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KATO Takaaki


Professor, Ph.D.
Institute of Environmental Science and Technology
The University of Kitakyushu

Address: 1-1, Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 808-0135, Japan
Email: tkato@kitakyu-u.ac.jp

Updated on August 23, 2026

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Research results selected

Book chapters:

  1. Kato, T., Yanagihara, A., and Endo, A. (2018): Experience of disaster and recognition of local resources: A survey of a tsunami-damged town in Japan. in A. Endo and T. Oh (eds.) The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Human-Environmental Security in the Asia-Pacific Ring of Fire. Springer Nature Singapore, Singapore, pp. 195-207.
  2. Endo, A., Kumazawa, T., Burnett, K., Ishii, A., Tsurita, I., Wada, C. A., Kato, T., Yamada, M., Orencio, P. (2018): An Interdisciplinary Approach for Water-Energy-Food Nexus. in A. Endo and T. Oh (eds.) The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Human-Environmental Security in the Asia-Pacific Ring of Fire. Springer Nature Singapore, Singapore, pp. 289-299.
  3. Kato, T., and Nakamura, H. (2012): Japanese citizens' views on international environmental cooperation: A case study of Kitakyushu City. Proceedings of the Japan-Vietnam Joint Symposium on Sustainable Urban Environmental System, pp.21-24 (CD-ROM), International Leader Training Program for Sustainable Use of Water and Resources, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan.

Referred papers:

  1. Endo, A., Kato, T., and Lin, Z. (2026): A comprehensive analysis of stranded, drifting, and benthic marine debris removed by coastal fishers across Japan. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 228, Article 119573, 1-10.
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  2. Yamate, K., Khan, K., and Kato, T. (2026): Enhancing income opportunities and local energy supply through utilization of agricultural by-products: A case study of cashew production in rural Cambodia. Sustainability, 18(3), Article 1294, 1-19 (Corresponding author).
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  3. Mai, A. T., and Kato, T. (2025): What motivates young people to act green: A comparison of high school students, university students, and young workers in a developing country. Sustainability, 17(24), Article 11060, 1-25 (Corresponding author).
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  4. Mai, N. C., and Kato, T. (2025): Designing a short disaster risk reduction course for primary schools: An experimental intervention and comprehensive evaluation in Hue City, Vietnam. Safety, 11(3), Article 64, 1-40 (Corresponding author).
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  5. Lin, Z., Kato, T., Endo, A. (2025): Consumer awareness of marine debris issues and their willingness to pay for seafood from debris-free fishing grounds: A pathway for supporting marine debris recovery by fishers. Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances, 27, Article 200259, 1-12 (Corresponding author).
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  6. Yamate, K., Semura, M., Kato, T. (2025): Investigation of productivity and greenhouse gas emissions of mechanizing cashew nut processing in small-scale factories in Cambodia and Vietnam. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 20(5), 1451-1470 (Corresponding author).
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  7. Mai, N. C., Kato, T., Murae, F., and Hori, S. (2025): Climate change and disaster risk reduction education in primary schools: A case study in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam. EcoDesign for Circular Value Creation (S. Fukushige, T. Nonaka, H. Kobayashi, C. Tokoro, and E. Yamasue eds.), Volume II, 3-21, Springer.
  8. Zhou, Y., Liu, A., Kato, T., Shi, C., Xu, T., Gao, W. (2024) Decoding the mechanisms influencing public acceptance of carbon dioxide capture and Storage Technology in China. Energy, 313, Article 133888, 1-16.
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  9. Hoang L. H. G., Kato, T., Taninobu, M., and Ito, S. (2024): Evaluating communication capability across diverse groups for disaster medicine: A time-tracking method for functional exercises. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 109, Article 104590, 1-13 (Corresponding author).
  10. Le, T. H., Pham, V. N., and Kato, T. (2024): Developing evaluation criteria for training fire students to enable new rescue roles in Vietnam. Journal of Disaster Research, 19(2), 411-419 (Corresponding author).
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  11. Zhou, Y., Gao, W., Kato, T., Yao, W., Shi, C., Wang, J., Fei, F. (2024) Investigating key factors influencing consumer plastic bag use reduction in Nanjing, China: A comprehensive SEM-ANN analysis, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 181, 395-406.
  12. Le, T. H., Pham, V. N., and Kato, T. (2023): Improving functional exercises based on experts' evaluation weights for emergency responses. Safety, 9(4), Article 92, 1-20 (Corresponding author).
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  13. Kato, T., Kajitani, M., and Ushifusa, Y. (2023): User preferences among households in hydrogen electricity storage using photovoltaic panels, The Electricity Journal, 36, Article 107286, 1-10 (Corresponding author).
  14. Le, T. H., Pham, V. N., and Kato, T. (2023): Practicing rescue plans of Vietnamese firefighters: Situation and solutions. Journal of Disaster Research, 18(4), 436-446 (Corresponding author).
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  15. Hoang L. H. G., and Kato, T. (2023): Use of Analytic Hierarchy Process and Four-Component Instructional Design for improving emergency response exercises. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 87, Article 103583, 1-15 (Corresponding author).
  16. Sun, M. and Kato, T. (2022): The effect of urban agriculture on water security: A spatial approach. Water, 14, Article 2529, 1-12 (corresponding author).
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  17. Kato, T.,Wang, J.-J., and Tsai, N.-Y. (2022): Elements of standard operating procedures and flexibility issues in emergency management: A Japan-Taiwan comparison. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 71, Article 102813, 1-14 (Corresponding author).
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  18. Hoang, T. H., Kato, T., and Hoang, Ha. (2022): Using household-scale biogas digesters as a tool for poverty alleviation in Central Vietnam. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 17(6), 4235-4252 (Corresponding author).
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  19. Okazaki, R., Satoh, K., Hasegawa, A., Matsuda, N., Kato, T., Kanda, R., Shimada, Y., Hayashi, T., Kohzaki, M., Mafune, K., and Mori, K. (2022): Contribution of radiation education in anxiety reduction among Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant workers: a cross sectional study using a text mining method. Journal of Radiation Research, 63(1), 44-50.
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  20. Kato, T. (2021): Sharing experience by residents of past disaster sites: Effects of time from disasters and types of experience. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 61, Article 102390, 1-11 (Corresponding author).
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  21. Hoang, T. H., and Kato, T. (2021): Biogas production and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction due to use of biogas digesters in small farms in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 20(5), 1887-1894 (Corresponding author).
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  22. Sun, M. and Kato, T. (2021): Spatial-temporal analysis of urban water resource vulnerability in China. Ecological Indicators, 133, Article 108436, 1-14 (Corresponding author).
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  23. Endo, A., Yamada, M., Baba, K., Miyashita, Y., Sugimoto, R., Ishii, A., Nishijima, J., Fujii, M., Kato, T., Hamamoto, H., Kimura, M., Kumazawa, T., Masuhara, N., and Honda, H. (2021): Methodology for nexus approach towards sustainable use of geothermal hot spring resources. Frontiers in Water, 3, Article 713000, 1-21.
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  24. Satori, M., Kato, T., Gunawan, B., and Oemar, H. (2021): Circular economic model of integrated waste management: A case of existing waste management in populated urban area. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 16(3), 2049-2066.
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  25. Phan Hoang, T. T. and Kato, T. (2021): Measuring the impact of solid waste management workshop activities in elementary schools: A six-month case study in Da Nang city, Vietnam. Applied Environmental Education & Communication, 20(3), 238-255 (Corresponding author).
  26. Yamato, H., Kato, T., Jiang, Y., Shimizu, D., Tomonaga, R., Fujimoto, T., and Yamamoto, N. (2020) Secondhand smoke from a veranda spreading to neighboring households. Short report, Journal of UOEH, 42(4), 335-338.
  27. Kato, T., Hoang, H., and Phan Hoang, T. T. (2020): Economic development and human ties in informal food waste recycling: A follow-up study in Da Nang, Vietnam. Waste Management & Research, 38(9), 1019-1027 (Corresponding author).
  28. Endo, A., Yamada, M., Miyashita, Y., Sugimoto, R., Ishii, A., Nishijima, J., Fujii, M., Kato, T., Hamamoto, H., Kimura, M., Kumazawa, T., Qi, J. (2020): Dynamics of water-energy-food nexus methodology, methods, and tools. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 13, 46-60.
  29. Kato, T. and Endo, A. (2020): Involving citizens in sharing disaster experiences across areas: An investigation into disaster-stricken communities and observing communities. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 42, Article 101378, 1-11 (Corresponding author).
  30. To, N. T., Kato, T., Imai, M., Taninobu, M., Kohriyama, K., and Ito, S. (2019): Developing a time-based evaluation method for functional exercises of emergency medical operations. Safety, 5(3), 49, 1-16 (Corresponding author).
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  31. Endo, A, Kumazawa,T., Kimura, M., Yamada, M., Kato, T., and Kozaki, K. (2018): Describing a target water-energy-food nexus domain world and visualizing a water-energy-food nexus system. Water, 10(9), 1245, 1-19.
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  32. To, N. T., and Kato, T. (2018): Characteristics and development of policy and institutional structures of emergency response in Vietnam. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 31, 729-741 (Corresponding author).
  33. Kato, T. and Endo, A. (2017): Contrasting two dimensions of disaster-induced water-shortage experiences: Water availability and access. Water, 9, 982, 1-16. (Corresponding author).
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  34. Nakamura, H., Umeki, H., and Kato, T. (2017): Importance of communication and knowledge of disasters in community-based disaster-prevention meetings. Safety Science, 99, Part B, 235-243.
  35. Kato, T., Tran, A. Q., and Hoang, H. (2017): Waste generation in traditional organized bazaars: A case study of organic waste sources in Da Nang City, Viet Nam. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 19(2), 977-987. (Corresponding author).
  36. To, N. T., and Kato, T. (2017): Solid waste generated from ships: A case study on ship-waste composition and garbage delivery attitudes at Haiphong ports, Vietnam. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 19(2), 988-998. (Corresponding author).
  37. Phan Hoang, T. T., and Kato, T. (2016): Measuring the effect of environmental education for sustainable development at elementary schools: A case study in Da Nang city, Vietnam. Sustainable Environment Research, 26(6), 274-286. (Corresponding author).
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  38. Kato, T., Tokuhara, A., Ushifusa, Y., Sakurai, A., Aramaki, K., and Maruyama, F. (2016): Consumer responses to critical peak pricing: Impacts of maximum electricity-saving behavior. The Electricity Journal, 29(2), 12-19. (Corresponding author).
  39. Nishikawa, M., Kato, T., Homma, T., and Takahara, S. (2016): Changes in risk perceptions before and after nuclear accidents: Evidence from Japan. Environmental Science and Policy, 55, Part 1, 11-19.
  40. Kato,T.,Takahara, S., and Homma, T. (2015): Investigating the gap between actual and perceived distance from a nuclear power plant: A case study in Japan. Journal of Disaster Research, 10(4), 627-634.
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  41. Nakamura, H., and Kato,T. (2015): Citizen participation in carbon offsetting: Potential of collaboration with local government. Sustainable Environment Research, 25(3), 177-183.
  42. Kato,T.,Tran, A. Q., and Hoang, H. (2015): Factors affecting voluntary participation in food residue recycling: A case study in Da Nang, Viet Nam. Sustainable Environment Research, 25(2), 93-101. (Corresponding author).
  43. Kato,T.,Himeshima, E., Hoang, H., Tran, V. Q., and Nakamura, H. (2014): Environmental information and propensity to help developing countries: An experimental survey of citizens in Kitakyushu, Japan. Sustainable Environment Research, 24(3), 161-171. (Corresponding author).
  44. Kato, T., Takahara, S., Nishikawa, M., and Homma, T (2013): A case study of economic incentives and local citizens' attitudes toward hosting a nuclear power plant in Japan: Impacts of the Fukushima accident. Energy Policy, 59, 808-818 (Corresponding author).
  45. Nakamura, H., and Kato, T. (2013): Japanese citizens' preferences regarding voluntary carbon offsets: An experimental social survey of Yokohama and Kitakyushu. Environmental Science and Policy, 25, 1-12.
  46. Kato, T., Pham, T. X. D., Hoang, H. Xue, Y., and Tran, V. Q. (2012): Food residue recycling by swine breeders in a developing economy: A case study in Da Nang, Viet Nam. Waste Management, 32(12), 2431-2438.
  47. Kato, T., and Nakamura, H. (2011): Funding international intercity environmental cooperation through eco-point programs: Japanese citizens’ attitudes toward donating eco-points. Environmental Science, 24(4), 341-352(in Japanese).
  48. Nakamura, H., and Kato, T. (2011): Climate change mitigation in developing countries through interregional collaboration by local governments: Japanese citizens' preference. Energy Policy, 39(7), 4337-4348. (Corresponding author).
  49. Kato, T., and Hidano, N. (2011): Can response time for contingent valuation be rationally explained by its factors? A climate policy evaluation. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 4(1), 23-31(in Japanese).
  50. Nakamura, H., and Kato, T. (2011): Japanese citizens' perspectives on municipal governments' international cooperation for the environment: Implications on international intercity collaboration on climate change. Environmental Science, 24(2), 59-102 (in Japanese).
  51. Saito, K., Kato, T., and Shimane, T. (2010): Traffic congestion and accident externality: A Japan-U.S. comparison. The Berkeley Electronic Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 10(1), Article 14, 1-29.
  52. Hidano, N., and Kato, T. (2008): Determining variability of willingness to pay for Japan’s anti-global warming policies: A comparison of contingent valuation surveys. Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 9(4), 259-281. (Author names are listed in the alphabetical order.)
  53. Kato, T., Hatta, M., Nishikawa, M., and Matsumoto, S. (2007): Economic and financial benefits as a compensation for living near a nuclear power station: A case study of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station. Transactions of Atmic Energy Society of Japan, 6(4), 404-420 (in Japanese).
  54. Kato, T., and Hidano, N. (2007): Anchoring effects, survey conditions, and respondents' characteristics: Contingent valuation of uncertain environmental changes. Journal of Risk Research, 10(6), 773-792.
  55. Hidano, N., Kato, T., and Aritomi, M. (2005): Benefits of participating in contingent valuation mail surveys and their effects on respondent behavior: A panel analysis. Ecological Economics, 52(1), 63-80 (Corresponding author).
  56. Kato, T. (2003): Obtaining knowledge on different age groups from urban public places: Measuring the reliability of information sources. Proceedings of International Symposium on City Planning 2003, 167-174.

Referred conference papers:

  1. Kato, T., Lin, Z., and Endo, A. (2026) Citizens’ perception of marine debris in Western Japan: Survey of two marine debris dense areas. Proceedings of the International Conference on Marine Plastic Pollution in ASEAN, 101-105, April 22, 2026, Hai Phong, Vietnam (full-paper reviewed).
  2. Vu, T. H. N., and Kato, T. (2025) Mangrove forest coverage and debris issues in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam: GIS and remote sensing and residents’perceptions. EcoDesign 2025, November 12 - 14, 2025, Waseda University International Conference Center, Japan.
  3. Yamate, K., and Kato, T. (2025) Enhancing quality control in cashew nut production through deep learning: A case of the M23 Variety. EcoDesign 2025, November 12 - 14, 2025, Waseda University International Conference Center, Japan (full-paper reviewed).
  4. Mai, A. T., and Kato, T. (2025) Youth perceptions of economic instruments for climate policies and willingness to pay: Insights for Japan’s policy. EcoDesign 2025, November 12 - 14, 2025, Waseda University International Conference Center, Japan (full-paper reviewed).
  5. Mai, A. T., and Kato, T. (2025) Youth perspectives on economic instruments for climate policy in Japan and Vietnam: A cross-national comparison. The 14th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (AAERE), pp.1-21, August 26-27, 2025, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China,
  6. Kato, T., Ushifusa, Y., and Ishihara, T. (2024) Effects of social background on the results of randomized and controlled trials: A review of energy saving experiments. The 13th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (AAERE), pp.1-15, August 26-27, 2024, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
  7. Yamate, K., Takechi, A., Akao, T., Savong, T., Tsujii, H., and Kato, T. (2023) Promoting the use of discarded dry cashew apples from Cambodia, EcoDesign 2023, pp.647-652, November 29 - December 1, 2023, Nara Prefectural Convention Center, Japan.
  8. Kato, T., Takeda, A., and Ushifusa, Y. (2022) User preferences in hydrogen electricity storage configurations: Update. The 11th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (AAERE), pp.1-8, August 19-20, 2022, Ho Chi Minh City/online, Vietnam (online presentation).
  9. Kato, T., Kajitani, M., and Ushifusa, Y. (2021) User preferences in hydrogen electricity storage configurations. The 10th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (AAERE), pp.1-8, August 20-21, 2021, Seoul National University/online, Korea (online presentation).
  10. Hoang, T. H., Kato, T., and Hoang, Ha. (2021) Evaluation of farmers' attitudes towards the environmental impact of biogas technology, usage satisfaction and future prospects of promoting household-scale biogas energy in central Vietnam. The 10th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (AAERE), pp.1-10, August 20-21, 2021, Seoul National University/online, Korea (online presentation) .
  11. Sun, M., and Kato, T. (2021) Water allocation analysis under the integrated water resource management framework: A review. The 10th Congress of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (AAERE), pp.1-10, August 20-21, 2021, Seoul National University/online, Korea (online presentation).
  12. Kato, T., and Ushifusa, Y. (2021) Maximum electricity-saving behavior and practical issues of randomized controlled trial. European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) 26th Annual Conference, pp.1-23, June 23-25, Online,
  13. Sun, M., and Kato, T. (2020) City water resources vulnerability: the case of Jinan and Qingdao in Shandong Province, China. in F.K.S. Chan, H.K. Chan, T. Zhang, and M. Xu (eds) Proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on Resource Sustainability: Sustainable Urbanisation in the BRI Era (icRS Urbanisation 2020), Springer Nature Singapore, Singapore, pp.35-44. International Conference on Resource Sustainability - Sustainable Urbanisation in the BRI Era, December 13-15, 2020, Ningbo, China.
  14. Hoang, T. H., and Kato, T. (2020) Biogas production and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction due to use of biogas digesters in small farms in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. Virtual International Conference on Innovations in Water Resources and Waste Management, pp.1-14, December 3-4, 2020, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, India (online presentation).
  15. Hoang, T. H., and Kato, T. (2019) Assessment of the current state of biogas digester use for livestock waste treatment: A case study in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. Proceedings of EcoDesign 2019 International Symposium, pp.310-314, November 25-27, 2019, PACIFICO Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan.
  16. Kato, T., and Ushifusa, Y. (2019) Maximum electricity saving behavior in a household critical peak pricing experiment: Changes observed over two summers. The 8th Congress of the East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAAERE), pp.1-11, August 2-4, 2019, Beijing Friendships Hotel, Beijing, China.
  17. Phan Hoang, T. T., and Kato, T. (2018) Development and promotion of solid waste management education in elementary schools using the Japanese model: Case study in Da Nang, Vietnam. The 10th Asia-Pacific Landfill Symposium (APLAS 2018), pp.53-62, November 24-26, 2018, Meisei University, Tokyo, Japan.
  18. To, N. T., and Kato, T. (2018) Evaluating inter-organizational coordination in earthquake disaster recovery activities. The 7th Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering, ACEE0024, pp.1-6, November 22-25, Asia Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
  19. Kato, T., and Nakamura, Y. (2017) Recycling of plastic trays: Consumers' habits and acceptance of new recycling techniques. EcoDesign 2017, P6, pp.1-5, November 29 - December 1, 2017, Tayih Landis Hotel, Tainan, Taiwan (poster presentation).
  20. To, N. T., Nguyen, M. K., and Kato, T. (2017) Developing evaluation tools in functional exercise for emergency management: A case study in Haiphong, Vietnam. 16th International Symposium on New Technologies for Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia, pp.1-8, November 26-28, 2017, Sendai International Center, Sendai, Japan.
  21. To, N. T., Nguyen, M. K., and Kato, T. (2017) Designing emergency support functions for functional exercise: A case study in field of firefighting in Haiphong, Vietnam. 4th International Conference on Engineering and Technology Development, pp.1-8 October 25-28, 2017, Universitas Bandar Lampung, Indonesia.
  22. Ushifusa, Y., and Kato, T. (2017) Energy conservation habit formation after demand response: Field experiment The 7th Congress of the East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAAERE), pp.1-7, August 5-7, 2017, Mandarin Orchard Hotel, Singapore.
  23. Kato, T., and Endo, A. (2016) Experience of water shortage and the value of a community-shared well: A survey of a tsunami damaged town in Japan The 6th Congress of the East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAAERE), pp.1-15, August 8-9, 2016, Fukuoka, Japan.
  24. Phan, H. T. T., and Kato, T. (2016) Measuring the effect of the solid waste education for sustainability at elementary schools in Da Nang city, Vietnam. Japan-Indonesia Network in Education for Sustainable Development (JIN-ESD) International Conference on Educational Technology for Implementation of Education for Sustainable Development, pp.1-17, March 17-18, 2016, Bandung, Indonesia.
  25. Kato, T., Tokuhara, A., Ushifusa, Y., Sakurai, A., Aramaki, K., Maruyama, F. (2015) The decision to leave the house: Impacts of dynamic electricity pricing. The 5th Congress of the East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAAERE), pp.1-12, August 5-7, 2015, Taipei.
  26. Ushifusa, Y., Kato, T., Sakurai, Iwano, K., A., Aramaki, K., Maruyama, F. (2015) Impacts of dynamic pricing on electricity bill and energy conservation. The 5th Congress of the East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAAERE), pp.1-13, August 5-7, 2015, Taipei.
  27. To, N. T., and Kato, T. (2015) A survey of ship-generated garbage quantities and composition in ports A case study in Haiphong, Vietnam. Sustainable Development Conference 2015, Conference Proceedings, pp.9-16, July 5-7, 2015, Bangkok, Thailand.
  28. Himeshima, E., Haraguchi, K., Kato, T., Tran, A. Q., Hoang, H., and Tran, V. Q. (2013) A survey on safety of food residue feeding in Da Nang, Viet Nam. EcoDesign 2013, pp.1-4(USB flash drive), Dec. 4-6, 2013, Jeju, Korea.
  29. Kato T., Nakamura, H., and Hidano, N. (2013) Investigating response-order effects in an actual choice. European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) 20th Annual Conference, pp.1-25, June 26-29, 2013, Toulouse, France,
  30. Kato T., Himeshima, E., Hoang, H., Tran, V. Q., and Nakamura, H. (2012) Bridging the gap of international intercity environmental cooperation: A Kitakyushu - Da Nang survey. Ecobalance 2012, D3-11, pp.1-2(CD-ROM), November 20-23, 2012, Yokohama, Japan.
  31. Kato T., Pham, T. X. D., Hoang, H., Xue, Y., and Tran, V. Q. (2012) Roles for pig farmers in food residue recycle in Danang, Vietnam. 2nd Congress of East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics, pp.1-24(CD-ROM), February 2-4, 2012, Bandung, Indonesia.
  32. Vera Fernandez, J. A. G., and Kato T. (2012) Sustainable use of water for the exploitation of lithium from Salar de Uyuni. 2nd Congress of East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics, pp.1-24(CD-ROM) February 2-4, 2012, Bandung, Indonesia.
  33. Nakamura, H., and Kato, T. (2010): Motivation of Japanese citizens to utilize international carbon crediting and individual offsetting: An experimental survey offering an actual offsetting opportunity. EcoBalance 2010, pp.1-4(CD-ROM) November 9-12, 2010, Tokyo, Japan.
  34. Kato, T. (2010): Effectiveness of the economic compensation for living near a nuclear power station: A comparison before and after a large earthquake shock. 1st Congress of East Asian Association of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, August 18-19, 2010, Sapporo, Japan.
  35. Chen, W.-K., and Kato, T. (2010): Investigating the WTP/WTA for an urban municipal waste incinerator in Northern Taiwan. 1st Congress of East Asian Association of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, August 18-19, 2010, Sapporo, Japan.
  36. Kato, T. (2009): Checking validity of stated WTA for living near a nuclear power station. Proceedings of The 4th East Asian Symposium on Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Vol.1, Section 5, pp.1-19, March 2-4, 2009, Taipei, Taiwan
  37. Kato, T., and Hidano, N. (2008): (Invited paper): Heterogeneity in perceived consequentiality and respondent effort for a contingent valuation survey. 2008 International Conference in Management Sciences and Decision Making: Proceedings. June 28, Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan, pp.187-206.
  38. Saito, K., Kato, T., and Shimane, T. (2007): Traffic congestion and accident externality: A Japan-U.S. comparison. Third Annual Asia-Pacific Economic Association (APEA) Conference, July 25-26, Hong Kong, China, pp.1-34.
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  39. Kato, T. (2006): Effectiveness of compensation for the risk of living near a nuclear power station: A natural experiment. Third World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists. July 3-7, Kyoto, Japan, pp.1-19.
  40. Kato, T. (2006): Effectiveness of compensation for the risk of living near a nuclear power station: A natural experiment. Third World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists. July 3-7, Kyoto, Japan, pp.1-19.
  41. Kato, T., and Hidano, N. (2006): Motives for answering behavior in contingent valuation: An experimental survey for evaluating the mitigation of global warming impacts. Third World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists. July 3-7, Kyoto, Japan, pp.1-36.
  42. Hidano, N., Kato, T., and Izumi, K. (2005): Reciprocity, consequentiality and willingness-to-pay in contingent valuation: An experimental panel analysis on climate changes. European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) 14th Annual Conference, June 23-26, Bremen, Germany, pp.1-22.
  43. Hidano, N., and Kato, T. (2004): Economic evaluation of Japan's anti-global warming policies using multiple contingent valuation surveys. European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) 13th Annual Conference, June 25-28, Budapest, Hungary, pp.1-17.
  44. Hidano, N., and Kato, T. (2003): Economic evaluation of anti-global warming policies: A case study of Japan. Climate Policy after 2012 Workshop, November 17-18, 2003, Ghent University, Belgium, pp.1-21.

Keynote speech, invited presentations:

  1. Kato, T. (2025) Enhancing coordination and cooperation in disaster risk reduction. 1st International Conference on Disaster Risk Management (ICDRM 2025), Invited speaker, July 17, 2025, Thaksin University, Songkhla, Thailand.
  2. Kato, T. (2024) Topic 1: Sharing disaster experiences among citizens. Topic 2: Collecting marine plastic debris with fishermen in Japan. Guest lecture, November 4, 2024, Thaksin University, Phattalung, Thairand.
  3. Kato, T. (2023) Understanding people's responses to environmental policy and social change. Guest lecture, March 15, 2023, Universitas Islam Bandung (Unisba), Bandung, Indonesia.
  4. Kato, T. (2021) Sharing experience by the residents of past disaster sites. The 7th International Conference on Science, Technology and Interdisciplinary Research, October 26, 2021, Universitas Lampug, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia (online presentation).
  5. Kato, T. (2021) Sharing experience by the residents of past disaster sites: Earthquake and tsunami in Japan. International Conference on Sustainability Management 2021, April 27, 2021, Krirk University, Bangkok, Thailand (online presentation).
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Doctoral dissertations by former students

Main lecture courses

International Leader Training Program for Sustainable Use of Water and Resources (SUW)

This is a graduate level educational program of the University of Kitakyushu. I am a vice leader of this program and making every effort to further enhance the program.

Some results from our stated preference surveys

Other research summary: Graduate Programs in Environmental Systems, University of Kitakyushu