Associate Professor Seiji IWANAGA (Dr.)
About me
I have been an associate professor since 2020 in the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan. Prior to joining the university, I worked as a senior researcher in Department of Forest Policy and Economics, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) in Tsukuba, as a junior assistant professor in School of Life and Environmental Science, University of Tsukuba. I completed my PhD from the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science at University of Tsukuba. My majors are forest policy and forest economics.
Research Areas
I have been researching regarding political, economic and social aspect of timber and wood products processing and circulation in Japan and South-east Asia (especially in Vietnam and Indonesia).
Selected Publications
・Iwanaga, S., Duong, DT., Minh NV. (2020) Impact of policies on raw material procurement in the Vietnamese timber processing industry: a case study of sawmills in Hue City, Journal of Forest Research 25(2): 59-68.
・Iwanaga, S. (2020) Vietnamese forest resource strategies: Shift in raw materials to plantation forest timber. Journal of Forest Economics 66(1): 35-44. (in Japanese language with English abstract)
・Iwanaga S, Duong DT, Ha TH, Minh NV. (2019) The tendency of expanding forest certification in Vietnam: Case analysis of certification holders in Quang Tri Province. JARQ 53 (1): 67-78.
・Iwanaga, S., Yokoyama, S., Duong, D.T., Minh, N.V. (2019) Policy effects for forest conservation and local livelihood improvements in Vietnam: A case study on Bach Ma National Park. Journal of Forest Research 24(5):267-274.
・Iwanaga S, Tsuzuki N, Kuboyama H. (2018) Impact of the change in raw material supply on enterprise strategies of the Japanese plywood industry. Journal of Forest Research 23(6): 1-11.