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Environmental Benefits and Impacts of Japanese International Environmental Aid

EPA Grant Number: U915558
Title: Environmental Benefits and Impacts of Japanese International Environmental Aid
Investigators: Rutherford, Daniel J.
Institution: Stanford University
EPA Project Officer: Thompson, Delores
Project Period: July 1, 1999 through July 1, 2002
Project Amount: $102,000
RFA: STAR Graduate Fellowships (1999)
Research Category: Academic Fellowships , Fellowship - Civil/Environmental Engineering , Engineering and Environmental Chemistry

Description:

Objective:

The objectives of this research project are to: (1) investigate the environmental benefits and impacts of Japanese international environmental aid to countries in Southeast Asia; and (2) evaluate the impacts of local Japanese initiatives towards global climate change in Japan.

Approach:

Initially, coursework will be completed to simultaneously satisfy requirements for a Masters of Science in Environmental Engineering degree and to help shape the specific research objective and research design. The research approach, a social science research methodology, will use a combination of surveys and detailed case study analysis of local Japanese action plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. An analysis of emissions inventories will provide quantitative information regarding effectiveness of local Japanese greenhouse gas emissions policy. In addition, a literature review of the subject, in both English and Japanese, will be conducted.

This research project will reveal the impact of Japanese international environmental aid to Southeast Asia and local initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and help identify the most effective regulatory framework to mitigate global climate change.

Supplemental Keywords:

fellowship, global climate, greenhouse gas, transportation, local government, Japan, Southeast Asia, policy implementation, public policy, surveys, case studies. , Air, Geographic Area, Scientific Discipline, RFA, Social Science, climate change, Air Pollution Effects, Atmosphere, Ecology and Ecosystems, Environmental Monitoring, International, Global Climate Change, decision making, environmental policy, policy making, green house gas concentrations, developing countries, international environmental aid

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