Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2018

Presentation information

[EE] Oral

A (Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences) » A-HW Hydrology & Water Environment

[A-HW22] Hydrological Cycle and Water Environment

Thu. May 24, 2018 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM 104 (1F International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Seiya Nagao(Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology, Kanazawa University), Isao Machida(Geological Survey of Japan), Shin'ichi Iida(国立研究開発法人森林研究・整備機構森林総合研究所森林研究部門森林防災研究領域水保全研究室, 共同), Takeshi Hayashi(Faculty of Education and Human Studies, Akita University), Chairperson:Iida Shin'ichi(Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute), Machida Isao(Geological Survey of Japan, AIST), Nagao Seiya(Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology, Kanazawa University), Hayashi Takeshi(Faculty of Education and Human Studies, Akita University)

11:05 AM - 11:25 AM

[AHW22-14] A practice of transdisciplinarity toward restoration of sound hydrologic cycle in Inbanuma watershed, Chiba Prefecture, Japan to share the experience and knowledge globally

★Invited Papers

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

Keywords:sound hydrologic cycle, transdisciplinarity, future earth, Inbanuma watershed, stakeholders

One of the goals in "Future Earth," decadal international initiative on global environmental changes, is the establishment of transdisciplinarity through collaboration between stakeholders including scientists. The practice should be solution-oriented, and participants will make collaboration with ‘solution’, not ‘subject’, being common goal.



Inbanuma is a closed lake located within Tokyo metropolitan area, Japan, and serve as a water resource of Chiba Prefecture. The water quality, however, keeps the worst one recently. To improve water quality and create sustainable region, Chiba Prefecture founded a council for sound hydrologic cycle in Inbanuma watershed in 2001. The activity have been made by collaborations with many stakeholders in different sectors. This is a good practice of transdisciplinarity.



This is a case study in a local area, however, the experience and knowledge may become common ones by sharing globally. We, future earth scientist, should make a sharing system of knowledge and experience.