Educational Activities

Graduate school: Sustainability Science

Research Activities

1. Resilience of Social-Ecological Systems and Policy Integration
The resilience of social-ecological systems is a critical concept for achieving sustainable development. An interdisciplinary approach is employed to integrate water and forest environments, food systems, and policies, exploring their contributions to sustainability. Key factors influencing policy impacts are identified, and concrete measures are proposed to ensure practical applications. In the current project, I want to imagine what an ideal Earth would look like 100 years from now and co-design scenarios leading to this future.

2. Sustainability Research in Aging and Shrinking Societies
Aging and population decline present new challenges and opportunities for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Research focuses on understanding how these demographic shifts impact natural conservation and urban sustainability and on developing technological, socioeconomic, and institutional interventions to address these issues. Policy recommendations are made to enhance long-term sustainability and provide practical guidance for overcoming emerging challenges.

Literature

1. Jarzebski, M. P., Karthe, D., Chapagain, S. K., Setiawati, M. D., Wadumestrige Dona, C. G., Pu, J., & Fukushi, K. (2024). Comparative Analysis of Water Sustainability Indices: A Systematic Review. Water, 16(7), 961
2. Jarzebski M.P., Su, J., Lee J., Kawasaki, J., Chen, B., Andriatsitohaina, R. N. N., Ocen I., Sioen, G.B., Lambino, R., Saito, O., Elmqvist, T., Gasparatos A. (2023) Developing biodiversity-based solutions for sustainable food systems through transdisciplinary Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Labs. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Social Movements, Institutions and Governance 7.
3. Hahn, T., Sioen, G. B., Gasparatos, A., Elmqvist, T., Brondizio, E., Gómez-Baggethun, E., Folke, C., Setiawati, M. D., Atmaja, T., Arini, E. Y., Jarzebski, M. P., Fukushi, K., & Takeuchi, K. (2023). Insurance value of biodiversity in the Anthropocene is the full resilience value. Ecological Economics, 208.
4. Gasparatos, A., von Maltitz, G., Ahmed, A., Dompreh, E.B., Jarzebski, M.P., Saito, O. Mobilizing participatory approaches to introduce transdisciplinary research elements when exploring the interface of commodity crop production and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. Sec. Land, Livelihoods and Food Security, Volume 7 - 2023
5. Gasparatos, A., Mudombi, S., Balde, B., von Maltitz, G., Johnson, F.X., Romeu-Dalmau, C., Jumbe, C., Ochieng, C., Luhanga, D., Nyambane, A., Rossignoli, C., Jarzebski, M.P., Dam Lam, R., Dompreh, E.B., Willis, K.J. (2022) Local food security impacts of biofuel crop production in southern Africa. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 154: 111875
6. Jarzebski M.P., Elmqvist, T., Gasparatos, A., Fukushi, K, Eckersten, S., Haase, D., Goodness, J., Khoshkar, S., Saito, S., Takeuchi, K., Theorell, T., Dong, N., Kasuga, F., Watanabe, R., Sioen, G.B., Yokohari, M., Pu, J. (2021) Ageing and Population Decline: Implications for Sustainability in the Urban Century, npj Urban Sustainability – Nature 1, 17.
7. Setiawati, M.D., Jarzebski, M.P., Gomez-Garcia, M., Fukushi, K. (2021) Accelerating Urban Heating under Land Cover and Climate Change Scenarios in Indonesia -Application of the Universal Thermal Climate Index. Front. Built Environ. 7.
8. Jarzebski M.P., Ahmed, A., Boafo, Y.A., Balde, B.S., Chinangwa, L., Saito, O., von Maltitz, G., Gasparatos, A. (2020) Food security impacts of industrial crop production in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the impact mechanisms. Food Security 12, 105–135.
9. Gasparatos, A., Romeu-Dalmau, C., von Maltitz, G.P., Johnson, F.X., Shackleton, C., Jarzebski, M.P., Jumbe, C., Ochieng, C., Mudombi, S., Nyambane, A. (2018) Mechanisms and indicators for assessing the impact of biofuel feedstock production on ecosystem services. Biomass and bioenergy 114, 157–173.
10. Smith, M.S., Cook, C., Sokona, Y., Elmqvist, T., Fukushi, K., Broadgate, W., Jarzebski, M.P. (2018) Advancing sustainability science for the SDGs. Sustainability Science 13, 1483–1487.
11. Gasparatos, A, von Maltitz, G, Johnson, FX, Romeu-Dalmau, C, Jumbe, C, Ochieng, C, Mudombi, S, Balde, BS, Luhanga, D, Nyambane, A, Lopes, Jarzebski, M.P., Willis, KJ. (2018) Survey of local impacts of biofuel crop production and adoption of ethanol stoves in southern Africa. Nature: Scientific Data, 5:180186
12. Kronenberg, J., Jarzebski, M.P., Fukushi, K. (2017) Enhancing urban resilience through sustainability science research, statement about Polish-Japanese Symposium, 12th of October 2017, University of Łódź, Ekonomia i Środowisko, 4(63), 268-270.
13. Ahmed, A., Jarzebski, M.P., Gasparatos, A. (2018) Using the ecosystem service approach to determine whether jatropha projects were located in marginal lands in Ghana: implications for site selection. Biomass and Bioenergy 114, 112–124.　
14. Helen, Jarzebski M.P., Gasparatos, A. (2019) Land use change, carbon stocks and tree species diversity in green spaces of a secondary city in Myanmar, Pyin Oo Lwin. PLOS ONE (no volume and page number assigned) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225331
15. Jarzebski, M.P., Tumilba, V., Yamamoto, H. (2016) Application of a tri-capital community resilience framework for assessing the social–ecological system sustainability of community-based forest management in the Philippines. Sustainability Science 11, 307–320.
16. Jarzebski, M.P., Kudo, S. (2016) The ecological domain in the sustainability science research and education. Ecol. Quest. 24, 65–74.
17. Khew, Y.T.J., Kudo, S., Jarzebski, M.P. (2016) The Efficacy of Voluntary Certification Standards for Biodiversity Conservation. Policy Matters 2016: Certification and Biodiversity.
18. Khew, Y.T.J., Jarzebski, M.P., Dyah, F., San Carlos, R., Gu, J., Esteban, M., Aránguiz, R., Akiyama, T. (2015) Assessment of social perception on the contribution of hard-infrastructure for tsunami mitigation to coastal community resilience after the 2010 tsunami: Greater Concepcion area, Chile. Int. J. disaster risk Reduct. 13, 324–333.
19. Jarzebski, M.P., Nienartowicz, A., Deptula, M., Bubnicki, J., Domin, D.J. (2010) Past, current and potential resources of carbon and above-ground plant biomass in the landscape with heaths in some selected areas of the Tuchola Forest. Ecol. Quest. 13, pp. 9–27.

Other Activities

Member of the International Conference on Sustainability Science

Future Plan

By connecting interdisciplinary research on social-ecological systems, sustainability in aging societies, and climate change adaptation, I aim to foster collaboration between academia and policy-making. My goal is to inspire students to engage with real-world sustainability challenges and equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to contribute to global solutions, both through education and research initiatives.

Messages to Students

The pursuit of academic knowledge aimed at achieving a sustainable society is, for many, both a means of solving problems and a challenge rooted in their own interests and sense of mission. In sustainability studies, it is important to have diverse perspectives while also finding a specific field to which you can dedicate your passion and deepen your expertise. Choose one area to specialize in, while being mindful of how it connects to other fields and real-world applications. I hope that your learning will contribute to the creation of a better future society.