Shinsuke Murakami
Biographic Data
| ID | 4457846 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shinsuke Murakami |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shinsuke |
| FAMILY NAME | Murakami |
| SIGNATURE | MURAKAMI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Tokyo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0022-4333 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Assessing circularity performance of nickel containing materials: Slowing or closing
The present paper focuses on the circularity of nickel, which has a wide range of applications and is important for the broad economy. To efficiently use nickel scraps, it is crucial to allocate the available scraps wisely among the different nickel-containing materials in the context of circularity, not only for closing but also for slowing the material cycles. We conducted a survey on the usage rate for recycled raw materials for 14 stainless s…
Regional sensitivity analysis to assess critical parameters in circular economy interventions: An application to the dynamic MFA model
In evaluating a circular economy (CE), one needs to address the complexity arising from indicators with multiple objectives, multiple means of implementation with combinations of CE strategies, and the uncertainty inherent in resource cycle systems. Regional sensitivity analysis (RSA) is a version of global sensitivity analysis that can be used to determine whether the output variables of a mathematical model lie within a certain range. Although …
Prospective life cycle and circularity assessment of circular business models using an empirically grounded agent‐based model
Despite the need for methodologies that support early‐phase decision‐making in the transition to a circular economy, current sustainability assessments often lack a prospective method that dynamically accounts for consumer decision‐making based on empirical evidence. This study addresses this need by evaluating the circularity and environmental impacts of circular business models over a 30‐year period, using an empirically grounded agent‐based mo…
Total environmental impacts of Japanese material production
Decoupling well‐being from resource use and its associated environmental impacts through resource efficiency and circular economy has become the mainstream agenda for sustainable development. Resource productivity and material flow indicators have been widely used to evaluate resource decoupling. Several approaches have been introduced in Europe to calculate the life cycle environmental impact of resource use at the macro‐level and assess impact …
Exploring carbon footprint reduction pathways through urban lifestyle changes: A practical approach applied to Japanese cities
Cities and urban consumers play a central role in the transition to a decarbonized society. Building on existing studies that identify the significant contributions of lifestyle changes, this study proposes a practical methodology for modeling and exploring city-specific carbon footprint reduction pathways through lifestyle changes to decarbonization. It uses an input–output approach with mixed-unit consumption data and the concept of adoption ra…
Global-scale impact analysis of mine tailings dam failures: 1915–2020
Environmental Impact Assessment of Wood Use in Japan through 2050 Using Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment
In this study, we used material flow analysis and life cycle assessment to quantify the environmental impacts and impact reductions related to wood consumption in Japan from 1970 to 2013. We then conducted future projections of the impacts and reductions until 2050 based on multiple future scenarios of domestic forestry, wood, and energy use. An impact assessment method involving characterization, damage assessment, and integration with a monetar…
A Comprehensive Material Flow Account for Lao PDR to Inform Environmental and Sustainability Policy
Modern environmental and sustainability policy that acknowledges the linkages between socioeconomic processes and environmental pressures and impacts, and designs policies to decouple economic activity from environmental pressures and impacts, requires a sophisticated and comprehensive knowledge base. The concept of industrial metabolism provides a sound conceptual base, and material flow accounting—including primary material inputs and outflows …
Ship Breaking and the Steel Industry in Bangladesh: A Material Flow Perspective
Bangladesh has emerged as a leading ship breaking nation. We conducted a material flow analysis of steel in Bangladesh with an emphasis on the ship breaking industry (SBI). The total aggregate domestic steel consumption in fiscal year (FY) 2010 was 2,930,000 tonnes (t) in Bangladesh; SBI met approximately 51% of the demand for raw materials and 37% of the demand for finished steel products. Rolling industries output in FY2010 was 1,451,000 t; 23%…
Lifespan of Commodities, Part I: The Creation of a Database and Its Review
Lifespan is an essential parameter for the accounting and analysis of material stocks and flows, one of the main research topics in industrial ecology. Lifespan is also important as a parameter that portrays the current and historical situation of industrial metabolism, which is an area of interest to industrial ecologists. In the present article, the available information from various reports on product lifespan was reviewed. Although we found a…
Lifespan of Commodities, Part II: Methodologies for Estimating Lifespan Distribution of Commodities
Lifespan of commodities is essential information for material flow analysis and material stock accounting. Lifespan data is available in the literature; however, it varies in definition and in methodology employed. This article reviews and categorizes different types of lifespan distribution and distribution estimation methodologies, and investigates the relationship and differences between lifespan definitions and estimation methodologies. Lifes…
What Factors Have Changed Japanese Resource Productivity: A Decomposition Analysis for 1995–2002
In 2003, the Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material‐Cycle Society was developed; it established indicators and numerical targets for each of three aspects of material flows in Japan. One of the three indicators is resource productivity: Gross domestic product divided by direct material input (GDP/DMI). This article elucidates factors that have changed recent resource‐use intensity (the inverse of resource productivity) in Japan. Speci…
What Factors Have Changed Japanese Resource Productivity: A Decomposition Analysis for 1995–2002
In 2003, the Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material‐Cycle Society was developed; it established indicators and numerical targets for each of three aspects of material flows in Japan. One of the three indicators is resource productivity: Gross domestic product divided by direct material input (GDP/DMI). This article elucidates factors that have changed recent resource‐use intensity (the inverse of resource productivity) in Japan. Speci…
Lifespan of Commodities, Part I: The Creation of a Database and Its Review
Lifespan is an essential parameter for the accounting and analysis of material stocks and flows, one of the main research topics in industrial ecology. Lifespan is also important as a parameter that portrays the current and historical situation of industrial metabolism, which is an area of interest to industrial ecologists. In the present article, the available information from various reports on product lifespan was reviewed. Although we found a…
Lifespan of Commodities, Part II: Methodologies for Estimating Lifespan Distribution of Commodities
Lifespan of commodities is essential information for material flow analysis and material stock accounting. Lifespan data is available in the literature; however, it varies in definition and in methodology employed. This article reviews and categorizes different types of lifespan distribution and distribution estimation methodologies, and investigates the relationship and differences between lifespan definitions and estimation methodologies. Lifes…
Ship Breaking and the Steel Industry in Bangladesh: A Material Flow Perspective
Bangladesh has emerged as a leading ship breaking nation. We conducted a material flow analysis of steel in Bangladesh with an emphasis on the ship breaking industry (SBI). The total aggregate domestic steel consumption in fiscal year (FY) 2010 was 2,930,000 tonnes (t) in Bangladesh; SBI met approximately 51% of the demand for raw materials and 37% of the demand for finished steel products. Rolling industries output in FY2010 was 1,451,000 t; 23%…
Environmental Impact Assessment of Wood Use in Japan through 2050 Using Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment
In this study, we used material flow analysis and life cycle assessment to quantify the environmental impacts and impact reductions related to wood consumption in Japan from 1970 to 2013. We then conducted future projections of the impacts and reductions until 2050 based on multiple future scenarios of domestic forestry, wood, and energy use. An impact assessment method involving characterization, damage assessment, and integration with a monetar…
A Comprehensive Material Flow Account for Lao PDR to Inform Environmental and Sustainability Policy
Modern environmental and sustainability policy that acknowledges the linkages between socioeconomic processes and environmental pressures and impacts, and designs policies to decouple economic activity from environmental pressures and impacts, requires a sophisticated and comprehensive knowledge base. The concept of industrial metabolism provides a sound conceptual base, and material flow accounting—including primary material inputs and outflows …
Total environmental impacts of Japanese material production
Decoupling well‐being from resource use and its associated environmental impacts through resource efficiency and circular economy has become the mainstream agenda for sustainable development. Resource productivity and material flow indicators have been widely used to evaluate resource decoupling. Several approaches have been introduced in Europe to calculate the life cycle environmental impact of resource use at the macro‐level and assess impact …
Exploring carbon footprint reduction pathways through urban lifestyle changes: A practical approach applied to Japanese cities
Cities and urban consumers play a central role in the transition to a decarbonized society. Building on existing studies that identify the significant contributions of lifestyle changes, this study proposes a practical methodology for modeling and exploring city-specific carbon footprint reduction pathways through lifestyle changes to decarbonization. It uses an input–output approach with mixed-unit consumption data and the concept of adoption ra…
Global-scale impact analysis of mine tailings dam failures: 1915–2020
Regional sensitivity analysis to assess critical parameters in circular economy interventions: An application to the dynamic MFA model
In evaluating a circular economy (CE), one needs to address the complexity arising from indicators with multiple objectives, multiple means of implementation with combinations of CE strategies, and the uncertainty inherent in resource cycle systems. Regional sensitivity analysis (RSA) is a version of global sensitivity analysis that can be used to determine whether the output variables of a mathematical model lie within a certain range. Although …
Prospective life cycle and circularity assessment of circular business models using an empirically grounded agent‐based model
Despite the need for methodologies that support early‐phase decision‐making in the transition to a circular economy, current sustainability assessments often lack a prospective method that dynamically accounts for consumer decision‐making based on empirical evidence. This study addresses this need by evaluating the circularity and environmental impacts of circular business models over a 30‐year period, using an empirically grounded agent‐based mo…
Assessing circularity performance of nickel containing materials: Slowing or closing
The present paper focuses on the circularity of nickel, which has a wide range of applications and is important for the broad economy. To efficiently use nickel scraps, it is crucial to allocate the available scraps wisely among the different nickel-containing materials in the context of circularity, not only for closing but also for slowing the material cycles. We conducted a survey on the usage rate for recycled raw materials for 14 stainless s…
Economics (8 works) · Environmental Impact and Sustainability (8 works) · Engineering (7 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Industrial ecology (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Environmental Science (5 works) · Material flow analysis (5 works) · Natural resource economics (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works)