Name YABAR Helmut
Position Associate Professor
Affiliation Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences/Doctoral Program in Sustainable Environmental Studies
Supervision Master/Doctor
Office
Email yabar.mostacero.h.ke@u.tsukuba.ac.jp
Telephone 029-853-4269
Specializations Environmental Engineering and Management
Professional Experience April 2010- Present: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba

April 2006- March 2010, Assistant Professor, Research Institute for Sustainability Science, Osaka University

April 2005- March 2006, Researcher, Graduate School of Engineering, Environmental Risk Management Training Program, Osaka University
Research Topics Integrated resource management, environmental policy and technology innovation, scenario design towards a sustainable Asia, waste management systems, GIS application in environmental management.
Publications 1. Venier F, Yabar H (2017) Renewable energy recovery potential towards sustainable cattle manure management in Buenos Aires Province: Site selection based on GIS spatial analysis and statistics. Journal of Cleaner Production 162: 1317–1333.
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1VG8r3QCo9NDcu

2. Singh R, Yabar H, Nozaki N, Niraula B, Mizunoya T (2017) Comparative study of linkage between environmental policy instruments and technological innovation: Case study on end-of-life vehicles technologies in Japan and EU. Waste Management 66:114-122.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.04.035

3. Li Z, Sun L, Geng Y, Dong H, Ren J, Liu Z, Tian X, Yabar H, Higano Y (2017) Examining industrial structure changes and corresponding carbon emission reduction effect by combining input-output analysis and social network analysis: A comparison study of China and Japan. Journal of Cleaner Production. Accepted Manuscript.
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1VNr93QCo9NDKc
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.200

4. Zhou Q, Yabar H, Mizunoya T, Higano Y (2016) Exploring the potential of introducing technology innovation and regulations in the energy sector in China: a regional dynamic evaluation model. Journal of Cleaner Production 112:1537-1548
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.03.070

5. Hara K, Kuroda M, Yabar H, Kimura M, Uwasu M (2016) Historical development of wastewater and sewage sludge treatment technologies in Japan – An analysis of patent data from the past 50 years. Environmental Development 19:59-69

6. Thanh H, Yabar H, Higano Y (2015) Analysis of the Environmental Benefits of Introducing Municipal Organic Waste Recovery in Hanoi City, Vietnam. Procedia Environmental Sciences 28:185-194.

7. Uwasu M, Hara K, Yabar H (2014) World cement production and environmental implications. Environmental Development 10:36-47

8. Yabar H, Uwasu M, Hara K ( 2013) Tracking environmental innovations and policy regulations in Japan: case studies on dioxin emissions and electric home appliances recycling, Journal of Cleaner Production 44:152-158

9. Wang T, Yabar H, Higano Y(2013) Perspective assessment of algae-based biofuel production using recycled nutrient sources: The case of Japan, Bioresource Technology 128:688-696
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2012.10.102.

10. Uwasu M, Naito T, Yabar H, Hara K (2013) Assessment of Japanese recycling policies for home electric appliance: Cost-effectiveness analysis and socioeconomic and technological implications.Environmental Development 6:21-33


11. Yabar H, Hara K, Uwasu M (2012) Comparative assessment of the co-evolution of environmental indicator systems in Japan and China, Resource, Conservation and Recycling 61:43-51.

12. Hara K, Yabar H (2012) Historical evolution and development of waste management and recycling systems—analysis of Japan's experiences, Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 2:296-307.
DOI 10.1007/s13412-012-0094-8.

13. Uwasu M, Yabar H (2011) Assessment of sustainable development based on the capital approach, Ecological Indicators, 11 (2): 348-352.

14. Hara K, Yabar H, Uwasu M, Zhang H (2011) Energy Intensity Trends and Scenarios for China's Industrial Sectors - a Regional Case Study, Sustainability Science, Vol. 6 (2): 123-134.

15. Zhang H, Uwasu M, Hara K, Yabar H (2011) Sustainable Urban Development and Land Use Change—A Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta in China. Sustainability, 3(7): 1074-1089.

16. Zhang H, Uwasu M, Hara K, Yabar H (2010) Land Use Change Patterns and Sustainable Urban Development in China. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 9:131-138

17. Hara K, Uwasu M, Yabar H, Zhang H (2009) Sustainability assessment with time-series scores: a case study of Chinese provinces. Sustain ability Science, 4:81-97.

18. Uwasu M, Yabar H, Hara K, Shimoda Y, Saijo T (2009) Educational initiative of Osaka University in sustainability science: mobilizing science and technology towards sustainability. Sustainability Science, 4:45-53.

19. Zhang H,Hara K, Yabar H, Yamaguchi Y, Uwasu M, Morioka T (2009) Comparative analysis of socio-economic and environmental performances for Chinese EIPs: case studies in Baotou, Suzhou, and Shanghai. Sustainability Science, 4:263-279.

20. Yabar H, Hara K, Uwasu M, Yamaguchi Y, Zhang H, Morioka T (2009) Integrated resource management towards a sustainable Asia: policy and strategy evolution in Japan and China. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 4: 239-256.

21. Zhang H, Uwasu M, Hara K, Yabar H, Yamaguchi Y, Murayama T (2008) Analysis of Land use Changes and Environmental Loads during Urbanization in China. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 7:109-115

22. Morioka T, Saito O, Yamamoto Y, Okano M, Yabar H, Matusi T (2007) New Risk Management Training Programs in Higher Education in Japan – A Comparative Study and a Challenge by Osaka University. Journal of Risk Research, 10:821-839.

23. Morioka T, Saito O, Yabar H (2006) The pathway to a sustainable industrial society – initiative of the Research Institute for Sustainability Science (RISS) at Osaka University. Sustainability Science, 1:65-82

24. Morioka T, Tsunemi K, Yamamoto Y, Yabar H, Yoshida N (2005) Eco-efficiency of Advanced Loop-closing Systems for Vehicles and Household Appliances in Hyogo Eco-town. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 9:205-221
Courses at MES/DSES Advanced Seminar in Environmental Sciences (B)
Special Exercise of Sustainable Environmental Studies I(A)[English class]
Special Exercise of Sustainable Environmental Studies II(A)[English class]
Special Exercise of Sustainable Environmental Studies III(A)[English class]
Special Research in Environmental Sciences (B)
Introduction to Waste Management
Advanced Seminar in Environmental Sciences (C)
Seminar in Environmental Sciences(A)
Special Exercise of Sustainable Environmental Studies I(B)[English class]
Special Exercise of Sustainable Environmental Studies II(B)[English class]
Special Exercise of Sustainable Environmental Studies III(B)[English class]
Special Research in Environmental Sciences (C)
Solid Waste Management Systems Planning
Advanced Seminar in Environmental Sciences (A)
Special Exercise of Sustainable Environmental Studies I(C)[English class]
Special Exercise of Sustainable Environmental Studies II(C)[English class]
Special Exercise of Sustainable Environmental Studies III(C)[English class]
Special Research in Environmental Sciences (A)
Advanced Seminar in Environmental Sciences (D)
Special Research in Environmental Sciences (D)
Seminar in Environmental Sciences
Advanced Seminar in Environmental Sciences
Special Research in Environmental Sciences
Courses at Other Programs
TRIOS http://www.trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/Profiles/0005/0006961/proｆ_e.html
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