Updated on 2025/11/04

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KIHIRA Mariko
 
Organization
Graduate School of Environmental Studies Department of Social and Human Environment Environmental Policies Assistant Professor
Graduate School
Graduate School of Environmental Studies
Title
Assistant Professor
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Degree 3

  1. Doctor of Environmental Studies （ 2025.3   Nagoya University ） 

  2. Master of Science （ 2016.9   Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences ） 

  3. Bachelor of Art (Foreign Studies) （ 2008.3   Nanzan University ） 

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Research Interests 1

  1. Multi-stakeholder, Wicked problems, Sustainability transition, Management of agricultural technological development, Visual Problem Appraisal, Participatory action research

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Research Areas 1

  1. Environmental Science/Agriculture Science / Environmental policy and society

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Current Research Project and SDGs 2

  1. Application and Implementation Research of Visual Problem Appraisal Methods for Consensus Building in 'Wicked Problems'

  2. Organic School Lunch Movement: Diverse "Realities" and Accommodation

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Professional Memberships 4

  1. International Visual Sociology Association

  2. Society of Environmental Science, Japan

  3. Science, Technology and Society

  4. Japanese Association for Environmental Sociology

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Committee Memberships 1

  1. Japanese Association for Environmental Sociology   Research Activities Committee  

    2025.6   

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    Committee type：Academic society

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Papers 3

  1. Toward the concurrent self-evaluation of solidarity in platform-based development: a case study of discrepancies among technological interpretation in Japan Reviewed Open Access

    KIHIRA Mariko, MARUYAMA Yasushi

    Environment, Development and Sustainability     2024.1

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    Authorship：Lead author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)  

    DOI： https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-04404-5

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  2. Interpretive Discrepancies of Biochar Technology Among Stakeholders and the Role of Sociologists Reviewed

    The sociological review of Nagoya University   ( 45 ) page： 90 - 117   2025.3

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    Authorship：Lead author   Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)  

  3. Sustainable Professional Development Focusing on Framing Adjustment ̶Using Audio-visual Media on the Subject of “Wicked Problems”̶ Reviewed Open Access

    Environmental science   Vol. 37 ( 6 ) page： 190 - 199   2024.11

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    Authorship：Lead author   Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)  

    DOI： https://doi.org/10.11353/sesj.37.190

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MISC 1

  1. A study on bamboo forest management for sustainable activities -A case of Higashiura Natural Environmental Study Forest- Reviewed

    Noriko SATO , Mariko KIHIRA, Hiiragi KATSUURA, Xin ZHANG, Nobuko KAWAGUCHI, Takafumi MIYASAKA, Hirokazu KATO, Yasuhiro HIRANO, Hiromi YAMASHITA

    Journal of Human and Environmental Symbiosis   Vol. 40 ( 1 ) page： 55 - 64   2024.3

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    Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (scientific journal)  

    DOI： https://doi.org/10.32313/jahes.40.1_55

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Presentations 7

  1. Counter-discourses arising from the institutionalisation of environmental movement: A case study of mothers' opposition to the organic school meal movement International conference

    Mariko KIHIRA

    the 10th International Symposium on Environmental Sociology in East Asia  2025.11.1  International Symposium on Environmental Sociology in East Asia

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    Event date： 2025.10 - 2025.11

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Taipei   Country：Taiwan, Province of China  

  2. What Determines the Adoption of Agricultural and Food Technologies? — Considering Technology Diffusion in the Age of Sustainability — Invited

    Molecular Cooking Society 7th Study Session  2025.8.29  Molecular Cooking Society

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    Event date： 2025.8

    Language：Japanese   Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech  

    Venue：Nagoya  

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  3. Stolen “Nature” and Chosen “Science”: Counter-Movements Surrounding the Organic School Lunch Movement -A Case of Institutionalised Environmental Discourse

    The 71st Japanese Association for Environmental Sociology  2025.6.22  Japanese Association for Environmental Sociology

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    Event date： 2025.6

    Language：Japanese   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Tokyo   Country：Japan  

  4. VPA and interdisciplinary understanding in Japan International conference

    Mariko KIHIRA

    Conference thirty years of experience with Visual Problem Appraisal- The imperactive of mediated participation for problem analysis and social dialog  2025.5.7  Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences

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    Event date： 2025.5

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Velp   Country：Netherlands  

  5. (Practice Report) Implementation and Challenges of an Interdisciplinary Educational Program Aimed at Solving Regional Issues—Between Human Resource Development and Contribution to Locals

    MARIKO KIHIRA

    The 69th Japanese Association for Environmental Sociology  2024.6.23  Japanese Association for Environmental Sociology

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    Event date： 2024.6

    Language：Japanese   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Kyoto   Country：Japan  

  6. Stakeholders' participation in reference to decreasing short-neck calm fisheries in Lake Hamana, Japan using VPA(Visual Problem Appraisal) International conference

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    Marine Socio-Ecological Systems Symposium 2024  2024.6.5 

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    Event date： 2024.6

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  7. 東浦自然環境学習の森における持続可能な活動のための竹林管理に向けて

    佐藤則子, 紀平真理子, 勝浦柊, ZHANG Xin, 川口暢子, 宮坂隆文, 加藤博和, 平野恭弘, 山下博美,

    日本環境共生学会学術大会  2023.9.14 

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    Event date： 2023.9

    Language：Japanese   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

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Teaching Experience (Off-campus) 2

  1. Environmental Science

    2024.9 （Chukyo University）

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    Level：Undergraduate (liberal arts)  Country：Japan

  2. Faculty of Arts, Department of Art, Design Area, Lifestyle Design Course, Graduation Project (Art & Design)

    2023.9 （Nagoya University of Arts）

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    Level：Undergraduate (specialized)  Country：Japan

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Social Contribution 3

  1. Agricultural innovation and sustainability(Lecture and workshop)

    Role(s)：Lecturer

    Organizer: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chubu Center Implementer: Chubu Industrial Federation  2025 Fiscal Year Country-Specific Training Japan-Mexico Strategic Global Partnership Training Program “Total Quality Management and Productivity Improvement” Training  2025.6

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    Audience： General

    Type：Lecture

  2. Exhibition: “Exploring and Tracing the Market”

    Role(s)：Planner,　Investigater

    Small Small Market; Mariko KIHIRA, Chizu OGAI, Suguri Taira  CommoNe Market  2025.9

  3. Supporting Sustainable Fisheries in Okinawa—Envisioning the Socio-Ecological System of the Next Decade

    Role(s)：Commentator

    Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University(OIST)  2025.9

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