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Notomi Lab
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The lab measures the value of the functions that forests and farmland provide, and explores mechanisms for a sustainable society.
AboutAbout the lab
Creating the yardstick for measuring value
Under the banner of "Environmental Systems Assessment," the Notomi Lab studies methods for measuring the value of things related to the environment and energy.
The lab aims to show quantitatively, from the three perspectives of environment, economy, and society, the functions of natural capital such as forests, farmland, and rivers.
Building on mechanical engineering and thermal engineering, the lab draws on knowledge from a wide range of fields, including sociology, economics, agriculture, and forestry.
The lab accepts students who want to tackle environmental and energy problems, whether they come from science and engineering or from the humanities and social sciences.
Key terms
- Environmental systems assessment
- Regarding the things around us as a single system and determining their value in a multifaceted and objective way
- Life cycle thinking
- A way of looking at a product or system by considering it from the stage of making it through to the end of its use
- Biomass
- Renewable resources derived from living organisms, such as wood and crop residues
NewsLab news
An information session was held for admission in April 2027
A research paper by a master's student was published in the Journal of the Japan Society of Energy and Resources
ResearchResearch themes
Environmental and energy issues can be approached in many ways, including policy, technology, and economics. The core of the lab's research is to judge, as objectively as possible, whether each approach is truly meaningful in environmental, social, and economic terms.
*Illustrative imageLife Cycle Thinking and Sustainability
Based on life cycle thinking, which considers a product or system from the stage of making it through to the end of its use, the lab studies how the sustainability of society can be measured.
*Illustrative imageUse of Non-Food Biomass
The lab studies ways to use forestry and agricultural biomass and waste that cannot be used as food as sources of energy and resources. Overseas, it also covers agricultural biomass in Southeast Asia.
*Illustrative imageEvaluating the Multiple Functions of Forests and Agriculture
The lab studies methods for quantitatively evaluating the multiple functions that forests and agriculture provide. It aims to show their benefits not only in environmental terms but also in economic and social terms.
*Illustrative imageSustainable Forest Management
The lab studies methods of forest management that aim to balance the environment and the economy. It also approaches this from the perspectives of promoting the use of forestry biomass resources and of energy policy.
MembersFaculty
The Notomi Lab consists of master's and doctoral students.As of 2026
- ProfessorMakoto Notomi
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Balance scale IMGP9722” Nikodem Nijaki / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Life Cycle Thinking and Sustainability: “Growth Rings tree rings 01” Vijayanrajapuram / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Use of Non-Food Biomass: “Wood Chips pile ET5A )” Intermountain Forest Service, USDA Region 4 Photography / Public domain (cropped)
- Evaluating the Multiple Functions of Forests and Agriculture: “Terraced rice fields at Takenoshita 20220528-IMG 2609” くろふね / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Sustainable Forest Management: “Timber stack, St. Leonard's Forest - geograph.org.uk - 6651742” Robin Webster / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
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