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)
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