In Search of Optimum Institutions for Forest Management

Otsuka, Keijiro; Takahashi, Ryo; Pokharel, Ridish K.

doi:10.1080/10549811.2014.993085

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“…Climate change is a serious global problem, and although a number of environmental conservation efforts have been implemented (Takahashi and Todo 2012, Takahashi and Todo 2013, Takahashi and Todo 2014, Otsuka et al 2015, Takahashi 2016, many studies have shown that the problem has continued to progress (Bellard et al 2012, Hansen et al 2012, Rogelj et al 2013, Kirchner et al 2016. Additionally, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in 2014 that the global mean surface temperature may increase by 0.3 to 0.7 degrees Celsius from 2016 to 2035 relative to the temperatures recorded from 1986 to 2005.…”

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Climate, Crime, and Suicide: Empirical Evidence From Japan

Takahashi

2017

Clim. Change Econ.

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The relationship between climate change and violent behavior has been well documented in previous studies. Violence has two dimensions: outward violence (i.e., crime) and inward violence (i.e., suicide).To our knowledge, rigorous empirical studies have not been performed to investigate how climate change affects both criminal and suicidal behavior. This study aims to estimate the effects of climate change on crime and suicide in Japan by using prefecture-level monthly panel data on climate, crime, and suicide between 2009 and 2015. Even after controlling for prefecture, yearly, and monthly effects, we found that many climate factors affected both crime and suicide in Japan. In particular, more aggressive behavior and an increased number of suicides were observed when the average temperature increased. Furthermore, we predicted how changes in the climate of Japan will affect future patterns of criminal and suicidal behavior based on two climate change scenarios.

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Climate, Crime, and Suicide: Empirical Evidence From Japan

Takahashi

2017

Clim. Change Econ.

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Property Rights and Natural Resource Management in Developing Countries

Takahashi

2022

Emerging-Economy State and International Policy Studies

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As forestland and grazing land grow scarcer and rural poverty persists in developing countries, sustainable natural resource management (NRM) for income generation and poverty reduction is imperative. Although securing property rights on forestlands is fundamental for sustainable resource management, the conditions under which one institution outperforms the others in the efficiency of forest management have not yet reached a consensus. In contrast, forest management under common property regimes (e.g., community forest management) is commonly adopted in developing countries in Asia and Africa. As argued by Ostrom, community forest management is effective in protecting forest resources, but it may fail to provide proper incentives for intensive forest management activities. This paper argues that the community management system performs efficiently for non-timber forests, whereas a mixed management system of private and common ownership is a desirable institution for timber forest management in developing countries. This empirical research conducted a randomized experiment in Ethiopia and confirmed that the mixed management system significantly stimulated intensive forest management activities, such as pruning, guarding, and watering.

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