Watanabe Kouhei

Researcher Information

Affiliation

Department of Sociology Professor

Degree

• Ph.D.（University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)）
• M.Phil.（University of Cambridge）

Research Interests

• 都市廃棄物管理   Municipal waste management   

Research Areas

• Environmental science/Agricultural science / Environmental materials/recycling technology
• Humanities & social sciences / Economic policy
• Humanities & social sciences / Human geography
• Environmental science/Agricultural science / Environmental policy and society
• Environmental science/Agricultural science / Environmental impact assessment
• Humanities & social sciences / Geography

Education

•        - 2003  University of Cambridge  Graduate School, Division of Earth Science  Geography
•        - 1995  University of Cambridge  M.Phil.  Environment and Developent
•        - 1993  Kyoto University
•        - 1993  Kyoto University  Graduate School, Division of Letters  Geography
•        - 1991  Kyoto University  Faculty of Engineering
•        - 1991  Kyoto University  Faculty of Engineering  Sanitary and Environmental Engineering

Association Memberships

• Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management   Japan Society of Waste Management Experts   

Research Activity Information

Published Papers

• Which Food Parts Are Considered Edible And Should Be Included In Food Waste Reduction Targets

  Tomoko Okayama; Kohei Watanabe; Hajime Yamakawa

  Detritus Eurowaste SRL (26) 44 - 53 2611-4135 2024/03
• From the “black box" of American waste management to the “theme parks" of Japan: an American researcher's personal account and reflection: 「ブラックボックス」から「テーマパーク」へ。ごみ処理対応の日米比較: 個人的な経験に基づく考察

  37 107 - 129 0914-7985 2024/03
• Performance of the Food Waste Recycling Law in Japan with Reference to SDG 12.3

  Tomoko Okayama; Kohei Watanabe

  Recycling 9 (1) 2024/02
• Age and Household Solid Waste Arising in Suburban Malaysia: A Statistical Approach

  Dani Irwan; Noor Ezlin Ahmad Basri; Kohei Watanabe; Ali Najah Ahmed

  Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 183 275 - 288 2366-2557 2022
• Economic status of waste pickers in Bantar Gebang compared to other workers in Indonesia

  Shunsuke Sasaki; Yunhee Choi; Kohei Watanabe

  Habitat International Elsevier BV 119 102501  0197-3975 2022/01
• 食品廃棄の実態把握 : 日本の現状とSDG12.3をめぐる国際動向—食品ロス ; 食品ロスの現状と課題

  渡辺 浩平

  循環とくらし / 廃棄物資源循環学会 編 東京 : 廃棄物資源循環学会 (10) 88 - 93 2021/11
• Sorting analysis of household food waste—development of a methodology compatible with the aims of sdg12.3

  Tomoko Okayama; Kohei Watanabe; Hajime Yamakawa

  Sustainability (Switzerland) 13 (15) 2021/08
• Recycling contributions of dumpsite waste pickers in Bantar Gebang, Indonesia

  Shunsuke Sasaki; Kohei Watanabe; Kwangho Lee; Niluh Widyaningsih; Youngmin Baek; Tetsuya Araki

  Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management Springer Science and Business Media LLC 22 (5) 1662 - 1671 1438-4957 2020/09
• Average Income and Repayment of Debt in a Society of Waste Pickers: The Case of Bantar Gebang in Indonesia

  Sasaki Shunsuke; Lee Kwangho; Watanabe Kohei; Widyaningsih Niluh; Araki Tetsuya

  Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies Waseda University, Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies 39 149 - 157 1347-149X 2020/03
• On the SCJ report "Challenges for the national standardisation of geographical names in Japan"

  Kohei Watanabe; Kohei Okamoto; Akihiko Takagi; Takashi Morita; Shigeko Haruyama; Yoshiyasu Ida; Yumiko Takizawa; Hiroshi Tanabe; Takashi Todokoro; Yoshiki Wakabayashi

  Proceedings of the ICA Copernicus GmbH 2 1 - 5 2019/07
• Collecting and dealing of recyclables in a final disposal site and surrounding slum residence: the case of Bantar Gebang, Indonesia

  Shunsuke Sasaki; Kohei Watanabe; Niluh Widyaningsih; Tetsuya Araki

  Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management Springer Science and Business Media LLC 21 (2) 375 - 393 1438-4957 2019/03
• Higher educational institutions recycling management in Malaysia

  Kian Ghee Tiew; Noor Ezlin Ahmad Basri; Kohei Watanabe; Shahrom M. Zain; Ah Choy Er; Hong Deng

  International Journal of Business and Society 20 (1) 277 - 285 1511-6670 2019
• HOW DO UPBRINGING AND EXPERIENCES AFFECT JAPANESE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES ON FOOD WASTE?

  TOMOKO OKAYAMA; KOHEI WATANABE

  WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment WIT Press 1746-448X 2018/09 [Refereed]
  
• An exploratory study on waste management in Southeast Asian megacities and Tokyo: 東南アジア大都市と東京における廃棄物管理についての探索的調査研究

  31 115 - 128 0914-7985 2018/03
• Sustainable E-Waste Management in Asia: Analysis of Practices in Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia

  Mohammad Izzat Rasnan; Ahmad Fariz Mohamed; Choo Ta Goh; Kohei Watanabe

  Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 18 (4) 1464-3332 2016/12
• Door-to-door measurement of household waste arisings in selected towns in Malaysia

  Kohei Watanabe; Dani Irwan; Noor Ezlin Ahmad Basri

  Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 18 (4) 781 - 789 1438-4957 2016/09
• 廃棄物最終処分場スラム街の住環境―インドネシア共和国ブカシ市バンタル・グバンを事例に―

  佐々木 俊介; 渡辺 浩平

  人間・環境学会誌 人間・環境学会 19 (1) 47  1341-500X 2016
• Assessment of the sustainability level of community waste recycling program in Malaysia

  Kian Ghee Tiew; Noor Ezlin Ahmad Basri; Kohei Watanabe; Mohammed F.M. Abushammala; Mohd Takiyuddin Bin Ibrahim

  Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management Springer Science and Business Media LLC 17 (3) 598 - 605 1438-4957 2015/07
• Assessment of factors attracting waste recycler behaviors By Rasch model

  Kian Ghee Tiew; Noor Ezlin Ahmad Basri; Shahrom M. Zain; Kohei Watanabe; Wan Nur Ashiqin Wan Mohamad

  Jurnal Teknologi 72 (1) 63 - 70 0127-9696 2015
• Strategy for separation and treatment of disaster waste: A manual for earthquake and tsunami disaster waste management in Japan

  Misuzu Asari; Shin ichi Sakai; Toshiaki Yoshioka; Yasumasa Tojo; Tomohiro Tasaki; Hidetaka Takigami; Kohei Watanabe

  Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management Springer Science and Business Media LLC 15 (3) 290 - 299 1438-4957 2013/09
• おもちゃ病院 : おもちゃドクターの挑戦—おもちゃ : エコのめばえ ; おもちゃと3R

  嶋田 弘史; 渡辺 浩平

  循環とくらし / 廃棄物資源循環学会 編 東京 : 廃棄物資源循環学会 (4) 54 - 57 2013/03
• 廃棄物処理における自治体の役割 : 広域処理を考える

  渡辺 浩平

  廃棄物資源循環学会誌 = Material cycles and waste management research 24 (1) 79 - 80 1883-5864 2013/01
• Influence of income level and age on per capita household solid waste generation in Putrajaya, Malaysia

  Dani Irwan; N. E.A. Basri; K. Watanabe; M. F.M. Abushammala

  Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences and Engineering) 65 (2) 21 - 28 0127-9696 2013
• n/a

  滝沢 由美子; 寺澤 元一; 伊藤 友孝; 磯部 民夫; 谷治 正孝; 渡辺 浩平; KOMEDCHIKOV Nikolay N; 青山 宏夫; 中村 和郎; 田邉 裕

  E-journal GEO The Association of Japanese Geographers 4 (2) 123 - 133 2010 [Refereed]
  
• Sustainable energy policy choice: An economic assessment of Japanese renewable energy public support programs

  A. Suwa; K. Noda; T. Oka; K. Watanabe

  WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 121 237 - 246 1743-3541 2009
• イギリスの包装廃棄物リサイクルの規則と実際

  諏訪 亜紀; 渡辺 浩平

  リサイクル文化 東京 : リサイクル文化社 ; 1981-2003 (58) 87 - 99 0286-0678 1998/10
• 廃棄物法—特集:世界各国の環境関連法制に係る邦訳調査(2) ; イギリス

  柳 憲一郎; 渡辺 浩平

  環境研究 = Environmental research quarterly 東京 : 日立財団 (108) 98 - 104 0285-9769 1998/01

MISC

• Research of Food Waste Reduction Using a Cloud-Based Automatic Weighing System: Effectiveness of Interventions Using Five Support Tools in Reducing Household Food Waste

  Seta Yasuko; Yamakawa Hajime; Okayama Tomoko; Watanabe Kohei; Nonomura Maki  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management  34-  53  2023
• 世帯特性と食品廃棄 : ごみ組成調査とアンケートの組み合わせによる分析の試み—特集 食品ロスと行動変容,食品ロス削減の新たな取り組み

  渡辺 浩平  都市清掃 = Journal of Japan Waste Management Association  75-  (366)  136  -140  2022/03
• Development of measures featuring nudges for the reduction of household food waste

  watanabe kohei; Okayama Tomoko; Kitasaka Yoko  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management  33-  59  2022
• Examining the validity of considering "excessive removal" as household food waste (food loss)

  Okayama Tomoko; Yamakawa Hajime; Watamabe Kohei  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management  32-  41  2021
• Municipal Waste Management and Recycling in Southeast Asia

  渡辺, 浩平  経済研究所年報  (25)  217  -229  2020/09
• International Trends in Quantification of Food Waste :: SDG Target 12.3 and Beyond

  Watanabe Kohei  Material Cycles and Waste Management Research  31-  (4)  232  -243  2020/08
• Analysis of the Effectiveness of the “Reduce Food Waste by Organizing Your Fridge” Campaign Using a Waste Composition Analysis

  Yamakawa Hajime; Kurokawa Kouki; Takeshima Yasuto; Fujiwara Hideki; Doi Hiroshi; Koizumi Harumi; Saito Tomonobu; Okayama Tomoko; Watanabe Kohei  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management  31-  55  2020
• Results of sorting analyses of household food waste addressing SDG target 12.3

  Watanabe Kohei; Okayama Tomoko; Yamakawa Hajime  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management  31-  7  2020
• Sorting Analysis of Household Food Waste in Nagai City

  Okayama Tomoko; Yamakawa Hajime; Watanabe Kohei; Kurihara Kazuo  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management  31-  5  2020
• Comparative study on recycling behaviours between regular recyclers and non regular recyclers in Malaysia.

  Kian-Ghee Tiew; Noor Ezlin Ahmad Basri; Hong Deng; Kohei Watanabe; Shahrom Md Zain; Shuting Wang  Journal of environmental management  237-  255  -263  2019/05
• Composition of household food waste in an agricultural area: impact of samples with a large amount of unused food

  Yamakawa Hajime; Okayama Tomoko; Watanabe Kohei; Koizumi Harumi; Saito Tomonobu; Sawada Kazuhiro; Shiro Yosuke  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management  30-  43  2019
• Sorting Analysis of Household Food Waste in Urban Area

  Okayama Tomoko; Yamakawa Hajime; Watanabe Kohei  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management  30-  41  2019
• ストックごみの現状と課題—片づけと2R : 捨てないことからはじめよう! ; ストックごみの現状とその要因

  山川 肇; 渡辺 浩平  循環とくらし / 廃棄物資源循環学会 編  (8)  16  -23  2018/08
• Issues on the definition and classification of unused food in food waste

  Yamakawa Hajime; Sawada Kazuhiro; Shiro Yosuke; Koizumi Haruhiro; Saitoh Tomonobu; Okayama Tomoko; Watanabe Kohei  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management  29-  113  2018
• Stocked Waste and the Elderly—An Overview—

  Yamakawa Hajime; Watanabe Kohei  Material Cycles and Waste Management Research  28-  (3)  168  -176  2017/05
• Recent Developments in the UN Conference on Standardisation of Geographical Names

  WATANABE Kohei  Proceedings of the General Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers  2017s-  100295  2017
• Various forms of MSW recycling in Southeast Asian metropolis

  Watanabe Kohei; Okayama Tomoko; Araki Tetsuya; Khadijah Siti; Prijono Tjiptoherijanto; Lim Cristina; Mateo-Babiano Iderlina; lycos Adelia  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management  26-  113  2015
• Laws and Regulations on Waste Management in England

  Watanabe Kohei  Material Cycles and Waste Management Research  25-  (6)  439  -444  2014/11
• ごみ問題のこの1年 2013

  渡辺 浩平  循環とくらし / 廃棄物資源循環学会 編  (5)  72  -75  2014/09
• The Proximity Principle and the Movement of Waste (Special Issue : MIGRATION)

  WATANABE Kohei  史林  97-  (1)  204  -225  2014/01
• 第10回国連地名標準化会議に参加して—特集 地名のグローバルスタンダード

  渡辺 浩平  地理  58-  (5)  28  -32  2013/05
• Sustainable waste and materials management: national policy and global perspective.

  Deyi Hou; Abir Al-Tabbaa; Peter Guthrie; Kohei Watanabe  Environmental science & technology  46-  (5)  2494  -5  2012/03
• On the contents of world's first patent on waste incinerator

  Mizoiri Shigeru; Watanabe Kouhei  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management  23-  157  2012
• 世界における「日本海」名の定着過程—特集 「日本海」という地名

  渡辺 浩平; 谷治 正孝  地理  56-  (1)  34  -49  2011/01
• Progress in Waste Prevention and Reuse in EU and North America

  Tasaki Tomohiro; Watanabe Kohei  Material Cycles and Waste Management Research  22-  (4)  272  -278  2011
• Detailed composition analysis of Household Waste in Bandar Baru Bangi, Malaysia

  Watanabe Kohei; Fukuoka Masako; Mohamed Ahmad Fariz; Ahmad Basri Noor Ezlin  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management  21-  6  -6  2010
• 小学校区単位の排出原単位と従量制有料化の効果の分析

  渡辺 浩平  廃棄物学会研究発表会講演論文集  18回-  137  -139  2007/11
• Current status of source reduction behaviors of foods and commodities waste

  Nishii Kazuhiro; Abe Momoko; Kawai Machiko; Yamakawa Hajime; Watanabe Kohei  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of The Japan Society of Waste Management Experts  18-  34  -34  2007
• Analyses of school district waste arisings and the effect of variable charging

  watanabe kohei  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of The Japan Society of Waste Management Experts  18-  36  -36  2007
• 社会経済的要因が都市廃棄物排出原単位に及ぼす影響の統計分析手法に関する考察

  渡辺 浩平  廃棄物学会研究発表会講演論文集  17回-  23  -25  2006/11
• The effect of Socio-Economic Factors on Municipal Waste Arisings - A discussion on statistical methods

  Watanabe Kohei  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of The Japan Society of Waste Management Experts  17-  8  -8  2006
• 都市廃棄物統計の整合性とごみゼロコンセプト

  渡辺 浩平  廃棄物学会研究発表会講演論文集  15回-  271  -273  2004/11
• イギリスごみ便り

  渡辺 浩平  C & G = シー&ジイ : 廃棄物学会誌市民編集  3-  34  1999/03
• イギリスの戦略—特集 ゴミ戦争・世界の戦略

  渡辺 浩平; 諏訪 亜紀  Re : Building maintenance & management  18-  (6)  38  -49  1997/07

Research Grants & Projects

• 廃棄物管理における行政とウェイスト・ピッカーの協働：成立条件の解明と新制度の設計

  日本学術振興会：科学研究費助成事業

  Date (from‐to) : 2022/04 -2027/03 

  Author : 佐々木 俊介; 渡辺 浩平; 小島 道一
• Evaluation of food waste reduction interventions - Social experiment research with sorting analysis of household food waste

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

  Date (from‐to) : 2022/04 -2025/03 

  Author : 渡辺 浩平; 山川 肇; 岡山 朋子
• ICT等を活用した家庭系食品ロス削減施策の発生抑制効果に関する研究

  環境総合研究推進費

  Date (from‐to) : 2022/04 -2025/03
• Challenges for the national standardisation of geographical names in Japan

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

  Date (from‐to) : 2017/06 -2020/03 

  Author : Okamoto Kohei
• Investigation on plaoe names on old maps and school atlases, and their application in geography education

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

  Date (from‐to) : 2006 -2008 

  Author : TANABE Hirdshi; YAJI Masataka; TAKIZAWA Yumiko; WATANABE Kohei