Xuepeng Qian

(銭学鵬)

Profile Information

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

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

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, 2026

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

Jul, 2024 - Present

Director, Green Transformation Research Institute
Jun, 2023 - Present

Deputy-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
Apr, 2013 - Present

Director, Japan-China Development Promotion Association
Apr, 2013 - Present

院長補佐, 一般社団法人国際3E研究院

Awards

Papers

The rational decommissioning of solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies: evidence from Australia

Chen K., Zuo J., Chang R., Qian X., Carbone A., Zhang W.E.

Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 225 108621-108621, Jan, 2026 Peer-reviewed
Beyond theory of planned behavior: A meta-analysis of psychological and contextual determinants of household waste separation

Hu J., Longfor N.R., Dong L., Qian X.

Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 116 108087-108087, Jan, 2026 Peer-reviewedLast authorCorresponding author
Mapping socio-ecological injustice in Tokyo: Insights for land use management and climate adaptation for urban just transition

Xie Y., Sun Y., Chen Y., Sun S., Qian X., Dong L.

Land Use Policy, 158 107772-107772, Nov, 2025 Peer-reviewedCorresponding author
Resilience and sustainability: The Stimulus-Recovery-Adaptation Model for adaptation of Anthropogenic Social-Ecological-Technological Systems to external disasters

Han H., Qian X., Dong L.

Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 223 108501-108501, Sep, 2025 Peer-reviewed
A systems approach to analysing drivers and barriers to waste-to-energy utilization in the Global South: The case of Cameroon

Longfor N.R., Dong L., Sudo T., Qian X.

Sustainable Production and Consumption, 58 30-45, Sep, 2025 Last 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

Foundations of Quantitative Happiness

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)
East Asian Low-Carbon Community

Qian, X, Zhou, W (Role: Contributor, Chapter 13 Social innovation towards a low-carbon society)

Springer, Feb, 2021 (ISBN: 9789813343399)
East Asian Low-Carbon Community

Ren, H, Zhou, W, Qian, X (Role: Contributor, Chapter 5 Realizing a local low-carbon society through urban-rural linkage)

Springer, Feb, 2021 (ISBN: 9789813343399)

Presentations

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

Miao L., Qian X.

日本行動計量学会第53回大会, Sep 1, 2025
計画的行動理論の拡張に基づく家庭ごみ分別行動の決定要因に関するメタ分析:外部要因と異質性の統合的検討

Hu J., Qian X.

日本行動計量学会第53回大会, Aug 30, 2025
Impact of Social Sentiment toward Energy Transition on Household Energy Use Behavior

Qian X.

The 41st Energy Systems, Economy, and Environment Conference, Jan 28, 2025, Japan Society of Energy and Resources
Policy and Behavioral Changes for Decarbonization Lifestyle

Qian X

the 19th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology, May, 2024 Invited
Japanese Economic Development and Life Satisfaction: the Influence of COVID-19

Zhou W, Lin X, Qian X

The 2nd "Japan-China City Decarbonization Forum, Dec 21, 2023 Invited

Teaching Experience

Apr, 2021 - Present

Industrial Ecology (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)
Apr, 2021 - Present

Urban Sustainability (Sophia University)
Jun, 2012 - Present

Introduction to Sustainability Studies (Ritsumeikan University)
Apr, 2010 - Mar, 2021

Industrial Ecology (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)
Apr, 2010 - Mar, 2021

Pollution and Waste Management (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)

Professional Memberships

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

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
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
広域脱炭素社会の構築とグリーンリカバリー :「東アジア低炭素共同体」構想とその具現化

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

Jul, 2021 - Jul, 2021

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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