Xuepeng Qian

(銭学鵬)

Profile Information

Affiliation: Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Sophia University
(Concurrent)Director, Institute for Studies of the Global Environment

Degree: Ph.D. in Engineering(Sep, 2007, Ritsumeikan University)

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8700-5925
J-GLOBAL ID: 200901052375624654
researchmap Member ID: 6000017445

Research Interests

Research Areas

Social infrastructure (civil Engineering, architecture, disaster prevention) / Social systems engineering /
Environmental science/Agricultural science / Recycling systems and society /
Environmental science/Agricultural science / Environmental policy and society /
Humanities & social sciences / Economic statistics /
Social infrastructure (civil Engineering, architecture, disaster prevention) / Civil engineering (planning and transportation) /

Research History

Apr, 2021 - Present

Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Sophia University
Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2027

Visiting lecturer, College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Apr, 2013 - Mar, 2021

Associate Professor, College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Apr, 2010 - Mar, 2013

Assistant Professor, College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Dec, 2007 - Mar, 2010

Lecturer, Department of Environmental Systems Engieering College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University

Education

Sep, 2004 - Sep, 2007

Integrated Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Ritsumeikan University
Sep, 2002 - Sep, 2004

Environmental and Social Systemes Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Ritsumeikan University
Sep, 1999 - Jul, 2002

Department of International Economics and Trade, Faculty of Humanities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Sep, 1998 - Jul, 2002

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Committee Memberships

May, 2026 - Present

Editorial Board Member, Environmental Impact Assessment Review Journal
Dec, 2025 - Present

Associate Editor, Cleaner and Responsible Consumption Journal
Jul, 2024 - Present

Director, Green Transformation Research Institute
Jun, 2023 - Present

Deputy-Director, Director, The Institute for the Studies of the Global Environment of Sophia University
Apr, 2021 - Present

Visiting research fellow, Ritsumeikan Research Center for Sustainability Science

Awards

Papers

108

Disaster exposure and residential solar adoption: Urban evidence from Japan

Wang J., Peng C., Zhu X., Qian X.

Land Use Policy, 169 108144-108144, Oct, 2026 Peer-reviewedLast author
Street view diagnostics of inclusion and street quality gaps to guide governance in Tokyo

Sun S., Huang Y., Zhao J., Liang H., Wang C., Yan J., Zuo J., Qian X., Dong L.

npj Urban Sustainability, Jun 4, 2026 Peer-reviewedCorresponding author
Multi-scale social metabolism of China: An extended MuSIASEM analysis of energy, economy, and human activity

Guo H., Lin T., Qian X., Han J.

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 30 101206-101206, Jun, 2026 Peer-reviewed
Mismatch of social inclusion and street space quality: characteristics, mechanisms, and implications

Huang Y., Fang G., Xia F., Gong F., Sun S., Qian X., Yan J., Dong L.

Sustainable Cities and Society, 141 107271-107271, May, 2026 Peer-reviewed
Uncovering nonlinear threshold effects of urban morphology on carbon emissions: Toward optimal low-carbon urban spatial planning

Li L., Sun S., Pang Z., Dong L., Han J., Qian X.

Cities, 171(106831), Apr, 2026 Peer-reviewedLast author

Misc.

シェアリングエコノミー（共有経済）特徴と問題点

銭学鵬

チャイナ・ノベーション, Dec, 2020 InvitedLead author
Guest editorial: Sustainably intelligent mobility (SIM)

Xuesong Feng, Baibing Li, Haixiang Lin, Yong Qin, Xuepeng Qian, Xiaobei Jiang

IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 14(8) 813-814, Jul, 2020 Invited

Books and Other Publications

Decarbonization Policy Engineering: Energy Transition and Regional Cooperation in East Asia

Zhu R., Qiang X., Zhou W. (Role: Joint author, Chapter 21. Climate Finance Empowering Green Recovery and Green Low-Carbon Economic Development)

Springer, Singapore, Mar, 2026
Decarbonization Policy Engineering: Energy Transition and Regional Cooperation in East Asia

Zhu R., Qian X., Zhou W. (Role: Joint author, Chapter 22. Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Emission Data in China)

Springer, Singapore, Mar, 2026 (ISBN: 9789819559534)
Foundations of Quantitative Happiness: Economic Growth vs Life Satisfaction

Zhou W., Lin X., Qian X. (Role: Joint editor)

Springer, Jan, 2025 (ISBN: 9789819617173)
ＳＤＧｓ時代のサステイナビリティ学

(Role: Contributor, 第12章技術・社会のイノベーションとサスティナビリティ)

法律文化社, Mar, 2022 (ISBN: 9784589042118)
East Asian Low-Carbon Community

Liu, H, Zhou, W, Qian, X (Role: Contributor, Chapter 8 Spatial-temporal distribution of carbon capture technology according to patent data)

Springer, Feb, 2021 (ISBN: 9789813343399)

Presentations

From Waste Separation to Decarbonization Action: Examining Behavioral Spillover in Sustainable Practices

Qian X.

2026 International Conference on Natural Resources and Planning, Mar 29, 2026, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES Invited
Psychological Drivers and Spillover Effects in Sustainable Lifestyle: Evidence from Eastern and Western Japan

Hu J., Qian X.

Asia Pacific Conference 2025, Nov 30, 2025
Heuristics of Green Recognition: Exploring Consumer Judgements of Packaging Sustainability in Japan

Zheng Y., Leung A.T.K., Chen Z., Miao L., Hu J., Qian X.

Asia Pacific Conference 2025, Nov 30, 2025
Uncovering Nonlinear Threshold Effects of Urban Morphology on Carbon Emissions: Toward Optimal Low-Carbon Urban Spatial Planning

Li L., Qian X.

17th Japan-Korea-China Joint Conference on Geeography, Nov 12, 2025
自然言語処理を用いた文献レビューによる宗教と環境行動

Miao L., Qian X.

日本行動計量学会第53回大会, Sep 1, 2025

Teaching Experience

Apr, 2026 - Present

Global Sustainability Outlook and Practice in Japan (EN) (Sophia University)
Apr, 2024 - Present

Methodologies of interdisciplinary research （JP） (Sophia University)
Apr, 2021 - Present

Introduction to Global Environmental Studies (Sophia University)
Apr, 2021 - Present

Industrial Ecology (Sophia University)
Apr, 2021 - Present

Urban Sustainability (Sophia University)

Professional Memberships

Apr, 2021 - Present

Japan Society of Energy and Resources
Apr, 2017 - Present

行動計量学会
Jan, 2012 - Present

Chinese Society for Industrial Ecology
Oct, 2002 - Present

Japan Society of Civil Engineers

Research Projects

Stepwise Visualization of Decarbonization Behavior Change through the Integration of Social Practice Theory and Big Data Analysis, and its Policy Implications

Sophia University Special Grant for Academic Research, Sophia University, Aug, 2025 - Mar, 2028
Understanding Sustainable Behavioral Transitions and Evaluating Policies through the Integration of Social Media Data and Behavioral Science

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2025 - Mar, 2028

Qian, X.
Early detection and infection warning system using SNS for crisis management of emerging infectious diseases

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2027

Anno S, Qian X
東アジアのグリーンリカバリーと脱炭素社会の実現に関する研究

アジア・日本研究推進プログラム, 立命館アジア・日本研究機構, Apr, 2022 - Mar, 2025
五位一体「ゼロカーボン・キャンパス」のエコデザインと具現化に関する日中共同研究

2022年度国際共同研究促進プログラム, 立命館大学, Apr, 2022 - Mar, 2024
International comparative study on waste separation behavior change

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2024

Qian X
Rebuilding rural livelihoods and food security in conflict cum food crisis affected Northeast Nigeria through cool transportation with solar power

International Food Policy Research Institute, Jan, 2023 - Jun, 2023
Trans-disciplinary Undertaking for Achieving SDGs - Focus on Water - Energy - Urban - Rural Nexus -

Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2023
Chemical pollution and water governance

MIRAI2.0 – Joint seed funding of Japan-Sweden collaborative projects, Jan, 2022 - Dec, 2022
私立大学戦略的研究基盤形成支援事業｢アジア太平洋地域における水・資源再生循環システム研究拠点｣

文部科学省, Apr, 2015 - Mar, 2019
立命館大学拠点形成型R-GIRO研究プログラム｢アジア太平洋地域における水・資源再生循環システム研究拠点｣

立命館大学, Oct, 2013 - Mar, 2018
立命館大学R-GIRO研究プログラム「低炭素社会実現のための基盤技術開発と戦略的イノベーション」

立命館大学, Apr, 2008 - Mar, 2013

Academic Activities

Special Issue "Exploring Urban Shrinkage: Implications, Responses, and Strategies for Sustainable Growth", guest editor

Planning/Implementing academic research, Peer review

Regional Science Policy & Practice (RSPP), Oct 18, 2023 - Present
Future Frontiers -- Developing People for a Sustainable World

Planning, Management, etc., Panel moderator, Session chair, etc.

The Institute for the Studies of the Global Environment, The Balaton Group, Change Agent, Sep 26, 2025 - Sep 26, 2025
The 2nd "Japan-China Decarbonized Cities Forum

Planning, Management, etc., Panel moderator, Session chair, etc.

Dec 21, 2023 - Dec 21, 2023
The 1st "Japan-China City Decarbonization Forum

Planning, Management, etc.

Dec 23, 2022 - Dec 23, 2022
the 2022 International Conference on Resource Sustainability

Panel moderator, Session chair, etc.

Aug 1, 2022 - Aug 4, 2022

Media Coverage

“Want to, but can’t”: A new model to explain the gap in waste separation behavior

https://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/article/news/release/250910_waste/, Sep, 2025
Why Waste-to-Energy Utilization Isn’t Taking Off in sub-Saharan Africa: New Study Sheds light on the governance, with a focus on Cameroon

https://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/article/news/release/20250710cameroon/, Jul, 2025
Sophia University Ranked 75th Worldwide in THE Impact Rankings 2025 for SDG 13: Climate Action

https://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/article/news/announcement/250618_therank/, Jun, 2025
地球環境学研究科の安納住子教授と銭学鵬教授が「2025NEW環境展」に出展します

https://www.sophia.ac.jp/jpn/article/news/announcement/250519_research/, May, 2025
From trash to power: how to harness energy from Africa’s garbage dumps - and save billions in future damage

The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/from-trash-to-power-how-to-harness-energy-from-africas-garbage-dumps-and-save-billions-in-future-damage-219052, Dec 10, 2023 Internet

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