Seiji Hashimoto
Biographic Data
| ID | 6718938 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Seiji Hashimoto |
| GIVEN NAMES | Seiji |
| FAMILY NAME | Hashimoto |
| SIGNATURE | HASHIMOTO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute for Environmental Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2390-5342 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Longitudinal Association Between Kidney Function Decline and Grip Strength Loss in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: A 6‐Year Prospective Cohort Study
Professor Sueo Yoshiyuki
The future of artificial intelligence in the context of industrial ecology
Artificial intelligence (AI) applications and digital technologies (DTs) are increasingly present in the daily lives of citizens, in cities and in industries. These developments generate large amounts of data and enhance analytical capabilities that could benefit the industrial ecology (IE) community and sustainability research in general. With this communication, we would like to address some of the opportunities, challenges, and next steps that…
Semisupervised machine learning classification framework for material intensity parameters of residential buildings
Determination of Waste Management Workers’ Physical and Psychological Load: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Biometric Data
Waste management workers experience high stress and physical strain in their work environment, but very little empirical evidence supports effective health management practices for waste management workers. Hence, this study investigated the effects of worker characteristics and biometric indices on workers' physical and psychological loads during waste-handling operations. A biometric measurement system was installed in an industrial waste manag…
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 …
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…
Assessment of secondary zinc reserves of nations
When addressing the sustainable use of metals, one must consider not only primary metals in the natural environment but also alternative resources, such as secondary metals found in society. For that purpose, elucidating the availability of secondary metals, that is, secondary metal reserves, is important. A classification framework of the secondary resources was applied to investigate its applicability to zinc and to assess the secondary zinc re…
Weight under Steel Wheels: Material Stock and Flow Analysis of High‐Speed Rail in China
The construction of a nation‐wide high‐speed rail (HSR) network has emerged as a hugely expensive and ambitious infrastructure project in China. As of December 2012, some 8,800 kilometers (km) of double‐track HSR lines came into service in the country, accounting for 40% of the total HSR length in the world. The network is expected to expand to 34,000 km or longer in around two decades. As the first HSR system specially built and operated in an e…
The Ferrous Find: Counting Iron and Steel Stocks in China's Economy
A detailed understanding of material stocks in use is essential for anticipating future scrap availability, identifying critical drivers for material use, and developing strategies for resource efficiency. Here, we present a bottom‐up assessment of iron and steel stocks in use in urban and rural China for the years 2000 and 2010, including >250 subcategories of products and components, and grouping them into five main end‐use categories (i.e., bu…
Using Total Material Requirement to Evaluate the Potential for Recyclability of Phosphorous in Steelmaking Dephosphorization Slag
Urban ores can be classified into two types—those made up of items that were in the possession of consumers, such as end‐of‐life home appliances, and those that were not, such as manufacturing wastes. The dephosphorization slag generated at some steelmaking plants is an example of a manufacturing waste. In this study, the potential for this slag to become a new phosphorous resource is evaluated in terms of total material requirement (TMR). To do …
Decoupling Analysis of Four Selected Countries: China, Russia, Japan, and the United States during 2000–2007
We examine decoupling conditions of domestic extraction of materials, energy use, and sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) emissions from gross domestic product (GDP) for two BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries (i.e., China and Russia) and two Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) countries (Japan and the United States) during 2000–2007, using a pair of decoupling indicators for resource use ( D r ) and waste emissions ( D …
Greening Growing Giants: A Major Challenge of Our Planet
Paper and Paperboard Demand and Associated Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Asia Through 2050
This study estimated paper and paperboard demand, pulpwood demand, and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from production of paper and paperboard through 2050 in ten Asian countries. Under scenarios of varying population, gross domestic product (GDP), and per capita paper and paperboard demand, we analyzed the relationship between economic growth and consumption of paper and paperboard. We also evaluated options to reduce CO 2 emissions through inc…
Toward a Low Carbon–Dematerialization Society: Measuring the Materials Demand and CO 2 Emissions of Building and Transport Infrastructure Construction in China
Rapid industrialization and urbanization has been occurring in China since the introduction of the opening‐up policy in 1978. The demands of building and infrastructure construction have increased rapidly, especially in the transportation and housing sectors in China. Large amounts of construction materials have been required in building construction and maintenance of the railway and road systems, especially steel and cement. Continued cement an…
Resource Use in Growing China: Past Trends, Influence Factors, and Future Demand
Natural resources provide the basis for our life on Earth. This article presents the accounts of China's direct material input (DMI) during 1998–2008. Using decomposition, we examine factors that have influenced changes in recent resource use in China. China's resource demand in 2011–2015 is projected, based on China's 12th Five‐Year Plan. Finally, effective policies to restrain China's resource demand are discussed with the following conclusions…
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…
Linkages Among Resources, Climate, and Asian Growth
Urban stock over time: Spatial material stock analysis using 4d-GIS
A huge amount of construction material is required in urban areas for developing and maintaining buildings and infrastructure. Ageing stocks, which were built during a period of rapid growth in Japan (1955–1973), will cause a new waste flow in the near future. In order to assess urban metabolism with regard to building and infrastructure, it is necessary to understand change in its material accumulation both ‘spatially’ and ‘temporally’. In this …
A Junkan‐Gata Society: Concept and Progress in Material Flow Analysis in Japan
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…
Different accounting approaches to harvested wood products in national greenhouse gas inventories: Their incentives to achievement of major policy goals
Wood products: Potential carbon sequestration and impact on net carbon emissions of industrialized countries
Wood products: Potential carbon sequestration and impact on net carbon emissions of industrialized countries
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…
Different accounting approaches to harvested wood products in national greenhouse gas inventories: Their incentives to achievement of major policy goals
Urban stock over time: Spatial material stock analysis using 4d-GIS
A huge amount of construction material is required in urban areas for developing and maintaining buildings and infrastructure. Ageing stocks, which were built during a period of rapid growth in Japan (1955–1973), will cause a new waste flow in the near future. In order to assess urban metabolism with regard to building and infrastructure, it is necessary to understand change in its material accumulation both ‘spatially’ and ‘temporally’. In this …
A Junkan‐Gata Society: Concept and Progress in Material Flow Analysis in Japan
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…
Linkages Among Resources, Climate, and Asian Growth
Greening Growing Giants: A Major Challenge of Our Planet
Paper and Paperboard Demand and Associated Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Asia Through 2050
This study estimated paper and paperboard demand, pulpwood demand, and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from production of paper and paperboard through 2050 in ten Asian countries. Under scenarios of varying population, gross domestic product (GDP), and per capita paper and paperboard demand, we analyzed the relationship between economic growth and consumption of paper and paperboard. We also evaluated options to reduce CO 2 emissions through inc…
Toward a Low Carbon–Dematerialization Society: Measuring the Materials Demand and CO 2 Emissions of Building and Transport Infrastructure Construction in China
Rapid industrialization and urbanization has been occurring in China since the introduction of the opening‐up policy in 1978. The demands of building and infrastructure construction have increased rapidly, especially in the transportation and housing sectors in China. Large amounts of construction materials have been required in building construction and maintenance of the railway and road systems, especially steel and cement. Continued cement an…
Resource Use in Growing China: Past Trends, Influence Factors, and Future Demand
Natural resources provide the basis for our life on Earth. This article presents the accounts of China's direct material input (DMI) during 1998–2008. Using decomposition, we examine factors that have influenced changes in recent resource use in China. China's resource demand in 2011–2015 is projected, based on China's 12th Five‐Year Plan. Finally, effective policies to restrain China's resource demand are discussed with the following conclusions…
Using Total Material Requirement to Evaluate the Potential for Recyclability of Phosphorous in Steelmaking Dephosphorization Slag
Urban ores can be classified into two types—those made up of items that were in the possession of consumers, such as end‐of‐life home appliances, and those that were not, such as manufacturing wastes. The dephosphorization slag generated at some steelmaking plants is an example of a manufacturing waste. In this study, the potential for this slag to become a new phosphorous resource is evaluated in terms of total material requirement (TMR). To do …
Decoupling Analysis of Four Selected Countries: China, Russia, Japan, and the United States during 2000–2007
We examine decoupling conditions of domestic extraction of materials, energy use, and sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) emissions from gross domestic product (GDP) for two BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries (i.e., China and Russia) and two Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) countries (Japan and the United States) during 2000–2007, using a pair of decoupling indicators for resource use ( D r ) and waste emissions ( D …
The Ferrous Find: Counting Iron and Steel Stocks in China's Economy
A detailed understanding of material stocks in use is essential for anticipating future scrap availability, identifying critical drivers for material use, and developing strategies for resource efficiency. Here, we present a bottom‐up assessment of iron and steel stocks in use in urban and rural China for the years 2000 and 2010, including >250 subcategories of products and components, and grouping them into five main end‐use categories (i.e., bu…
Weight under Steel Wheels: Material Stock and Flow Analysis of High‐Speed Rail in China
The construction of a nation‐wide high‐speed rail (HSR) network has emerged as a hugely expensive and ambitious infrastructure project in China. As of December 2012, some 8,800 kilometers (km) of double‐track HSR lines came into service in the country, accounting for 40% of the total HSR length in the world. The network is expected to expand to 34,000 km or longer in around two decades. As the first HSR system specially built and operated in an e…
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…
Assessment of secondary zinc reserves of nations
When addressing the sustainable use of metals, one must consider not only primary metals in the natural environment but also alternative resources, such as secondary metals found in society. For that purpose, elucidating the availability of secondary metals, that is, secondary metal reserves, is important. A classification framework of the secondary resources was applied to investigate its applicability to zinc and to assess the secondary zinc re…
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 …
The future of artificial intelligence in the context of industrial ecology
Artificial intelligence (AI) applications and digital technologies (DTs) are increasingly present in the daily lives of citizens, in cities and in industries. These developments generate large amounts of data and enhance analytical capabilities that could benefit the industrial ecology (IE) community and sustainability research in general. With this communication, we would like to address some of the opportunities, challenges, and next steps that…
Semisupervised machine learning classification framework for material intensity parameters of residential buildings
Determination of Waste Management Workers’ Physical and Psychological Load: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Biometric Data
Waste management workers experience high stress and physical strain in their work environment, but very little empirical evidence supports effective health management practices for waste management workers. Hence, this study investigated the effects of worker characteristics and biometric indices on workers' physical and psychological loads during waste-handling operations. A biometric measurement system was installed in an industrial waste manag…
Professor Sueo Yoshiyuki
Longitudinal Association Between Kidney Function Decline and Grip Strength Loss in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: A 6‐Year Prospective Cohort Study
Environmental Impact and Sustainability (16 works) · Economics (12 works) · Engineering (12 works) · Environmental Science (12 works) · Natural resource economics (11 works) · Industrial ecology (9 works) · Business (8 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Sustainability (8 works)