Background
Ken, Sugimura was born on May 9, 1953 in Tokyo. Son of Mieko Sugimura.
Ken, Sugimura was born on May 9, 1953 in Tokyo. Son of Mieko Sugimura.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Kyoto University, 1978. Master of Science in Human Ecology, University California Davis, 1982. Master of Science in Wildlife Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, 1980.
Doctor of Philosophy in Geography, University Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, 1987.
Principal researcher Construction & Environment Research Institute, Tokyo, 1987—1989. Assistant professor Kanagawa University, Hiratsuka, Japan, 1989—1990. Principal researcher landscape management laboratory National Institute Forest Sciences, Kyoto, 1990—1993, research head landscape management laboratory, 1993—1997, research head environmental planning laboratory Tsukuba, Japan, 1997—2004, director, 2004—2006, senior researcher, since 2006.
Adviser Environmental Information Center, Tokyo, since 1998.
Member of Japanese Wildbird Society, Fauna & Flora International, Ecological Society Japan.
Married Kumiko Hirano, March 25, 1990. Children: Ryo Sugimura, Yu Sugimura, Takashi Sugimura.