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Forest Resource Distribution Survey
Forest Resources
Background and Purpose
The distribution of forest resources is interconnected in a chain from upstream material suppliers to downstream demand, extending even to waste disposal. This study classifies the distribution of forest resources into four sectors: “Forest,” “Manufacturing,” “Construction,” and “Disposal.” It aims to clarify the trends in forest resources, focusing primarily on construction utilization. It also analyzes environmental aspects such as CO2 emissions, carbon sequestration, and market value, alongside economic aspects, to investigate issues and future possibilities.
Results
This study created flow diagrams as a platform for understanding the current state and challenges across disciplines. These diagrams represent the flows of wood resources, carbon, and money as infographics spanning the entire supply chain from upstream to downstream, based on statistical data. Regarding material flow diagrams, diagrams were also created for major forest nations—Finland, Sweden, Germany, and Canada—enabling a comparative analysis of Japan's challenges. The research findings were presented at conferences including the Japanese Society of Forest Science and international conferences.
List of Research Topics
Master's Thesis
Trends in Public Support for Promoting Forest Resources - Subsidies for Promoting Wood Material Utilization -
Multifaceted Considerations for Sustainable Forest Resource Utilization - Analysis of Mass Carbon Value Flow Focusing on Kagoshima Prefecture
Examining the Potential Utilization of 3D Tree Point Cloud Data in the Construction Phase - Through a Questionnaire Survey on Forest Resources -
Material Flow Analysis and Carbon Footprint in Japan's Forest Resources - A Case Study of Building Materials -
Bachelor's Thesis
An Attempt to Create a Value Flow Diagram for Forest Resources Related to Construction - Focusing on Japan
Material Flow Analysis of Forest Resources Related to Construction - Focusing on Kagoshima Prefecture
Fundamental Research on Promoting the Utilization of Forest Resources Using 3D Tree Point Cloud Data - Comprehensive Assessment of the Current State of the Supply Chain and Considerations on Data Applicability
An Attempt to Create an Integrated Flow Diagram for Wood Resources - Focusing on Canada -
An Attempt to Create an Integrated Flow Diagram for Wood Resources - Focusing on Sweden -
An Attempt to Create an Integrated Flow Diagram for Wood Resources - Focusing on Japan, Finland, and Germany -
Fundamental Research on Wood Resource Trends - Using Japan and Finland as Models -
Peer-reviewed paper
Wang Hongjun, Atsushi Takano, Stefan Winter . Material Flow Analysis of Wood Resources: A Review of Current Practices in EU and Switzerland . Sustainability17 (21) ( 9808 ) 1 - 17 2025.11
Wang H., Takano A. . MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS AND CARBON FOOTPRINT OF FOREST RESOURCES IN JAPAN: A CASE STUDY ON BUILDING MATERIALS . 13th World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 20232 819 - 828 2023年6月
Hongjun Wang, Atsushi Takano, Kentaro Tamura . An attempt to create the holistic flow chart of forest resources . IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 588 ( 042038 ) 1 - 8 2020.11
