Division：Okayama University
Main Research: Initiative 3 "The Forestry Model of Sustainable Humanosphere"
Project Title：Considering the Asian Pathways to "Ecological Modernization"
Research Theme：
- Resource conflicts and cooperation
- Development and Environment
- States, Markets, and Communities
References：
- Shimamoto, M.; Ubukata, F.; and Seki, Y. 2004. “Forest Sustainability and the Free Trade of Forest Products: Cases from Southeast Asia”. Ecological Economics 50(1-2). 23-34.
2007 G-COG Research Outcome:
- Ubukata, Fumikazu 2007 Let’s Get Villagers Involved in: The Strategic Shift of Raw Material Procurement and Its Consequences in the Thai Pulp Industry. In Proceedings for the Core University Program Seminar, Private Faces of Power and Institutions in Southeast Asia, Vol.1, pp.159-174.
List of Academic Presentations during 2007::
- Ubukata, F. “The ‘Scaling-up’ Attempts of Community Forest Management: Two Contrasting Cases in Yasothon Province, Northeast Thailand”. Paper presented at the International Symposium on “Forest Stewardship and Community Empowerment: Local Commons in Global Context.” Kyoto International Community House, Oct. 11-12, 2007.
- Ubukata, F. and Akarapin, T. “Household Differences of Tree Planting Strategy and Tree Management in Northeast Thailand”. Paper presented at the International Seminar on Teak Management, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Nov. 25-26, 2007.
- Ubukata, F. “Let’s Get Villagers Involved in: The Strategic Shift of Raw Material Procurement and Its Consequences in the Thai Pulp Industry”. JSPS – NRCT Core University Program by JSPS and NRCT on Private Faces of Power and Institutions in Southeast Asia, Royal City Hotel, Bangkok, Dec. 6-7, 2007.
2008 G-COE Research Outcome:
- Ubukata, F. “Changing Boarders of the Management Unit: an Effect of Decentralization and Formalization in Communal Forest Management, Yasothon, Thailand”. A Paper presented at the 12th Biennial Conference, International Association for the Study of Commons, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, England, July 14-18, 2008.
- Ubukata, F. The Institutional Formation Process of Communal Forest Management in Northeast Thai Villages. Kyoto Working Papers on Area Studies No.7 (G-COE Series 5), Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto. 2008.
- Ubukata, F. Getting Villagers Involved in the System: The Politics, Economics and Ecology of Production Relations in the Thai Pulp Industry. Kyoto Working Papers on Area Studies No.40 (G-COE Series 38), Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto.2009.
- Ubukata, F. “Science in Policy Making: the Eucalyptus Debate and Villagers in Thailand”. In de Jong, W. ed. Forest Policies for a Sustainable Humanosphere, CIAS Discussion Paper No.8, Center for Integrated Area Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, pp. 57-62.2009.
List of Academic Presentations during 2008:
- Ubukata, F. “Changing Boarders of the Management Unit: an Effect of Decentralization and Formalization in Communal Forest Management, Yasothon, Thailand”. The 12th Biennial Conference, International Association for the Study of Commons, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, England, July 14-18, 2008.
- Ubukata, F. “Science in Policy Making: the Eucalyptus Debate and Villagers in Thailand”. International Symposium on Forest Policies for a Sustainable Humanosphere, Center for Integrated Area Studies, Kyoto University, Inamori Center, Kyoto, February 17-18, 2009
- Ubukata, F. “Bridging the Formal-informal Gap? Changing Institutional Arrangements in Communal Forest Management in Thailand,” The Second International Conference of Kyoto University Global COE Program, In Search of Sustainable Humanosphere in Asia and Africa, “Biosphere as a Global Force of Change,” Inamori Center, Kyoto, March 9-11, 2009.
2009 G-COE Research Outcome:
- Ubukata, F. Jun. 2009. “Science as a Decontextualization: Contested Rationalities on ‘Eucalyptus Debate’ in Thailand,” In Proceedings for the First KASEAS/CSEAS Joint International Symposium, Interdependency of Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia: the Migration, Investment, and Cultural Flow, pp.21-36.
- Ubukata, F. Sep. 2009. “Formal/Informal Gap as a Factor in ‘Green’ Environmental Issues,” In Conference Papers, “International Environmental Treaties: their Role, their Possibilities, their Risks and Limitations,” Nanzan University Institute for Social Ethics, pp.97-107.
List of Academic Presentations during 2009:
- Ubukata, F. Jun. 2009. “Science as a Decontextualization: Contested Rationalities on ‘Eucalyptus Debate’ in Thailand,” The First KASEAS/CSEAS Joint International Symposium, Interdependency of Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia: the Migration, Investment, and Cultural Flow, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea, June 19-20, 2009.
- Ubukata, F. Sep. 2009. “Formal/Informal Gap as a Factor in ‘Green’ Environmental Issues,” International Conference, International Environmental Treaties: their Role, their Possibilities, their Risks and Limitations, Nanzan University Institute for Social Ethics, Nagoya, September 15-18, 2009.
- Ubukata, F. Dec. 2009. “Determinant Factors of Communal Forest Management: Cases in Yasothon, Northeast Thailand,” International Workshop on Local Conservation and Sustainable Use of Swamp Forest in Tropical Asia, Ranong, December 19, 2009.
2010 Research Outcome:
- Ubukata, F. “The Decentralization or Centralization? The CBNRM Policy and Its Local Impacts in Thailand,” In Proceedings of The 2010 International Conference on Community Forestry. 2010, 60-72.
List of Academic Presentations during 2010:
- Ubukata, F. “The Development of Raw Material Supply System in Thai Pulp Industry: A Comparative Perspective,” Southeast Asian Geography Association Conference 2010, Nov. 23-26, 2010, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi.
- Ubukata, F. “The Decentralization or Centralization? The CBNRM Policy and Its Local Impacts in Thailand,” The 2010 International Conference on Community Forestry, Dec. 8-9, 2010, Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture, Taipei.
2011 G-COE Research Outcome:
- Ubukata, F. 2011.” Exploring Villagers – Natural Resources Network in Yasothon,” the paper presented at the International Workshop on “Strategies of Local Livelihoods for Sustainable Management of Swamp Forests,” Bangkok Centre Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand during 13-15, Dec. 2011.
List of Academic Presentations during 2011:
- Ubukata, F.”Exploring Villagers – Natural Resources Network in Yasothon,” The International Workshop on “Strategies of Local Livelihoods for Sustainable Management of Swamp Forests,” Bangkok Centre Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand during 13-15, Dec. 2011