ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Online ISSN : 1884-5029
Print ISSN : 0915-0048
ISSN-L : 0915-0048
Volume 28, Issue 3
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Articles
  • Michio MURAKAMI, Kyoko ONO, Jun NAKATANI
    2015 Volume 28 Issue 3 Pages 193-210
    Published: May 29, 2015
    Released on J-STAGE: June 11, 2016
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    More than 100,000 people have been evacuated their hometowns as a result of Fukushima accident. In this study, we investigated whether radiation risk perceptions and beliefs about the importance of happiness affected willingness to return home as a general attitude among laypeople. We provided participants with two types of risk information, namely, additional cancer risk and additional effective doses, and identified factors governing differences in willingness to return home as a function of information type. Willingness to return home was affected by factors related to perceptions of dread risk regarding radiation, a lack of knowledge about radiation, and a lack of trust in either the government or science. On the other hand, the perception of unknown risk and the importance of happiness related to family or community life were less influential. Differences in personal perception of dread risk regarding radiation had a greater effect on willingness to return home than differences in risk levels presented to participants. Some participants who experienced an intuitive dread of radiation, or lacked knowledge about radiation or trust in the government or science perceived radiation risks as higher when additional effective dose, rather than corresponding additional cancer risk, was provided as risk information.
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  • Masaki GOTO
    2015 Volume 28 Issue 3 Pages 211-229
    Published: May 29, 2015
    Released on J-STAGE: June 11, 2016
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    This paper analyzes the combined effect on reducing the amount of final disposal caused by the introduction of industrial waste taxes and recycling measures that are aimed at reducing the amount of final disposal for each type of industrial waste in the construction industry, as implemented by the Japanese government (hereinafter referred to as the' construction recycling measures'). To achieve this, panel data were analyzed in conjunction with statistical data from a survey on construction byproducts. The relevant taxes that have been introduced are classified into three types (A-C). The tax objects of type B are the transport of industrial waste to industrial waste final disposal sites. The tax objective of type C is related to the transport of industrial waste to incineration disposal facilities or to industrial waste final disposal sites. The findings show that, with regard to construction and demolition wood waste, the prefectures that have introduced type B or type C measures, and that have also implemented the construction recycling measures, have had the highest reduction effect compared with the prefectures that withdrew type B or type C mechanisms and implemented the construction recycling measures.
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Technical Note
  • Yasuhumi MORI, Yasunobu MAEDA, Toshihisa ASANO
    2015 Volume 28 Issue 3 Pages 230-240
    Published: May 29, 2015
    Released on J-STAGE: June 11, 2016
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    There is growing interest in the social importance of environmental volunteers. In order to contribute to the development of a theory of volunteering, and of different mechanisms for recruiting volunteers, participants in an environmental activity that combined sport with a cleanup activity were compared with participants in a normal cleanup activity.
    Results indicated that 60% of the participants did not take part in normal cleanup activities. Many of the volunteers had intended to participate in an environmental activity, but had not done so. It is likely that an interest in competition was a reason people participated in the combination of sport and environmental activity. Team sports generated face-to-face requests to participate. Results demonstrated that combining elements such as sports with environmental activities and creating mechanisms for promoting direct requests was important in recruiting volunteers.
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