; Seawall constructions, Concrete infrastructure)

■ Books and theses

1.	2025	Article	Reynolds, S.A., Beery, S., Burgess, N., Burgman, M., Butchart, S.H., Cooke, S.J., Coomes, D., Danielsen, F., Di Minin, E., Durán, A.P., Gassert, F., Hinsley, A., Jaffer, S., Jones, J.P.G., Li, B.V., Aodha, O.M., Madhavapeddy, A., O'Donnell, S.A.L., Oxbury, W.M., Peck, L., Pettorelli, N., Rodriquez, J.P., Shuckburgh, E., Strassburg, B., Yamashita, H., Miao, Z., Sutherland, W.J. (2025) The potential for AI to revolutionize conservation: a horizon scan Trends in Ecology & Evolution in press,pp.1-17 (Collaboration)
2.	2024	Article	The Mangrove Restoration Tracker Tool: Meeting local practitioner needs and tracking progress toward global targets One Earth 7(11),pp.2072-2085 (Collaboration)
3.	2024	Article	A global systematic review of the cultural ecosystem services provided by wetlands Ecoystem Services 70(101673) (Collaboration)
4.	2024	Article	持続可能な住民活動のための竹林管理計画手法の研究 : 東浦自然環境学習の森を事例として環境共生 = Journal of human and environmental symbiosis / 日本環境共生学会学術・編集委員会編 pp.55-64 (Collaboration)
5.	2023	Article	Yamashita, H. (2023). Just transition through “commoning” coastal wetlands in growing and shrinking communities in Japan Sustainable Science 18,pp.2135-2149 (Single)
6.	2023	Article	Christie, A.P., Morgan, W.H., Salafsky, N., White, T.B., Irvine, R., Boenisch, N., Chiaravalloti, R.F., Kincaid, K., Rezaie, A.M., Yamashita, H., Sutherland, W.J. (2023). Assessing diverse evidence to improve conservation decision-making Conservation Science and Practice e13024,pp.1-17 (Collaboration)
7.	2023	Article	Community-based Pre-disaster Planning Method for Historical Waterfront Area with High Tsunami Risk 歴史都市防災論文集(Web) (Collaboration)
8.	2023	Article	Towards bamboo forest management for sustainable activities in Higashiura Natural Environmental Study Forest 日本環境共生学会学術大会発表論文集(CD-ROM) (Collaboration)
9.	2023	Book	山下博美（2023）「防潮堤をめぐる地域における環境社会学の実践」　宮内泰介・三上直之編『シリーズ環境社会学講座第6巻・複雑な問題をどう解決すればよいのか－環境社会学の実践』 (Collaboration)
10.	2023	Book	山下博美・三上直之・国分秀樹・浦中秀人「三重県志摩市の遊休農地を活用した日本初の干潟再生」高田雅之・朝岡幸彦・太田貴大・大畑孝二・佐伯いく代・富田啓介・藤村善安・皆川朋子・矢﨑友嗣・山田浩之編『＜シリーズ水辺に暮らすSDGs＞水辺を守る：湿地の保全管理と再生』 (Collaboration)
11.	2023/09	Article	Yamashita, H. (2023) Just transition through “commoning” coastal wetlands in growing and shrinking communities in Japan Sustainability Science pp.1-15 (Single)
12.	2022	Book	White, T. B., Amano, T., Boersch-Supan, P., Christie, A., Freckleton, R., Quinzin, M. C., Rezaie, A. M., Sutherland, W. J., and Yamashita, H. (2022, December) Chapter 2: Gathering and assessing pieces of evidence. W. J. Sutherland (ed.) Transforming conservation: A practical guide to evidence and decision making pp.367-386 (Collaboration)
13.	2022	Article	Koyama, S., Doedt, C., Khan, U., Kakimoto, Y., Miyasaka, T., Kato, H., Yamashita, H., Hirano, Y., Kawamura, N., Sugiyama, N. (2022). Empirical Study on Investigation Elementary School Students’ Awareness on Woody Biomass Energy in Kiso Town, Journal of Human and Environmental Symbiosis [Kankyo Kyosei], 38(1): 109-118. 38(1),pp.109-118 (Collaboration)
14.	2022/01	Book	Yamashita, H. (2022)(ed.) Coastal Wetlands Restoration: Public perception and community development. Routledge. 1(1),pp.1-1 (Collaboration)
15.	2021/11	Book	Adnitt, C., Vural, M., Yamashita, H. and Preston, J. (2021) Legislation, in Hudson, R., Kenworthy, J. and Best, M. (eds) Saltmarsh restoration handbook UK & Ireland. London: Environment Agency 1,pp.37-49 (Collaboration)
16.	2021/11	Book	Yamashita, H., Mossman, H., McGrath, T., Taylor, E., Hayashi, A., Austin, W., Maynard, C. Communication and Engagement, in Hudson, R., Kenworthy, J. and Best, M. (eds) Saltmarsh restoration handbook UK & Ireland. London: Environment Agency.pp.50-64. 1,pp.50-64 (Collaboration)
17.	2021/07	Article	Koizumi, H. and Yamashita, H. (2021) “Deficit lay or deficit expert: How do “experts” in environmental projects perceive lay people and lay knowledge?”, Sage Open, Vol.3 (1):1-13. 3(1),pp.1-13 (Collaboration)
18.	2020/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (2020) Living Together with Seawalls: Risks and Reflexive Modernization in Japan, Environmental Sociology, January 2020, Vol.6, Issue 2, pp.166-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/23251042.2019.1709680 pp.166-181 (Single)
19.	2017/12	Article	三上直之・山下博美（2017）自然再生事業の緩慢な進捗とその意義──英虞湾の沿岸遊休地における干潟再生の事例 Environmental Sociological Research (in Japanese) (23),pp.130-145 (Collaboration)
20.	2017/01	Book	Yamashita, H. and Yasufuku, T. (2017) Coastal planning: Biodiversity conservation and ownership, in Shimizu, H. and Takatori, C. (2017) Labor forces and landscape management: Japanese case studies. London: Springer. -,pp.431-439 (Collaboration)
21.	2016/03	Article	山下博美（2016）「干潟再生に対するリスク・ベネフィット言説：有明海諫早湾干拓排水門『開門』をケースに」湿地研究 pp.3-17 (Single)
22.	2015/12	Article	Yamashita, H. (2015) Problems of the ‘Fact’-Focused Approach in　Environmental Communication: Examples of Environmental Risk Information on Tidal Flat Developments in Japan. Vol.21(4), pp.586-611 Environmental Education Research 21(4),pp.586-661 (Single)
23.	2014/01	Article	Hagihara, K., Nagai, H., Chiba, Y., Tomita, K., Tomiyoshi, M., Kato, H., Shimizu, H., Kawamura, N., Hirano, Y., Tashiro, T. and Yamashita, H. (2014, in Japanese) ‘Characteristics and issues of graduate school students working across different disciplines under clinical environmental studies education program’, “Environmental Cohabitation”, Vol.24, pp.71-78. pp.71-78 (Collaboration)
24.	2014/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (2014, in Japanese) ‘Summary and views towards environmental associations joint symposium in 2014 (Questioning Japanese strategies for sustainable development Japanese sustainable development: Current situations and issues of policy formations)’, Environmental Sociological Association News Letter, Tokyo: Environmental Sociological Association pp.1-1 (Single)
25.	2014/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (2014, in Japanese) ‘Summary and views towards the 48th Environmental sociology conference Session B (topics on negative inheritance and risk)’, “Environmental Sociological Association News Letter”, Tokyo: Environmental Sociological Association. p.12 (Single)
26.	2014/01	Book	Kato, H., Shimizu, H., Kawamura, N., Hirano, Y., Tashiro, T., Yamashita, H., Tomita, K., Tomiyoshi, M. and Hagihara, K. (2014) A Prospect Toward Establishment of Basic and Clinical Environmental Studies by ORT (On-Site Research Training), in Shimizu, H. Murayama, A. (eds) Basic and Clinical Environmental Approaches in Landscape Planning. Urban and Landscape Perspectives, Volume 17. London: Springer. p.133-143 -,pp.133-143 (Collaboration)
27.	2014/01	Book	Yamashita, H. (2014) Planning Invisible Landscapes: Making Invisible Tidal Flat Landscapes Visible for Future Sustainability, in Shimizu, H. Murayama, A. (eds) Basic and Clinical Environmental Approaches in Landscape Planning. Urban and Landscape Perspectives, Volume 17. London: Springer. p.113-131 -,pp.113-131 (Collaboration)
28.	2014/01	Book	Yamashita, H., Oh, T. and Shirai, M. (2014) Clinical Environmental Studies: From interdisciplinary to transdisciplinary, in Watanabe, S., Nakatsuka, T. and Oh, T. (eds)(2014, in Japanese) Clinical Environmental Studies: From earth science to clinical and basic environmental studies, Nagoya: Nagoya University Press. pp.--- (Collaboration)
29.	2014/01	Article	Kato, H., Shimizu, H., Kawamura, N., Hirano, Y., Tashiro, T., Yamashita, H., Tomita, K and Tomiyoshi, M. (2012) ‘Future directions of basic and clinical environmental studies through practicing onsite research training’, 2012 Conference papers, Japanese Association of Environmental Cohabitation, pp.100-105. pp.100-105 (Collaboration)
30.	2014/01	Book	Hirano, Y., Kawamura, N., Tashiro, Y., Tomiyoshi, M., Hagihara, K., Nagai, H., Kato, H., Shimizu, H., Yamashita, H., Tomita, K. and Takano, M. (2014, in Japanese) ‘4.4 Development of human resources for Clinical Environmental Studies: Case study from Kushida river area’, “Clinical Environmental Studies”, Nagoya: Nagoya University Press. pp.- (Collaboration)
31.	2017/01	Book	Yamashita, H. and Yasufuku, T. (2017) Coastal area landscape: Environmental changes and the characteristics of labor activities, in Shimizu, H. and Takatori, C. (2017) Labor forces and landscape management: Japanese case studies. London: Springer. -,pp.121-131 (Collaboration)
32.	2012/01	Article	Ramsar Scientific and Technical Review Panel. The Benefits of Wetland Restoration, Ramsar Briefing Note No.4, May 2012. 20pp. http://www.ramsar.org/pdf/cop11/doc/cop11-doc29-e-restoration.pdf -,pp.- (Collaboration)
33.	2011/01	Article	Erwin, K., Finlayson, M., Alexander, S., McInnes, R. and Yamashita, H. (2011) Ramsar Scientific and Technical Review Panel Thematic Work Area 8: Wetland Management - Restoration, Mitigation and Compensation. Task 9.2: Review of Ramsar wetland restoration guidance. Summary Report on Activities 2009-2012. Grand: Ramsar Convention Secretariat.16pp. -,pp.- (Collaboration)
34.	2011/01	Book	Yamashita. H. (2011, in Japanese) ‘Teacher training system and education for global citizenship in England’ in ‘Theory and Practice of Global Teacher: Teacher training and development education by British universities and NGOs”, Milliam S. (ed), Iwasaki, Y. and Yumoto, H. (translators), Akashi Library 146, Tokyo: Akashi Syoten, pp.408-437. pp.408-437 (Collaboration)
35.	2010/01	Book	Yamashita, H. and Davies, L. (2010) Students as Professionals: The London Secondary School Councils Action Research Project, in Percy-Smith, B. and Thomas, N. (eds) A Handbook of Children’s Participation: Perspectives from Theory and Practice. London: Routledge. pp.230-239 -,pp.230-239 (Collaboration)
36.	2010/01	Book	Yamashita, H., Williams, C. and Davies, L. (2010) Assessing the benefits of Students’ Participation, pp.408-437, in Cox, S., Robinson-Pant, A., Dyer, C. and Schweisfurth, M. (eds)(2010) Children as Decision makers in Education: Sharing experiences across cultures. London: Continuum. [both in hardcover and soft cover]. pp. 408-437 -,pp.408-437 (Collaboration)
37.	2009/01	Article	Davies, L., Schweisfurth, M., Harber, C., Yamashita, H., Williams, C. (2009) Education in Emergencies in South Asia: Reducing the risks facing vulnerable children. Katmandu: Unicef Regional Office for South Asia. -,pp.- (Collaboration)
38.	2009/01	Article	Hockings, C., Cooke, S., Yamashita, H. McGinty, S. and Bowl, M. (2009) ‘I’m neither entertaining nor charismatic…’ Negotiating university teacher identity within diverse student groups Teaching in Higher Education, Special Issue: purposes, knowledge and identities 14(5),pp.470-483 (Collaboration)
39.	2009/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (2009) Making Invisible Risks Visible: Education, environmental risk information and coastal development Ocean & Coastal Management 52,pp.327-335 (Single)
40.	2007/01	Book	Davies, L. and Yamashita, H. (2007) School Councils – School Improvements: London Secondary School Councils Action Research Project. London: School Councils UK. 123pp. -,pp.- (Collaboration)
41.	2006/01	Book	Davies, L., Williams, C. and Yamashita, H. with Man-Hing, K. (2006) Impact and Outcomes: Taking up the Challenge of Pupil Participation. London: Carnegie Foundation. 48pp. -,pp.- (Collaboration)
42.	2006/01	Article	山下博美 (2006) 「教員が望む教材とは‐イギリス地球市民教育:教員のニーズ研究を通して」 pp.46-56 (Single)
43.	2006/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (2006) Global Citizenship Education and War: The needs of teachers and learners Educational Review 58(1),pp.27-40 (Collaboration)
44.	2006/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (2006) Review for Educational Review. Vol.58, No.2, May 2006, pp237-239, London: Carfax publishing, of ‘Kryzywosz-Rynkiewicz, B. & Ross, A. (eds) (2004) Social Learning, Inclusiveness and Exclusiveness in Europe. Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books’ -,pp.- (Single)
45.	2006/01	Article	NECF (2006) Working to Prevent the Social Exclusion of Children and Young People: Final Lessons from the National Evaluation of the Children’s Fund. London: Department for Education and Skills. 314pp. -,pp.- (Collaboration)
46.	2006/01	Article	Davies, L., Williams, C. and Yamashita, H. (2006) Case Studies for Change: Taking up the Challenge of Pupil Participation. London: Carnegie Foundation. 40pp. -,pp.- (Collaboration)
47.	2006/01	Article	Davies, L., Williams, C. and Yamashita, H. (2006) Inspiring Schools: A Literature Review – Taking up the challenge of pupil participation. London: Carnegie Foundation. 88pp. -,pp.- (Collaboration)
48.	2006/01	Article	Davies, L., Williams, C. and Yamashita, H. with Man-Hing, K. (2006) Impact and Outcomes: Taking up the Challenge of Pupil Participation. London: Carnegie Foundation. 48pp. -,pp.- (Collaboration)
49.	2005/05	Article	Archer, L. and Yamashita, H. (2005) Theorising Inner City Masculinities: 'race', class, gender and education, p.286-304, in Francis, B. & Skelton, C. (eds) (2005) A Feminist Critique of Education. London: RoutledgeFalmer -,pp.- (Collaboration)
50.	2005/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (2004) Infant teachers sharing challenges and reflections pp.- (Single)
51.	2005/01	Article	Davies, L., Harber, C. and Yamashita, H. (2005) Global Citizenship Education: the Needs of Teachers and Learners, Tide Talk Online Journal. http://www.tidec.org/Tide~talk/network%20arts/needs-teacher-learners.html Tide Talk Online Journal. http://www.tidec.org/Tide~talk/network%20arts/needs-teacher-learners.html -,pp.- (Collaboration)
52.	2005/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (2005) ‘Teaching about the war in Iraq at school’ PSHE & Citizenship Update, London: Optimus Publishing -,pp.- (Single)
53.	2005/01	Article	NECF (2005) Prevention and Early Intervention in the Social Inclusion of Children and Young People. London: Department for Education and Skills. 49pp. pp.- (Collaboration)
54.	2005/01	Article	Davies, L., Harber, C. and Yamashita, H. (2005) Global Citizenship Education: the Needs of Teachers and Learners. Report for the Department for International Development. Birmingham: the University of Birmingham. 195pp. -,pp.- (Collaboration)
55.	2005/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (2005) ‘Teaching about the war in Iraq at school’ PSHE & Citizenship Update (Single)
56.	2005/01	Article	Davies, L. and Yamashita, H. (2005) War, global citizenship and civil society Development Education Journal 12(1),pp.12-14 (Collaboration)
57.	2005/01	Book	Archer, L. and Yamashita, H. (2005) Theorising Inner City Masculinities: 'race', class, gender and education, p.286-304, in Francis, B. & Skelton, C. (eds) A Feminist Critique of Education. London: RoutledgeFalmer. -,pp.- (Collaboration)
58.	2004/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (2004) ‘Recommended resources’ TIDE News, Development Education Centre [Birmingham] (Single)
59.	2004/01	Article	NECF (2004b) Collaborating for the social inclusion of children and young people: Emerging lessons from the first round of case studies. London: Department for Education and Skills. 77p. -,pp.- (Collaboration)
60.	2004/01	Article	NECF (2004a) Children, Young People, Parents and Carers’ Participation in Children’s Fund Case Study Partnerships. London: Department for Education and Skills. 56pp. -,pp.- (Collaboration)
61.	2004/01	Article	Davies, L., Schweisfurth, M., Williams, C. and Yamashita, H. (2004) ‘Concepts in Civil Renewal’, and ‘Preparation of young people for active citizenship’ in Researching Civil Renewal: A set of scoping papers prepared for Home Office Civil Renewal Unit. Birmingham: the University of Birmingham. 162pp. -,pp.- (Collaboration)
62.	2004/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (2004) ‘Global Citizenship Education in KS1’ TIDE News: Development Education Centre, Birmingham (Single)
63.	2003/01	Article	Archer, L. and Yamashita, H. (2003b) Theorising Inner City Masculinities: ‘Race’, Class and Gender Gender and Education 15(2),pp.115-132 (Collaboration)
64.	2003/01	Article	Archer, L. and Yamashita, H. (2003a) Knowing Their Limits: Identities, Inequalities and Inner City School Leavers Journal of Education Policy 18(1),pp.53-69 (Collaboration)
65.	2002/01	Article	Williams, C. and Yamashita, H. (2002) Study in English: skills for students from Japan. London: UKCOSA (The Council for International Education). 81pp. (In English with a cultural commentary in Japanese, output from UKCOSA funded project) -,pp.- (Collaboration)
66.	2002/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (2002) Mutual Learning Through Dialogue: UK and Japan partners in development education. London: Development Education Association. 26pp. -,pp.- (Single)
67.	2002/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (2002) UK-Japan relationship: How do we want to develop it? Development Education Journal 8(3),pp.34 (Single)
68.	2002/01	Article	Yamashita, H. and Williams, C. (2002) A vote for consensus: democracy and differences in Japan Journal of Comparative Education 38(3),pp.277-289 (Collaboration)
69.	2001/01	Article	Yamashita, H. and Tanaka, H. (2001) A way forward, please? – Case study of Japan Development Education Journal 7(2),pp.33-34 (Collaboration)
70.	2001/01	Article	Williams, C. and Yamashita, H. (2001) The advocacy of art: the political role of disability art in Japan Community Living 15(1),pp.14-16 (Single)
71.	2001/01	Book	Yamashita, H. (2001, in Japanese) ‘Global Footprint Project: Learning from Humanities Education Centre, London’ in Development Education Association (ed) “Connecting Development Education: Partnership between Schools and Communities”, Tokyo: Development Education Association. pp.44-47 pp.- (Collaboration)
72.	2000/01	Article	Williams, C. and Yamashita, H. (2000) The Role of Japanese Art in ‘Education for International Understanding’ (Grant no. 096/Ref AJP/DK). 16pp. -,pp.- (Collaboration)
73.	1998/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (2004) ‘Recommended resources’ TIDE News: Development Education Centre [Birmingham] -,pp.- (Single)
74.	1998/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (1998) One year in Birmingham: What have I learnt? Development Education Journal 1998,pp.30-31 (Single)
75.	2022	Book	Amano, T., Bako, L., Best, M., ... Yamashita, H., Young, L. C. (2022) Chapter 12: Transforming Practice - Checklists for delivering change. William J. Sutherland (ed.) Transforming conservation: A practical guide to evidence and decision making. pp.367-386 (Collaboration)
76.	2023	Book	「湿地と地域づくり」環境社会学会編『環境社会学辞典』 (Collaboration)
77.	2014/01	Article	Ikegawa, T. Aoyama, T. and Yamashita, H. (2014, in Japanese) ‘Ethnographic research for creating environmental communication: From the field work on tidal flats and surrounding environment [Kankyo communication sosyutsu no tameno ethnographic research: Higata to shuhen kankyo no fieldwork kara]’, “Media and Society [Media to shakai]”, Vol.6, pp.39-53. メディアと社会 pp.39-53 (Collaboration)
78.	2008/01	Article	Hockings, C., Cooke, S., Yamashita, H., McGinty, S. and Bowl, M. (2008) Switched off? A study of academic dis/engagement in university classrooms Research Papers in Education 23(2),pp.191-202 (Collaboration)
79.	2024	Article	持続可能な住民活動のための竹林管理計画手法の研究: 東浦自然環境学習の森を事例として A study on bamboo forest management for sustainable activities: -A case of Higashiura Natural Environmental Study Forest 環境共生 = Journal of human and environmental symbiosis pp.55-64 (Collaboration)
80.	2020/01	Article	Yamashita, H. (2020) Living Together with Seawalls: Risks and Reflexive Modernization in Japan, Environmental Sociology, January 2020, Vol.6, Issue 2, pp.166-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/23251042.2019.1709680 pp.166-181 (Single)
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■ Academic or professional association memberships

1.	2010/04～	Society of Environmental Sociology, Japan
2.	2021/07	∟ Chair of the International Committee
3.	2021/07～	∟ Trustee
4.	2010/04～	Japan Society of Wetland Science
5.	2015/04～2021/03	∟ Trustee
6.	2024/07～	Japan Society for Civil Engineers
7.	2009/04～2020/03	Japanese Society of Oceanography
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■ Conference presentations

1.	2021/11	Governmental and non-governmental project workers’ needs in conducting participatory decision making processes in coastal restoration projects (ISESEA-8 China Conference [International Symposium on Environmental Sociology in East Asia])
2.	2021/08	A new book on the Steart experiences - Coastal Wetlands Restoration: Public perception and community development (Steart Marshes Research Day. Somerset, UK)
3.	2020/11	Risk acceptance and consensus building among citizens and government officials on coastal restoration projects (Asia Pacific Conference [online]. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)
4.	2019/10	Community Perceptions Towards Risks and Benefits of a Saltmarsh Restoration Project: Learning from a Case Study in the UK (Incheon 7th International Symposium on Environmental Sociology in East Asia (ISESEA), Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 2019.10.26)
5.	2019/08	The result of the survey of public perceptions of the Steart Marsh Project (Steart marshes researchers workshop IV, Conference Hall, Bridgwater College, Cannington Campus, Bridgwater, UK, 2019.08.24)
6.	2018/07/19	Yamashita, H. (2018) Environmental risks of living by the sea, memories of coasts and sea walls (‘Physical Infrastructure and Environmental Hazards: A Burdensome Legacy of Modernity’ Session, International Sociological Association Conference)
7.	2017/10/20	Hiromi YAMASHITA (2017) Community perceptions towards risk and benefits of a mangrove restoration project: Learning from a case study in Malaysia (The 6th International Symposium on Environmental Sociology in East Asia, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan)
8.	2017/10/20	Mikami, Naoyuki and Hiromi Yamashita (2017) Factors underlying Differing Attitudes toward Tidal Flat Restoration Projects in Unused Farmland in Ago Bay: A Survey of Shima City Residents (The 6th International Symposium on Environmental Sociology in East Asia, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan)
9.	2017/08/24	Hiromi Yamashita and Naoyuki Mikami (2017) Researching Social Perception of Steart Coastal Realignment Project (Steart marshes researchers workshop II, Conference Hall, Bridgwater College, Cannington Campus, Bridgwater, UK)
10.	2016/12/08	Yamashita, H. (2016) Tidal flat conservation (Nagoya University UNESCO IHP Training course, International Hydrological Program, Coastal Vulnerability and Freshwater Discharge The Twenty-six IHP Training Course, 2016.12.08.)
11.	2016/11/05	Yamashita, H. (2016) Social perceptions on the risks and benefits of tidal wetland restoration: Learning from Cast Study Research (14th Asia Pacific Conference: The changing Asia Pacific: Sharing knowledge, shaping the future, November 5-6, 2016 (Also chaired the session on “Natural Resources and Environmental Security”))
12.	2016/08/03	Yamashita, H. & McInnes, R. (2016) Social perception of the risks and benefits of tidal wetland restoration: Case study of Steart Coastal Realignment Project, Somerset, UK (Somerset College, Steart Researchers’ Workshop, 2016.08.03)
13.	2016/02/28	Presenting “Ramsar Convention liking Arao Tidal Flat’s Seaweed and Kabukuri numa rice”
14.	2015/10/30	Yamashita, H. ‘Social perceptions on the risks and benefits of tidal wetland restoration: Weakness identified in the past research literature’ (ISESEA5 International Environmental Sociology Conference in East Asia Conference Paper, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi (2015.10.30))
15.	2015/08/25	Co-presented (with McInnes, R.) ‘Social perception of the risks and benefits of tidal wetland restoration: Case study of Steart Coastal Realignment Project, Somerset, UK’ (08/2015) (Society of Ecological Restoration Conference, Manchester, UK)
16.	2015/07/11	‘Hinuma - Welcome to Ramsar Family!’ (Hinuma Ramsar Convention Site Registration Cerebration Symposium, Ooarai cho, Ibaraki,)
17.	2015/06/06	‘Bivalve habitats and the implementation of the Ramsar Convention: A social perspective’ (06/2015) (Side event organised by TNC, USA, Ramsar Convention COP13, Punta del Este, Uruguay)
18.	2015/06	JICA trainers training (to wetland managers from various countries) Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS) & Ramsar Sites Information Services (RSIS) for effective wetland managements, Kushiro city, Hokkaido (「地域復興に寄与する持続可能な湿地資源の利用法」コース)
19.	2015/03/06	Yamashita, H.‘Planning Invisible Landscapes: Making invisible tidal flat landscapes visible for future sustainability’ (East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Open Lecture, Incheon, Korea presentation (6 March 2015))
20.	2014/11/04	Yamashita, H. 'Planning Invisible Landscapes: Making invisible tidal flat landscapes visible for future sustainability’ (Ramsar Convention Asia Wetland Symposium, Cambodia (3-8 November 2014))
21.	2014/09/15	Yamashita, H.and McInnes, R.‘Social perception of the risks and benefits of tidal wetland restoration: A case study from the UK’ (Society of Wetland Scientists Conference for Europe, Spain (14-18 September 2014))
22.	2014/07/15	Yamashita, H. 'Social Perceptions and Environmental Communication on the “Benefits” and “Risks” of Tidal Flat Restorations: Case studies from Japan, UK, Netherlands and Malaysia’ (XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology, Pacifico Yokohama (13-19 July 2014))
23.	2013/10/08	Prietto, C. and Yamashita, H. ‘Communication and Capacity Building Needs for Implementing the Ramsar Convention’ (2013 Asia Regional Workshop on Scientific and Technical Support for Implementation of the Ramsar Convention, Changwon, Republic of Korea (7-11 October 2013))
24.	2012/11/05	Yamashita, H. (2012) ‘Social Perceptions of Wetlands: Implications for Environmental Decision Making’ (German-Japan Bio Web City/Region Symposium: New Trend of Landscape Design: Seamless Connection of Landscape Planning and Design from Regional to Site Scales - The Cultural Context, Nagoya University, Japan)
25.	2011/08/19	Yamashita, H. (2011) ‘Social Perceptions and Environmental Communication on the Benefits and Risks of Tidal Flat Restorations Case studies from Japan’ (Society of Ecological Restoration Conference, Merida, Mexico, (19 August 2011))
26.	2011/07/05	Yamashita, H. (2011) ‘Social Perceptions on the “Benefits” and “Risks” of Wetland Restorations: Case studies of tidal flat restoration projects in Japan’ (Society of Wetland Scientists Conference, Prague, Czech Republic (5 July 2011))
27.	2010/11/22	‘Translating the Science: Environmental information on wetlands’ (Third Wetland Link International Asia Meeting, Paya Indah Wetlands, Malaysia)
28.	2010/10/20	‘Citizens as Experts for Biodiversity Conservation’ (国土交通省都市・地域整備局Convention for Biodiversity COP10関連シンポジウム：都市と生物多様性～都市における緑地空間の保全、再生、創出及びネットワーク化、名古屋国際会議場)
29.	2010/07/09	‘Global Citizenship Education and Communication of Environmental Information’, Seoul, Korea (WAYS Third Biennial World Conference on Youth Studies (CYS))
30.	2010/03/10	‘Local Tacit Knowledge and Environmental Risk Communication’ (National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI) International workshop, Vientiane, Laos)
31.	2010/03/01	‘Barriers for Effective Environmental Risk Communication in Asia: Case studies of Japanese wetland development and conservation’ (The 1st Nanjing University-Nagoya University Joint Workshop on Climate and Environment, Nanjing University, China)
32.	2009/03/31	‘Global Citizenship Education and Environmental Risk Communication’ (OISE (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education ) International Seminar, Toronto, Canada)
33.	2008/06/24	Hockings, C., Cooke, S., Yamashita, H. and McGinty, S. (2008) ‘Teaching people like me. What happens in university classrooms’ (SRHE Students' Experience Network, DeMontford University, Leicester (24 June 2008))
34.	2008/02/07	Hockings, C., Cooke, S., Yamashita, H. and McGinty, S. (2008) ‘A study of academic disengagement in university classrooms’ (University of Oxford Learning Institute Seminar Series (7 February 2008))
35.	2007/12/03	Hockings, C., Cooke, S., Yamashita, H., Bentley, H. and Bowl, M., (2007) ‘Students, teachers and video tapes: a study of academic engagement in the classroom’ (Society for Research into Higher Education (SHRE) Annual Conference. Brighton (3 December 2007))
36.	2007/09/05	Hockings, C., Cooke, S., Bowl, M., Yamashita, H. and Bentley, H. (2007) ‘I am neither entertaining nor charismatic in the classroom, and it wouldn't fit with my personal identity to ask that of myself’ - How university lecturers negotiate their identities as teachers in higher education’. (Keynote symposium, British Educational Research Association Annual Conference. Institute of Education, London (5th-8th September))
37.	2006/12/15	Yamashita, H. (2006) ‘Making invisible risks visible: Education, environmental risk information and coastal development’ (East Asian Seas Congress, PEMSEA (Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia), GEFUNDP/IMO Regional Programme, Haiko, China (15 December 2006))
38.	2005/09/06	Yamashita, H. and Davies, L. (2005) ‘Practising Global Citizenship Education’ (The 8th UKFIET Oxford Conference, Learning and Livelihood, Oxford, UK (6 September 2005))
39.	2003/06/03	Yamashita, H. and Davies, L. (2003) DFID project mid-way findings (TIDE conference, Birmingham)
40.	2002/09/22	Archers, L. and Yamashita, H. (2002) ‘The British Academy Project findings’ (the Education Research Seminar, the School of Education, University of North London)
41.	2002/09/18	Archer, L. and Yamashita, H. (2002) British Academy Project findings (BERA conference 2002, Exeter)
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■ Research topic, funded research and KAKENHI

1.	2023/04～2027/03	Consensus-building methods for seawall construction projects: A new collaborative decision making model (Key Word : )
2.	2019/04～2024/03	Social Studies on Conflicts over Isahaya Bay Reclamation (Key Word : )
3.	2019/01～2022/03	Risk acceptance and consensus building on British coastal realignment and seawall construction projects with coastal ecological infrastructures (Key Word : )
4.	2015/04～2019/03	Development of new environmental communication model based on citizens’ perceptions towards tidal flat restoration projects (Key Word : )
5.	2014/04～2017/03	Caluculation of landscape management labor accounts for the appropriate landscape management (Key Word : )
6.	2013/04～2016/03	Experimental Approach for Schematizing and Deepening the Media Design Studies Based on the Qualitative Research Method (Key Word : )
7.	2011/04～2013/03	Perceptions of the risks and benefits of tidal flat restoration projects and environmental communication: Japan, UK, Holland and Malaysia (Key Word : )
8.	2009	『Evaluation research for ‘Choices and Voices’ online educational material created by the West Midland Police』外部助成：West Midland Police UK (Key Word : )
9.	2008	Exploring Global Citizenship Education as a Framework for teaching about diversity』外部助成：Council for Canadian Studies (Key Word : )
10.	2008	『Environmental risk information and education in Korea and China：フィールド調査及び提携大学訪問』外部助成：ユニバーシタス21（Universitas 21） (Key Word : )
11.	2008	『Risk Reduction for Vulnerable Groups in Education in Emergencies in South Asia』外部助成：UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia助成 (Key Word : )
12.	2006	『London Secondary School Councils Action Research 2』外部助成：Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the Deutsche Bank助成 (Key Word : )
13.	2003	『Curriculum Development and Research Project for the College for International Citizenship』外部助成：College for International Citizenship助成 (Key Word : )
14.	2001	『The Opportunities and Challenges for Partnerships between British and Japanese Development Education』外部助成：大和日英基金助成 (Key Word : )
15.	2000	『The Role of Japanese Disability Art in Education for International Understanding』外部助成：国際交流基金助成 (Key Word : )
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■ Qualification and licenses

2014/11

Social Research Specialist Certificate

■ Educational ability

● Made textbook and teaching material
1.	2004/01/01	TIDE (2004) Global Citizenship Education in Key Stage 1. Birmingham: Development Education Centre [TIDE].
2.	2004/01/01	TIDE (2004) Young children & global citizenship: A teachers’ project pack. Birmingham: Teachers in Development Education [TIDE].
3.	2001/01/01	TIDE (2001) Globalisation - what is it all about? Birmingham: Development Education Centre [TIDE].
4.	2000/01/01	DEA (2000) InDECs – a news sheet for DECs [Development Education Centres], London: Development Education Association.
5.	2000/01/01	ESRC (2000) Environmental Direct (Art work), London: Global Environmental Change Programme of the Economic and Social Research Council.
6.	1999/01/01	TIDE (1999) Writing our pasts – Celebrating and researching the achievements of people in the past who came to live in Britain: A literacy resource for Key Stage 2. Birmingham: Development Education Centre [TIDE].
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■ Committee and society

1.	2024/04/01～	Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, National Heritage Special Committee (Natural heritage) Natural heritage committee member
2.	2018～	Ramsar Regional Centre East Asia Advisory Board member Advisor
3.	2013/01～2015/11	Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STPR) Member STPR member
4.		Ooita prefecture Beautiful Environment Strategy Committee
5.		Arao Tidal Flat Ramsar Site Wise Use Committee Adviser
6.		Takagi Citizen Science Foundation Trustee
7.		Ooita prefecture Coastal Fishery Regulation Committee member
8.		Ooita Prefecture Environmental Impact Assessment Committee Member
9.		Ooita Prefecture Environment Committee Member
10.		Ooita Prefecture Fishery Compensation Committee Member
11.	2012/05～	The Save Fujimae Association, Japan, Tidal flat environment interpreter Interpreter
12.	2009/04～2009/09	WWF-UK (World Wide Fund for Nature UK) South East England River and Wetland Conservation Project Intern
13.	2007/04～2009/03	National Institute of Special Needs Education (Japan) − Researcher for UK matters Researcher
14.	2004/09～2009/12	Birmingham Development Education Centre (Educational NGO, UK), ‘Education for Sustainable Development’ and ‘Global Citizenship Education’ − Committee member Committee member
15.	2001/04～2002/09	Benesse Child Research Net Project (Japan) − Researcher for contents from UK Researcher
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