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Prof. Hiroshi Sugiyama

Professor of Community Revitalization and Regional Sociology · Faculty of Human Sciences · Shokei Gakuin University

Academic focus & active research

Prof. Hiroshi Sugiyama investigates social capital reconstruction and demographic resilience strategies in coastal communities throughout northeastern Japan.

Rural Community Resilience Post-Disaster Social Capital Rebuilding Regional Depopulation Mitigation Local Civic Participation

Supervision & prospective applicants

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Department / Faculty
Faculty of Human Sciences
Primary Field
Rural Community Resilience
Campus Location
Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

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