- Soda, R. 2024. Changes in livelihoods and demographic dynamics in a world with a small population: the case of Northwestern Borneo. International Conference "Debating Economic Development in
Tropical Asia: Historical Pathways, Environmental Constraints and Population Growth." Keio University, Japan (March 29, 2024)
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Soda R. 2019. Historical development of flood control and water use in and around Japan: 150 years of river management technology.
UMS-TUFS Exchange Lecture on Culture and Society of Asia and Africa. Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. (August 8, 2019)
- Soda, R. 2017. Landscape changes and its social impacts in Borneo. Regular Meeting of Osaka Association of Historical Science. Cleo Central Osaka, Osaka, Japan. (April 22, 2017) (in
Japanese)
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Sakai, S., Choy, Y. K., Kishimoto-Yamada, K., Takano, K., Ichikawa, M., Samejima, H., Kato, Y., Soda, R., Saizen, I., Nakashizuka, T.
and Itioka, T. 2017. Urbanization, population change and forest cover in rural Borneo. The 64th Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan. Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
(March 14-18, 2017) (in Japanese)
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Solda, R. 2016. Environment studies in the era of Anthropocene: transdisciplinary transdisciplinary studies on
ecology in Southeast Asia. The 50th Anniversary Symposium of the Japan Society for Southeast Asian Studies "Changing Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian Studies." Keio University, Tokyo,
Japan. (December 2-3, 2016)
- Soda, R. 2016. The relationship between Sarawak and Malaysian Studies. The 25th Annual Meeting of Japan Association of Malaysian Studies. Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. (November 27, 2016)
- Soda, R. 2016. Disaster studies and geography. Field
Science Colloquium 2016 "Disaster and Fieldwork." Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Fuchu, Japan. (Jun 17, 2016) (in Japanese)
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Soda, R. 2016. Oil palm smallholding and mosaic-landscapes in Sarawak, Malaysia. UMS-TUFS Exchange Lecture on Culture and Society of
Asia and Africa. Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. (March 21, 2016)
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Takeuchi, Y., Soda, R. and Diway B. 2015. Conservation values of culturally reserved forests managed by indigenous communities in
Borneo. 52nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, USA. (July 12-16, 2015)
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Soda, R. and Ishikawa, N. 2015. Basin societies in northern Borneo. The 25th Anniversary Symposium of The Japan Society of Tropical
Ecology. Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (Jun 19-21, 2015) (in Japanese)
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Takeuchi, Y., Soda, R., Samejima, H. and Deway, B. 2015. Distribution pattern of communally preserved forests and the impact of land
development in Sarawak, Malaysia. The 25th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Tropical Ecology. Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. (Jun 19-21, 2015) (in Japanese)
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Sakai, S., Choy, Y. K.., Koizumi, M., Kishimoto-Yamada, K., Takano, T. K., Ichikawa, M., Samejima, H., Kato, Y., Soda, R., Ushio,
M., Saizen, I., Nakashizuka, T. and Itioka, T. 2015. Variation in the use of ecosystem services by local people in Borneo: Social and ecological factors. Japan Geoscience Union Meeting
2015. Chiba, Japan. (May 24-28, 2015)
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Soda, R., Kato, Y. and Hon, J. 2014. The latest trends in small-scale oil palm farming in Sarawak, Malaysia. International Seminar
of “Human Nature Interactions of the Riverine Societies in Sarawak: A Transdisciplinary Approach.” Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. Kuching, Malaysia. (December 4, 2014)
- Takeuchi, Y., Soda, R., and Diway, B. 2014. Biodiversity of remnant forests in Jelalong, Bintulu. International Seminar of “Human Nature Interactions of the Riverine Societies in Sarawak: A
Transdisciplinary Approach.” Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. Kuching, Malaysia. (December. 4, 2014)
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Soda, R. and Kato, Y. 2014. Thirty years of forest development and the response of indigenous people in Sarawak, Malaysia. UZH
University Research Priority Program “Global Chang and Biodiversity.” University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. (October 20, 2014)
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Soda, R. 2014. Geography and field work. Ikuno High School-University
collaboration day. Ikuno High School, Matsubara, Japan. (July 9, 2014) (in Japanese)
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Sakai, S., Keong, C, Y., Koizumi, M., Kishimoto-Yamada, K., Ichikawa, M., Kato, Y., Takano, T. K., Itioka, T., Soda, R., Samejima, H., Saizen, I., Nakashizuka, T. 2014. Changes in
utilization of ecosystem services by local people: cause and consequences. 2014 Global Land Project Open Science Meeting. Berlin, Germany. (March 19-21, 2014)
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Soda, R. 2013. The trends in forest development and adaptability of indigenous communities in Sarawak, Malaysia. International Seminar
on “Current status and challenges of sustainable forest management in Borneo: views from governments, private sectors, NGOs, and local communities.” Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. (December
9-10, 2013)
- Soda, R. and Kato, Y. 2012. Impacts of oil palm smallholdings on rural-urban household economy: a case in Bintulu, Sarawak. International Seminar on “The Last Malaysian Oil Palm Frontier: Oil
Palm Smallholders and the Emerging Socio-economic Landscape of Rural Sarawak.” Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. Kuching, Malaysia. (December. 5, 2012)
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Mokudai, K., Watakabe, T., Soda, R., Ikeda, H. and Yuhora, K. 2012. Sand dredging and riverbank erosion in the Rajang area in
Malaysia. The Seasonal Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers, Fall 2012. Kobe University, Kobe, Japan. (October 6-9, 2012) (in Japanese)
- Soda, R. and Kato, Y. 2012. Potentiality of oil palm small holdings in rural communities in Sarawak, Malaysia. International Seminar on “Human-Nature Interactions of the Riverine Societies in
Sarawak: A Transdisciplinary Approach.” Harbourview Hotel, Kuching, Malaysia. (June 29, 2012)
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Kato, Y. and Soda, R. 2012. Socio-economic impacts of oil palm industry on rural communities in Sarawak, Malaysia. Borneo Research
Council Conference. University of Brunei Darussalam. Bandar Sri Begawan, Brunei. (June 26, 2012)
- Soda, R. 2011. Minor disasters and disaster culture. Research Workshop of Regional Sciences. Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. (March 29, 2011) (in Japanese)
- Soda, R. 2010. Ecotourism and ethnic tourism in Sarawak, Malaysia. Open University Lecture of Osaka City University 2010. Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan. (April 29, 2010) (in Japanese)
- Soda, R. 2010. Rural-urban human mobility of indigenous people in Borneo. International Symposium "Historical Development and Cultural Imagination." Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan.
(January 10, 2010)
- Soda R. 2009. River improvement history in Japan: rethinking human-nature interactions. International Conference on “Changing Nature of “Nature”: New Perspectives from Trandisciplinary Field
Science.” Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. (December 14-17, 2009)
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Soda, R. and Yuhora, K. 2009. River disasters in Sarawak, Malaysia. The Seasonal Meeting of the Association of
Japanese Geographers, Fall 2009. Ryukyu University, Naha, Japan. (October 6-9, 2012) (in Japanese)
- Soda R. and Yuhora K. 2009. Bank erosion in the middle basin of the Rajang River in Sarawak, Malaysia. International Seminar on “The Perceptions of Natural Disasters among the Peoples of
Sarawak.” Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Malaysia (March 24, 2009)
- Soda, R. 2008. Plantation development and indigenous society. The Seasonal Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers, Fall 2012. Iwate University, Iwate, Japan. (October 4-6,
2008) (in Japanese)
- Soda, R. 2008. Environmental changes and indigenous society. Annual Meeting of the Society of Historical Research. 2008 . Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. (April 19, 2008) (in
Japanese)
- Soda, R. 2007. Forest development and its impact on local communities. The Public Symposium of the Japan Society of Tropical Ecology 2007. Kochi Castle Hall, Kochi, Japan. (June 17, 2007) (in
Japanese)
- Soda, R. 2006. Ethnicity, culture and human mobility in East Malaysia. The Seasonal Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers, Fall
2006. Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan. (September 23-25)
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Soda, R. 2006. Urban sojourners and rural property: changing family relations among the Iban in Sarawak. International Symposium on
“Indigenous Communities: Voices towards Sustainability.” Malaysia National University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (March 13, 2006)
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Soda, R. 2006. Human mobility in the periphery: cases from Malaysia. International workshop on “Multicultural Anxiety and National
Frameworks in the Globalised World.” Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. (February 22, 2006)
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Soda, R. 2005. Changing family relationships among the Iban: urban sojourners and rural property. Institute of East Asian Studies
Seminar Series. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. Kuching, Malaysia. (October 26, 2005)
- Soda R. 2003. The Iban in cities and their rural property. Interdisciplinary Workshop on “Conservation of Tropical Forest & Shifting Cultivation in Sarawak, Malaysia.” Kochi University,
Kochi, Japan. (December 23, 2003)
- Soda, R. 2000. Rural-urban human mobility in Sarawak, Malaysia. Regular Meeting of the Japan Society for Southeast Asian Studies (Hiroshima Branch). Hiroshima Women's Center, Hiroshima,
Japan. (May 27, 2000) (in Japanese)
- Soda, R. 1998. Changes in land use of shifting cultivators in Borneo: a case of the Iban in Sarawak, Malaysia. The Annual Meeting of The Human Geographical Society of Japan 1998. Kyoto
University, Kyoto, Japan. (November 15, 1998) (in Japanese)
- Soda, R. 1997. Changing longhouse communities of the Iban in Sarawak, Malaysia. The Annual Meeting of The Human Geographical Society of Japan 1997. Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan. (in
Japanese)