3:53 PM - 4:15 PM
[U08-13] Co-designing a region resilient to global environmental change
Keywords:Global environmental change, Regional resilience, Hazard, Exposure, Vulnerability
In the Science Council of Japan report, "Science and Dream Roadmap in Earth and Planetary Sciences (Revised) 2020", the researchers in Human Geoscience stipulate that the greatest challenge for the Human Geoscience in Japan in the first half of the 21st century is to "contribute to the realization of a sustainable Japan, Asia, and the world". In the report of the Science Council of Japan, "Science and Dreams Roadmap in Earth and Planetary Sciences (Revised 2020)," the Earth and Humanosphere Science defined the biggest challenge for the science in Japan in the first half of the 21st century as "contributing to the realization of a sustainable Japan, Asia, and the world," and drew a path to achieve this goal by improving the level of science in a broad sense, which is determined by the sustainability of regions and society, and the quality, quantity, and mobility of knowledge and information.
In recent years, in addition to disasters associated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the effects of climate change have become more apparent, and the disasters brought about by climate change have become more severe. In order to ensure the sustainability of regions and societies against the hazards posed by environmental changes caused by events in the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere, it is necessary to take measures that utilize local resources. In this study, we examine the following approaches to create a region that is resilient to global environmental change.
We will conduct an integrated risk assessment based on the assessment of regional vulnerability to various hazards by integrating the human and social perspectives, including population decline, as well as the natural environment, such as topography, and exposure in the region using geographic information such as population and land use, and conduct scenario analysis for the future.
In addition, we will examine the possibility of using big data on geography, environment, and human behavior to develop measures to reduce the impact of current and future hazards by utilizing local resources, such as the use of ecosystems in watershed flood control, and to develop self-sustaining and decentralized energy, water, and food supply and demand systems and networks to alleviate excessive external dependence. In addition, we will examine the potential of various possible measures.
In addition, we will resolve conflicts and create synergies among various possible measures to enhance social acceptability.
This research is consistent with the following activities (2) to (5) of the Dream Roadmap to be achieved by around 2030, and the results will lead to (1).
(1) Earth and Humanosphere Science Research and Education. Enhancement of information network: monitoring network for public participation, discovery and promotion of good practices, and collaboration and co-creation with society.
(2) Enhancement of terrestrial sustainability research: LUCC, land, resources and energy, urban and rural areas, water environment, environmental conservation, ecosystem conservation, integrated model research, and geoinformation.
(3) Promotion of coastal, marginal and marine sustainability research: land-fringe marine systems, coastal and marginal marine use, environmental conservation, ecosystem conservation, marine resources, pollution remediation.
(4) Enhancing integrated disaster risk research: climate change impacts, earthquakes and tsunamis, floods, geomorphic hazards, volcanic hazards, etc., drought and zodiac, investigation of disaster causes in interdisciplinary fields, data integration, human and social aspects of risk, disaster resilience, and social cooperation.
(5) Development, publication, and visualization of geo-information and geospatial information: observation, monitoring, and prediction of the earth's anthroposphere, GIS, RS, open data, big data, and preservation of disappearing data.
In recent years, in addition to disasters associated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the effects of climate change have become more apparent, and the disasters brought about by climate change have become more severe. In order to ensure the sustainability of regions and societies against the hazards posed by environmental changes caused by events in the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere, it is necessary to take measures that utilize local resources. In this study, we examine the following approaches to create a region that is resilient to global environmental change.
We will conduct an integrated risk assessment based on the assessment of regional vulnerability to various hazards by integrating the human and social perspectives, including population decline, as well as the natural environment, such as topography, and exposure in the region using geographic information such as population and land use, and conduct scenario analysis for the future.
In addition, we will examine the possibility of using big data on geography, environment, and human behavior to develop measures to reduce the impact of current and future hazards by utilizing local resources, such as the use of ecosystems in watershed flood control, and to develop self-sustaining and decentralized energy, water, and food supply and demand systems and networks to alleviate excessive external dependence. In addition, we will examine the potential of various possible measures.
In addition, we will resolve conflicts and create synergies among various possible measures to enhance social acceptability.
This research is consistent with the following activities (2) to (5) of the Dream Roadmap to be achieved by around 2030, and the results will lead to (1).
(1) Earth and Humanosphere Science Research and Education. Enhancement of information network: monitoring network for public participation, discovery and promotion of good practices, and collaboration and co-creation with society.
(2) Enhancement of terrestrial sustainability research: LUCC, land, resources and energy, urban and rural areas, water environment, environmental conservation, ecosystem conservation, integrated model research, and geoinformation.
(3) Promotion of coastal, marginal and marine sustainability research: land-fringe marine systems, coastal and marginal marine use, environmental conservation, ecosystem conservation, marine resources, pollution remediation.
(4) Enhancing integrated disaster risk research: climate change impacts, earthquakes and tsunamis, floods, geomorphic hazards, volcanic hazards, etc., drought and zodiac, investigation of disaster causes in interdisciplinary fields, data integration, human and social aspects of risk, disaster resilience, and social cooperation.
(5) Development, publication, and visualization of geo-information and geospatial information: observation, monitoring, and prediction of the earth's anthroposphere, GIS, RS, open data, big data, and preservation of disappearing data.