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Associate Professor
Toshinori TANAKA
Coordinator, Department of Research Promotion; Associate Professor, Deputy Head of Nature Cluster, Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies
Policy and Governance for Sustainability Specialization
Biography
2002-2006: Graduated from Faculty of Letters, Osaka University
2006-2011: Master/Ph.D. in Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
2011-2012: Project Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hokkaido University
2012-2018: Project Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo
2018-2021: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo
2021-now: Associate Professor, Institute for Asian and Oceania Studies, Kyushu University
2006-2011: Master/Ph.D. in Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
2011-2012: Project Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hokkaido University
2012-2018: Project Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo
2018-2021: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo
2021-now: Associate Professor, Institute for Asian and Oceania Studies, Kyushu University
Overview of Research
1.Policy and governance related to Nature/Culture Conservation: analysis of governance structures of protected areas that include people’s livelihood and human activities within the boundary (e.g. Japan’s National Parks, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, etc.). These new types of protected areas can be regarded as “living laboratories for sustainable development” in 21st century
2.Implementation of International Environmental Agreements/Multilevel Governance (World Heritage Convention, Ramsar Convention, UNESCO MAB Programme, Flyway Partnership, etc.)
3.Management of natural tourism resources especially on small islands; Yakushima, Amami, Okinawa, Taiwan, etc.
4.Analysis of bureaucracy and administrative history related to sustainability
2.Implementation of International Environmental Agreements/Multilevel Governance (World Heritage Convention, Ramsar Convention, UNESCO MAB Programme, Flyway Partnership, etc.)
3.Management of natural tourism resources especially on small islands; Yakushima, Amami, Okinawa, Taiwan, etc.
4.Analysis of bureaucracy and administrative history related to sustainability
Related Countries in Asia and Oceania
Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Palau, Indonesia, South Korea
Message
Let’s establish a Creative Biosphere Region together. Itoshima peninsula is such a beautiful place to live; beautiful beaches, mountains, sunset and rich history all together. I organize “Beyond the boundary” lab inviting variety of people; high school students to post-doc researchers and entrepreneurs. Please feel free to contact me if interested. I love beaches, music, cinema together with beer, wine and fermented foods.
Affiliations with Academic Societies & Committee Activities
Japanese Society for Public Administration (JSPA)
Public Policy Studies Association Japan (PPSAJ)
Japanese Association of Environmental Studies (JAES)
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (IUCN-WECL)
Japanese Coordinating Council for MAB (JCC-MAB)
Public Policy Studies Association Japan (PPSAJ)
Japanese Association of Environmental Studies (JAES)
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (IUCN-WECL)
Japanese Coordinating Council for MAB (JCC-MAB)
Links, Personal Pages, Videos, etc.
The University of Tokyo: Sustainability Science – A Key Concept for Future Design
https://www.edx.org/course/sustainability-science-a-key-concept-for-future-de (External Links)Toshi Tanaka Lab, Kyushu University: Beyond the Boundary
https://www.toshitanaka-lab.com/ (External Links)Key Achievements
- Oscar Tiku, Toshinori Tanaka(2025) Towards responsible whale-watching tourism on the Ryukyu Islands: Annals of Leisure Research
- Jihwan Kim, Gawoo Kim, Youngkeun Song, Toshinori Tanaka(2025) Assessing land use dynamics and their ecological impacts in Korean biosphere reserves over a 22 year period Environmental Development
- Toshinori Tanaka, Jihwan Kim, Mizuki Okawa, Kumar Bhatta, Mieko Miyazawa, Nao Takashina, Buntarou Kusumoto, Yoshiaki Kubo(2025) Comparative analysis of the socioeconomic changes in biosphere reserves: demographics, employment, and industrial structures Environmental Challenges 19 101142-101142
- 田中俊徳（2024）「オーバーツーリズムにどう対処するか」 學士會会報 (969)
- 田中俊徳（2024）「入域制限・入域料の導入における自治体の留意事項」自治体法務研究 (79)
- Truong Quang Hoc, Vo Thanh Son, Hoang Thi Ngoc Ha, Vu Thuc Hien, Toshinori Tanaka (2024) Development of management effectiveness indicators and their evaluation for Cu Lao Cham-Hoi an biosphere reserve in Vietnam. Discover Sustainability 5(1)
- Kumar Bhatta, Ram Prasad Gajurel, Toshinori Tanaka, Yasuo Ohe (2024) Profitability in rural restaurants and owners' motivation to agritourism: A case from Nepal. International Journal of Tourism Research 26(3)
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- Jihwan Kim, Wonhyeop Shin, Seunguk Kim, Hyeyeong Choe, Toshinori Tanaka, Youngkeun Song (2024) Use of ecosystem services and land ownership to prioritize conservation areas on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea. Ecosystem Services 66
- Allasiw DI, Tanaka T, KUDO S, and Mino T (2023) Opportunities and limitations to social learning for sustainability: empirical insights from a participatory approach to community-based resource management in the Philippines. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability.
- Tanaka T, Takashina N (2023) Governance paradox: implications from Japan’s national parks for managing complex protected areas. Sustainability Science 18, 1995–2007.
- Tanaka T, Tiku O, Takashina, N (2022) Empowering voluntary approaches for environmental sustainability and resilient communities: a case study from Okinawa, Japan, Discover Sustainability, 3 (1). Doi: 10.1007/s43621-022-00094-7
- Takashina N and Tanaka T (2022) Spillover-mediated harvesting competition: Effects of fishing ground configuration on fisheries targeting transboundary species, Journal of Environmental Management, 371, 115360-115360
- Takashina N and Tanaka T (2022) Immediate and cumulative stresses associated with the multiscale impacts of ecotourism on ecological status and resilience, Sustainability Science, 17, 2133–2142
- Bhatta K, Gautam P, Tanaka T (2022) Travel Motivation during COVID-19: A Case from Nepal, Sustainability, 14 (12), 7165
- 田中俊徳・蕭閎偉（2021）台湾・玉山国立公園における玉山登山道の利用ルールと実施構造に関する研究「人間と環境」47(1), 2-15
- 田中俊徳（2020）生物多様性と自然保護：世界遺産条約を中心として「環境法政策学会誌」23, 83-89
- Tanaka T (2019) Governance for Protected Areas “beyond the boundary” – A conceptual framework for biodiversity conservation in the Anthropocene. In Lim M. (Eds) Charting Environmental Law Futures in the Anthropocene, 71-79. Springer.
- 田中俊徳（2018）自然保護官僚の研究:技術官僚論に対する新たな視座「年報行政研究」53, 142-162
- Tanaka T and Wakamatsu N (2018) Analysis of the Governance Structures in Japan’s Biosphere Reserves: Perspectives from Bottom-Up and Multilevel Characteristics, Environmental Management 61 (1), 155-170
- 田中俊徳（2017-2018) 国立公園行政史の研究(1)-(5)「國立公園」757-761（連載）
- 田中俊徳・酒井章子編著（2017)「森林環境2017:森のめぐみと生物文化多様性」森林文化協会
- Havas J, Saito O, Hanaki K, Tanaka T (2016) Perceived Landscape Values in the Ogasawara Islands, Ecosystem Services 18, 130-140
- 田中俊徳（2016)ラムサール条約の国内実施における意思決定構造と情報共有の枠組み：公私協働ネットワークと部分社会ルールに着目して「人間と環境」42(1), 2-16
- 田中俊徳（2016)国際的な自然保護制度を対象とした国内ネットワークの比較研究‐世界遺産条約、ラムサール条約、ユネスコMAB計画、世界ジオパークネットワーク‐「日本生態学会誌」66(1), 155-164
- 田中俊徳（2015-2017）自然環境政策の最先端を探る(1)-(24)「グリーン・パワー」440-463 (連載)
- 田中俊徳（2014)「弱い地域制」を超えて：21世紀の国立公園ガバナンスを展望する「ランドスケープ研究」75(3), 226-229
- Tanaka T (2014) Implementing Sustainable Tourism in Complex Situations: A Case Study of Minami-jima in Ogasawara Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Paper Series 38, 68-75
- 田中俊徳（2014）自然観光資源の管理をめぐる順応的ガバナンスの研究：知床五湖利用調整地区導入における合意形成過程の事例「人間と環境」40 (3), 20-36
- Khew JYT, Yokohari M, Tanaka T (2014) Public Perception of Nature and Landscape Preference in Singapore, Human Ecology 42 (6), 979-988
- 田中俊徳（2012）ユネスコMAB計画の歴史的位置づけと国内実施における今後の展望「日本生態学会誌」62 (3), 393-399
- 田中俊徳（2012）世界遺産条約の特徴と動向・国内実施「新世代法政策学研究」18, 48-65
- 田中俊徳（2012）弱い地域制としての日本の国立公園制度－行政部門における資源と権限の国際比較「新世代法政策学研究」17, 369-402
- 田中俊徳（2010）自然保護行政から考える新しい政治－舵取り、政策統合、ガバナンス「季刊 政策・経営研究」13, 103-111
田中俊徳（2009）世界遺産条約におけるグローバル・ストラテジーの運用と課題「人間と環境」35 (1), 3-11