[H-CG27] Collaboration between scientists and stakeholders at the scene of environmental issues

[HCG27-P01] Transdisciplinarity surrounded by a common goal for sound hydrologic cycle in Inbanuma watershed.

*Akihiko Kondoh¹ (1.Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University)

Keywords:sound hydrologic cycle in Inbanuma watershed, future earth, transdisciplinarity, stakeholder

An idea of "Future Earth," decadal international initiative on environmental changes, is the establishment of transdisciplinarity through collaboration between scientists and stakeholders. The subject should be solution-oriented one, and participants will make collaboration for achievement of solution being common goal.
Inbanuma is a closed lake located in Tokyo metropolitan area, and serve as a water resource of Chiba Prefecture. The water quality, however, keeps the worst one recently. To improve water quality and attain good region, Chiba Prefecture founded a council for sound hydrologic cycle in Inbanuma watershed in 2001. The activity includes collaborations of many stakeholders in different sectors. This is one of the realization of transdisciplinarity, the is the idea of future earth initiative.