Full name: Asia Environment and Social Science Conference (AESSC 2026)

Abbreviation: AESSC 2026

Time: December 11-13, 2026

Conference Website: http://www.aessc.org/

Conference Venue: Kyoto, Japan

AESSC 2026 Shining Points:

1. Papers submitted to AESSC 2026 will be sent for peer review process by at least 2 independent reviewers, the accepted papers will be published into an issue of one of the two journals below:

International Journal of Environmental Science and Development (IJESD, ISSN:2010-0264), which will be indexed by Scopus (CiteScore 2024: 1.5) and Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS), CABI, Ulrich Periodicals Directory, Electronic Journals Library, Crossref, ProQuest.

International Journal of Social Science and Humanity (e-ISSN: 2010-3646), papers related will be reviewed by both conference committee and IJSSH editorial team,accepted papers will be published into regular issues of IJSSH. The journal is now indexed by Google Scholar, Crossref.

2. AESSC 2026 will be held in Kyoto, Japan.

Call for papers:

1）General & Interdisciplinary Themes

Socio-Ecological Systems and Resilience Thinking

Political Ecology of Resource Management

Environmental Justice and Equity

Science and Technology Studies (STS) and the Environment

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability Science

The Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change

Social-Ecological-Technological Systems (SETS)

Slow Violence and Environmental Degradation

2）Climate Change & Society

Social Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change

Climate Migration and Displacement

Just Transitions and Decarbonization Pathways

Public Perception and Communication of Climate Science

Climate Governance and Policy

Loss and Damage in Vulnerable Communities

The Politics of Climate Adaptation and Mitigation

3）Energy, Resources & Economy

Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Projects

Energy Poverty and Access

The Political Economy of Fossil Fuels and Extractivism

Circular Economy and Social Practices

Sustainable Consumption and Production

Community-Based Resource Management

Water, Food, and Energy Nexus

4）Urban Environments & Infrastructure

Urban Sustainability and Resilience

Green Infrastructure and Social Equity

Environmental Gentrification

Smart Cities and Environmental Data

Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Planning

Environmental Health and Well-being in Cities

5）Conservation & Land Use

Political Ecology of Conservation

Community-Based Conservation and Indigenous Rights

Land Use Change and Land Grabbing

Biodiversity Conservation and Social Impacts

Restoration Ecology and Social Participation

Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence

6）Governance, Policy & Social Movements

Environmental Policy and Governance

Grassroots Environmental Movements and Activism

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Standards

Multi-Level Governance and Transnational Networks

Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making

Rights of Nature and Legal Personhood

Paper Publishing:

Papers submitted to AESSC 2026 will be sent for peer review process by at least 2 independent reviewers, the accepted papers will be published into an issue of one of the two journals below:

1. International Journal of Environmental Science and Development (IJESD, ISSN:2010-0264), which will be indexed by Scopus (CiteScore 2024: 1.5) and Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS), CABI, Ulrich Periodicals Directory, Electronic Journals Library, Crossref, ProQuest.

2. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity (e-ISSN: 2010-3646), papers related will be reviewed by both conference committee and IJSSH editorial team,accepted papers will be published into regular issues of IJSSH. The journal is now indexed by Google Scholar, Crossref.

Committee:

Conference Chair:

Makoto Usami, Kyoto University, Japan

Program Chairs:

Chunrong Jia, University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Yong-Suk Jang, Chonbuk National University, Korea

Kaimin Shih, The University of Hong Kong

Publication Chair:

Masafumi Yamaguchi, Toyota Technological Institute, Japan

keynote Speakers:

Makoto Usami, Kyoto University, Japan

Masafumi Yamaguchi, Toyota Technological Institute, Japan

Zhijun Peng, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

Program:

December 11 | Friday

10:00 - 17:00-Participants Onsite Registration & Conference Materials Collection

14:00 - 16:00-Executive Meeting

December 12 | Saturday

09:00 - 09:10-Opening Ceremony

09:10 - 10:30-Keynote Speech

10:30 - 11:00-Coffee Break and Group Photo

11:00 - 12:20-Keynote Speech

12:20 - 13:30-Lunch

13:30 - 15:15-Parallel Sessions

15:15 - 15:30-Coffee break

15:30 - 18:30-Parallel Sessions

19:00 - 20:30-Dinner

December 13 | Sunday

10:00 - 17:00-Day Tour Program (Extra fee should be paid)