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StageFR
Project No.14200103
Project NameResearch and Social Implementation of Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction as Climate Change Adaptation in Shrinking Societies
Abbreviated TitleEco-DRR project
Project LeaderYOSHIDA Takehito
Research AxisProgram 1: Societal Transformation under Environmental Change
URLhttps://www.facebook.com/EcoDRR2018/
Key WordsEcosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction

　

○Research Subject and Objectives

Problem, background, and objectives

    Climate change is ongoing and projected to intensify in the future, and its impacts expand to various natural and human systems (IPCC 2014). Among the impacts, this project focuses on natural disasters, and it aims to contribute to the adaptation strategy of reducing and managing the risks of natural disasters. The risk of climate change or natural disaster results from the interaction among climate-related hazards, exposure, and vulnerability of human activities (IPCC 2012, 2014), so that adaptation to the natural disaster risk can be realized by diminishing exposure (by improving land use) and vulnerability to hazard. Our project mainly focuses on land use to lower the disaster risk.

    Existing hard-engineering countermeasures against natural disasters have target safety levels, below which natural disasters can be prevented. Although these countermeasures are effective if the hazard level of natural disaster is below the target safety level, we are increasingly being faced with the situation, in which the hazard level goes well beyond the safety level, resulting in a devastating natural disaster. Also, conventional countermeasures are sometimes criticized for negatively affecting the natural environment and biodiversity that supply multiple ecosystem services supporting our livelihood. Eco-DRR (Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction) approaches focus on lowering the exposure of human activities to the hazard of natural disasters, by which the losses and damages of natural disasters can be reduced, if not prevented. Eco-DRR approaches take advantage of the multi-functionality of ecosystems, including their capacity to mitigate disasters while providing multiple ecosystem services (e.g. Convention on Biological Diversity 2015, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015, Ministry of the Environment (MOE) Japan 2016). Thus, Eco-DRR approaches complement the existing conventional approaches against natural disasters, although the effectiveness and multi-functionality of Eco-DRR are not yet clearly and quantitatively understood (Science Council of Japan 2014, The Royal Society 2014).

    Japan is facing an aging and shrinking population, and it is leading to the abandonment of farmlands, houses, and other intensive land use, providing an opportunity for improving land use (e.g. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Japan 2015). The population of Japan increased substantially over the last century, making the risk of natural disasters larger and spreading wider. Evaluating the past change of natural disaster risks provides valuable information when considering the adaptation not only in Japan but also in other countries.

 

    Given the above background, this project sets the two main goals.

Goal 1. Developing the methodology of evaluating the multi-functionality of Eco-DRR in terms of reducing natural disaster risks and other ecosystem services, and assessing Eco-DRR by comparing the multi-functionality between the past, the present, and the future.

Goal 2. Supporting the implementation of Eco-DRR through transdisciplinary approaches in collaboration with local communities, governments, the insurance industry, and other stakeholders.

 

Methodology, structure, and schedule

    Three research components (described below) contribute to achieving the above two goals with the spatial scales of research.

Research component 1) Visualizing the risks of natural disasters in the present and the past

    The risk components of hazards, exposure, and vulnerability for different natural disasters will be analyzed on the GIS, and then the risks of natural disasters in terms of monetary loss and the number of victims will be evaluated and visualized as the risk maps for the present and the past. By comparing the maps between the present and the past, temporal changes of the natural disaster risks will be examined, and modeling the risk for the different scenarios of exposure will contribute to assessing Eco-DRR.

 

Research component 2) Evaluating and modeling multi-functionality of Eco-DRR

    Provisioning, regulating, and cultural ecosystem services will be evaluated on the GIS, and their spatial distribution will be modeled concerning population distribution and land use patterns. The model will be used for evaluating the ecosystem services for different land-use scenarios to assess the potential of Eco-DRR.

 

Research component 3) Transdisciplinary approaches for implementing Eco-DRR in the society

    Together with local stakeholders, transdisciplinary platforms will be formed at each of the local research sites by taking advantage of existing platforms. This transdisciplinary platform will function to deepen the understanding, discuss future options, and build a consensus on the use of Eco-DRR. The multi-functionality of Eco-DRR at each local site will be evaluated and the research outcomes will be shared with local stakeholders using the transdisciplinary platform. In addition, traditional and local knowledge of Eco-DRR will be inventoried and evaluated for the multi-functionality to be shared with the general public.

    In collaboration with the insurance industry, a research forum will be formed to discuss the possibility and feasibility of what the insurance industry can contribute to developing economic incentives of Eco-DRR. Also, various laws and institutions in national and local governments related to disaster risk reduction and land use will be assessed in the research forum as well.

 

Expected results

    Visualization of the present status, historical changes and future scenarios of natural disaster risks and utilization of Eco-DRR will help us understand what and where natural disaster risks exist concerning land use, how we happened to have the risks historically, and what options we have in the future. Our project also contributes to consensus building and developing social and economic incentives to promote and conserve Eco-DRR approaches by collaborating with diverse stakeholders in local communities, governments, and the insurance industry.

 

Project organization and membership

    The research components 1 to 3 will be conducted by the groups and sub-groups. The total number of project members now counts about 120.

 

Contribution to the program

   Our project is affiliated with Program 1 “Societal Transformation under Environmental Change” which aims at providing realistic perspectives and options to facilitate the transformation towards a society that can flexibly respond to environmental changes and natural disasters.

   Even in highly developed countries such as Japan, natural disasters frequently occur and cause devastating losses and damages in human society, and there is a continuing trend of natural disasters caused by storms and typhoons, and heavy rain under the ongoing climate change. Eco-DRR approaches focus on lowering the exposure of human activities to the hazard of natural disasters, by which the losses and damages of natural disasters can be reduced, if not prevented. Eco-DRR approaches take advantage of the multi-functionality of ecosystems, including their capacity to mitigate disasters while providing multiple ecosystem services. Thus, Eco-DRR approaches complement the existing conventional approaches against natural disasters, although the effectiveness and multi-functionality of Eco-DRR are not yet clearly and quantitatively understood. Our project aims at deepening the understanding of Eco-DRR in an interdisciplinary way combining natural and social sciences and contributes to Program 1 by addressing the links between natural disasters and social issues including the declining population.

   Land use and land ownership are the key issues for the social implementation of Eco-DRR, and they are the most challenging issue when we discuss the future options and build the consensus of Eco-DRR at each local research site. Our project aims at understanding the history of land-use change and examining the future scenarios of land use under the conditions of climate change and shrinking population, concerning the laws and institutions associated with land use and land ownership. Land ownership right in conformity with public welfare is described in the current constitution of Japan (Article 29) as well as in the former Meiji constitution, but the actual relationship between land ownership rights and public welfare on the ground should be reviewed and assessed in light of disaster risk reduction and multi-functionality of land. Social transformation concerning land use and land ownership will be considered in our project, which suggests the strong link between our project and Program 1. Program 1 has been having discussions with seminar talks by internal and external researchers on land use and land ownership, and we would like to continue contributing to it.

○Progress and Results in 2019

Research component 1) Visualizing the risks of natural disasters in the present and the past

    The methodology for evaluating and visualizing the risks of natural disasters in the present and the future was developed by examining the existing and new data sets of hazards, exposure, and vulnerability. As a trial case, we evaluated the risk of flood in terms of potential economic losses and the number of potential victims at a prefecture scale of Shiga (Figure S4, S5, S6), as we will eventually evaluate and visualize the risks of natural disasters at a country-wide scale in Japan. Multiple data sets of flood hazard, exposure information including population, land use and buildings (micro-geodata), and vulnerability estimates based on the standard manual by the MLIT are combined on the GIS to estimate the potential socio-economic loss of river flood. Future challenges exist in estimating the river flood at a country-wide scale, applying the method to different types of natural disasters (landslide and coastal flood), etc.

 

Research component 2) Evaluating and modeling multi-functionality of Eco-DRR

    The existing methodologies for evaluating and modeling ecosystem services were assessed to decide which methodology can be used for this project. Parameters and land use data sets have been reviewed and collected to be used for our analysis. As a trial case, we evaluated several ecosystem services (regulating services) at a country-wide scale of Japan (Figure S7). In addition, for the scenario analysis that will be conducted at the next step, we examined the methodology of land-use change modeling at a prefecture scale of Shiga and examined the BAU (Business As Usual) and several land-use policies cases (Figure S8) and their relationship with flood risk.

    To visualize the multi-functionality of the current land use, we have to integrate the research outcomes of Research components 1 & 2. To facilitate the data integration, we developed a new working group (Scenario WG) in the late FR2 period.

 

Research component 3) Transdisciplinary approaches for implementing Eco-DRR in society

   We conducted research and actions for the implementation of Eco-DRR at three local research sites of Shiga, Fukui, and Chiba and the country-wide scale of Japan.

   At the Fukui site, our research and actions have been linked to the existing ecological restoration actions by collaborating with the Mikatagoko Nature Restoration Committee (in which diverse local stakeholders participate) and the Fukui Prefecture government, and by adding disaster risk reduction components we have been trying to implement Eco-DRR at this site. We evaluated the ecological impacts of a trial measure of shoreline restoration using traditional techniques, and the research outcomes were used to incorporate the traditional measure into the guideline of future shoreline restoration by the Mikatagoko Nature Restoration Committee (Figure S9). Other ongoing research includes evaluating the relationship among the current land use, disaster risks and biodiversity, analyzing the historic relationship between natural disasters and natural resource use, inventory of residents’ experiences of natural disasters.

   At the Shiga site, our research and actions have been linked to the existing disaster risk reduction actions by collaborating with the local communities in the Hira mountain area and the Shiga Prefecture government, and by adding ecological components we have been trying to implement Eco-DRR at this site. We have been evaluating the effectiveness of traditional measures of disaster risk reduction (open levees, forest reserves, and stone fences), local biodiversity and natural resource use, and their linkages (Figure S10). Other ongoing research includes the historical relationship between land use and disaster risks, the relationship between urban planning of municipalities and flood risk, etc.

   At the Chiba site, our research and actions have been linked to the existing watershed management actions by collaborating with the local stakeholders including those of the Lake Inbanuma Watershed Management Committee, and we have been trying to implement Eco-DRR within the framework of watershed management at this site. Functions of flood mitigating, nutrient removal, and habitat formation for diverse organisms of “yatsu” wetlands (developed at the bottom of the small valley) have been studied, and the research outcomes are used for the guideline of management and restoration of “yatsu” functions (to be released soon) (Figure S11). Other ongoing research includes examining functions of grasslands developed on upland areas, environmental economic analysis of the values of flood mitigation, water quality improvement, and environmental education.

    At these sites and others in Saga, Toyama, and Tohoku areas, the traditional and local knowledge of Eco-DRR including the history of land use management, flood and landslide control measures built during the Edo period, management of shelter woods around houses, etc. have been collected (Figure S9). These traditional and local knowledge of Eco-DRR will be made accessible to the general public by publishing a series of booklets to facilitate the understanding of these knowledge. The first book of the series was published in the summer of 2019 as the forms of printed book and e-book available at the RIHN site (Figure S12).

   As for the economic incentives, we examined the feasibility of natural disaster insurance to stimulate the implementation of Eco-DRR by comparing the insurance systems of different countries and found that the current insurance system of Japan is not likely to be a good incentive in this case, although those of other countries also have different difficulties. Financial schemes (parametric insurance and resilience bond) to secure the investment for Eco-DRR were also studied by analyzing the leading examples in Mexico and California. Various laws and institutions of the Japanese government have also been examined.

 

General activities

    We had a general meeting of the project in October 2019 and about 50 project members joined to share the research results and discuss the future research plans. In advance of the general meeting, we had a meeting for the core group, with which leaders and sub-leaders of research groups are affiliated. Another meeting of the core group will be held in March 2020.

    The international affairs sub-group contributed to discussions and negotiations relating to Eco-DRR and publications including guidelines in various international organizations such as UN Global Platform on DRR, G20 Climate Sustainability Working Group, Risk KAN of Future Earth, Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction, IUCN, the Ramsar Convention, the Convention on Biological Diversity, Japan International Cooperation Agency, etc.

○Project Members

◎ YOSHIDA, Takehito ( Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) & Department of General Systems Studies, University of Tokyo,Associate Professor,Project management, Transdisciplinary platforms, TLK research )

○ AIBA, Masahiro ( Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN),Specially Appointed Associate Professors,Forest Ecology )

Group 1 (Natural disaster risk assessment)

○ ICHINOSE, Tomohiro ( Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University,Professor,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters, Transdisciplinary platforms )

○ SHIBASAKI, Ryosuke ( Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo,Professor,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters )

○ AKIYAMA, Yuki ( Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo,Assistant Professor,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters )

○ UEHARA, Misato ( Shinshu University,Associate Professor,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters )

AKASAKA, Takumi ( Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine,Assistant Professor,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters )

ITAGAWA, Satoru ( Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University,Project Researcher,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters )

IMAI, Yota ( Tokushima University,Graduate Student,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters, Transdisciplinary platforms )

IMOTO, Ikuko ( Keio Research Intsitute at SFC,Senior Researcher,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters )

KAMADA, Mahito ( Tokushima University,Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms )

HUANG, Wanhui ( Research Institute for Humanity and Nature,Researcher,Regional Environmental Studies, GIS )

TAKAHASHI, Seiichiro ( LPD Landscape Planning & Design inc.,Technical advisor,Landscape architecture )

TAKI, Kentaro ( The University of Shiga Prefecture,Associate Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms, Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters, Developing incentives and institutions )

NAGAI, Masahiko ( Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo,Project Associate Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality, Developing incentives and institutions )

NAKAMURA, Futoshi ( Hokkaido University,Professor,External advisor )

FURUTANI, Tomoyuki ( Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University,Professor,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters )

FURUMAI, Hiroaki ( Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo,Professor,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters )

MUTO, Yasunori ( Tokushima University,Professor,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters, Transdisciplinary platforms )

MURAKAMI, Akinobu ( Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba,Associate Professor,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters, Developing incentives and institutions )

YAMADA, Yumi ( Keio University,Extraordinary scientist,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters, Transdisciplinary platforms )

Group 2 (Multifunctionality evaluation)

○ SAITO, Osamu ( United Nations University, Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS); Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo,Academic Director, Academic Program Officer; Visiting Associate Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality )

○ HASHIMOTO, Shizuka ( Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo,Associate Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality )

ITO, Motomi ( Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo,Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality )

Ogawa, Keishi ( Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo,Graduate Student,Farm Business Management and Rural Development )

KURASHIMA, Osamu ( Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo,Project Researcher,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality )

HUANG, Wanhui ( Research Institute for Humanity and Nature,Researcher,Regional Environmental Studies, GIS )

TSUCHIYA, Kazuaki ( Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo,Assistant Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality )

HARASHINA, Koji ( Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University,Associate Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality )

HORI, Keiko ( United Nations University, Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS),Research Asistant,Environment creation studies, Sustainability science )

MATSUI, Takanori ( Osaka University,Assistant Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality )

MANAGI, Shunsuke ( Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University,Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms, Developing incentives and institutions )

MIYASHITA, Tadashi ( Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo,Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality )

MORI, Akira ( Yokohama National University,Associate Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality, International affairs )

YAGI, Hironori ( Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo,Associate Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality )

YAGI, Nobuyuki ( Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo,Associate Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality )

YAMAJI, Eiji ( Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo,Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality )

Group 3 (Social implementation)・FUKUI subgroup

◎ YOSHIDA, Takehito ( Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) & Department of General Systems Studies, University of Tokyo,Associate Professor,Project management, Transdisciplinary platforms, TLK research )

ISHII, Jun ( Fukui Prefectural Satoyama-Satoumi Research Institute,Researcher,Transdisciplinary platforms )

ICHINOSE, Tomohiro ( Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University,Professor,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters, Transdisciplinary platforms )

UCHIDA, Kei ( Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo,Project Researcher,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters )

KASADA, Minoru ( Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo,Project Researcher,Transdisciplinary platforms )

KITAGAWA, Junko ( Fukui Prefectural Satoyama-Satoumi Research Institute,Chief Scientist,Transdisciplinary platforms )

KOJIMA, Hideaki ( Wakasa Mikata Museum of Jomon Period,Curator,Transdisciplinary platforms )

SHINOHARA, Naoto ( Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo,Graduate Student,Transdisciplinary platforms )

TAHARA, Daisuke ( Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Fukui Prefectural University,Associate Professor,Fish Physiology and Ecology )

NAKAMURA, Ryo ( Fukui Prefectural Satoyama-Satoumi Research Institute,Researcher,Transdisciplinary platforms )

FUKUSHIMA, Mariko ( University of Tokyo,Graduate Student,Transdisciplinary platforms )

MIYAMOTO, Yasushi ( Fukui Prefectural Satoyama-Satoumi Research Institute,Researcher,Transdisciplinary platforms )

YAMADA, Yumi ( Keio University,Extraordinary scientist,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters, Transdisciplinary platforms )

Group 3 (Social implementation)・SHIGA subgroup

○ FUKAMACHI, Katsue ( Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University,Associate Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms, TLK research )

○ MIYOSHI, Iwao ( Kyoto Prefectural University,Assistant Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms )

○ TAKI, Kentaro ( The University of Shiga Prefecture,Associate Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms, Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters, Developing incentives and institutions )

AZUMA, Sachiyo ( The University of Shiga Prefecture,Associate Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms )

AYABE, Kaho ( Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto-University,Graduate Student,Landscape architecture )

ANDO, Koichi ( Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto-University,Graduate Student,Landscape architecture )

WANG, Wen ( Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University,Graduate student,Landscape architecture )

OSAWA, Sotaro ( Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University,Graduate Student,Architecture )

OCHIAI, Chiho ( Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University,Assistant Professor,Community disaster prevention, Community participation type disaster reconstruction )

ONITSUKA, Kenichiro ( Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University,Assistant Professor,Rural planning studies, Rural informationization )

KATOH, Sadahisa ( Center for Global Partnerships and Education, Okayama University,Associate Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms )

KAMATANI, Kaoru ( College of Gastronomy Management, Ritsumeikan University,Associate Professor,Japanese history )

KUBOTA, Yoshiaki ( University of Toyama,Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms )

KOBAYASHI, Hirohide ( Kyoto University,Associate Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms )

SHIMADA, Kazuhisa ( The University of Shiga Prefecture,Associate Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms )

TAKAHASHI, Hiroki ( Otsu City Museum of History,Curator,Japanese history )

TAKAMURA, Noriko ( National Institute for Environmental Studies,Fellow,Transdisciplinary platforms )

NARITA, Mayu ( Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University,Graduate Student,Architecture )

NINOMIYA, Kento ( Gurauate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University,Graduate Student,Rural planning studies, Rural informationization )

NOMA, Naohiko ( School of Environmental Science, University of Shiga Prefecture,Associate Professor,Plant ecology )

HASHIMOTO, Shizuka ( Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo,Associate Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality )

MIZUTANI, Shusuke ( Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University,Graduate Student,Landscape architecture )

MIMASU, Yurika ( Lake Biwa Museum, Shiga Prefecture,Assistant Curator,Art )

MURAKAMI, Shuichi ( The University of Shiga Prefecture,Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms )

YAMAMOTO, Akiko ( Takashima city board of education,Supervisor,Regional history )

YAMAMOTO, Kiyotatsu ( University of Tokyo,Associate Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms )

WATANABE, Keiichi ( Lake Biwa Museum, Shiga Prefecture,Curator,Folkloristics )

WANG, Jingying ( Kyoto University Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies,Graduate Student,Traditional architecture )

Group 3 (Social implementation)・CHIBA subgroup

○ NISHIHIRO, Jun ( Toho University,Associate Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms )

○ SHOJI, Taro ( Toho University,Visiting Researcher,Transdisciplinary platforms )

ONUMA, Ayumi ( Faculty of Economics, Keio University,Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms, Forum for natural disaster insurance )

SHIBATA, Yuki ( Toho University,Associate Professor,Environpolitics )

TSUGE, Takahiro ( Konan University,Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms, Developing incentives and institutions )

HASEGAWA, Masami ( Toho University,Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms )

SATAKE, Yasutaka ( Pacific Consultants Co.,LTD.,Disaster prevention )

OGASAWARA, Shogo ( Pacific Consultants Co.,LTD.,Environmental policy )

Group 3 (Social implementation)・Incentive & Institution subgroup

○ URASHIMA, Hiroko ( Corporate Social Responsibility Section, Corporate Planning Department, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.,Section Head,Transdisciplinary platforms, Developing incentives and institutions )

○ NISHIDA, Takaaki ( Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.,Deputy Chief Scientist,Developing incentives and institutions )

IIDA, Akiko ( University of Tokyo,Assistant Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms, Developing incentives and institutions )

ICHINOSE, Tomohiro ( Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University,Professor,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters, Transdisciplinary platforms )

ONUMA, Ayumi ( Faculty of Economics, Keio University,Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms, Forum for natural disaster insurance )

OKANO, Takahiro ( Ministry of the Environment,Environment policy,Developing incentives and institutions )

KANIE, Yasumasa ( MS & AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.,Section Head,Transdisciplinary platforms, Developing incentives and institutions )

TAKI, Kentaro ( The University of Shiga Prefecture,Associate Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms, Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters, Developing incentives and institutions )

TAKEYA, Takako ( Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.,Researcher,Developing incentives and institutions )

TSUGE, Takahiro ( Konan University,Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms, Developing incentives and institutions )

TSUCHIYA, Kazuaki ( Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo,Assistant Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality )

HARAGUCHI, Makoto ( InterRisk Research Institute & Consulting, Inc.,Manager, Senior consultant,Developing incentives and institutions )

FUKAMACHI, Katsue ( Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University,Associate Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms, TLK research )

MANAGI, Shunsuke ( Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University,Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms, Developing incentives and institutions )

MURAKAMI, Akinobu ( Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba,Associate Professor,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters, Developing incentives and institutions )

YOSHIDA, Takehito ( Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) & Department of General Systems Studies, University of Tokyo,Associate Professor,Project management, Transdisciplinary platforms, TLK research )

Group 3 (Social implementation)・Traditional Local Knowledge subgroup

○ FUKAMACHI, Katsue ( Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University,Associate Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms, TLK research )

AZUMA, Sachiyo ( The University of Shiga Prefecture,Associate Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms )

IBA, Chiemi ( Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University,Associate Professor,Architecture )

UCHIYAMA, Yuta ( Tohoku University,Researcher,Transdisciplinary platforms, TLK research, International affairs )

WANG, Wen ( Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University,Graduate student,Landscape architecture )

OSAWA, Sotaro ( Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University,Graduate Student,Architecture )

OKU, Hirokazu ( University of Toyama Faculty of Art and Design,Associate Professor,Landscape architecture )

OGURA, Daisuke ( Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University,Professor,Architecture )

OCHIAI, Chiho ( Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University,Assistant Professor,Community disaster prevention, Community participation type disaster reconstruction )

KAKINUMA, Kaoru ( Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University,Assistant Professor,Environmentology )

KAJIMA, Syuichiri ( Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University,Graduate Student,Environpolitics, Environmental economics )

KAMATANI, Kaoru ( College of Gastronomy Management, Ritsumeikan University,Associate Professor,Japanese history )

KITAMURA, Keita ( Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University,Graduate Student,Watershed Management )

LUKMAN, Kevin M ( Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University,Graduate Student,Forest community )

KOHSAKA, Ryo ( Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University,Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality, International affairs )

KOBAYASHI, Hirohide ( Kyoto University,Associate Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms )

SAITO, Haruo ( University of Tokyo,Assistant Professor,TLK research )

SHIMADA, Kazuhisa ( The University of Shiga Prefecture,Associate Professor,Transdisciplinary platforms )

JAMIN, Celine ( Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University,Graduate Student,Architecture )

TAKAHASHI, Hiroki ( Otsu City Museum of History,Curator,Japanese history )

TASHIRO, Ai ( Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University,Researcher,Environmental epidemiology )

TSAI, Sunglun ( Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University,Graduate Student,Architecture )

TERAMURA, Jun ( Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University,Researcher,Watershed Management )

NISHIJIMA, Kazuyoshi ( Disaster Prevention Research Institute Kyoto University,Associate Professor,Meteorology )

FUNAHASHI, Tomomi ( Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University,Graduate Student,Ecosystem Conservation )

FURUTA, Naoya ( Taisho University; International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources(IUCN),Professor; Coordinator,International affairs, Developing incentives and institutions )

MIYAJI, Mari ( Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University,Graduate Student,Architecture )

YAMAMOTO, Akiko ( Takashima city board of education,Supervisor,Regional history )

YOSHIDA, Takehito ( Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) & Department of General Systems Studies, University of Tokyo,Associate Professor,Project management, Transdisciplinary platforms, TLK research )

WATANABE, Keiichi ( Lake Biwa Museum, Shiga Prefecture,Curator,Folkloristics )

International Address subgroup

○ FURUTA Naoya ( Taisho University; International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources(IUCN),Professor; Coordinator,International affairs, Developing incentives and institutions )

UCHIYAMA, Yuta ( Tohoku University,Researcher,Transdisciplinary platforms, TLK research, International affairs )

KAWASHIMA, Yutaka ( Japan International Cooperation Agency,Government Office,International affairs )

KOHSAKA, Ryo ( Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University,Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality, International affairs )

HOTES, Stefan ( Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University,Professor,Ecology )

MIYAZAKI, Hiroyuki ( Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo; School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology,Project Assistant Professor; Visiting Associate Professor,Visualizing and modelling risks of natural disasters, International affairs )

MORI, Akira ( Yokohama National University,Associate Professor,Evaluating and modelling multi-functionality, International affairs )

YAMAZAKI , Takashi ( JICA,Adviser,Forest policy )

RYO, Masahiro ( Free University of Berlin,Researcher,Watershed hydrology )

Adviser

□ KAYABA, Yuichi ( Public Works Research Institute,Senior Scientist,External advisor )

□ KURAMORO, Yosuke ( Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan,Specialist,Environmental administration )

□ SATO, Shigeyoshi ( Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan,Assistant Director,Environmental administration )

□ SHIMATANI, Yukihiro ( Kyushu University,Professor,External advisor )

□ TAKEUCHI, Kazuhiko ( Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science, University of Tokyo,Director and Professor,External advisor )

□ NAKAMURA, Futoshi ( Hokkaido University,Professor,External advisor )

□ WASHITANI, Izumi ( Department of Integrated Science and Engineering for Sustainable Society, Chuo University,Professor,External advisor )

□ SUGIHARA, Kaoru ( Research Institute for Humanity and Nature,Specially Appointed Professor,Economic History )

□ Nakashizuka, Tohru ( Research Institute for Humanity and Nature,Specially Appointed Professor,Forest ecology )

□ SAIJO, Tatsuyoshi ( Research Institute for Humanity and Nature,Specially Appointed Professor,Future Design )

□ MASUHARA, Naoki ( Research Institute for Humanity and Nature,Senior Researcher,Public Administration )

□ TANIGUCHI, Makoto ( Research Institute for Humanity and Nature,Professor,Hydrology )

○Future Themes

Research component 1) Visualizing the risks of natural disasters in the present and the past

    The risk components of hazards, exposure, and vulnerability for different natural disasters (river flood, coastal flood, and rainfall-induced landslides) will be analyzed on the GIS by digitizing and integrating different source data (existing GIS data, various paper maps, government statistics, our own observation data, etc.). Then, the risks of different natural disasters in terms of monetary loss (according to the government manual, MLIT 2005) and the number of victims will be evaluated as the product of the components and visualized as the natural disaster risk maps. The risk maps for the present will cover all areas of Japan including. The future disaster risks will also be modeled as a function of land use and population distribution, and the future risks will be examined for different scenarios that will be constructed together with the research component 2.

 

Research component 2) Evaluating and modeling multi-functionality of Eco-DRR

    Provisioning, regulating, and cultural ecosystem services will be evaluated on the GIS by the existing and currently developing methods using the existing data and statistics, and our own observation data. Then, the spatial distribution of these ecosystem services will be analyzed and modeled in relation to the spatial distribution of population and land use. The model will be used for evaluating the change of ecosystem services for the different scenarios of land use to assess the potential multi-functionality of Eco-DRR together with the research component 1. The spatial range of this research covers all areas of Japan.

 

Research component 3) Transdisciplinary approaches for implementing Eco-DRR in society

  Together with local stakeholders including residents, farmers, fishermen, NGOs, and local government officials, transdisciplinary platforms are formed at each of the local research sites by taking advantage of existing platforms such as a nature restoration committee, a regional association, and a watershed management committee. These transdisciplinary platforms are functioning to deepen the understanding, discuss the future options, and build the consensus of using Eco-DRR among local stakeholders. Research outcomes of the project are also shared in the platform. Depending on the consensus-building in the platform, we will support the actual implementation of Eco-DRR by making policy recommendations, contributing to land use planning, etc.

  We continue the inventory of traditional and local knowledge of Eco-DRR, and we will evaluate the multi-functionality using the methodology of the research components 1 and 2. We will publish the second and possibly third books of the series that will make the traditional and local knowledge of Eco-DRR accessible to the general public.

  As for the economic incentives, we will continue the analysis of natural disaster insurance and some financial schemes in terms of the role of stimulating the implementation of Eco-DRR. Also, various laws and institutions of the national and local governments related to disaster risk reduction and land use will be further assessed to examine the possibility of using existing legal frameworks for the promotion of Eco-DRR and to find the gaps that the existing laws and institutions do not secure.

 

Integration of the research outcomes

    As research outcomes of each group and sub-group accumulate, we started and continue discussions toward the integration into a single, common conceptual scheme in order to simulate further discussions on better research directions and to identify the research gaps that the present research plan is not covering. As a part of the integration, we developed a new working group focusing on the integration of outcomes of research components 1 & 2 and conducting scenario analysis in consideration of climate change and population decline.

Books

【Chapters/Sections】

・Tomita R, Hasu Project (a NGO in Mikatagoko area), Yoshida T. 2019 Sharing Experiences and Associated Knowledge in the Changing Waterscape: An Intergenerational Sharing Program in Mikatagoko Area, Japan. Saito O. (ed.) Sharing Ecosystem Services. Science for Sustainable Societies, 7. Springer, Singapore, pp.87-115. DOI:10.1007/978-981-13-8067-9_5

・Ichinose T. 2017 Green Infrastructure in Reconstruction After the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami: A Case Study of Historical Change on Awaji Island in Japan. Yan W, Galloway W (ed.) Rethinking Resilience, Adaptation and Transformation in a Time of Change. Springer, Cham, pp.253-265. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-50171-0_17

・Uehara M. 2017 The Long Term Economic Value of Holistic Ecological Planning for Disaster Risk. Yan W, Galloway W (ed.) Rethinking Resilience, Adaptation and Transformation in a Time of Change. Springer, Cham, pp.267-289. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-50171-0_18

・Uehara M, Yan W. 2017 The Lessons Derived from 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and the Repercussion of the Myopic Decision-Making Structures. Roggema R, Yan W (ed.) Tsunami and Fukushima Disaster: Design for Reconstruction. Springer, Cham, pp.19-37. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-56742-6_3

・Robles LR, Ichinose T. 2017 Empowering Migrant Communities: a step towards Inclusive disaster risk reduction and recovery. Guadagno L, Fuhrer M, Twigg J (ed.) Migrants in Disaster Risk Reduction: Practices for Inclusion. International Organization for Migration, Council of Europe, pp.101-104.

Editing

【Editing / Co-editing】

・Saito O. (ed.) 2020 Sharing Ecosystem Services. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Singapore, VI, 265 doi:10.1007/978-981-13-8067-9

・Yokohari M, Murakami A, Hara Y, Tsuchiya K. (ed.) 2017 Sustainable Landscape Planning in Selected Urban Regions. Science for Sustainable Societies book series (SFSS), XV. Springer Japan, Tokyo, 265pp. doi:10.1007/978-4-431-56445-4 　https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56445-4

・Managi S. (ed.) 2019 Wealth, Inclusive Growth and Sustainability. , 470pp. doi:10.4324/9780429400636

Papers

【Original Articles】

・Quevedo JMD, Uchiyama Y, Kohsaka R. 2020 Perceptions of local communities on mangrove forests, their services and management: implications for Eco-DRR and blue carbon management for Eastern Samar, Philippines. Journal of Forest Research 25(1):1-11. DOI:10.1080/13416979.2019.1696441 (reviewed).

・Hirano Y, Kidera N, Kondo NI, Nishihiro J. 2020 Habitat characteristics and size structure in a population of an endangered lamprey, Lethenteron sp. N, in an urbanized area of Japan. Ichthyological Research. DOI:10.1007/s10228-020-00747-5 (reviewed).

・Kim JY, Hirano Y, Kato H, et al. 2020 Land-cover changes and distribution of wetland species in small valley habitats that developed in a Late Pleistocene middle terrace region. Wetlands Ecology and Management 28:217-288. DOI:10.1007/s11273-020-09707-2 (reviewed).

・Monty F, Murti R, Furuta N, Ruiz R. 2020 Helping biodiversity help us: towards integrated approaches for biodiversity conservation and disaster risk reduction. Technical Paper. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland,

・Saito O, Boafo YA, Abe M. 2020 Synthesis: Can Sharing Enhance the Sustainability and Resilience of Our Society?. Saito O. (ed.) Sharing Ecosystem Services. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Singapore, pp.233-265. DOI:10.1007/978-981-13-8067-9_12 (reviewed).

・Basu M, Saito O, Hashimoto S, Dasgupta R. 2020 Sharing Place: A Case Study on the Loss of Peri-urban Landscape to Urbanization in India. Saito O. (ed.) Sharing Ecosystem Services. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Singapore, pp.197-213. DOI:10.1007/978-981-13-8067-9_10 (reviewed).

・Iida A, Hama Y, Kitalong C. 2020 Can New and Traditional Sharing Practices Be Integrated? The Case of Use of Natural Resources in Palau, Micronesia. Saito O. (ed.) Sharing Ecosystem Services. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Singapore, pp.137-157. DOI:10.1007/978-981-13-8067-9_7 (reviewed).

・Kohsaka R, Tashiro A, Rogel M, Uchiyama Y. 2020 Sustaining Diverse Knowledge Systems in SEPLs: Sharing Tacit Knowledge of Apiculture and Mushroom Production with Future Generations. Saito O. (ed.) Sharing Ecosystem Services. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Singapore, pp.117-136. DOI:10.1007/978-981-13-8067-9_6 (reviewed).

・Saito O, Tatebayashi K, Kamiyama C, Matsui T. 2020 Non-market Food Provisioning Services on Hachijo Island, Japan, and Its Implications for Building a Resilient Island. Saito O. (ed.) Sharing Ecosystem Services. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Singapore, pp.55-86. DOI:10.1007/978-981-13-8067-9_4 (reviewed).

・Kamiyama C, Hashimoto S, Saito O. 2020 Home-Based Food Provision and Social Capital in Japan. Saito O. (ed.) Sharing Ecosystem Services. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Singapore, DOI:10.1007/978-981-13-8067-9_2 (reviewed).

・Matsui T, Haga C, Saito O, et al. 2019 Spatially explicit residential and working population assumptions for projecting and assessing natural capital and ecosystem services in Japan. Sustainability Science 14(1):23-37. DOI:10.1007/s11625-018-0605-y (reviewed).

・Yamada Y, Itagawa S, Yoshida T, et al. 2019 Predicting the distribution of released Oriental White Stork (Ciconia boyciana) in central Japan. Ecological Research 34(2):277-285. DOI:10.1111/1440-1703.1063 (reviewed).

・DasGupta R, Hashimoto S, Okuro T, Basu M. 2019 Scenario-based land change modelling in the Indian Sundarban delta: An exploratory analysis of plausible alternative regional futures. Sustainability Science 14(1):221-240. DOI:10.1007/s11625-018-0642-6 (reviewed).

・DasGupta R, Hashimoto S, Gundimeda H. 2019 Biodiversity/ecosystem services scenario exercises from the Asia–Pacific: typology, archetypes and implications for sustainable development goals (SDGs). Sustainability Science 14(1):214-257. DOI:10.1007/s11625-018-0647-1 (reviewed).

・Hashimoto S, Sato Y, Morimoto H. 2019 Public–private collaboration in allotment garden operation has the potential to provide ecosystem services to urban dwellers more efficiently. Paddy and Water Environment. DOI:10.1007/s10333-019-00734-1 (reviewed).

・Sakai M, Suda S, Okeda T, et al. 2019 The importance of riparian subtropical lucidophyllous forest to odonate conservation. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems:1-11. DOI:10.1002/aqc.3099 (reviewed).

・Sahle M, Saito O, Fürst C, Yeshitela K. 2019 Quantifying and mapping of water-related ecosystem services for enhancing the security of the food-water-energy nexus in tropical data–sparse catchment. Science of The Total Environment 646:573-586. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.347 (reviewed).

・Sahle M, Saito O, Fürst C, et al. 2019 Future land use management effects on ecosystem services under different scenarios in the Wabe River catchment of Gurage Mountain chain landscape, Ethiopia. Sustainability Science 14(1):175-190. DOI:10.1007/s11625-018-0585-y (reviewed).

・Saito O, Kamiyama C, Hashimoto S, et al. 2019 Co-design of national-scale future scenarios in Japan to predict and assess natural capital and ecosystem services. Sustainability Science 14(1):5-21. DOI:10.1007/s11625-018-0587-9 (reviewed).

・Uehara M. 2019 Holistic Landscape Planning's Value for Natural Disaster Reconstruction: Willingness to Pay for New Residonce in Different Reconstruction Plannning Approaches. International Journal of GEOMATE 16(56):92-97. DOI:10.21660/2019.56.4601 (reviewed).

・Hori K, Kamiyama C, Saito O. 2019 Exploring the relationship between ecosystems and human well-being by understanding the preferences for natural capital-based and produced capital-based ecosystem services. Sustainability Science 14(1):107-118. DOI:10.1007/s11625-018-0632-8 (reviewed).

・Tashiro A, Uchiyama Y, Kohsaka R. 2019 Impact of Geographical Indication schemes on traditional knowledge in changing agricultural landscapes: An empirical analysis from Japan. Journal of Rural Studies 68:46-53. DOI:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.03.014 (reviewed).

・Saito O, Kobayashi T, Hiroi M, et al. 2019 Seasonal changes in the biomass of floating leaved plant, Trapa spp., and its relation with a leaf beetle, Galerucella nipponensis, in Lake Inba, Japan. Limnology 20(1):21-28. DOI:10.1007/s10201-018-0554-2 (reviewed).

・Shoyama K, Matsui T, Hashimoto S, et al. 2019 Development of land-use scenarios using vegetation inventories in Japan. Sustainability Science 14(1):39-52. DOI:10.1007/s11625-018-0617-7 (reviewed).

・Tatebayashi K, Kamiyama C, Matsui T, et al. 2019 Accounting shadow benefits of non-market food through food-sharing networks on Hachijo Island, Japan. Sustainability Science 14(2):469-486. DOI:10.1007/s11625-018-0580-3 (reviewed).

・Fukumori K, Ishida S, Shimoda M, et al. 2019 Incorporating species population dynamics into static prioritization: Targeting species undergoing rapid change. Journal of Applied Ecology 56(2):450-458. DOI:10.1111/1365-2664.13291 (reviewed).

・Hashimoto S, DasGupta R, Kabaya K, et al. 2019 Scenario analysis of land-use and ecosystem services of social-ecological landscapes: implications of alternative development pathways under declining population in the Noto Peninsula, Japan. Sustainability Science 14(1):53-75. DOI:10.1007/s11625-018-0626-6 (reviewed).

・Chen IC, Hsieh CH, Kondoh M, et al. 2017 Filling the gaps in ecological studies of socio-ecological systems. Ecological Research 32(6):873-885. DOI:10.1007/s11284-017-1521-9 (reviewed).

・Uchiyama Y, Kohsaka R. 2019 Indicators and Practices of Urban Biodiversity and Sustainability. Filho WL, Azul AM, Brandli L, et al. (ed.) Sustainable Cities and Communities. Springer, Cham, DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-71061-7 (reviewed).

・Otake Y, Kagami M, Kuriyama T, Yoshida T. 2019 Spatial heterogeneity in induced defense of <i>Brachionus calyciflorus</i> within a single lake caused by a bed of floating-leaved macrophyte <i>Trapa</i> species. Limnology 20(1):29-38. DOI:10.1007/s10201-017-0534-y (reviewed).

・Teramura J, Shimatani Y. 2019 Quantifying Disaster Casualties Centered on Flooding in the Chikugo River Middle Basin in the Past 400 Years to Determine the Historical Context of the July 2017 Northern Kyushu Torrential Rainfall. Journal of Disaster Research 14(8):1014-1023. DOI:10.20965/jdr.2019.p1014 (reviewed).

・Morimoto J, Nakagawa K, Takano KT, et al. 2019 Comparison of vulnerability to catastrophic wind between Abies plantation forests and natural mixed forests in northern Japan. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research 92(4):436-443. DOI:10.1093/forestry/cpy045 (reviewed).

・Ichinose T, Itagawa S, Yamada Y. 2019 A Century of Land-use Changes and Economic Damage in Kesennuma City Caused by the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. Journal of Environmental Information Science 1:53-59. DOI:10.11492/ceispapersen.2019.1_53 (reviewed).

・Liu L, Liang Y, Hashimoto S. 2019 Integrated assessment of land-use/coverage changes and their impacts on ecosystem services in Gansu Province, northwest China: implications for sustainable development goals. Sustainability Science 15:297-314. DOI:10.1007/s11625-019-00758-w (reviewed).

・Emerton L, Furuta N, Inoue T, Oyama R. 2019 Valuing mangroves as an economic part of coasltal infrastructure. HydroLink 2019(4):100-102. (reviewed). 　https://issuu.com/hydrolinkiahr/docs/hydrolink_4-2019_def_web

・Kim JY, Yano T, Nakanishi R, et al. 2019 Artificial wave breakers promote the establishment of alien aquatic plants in a shallow lake. Biological Invasions 21:1545-1556. DOI:10.1007/s10530-019-01915-z (reviewed).

・Hein W, Wilson C, Lee B, et al. 2019 Climate change and natural disasters: Government mitigation activities and public property demand response. Land Use Policy 82:436-443. DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.12.026 (reviewed).

・Tomita R, Hasu Project (an NGO in Mikatagoko area), Yoshida T. 2019 Sharing Experiences and Associated Knowledge in the Changing Waterscape: An Intergenerational Sharing Program in Mikatagoko Area, Japan. Saito O (ed.) Sharing Ecosystem Services. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Singapore, pp.87-115. DOI:10.1007/978-981-13-8067-9_5

・Kohsaka R, Uchiyama Y. 2019 Geographical Indications and Regional Trade Agreements: Facilitating International Partnerships for Sustainable Development. Leal Filho W. (ed.) Partnerships for the Goals. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham, DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-71067-9_15-1 (reviewed).

・Tashiro A, Kohsaka R. 2019 Universal Health Coverage: Healthcare system for Universal Health Coverage under Partnerships. Leal Filho W. (ed.) Partnerships for the Goals. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham, DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-71067-9_18-1 (reviewed).

・Islam M, Yamaguchi R, Sugiawan Y, Managi S. 2019 Valuing natural capital and ecosystem services: a literature review. Sustainability Science 14:159-174. DOI:10.1007/s11625-018-0597-7 (reviewed).

・Ryu H, Basu M, Saito O. 2019 What and how are we sharing? A systematic review of the sharing paradigm and practices. Sustainability Science 14:515-527. DOI:10.1007/s11625-018-0638-2 (reviewed).

・Noda A, Kondoh A, Nishihiro J. 2019 Changes in land cover and grassland area over the past 120 years in a rapidly urbanized area in Japan. One Ecosystem 4:e37669. DOI:10.3897/oneeco.4.e37669 (reviewed).

・Uchiyama Y, Kohsaka R. 2019 Application of the City Biodiversity Index to populated cities in Japan: Influence of the social and ecological characteristics on indicator-based management. Ecological Indicators 106:105420. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.05.051 (reviewed).

・Shoyama K, Braimoh AK, Avtar R, Saito O. 2018 Land Transition and Intensity Analysis of Cropland Expansion in Northern Ghana. Environmental Management 62(5):892-905. DOI:10.1007/s00267-018-1085-7 (reviewed).

・Yamamichi M, Kazama T, Tokita K, et al. 2018 A shady phytoplankton paradox: when phytoplankton increases under low light. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285(1882). DOI:10.1098/rspb.2018.1067 (reviewed).

・Kim JY, Noda A, Im RY, Nishihiro J. 2018 Web search volume as a surrogate of public interest in biodiversity: a case study of Japanese red list species. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability 4(12):289-298. DOI:10.1080/20964129.2018.1547125 (reviewed).

・Sahle M, Saito O, Fürst C, Yeshitela K. 2018 Quantification and mapping of the supply of and demand for carbon storage and sequestration service in woody biomass and soil to mitigate climate change in the socio-ecological environment. Science of The Total Environment 624:342-354. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.033 (reviewed).

・Kikuchi N. 2018 Co-creation of Local Values: Reintroduction of Oriental White Storks into the Wild. Sato T, Chabay I, Helgeson J (ed.) Transformations of Social-Ecological Systems. Ecological Research Monographs. Springer, Singapore, pp.97-117. DOI:10.1007/978-981-13-2327-0_6 (reviewed).

・Miyamoto Y, Seikai T, Yoshida T. 2018 Habitat restoration for Shijimi clam using local knowledge in the brackish lagoon Kugushi-ko. Proceedings of the 17th World Lake Conference, Lake Kasumigaura, Ibaraki, Japan:253-255. 　http://www.wlc17ibaraki.jp/data/WLC17procideengs_full.pdf

・Tashiro A, Sakisaka K, Okamoto E, Yoshida H. 2018 Differences in infant and child mortality before and after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: a large population-based ecological study. BMJ Open 8(11):e022737. DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022737 (reviewed).

・Tashiro A, Uchiyama Y, Kohsaka R. 2018 Marine Circular Economy towards Post-Disaster Reconstruction for Sustainability: Experiences in a Small Coastal Town of Northeast Japan. European Journal of Sustainable Development 7(3):81-89. DOI:10.14207/ejsd.2018.v7n3p81 (reviewed).

・Tashiro A, Uchiyama Y, Kohsaka R. 2018 Internal processes of Geographical Indication and their effects: an evaluation framework for geographical indication applicants in Japan. Journal of Ethnic Foods 5(3):202-210. DOI:10.1016/j.jef.2018.07.004 (reviewed).

・Furuta N, Shimatani Y. 2018 Integrating ecological perspectives into engineering practices – Perspectives and lessons from Japan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 32:87-94. DOI:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.12.003 (reviewed).

・Kitagawa J, Kojima H, Yoshida T, Yasuda Y. 2018 Adaptations of the Early Jomon people in their settlement relocation to climate change around Lake Mikata, Central Japan. Archaeological Research in Asia 16:66-77. DOI:10.1016/j.ara.2018.03.002 (reviewed).

・Onitsuka K, Ninomiya K, Hoshino S. 2018 Potential of 3D Visualization for Collaborative Rural Landscape Planning with Remote Participants. Sustainability 10(9):3059. DOI:10.3390/su10093059 (reviewed).

・Hara Y, Ohsugi T, Tsuchiya K, et al. 2018 Post-disaster recovery linked with pre-disaster land development and damage density of Typhoon Yolanda: Toward better land-use planning in Tacloban City, the Philippines. Journal of Environmental Information Science 2017(2):1-12. DOI:10.11492/ceispapersen.2017.2_1 (reviewed).

・Ngwese NM, Saito O, Sato A, et al. 2018 Traditional and Local Knowledge Practices for Disaster Risk Reduction in Northern Ghana. Sustainability 10(3):825. DOI:10.3390/su10030825 (reviewed).

・Park CY, Lee DK, Krayenhoff ES, et al. 2018 A multilayer mean radiant temperature model for pedestrians in a street canyon with trees. Building and Environment 141:298-309. DOI:10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.05.058 (reviewed).

・Saito O, Kamiyama C, Hashimoto S. 2018 Non-Market Food Provision and Sharing in Japan’s Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes. Sustainability 10(1):213. DOI:10.3390/su10010213 (reviewed).

・Robles L, Ichinose T. 2017 Disaster, Resilience, and Social Capital: Filipino Students in the Aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. ASIAN STUDIES: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia 53(1):100-126. 　https://www.asj.upd.edu.ph/mediabox/archive/ASJ_53_1_2017/Robles.pdf

・Fukamachi K. 2017 Bio – cultural Diversity and Flood Control in the Kameoka Basin Floodplain. 8th Asian Wetland Symposium Proseedings Session 7: Wetlands and Culture:132-133.

・Osawa T, Yamanaka T, Nakatani Y, et al. 2017 A crowdsourcing approach to collecting photo-based insect and plant observation records. Biodiversity Data Journal 6(5):e21271. DOI:10.3897/BDJ.5.e21271 (reviewed).

・Fukamachi K 2017 Sustainability of terraced paddy fields in traditional satoyama landscapes of Japan. Journal of Environmental Management 202(3):543-549. DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.11.061 (reviewed).

・Guillen VP, Murakami A 2017 Dynamics of house state consolidation in Lima Metropolitan area: a cellular automata approach. Journal of the Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture 80(5):657-662. DOI:10.5632/jila.80.657 (reviewed).

・Imamura K, Managi S, Saito S, Nakashizuka T 2017 Abandoned forest ecosystem: Implications for Japan's Oak Wilt disease. Journal of Forest Economics 29(A):56-61. DOI:10.1016/j.jfe.2017.08.005 (reviewed).

・Karanja JM, Saito O 2017 Cost–benefit analysis of mangrove ecosystems in flood risk reduction: a case study of the Tana Delta, Kenya. Sustainability Science 03 March 2017. DOI:10.1007/s11625-017-0427-3 (reviewed).

・Kobayashi Y, Mori AS 2017 The Potential Role of Tree Diversity in Reducing Shallow Landslide Risk. Environmental Management 59(5):807-815. DOI:10.1007/s00267-017-0820-9 (reviewed).

・Kohsaka R, Uchiyama Y 2017 Motivation, Strategy and Challenges of Conserving Urban Biodiversity in Local Contexts: Cases of 12 Municipalities in Ishikawa, Japan. Procedia Engineering 198:212-218. DOI:10.1016/j.proeng.2017.07.085 (reviewed).

・Managi S, Guan D 2017 Multiple disasters management: Lessons from the Fukushima triple events. Economic Analysis and Policy 53:114-122. DOI:10.1016/j.eap.2016.12.002 (reviewed).

・Plieninger T, Kohsaka R, Bieling C et al. 2017 Fostering biocultural diversity in landscapes through place-based food networks: a “solution scan” of European and Japanese models. Sustainability Science 11 July 2017. DOI:10.1007/s11625-017-0455-z (reviewed).

・Uchiyama Y, Kohsaka R 2017 Spatio-temporal Analysis of Biodiversity, Land-use Mix and Human Population in a Socio-ecological Production Landscape: A Case Study in the Hokuriku Region, Japan. Procedia Engineering 198:219-226. DOI:10.1016/j.proeng.2017.07.086 (reviewed).

・Tashiro A, Kohsaka R. Universal Health Coverage: Healthcare system for Universal Health Coverage under Partnerships. Leal Filho, Walter (ed.) Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Partnerships for the Goals. Springer Nature, Switzerland, (reviewed). 　https://www.springer.com/series/15893

Research Presentations

【Oral Presentation】

・Morimoto J, Aiba M, Furukawa F, et al. Assessment of windthrow risk by successive typhoons with heavy rain in northern Japan. The 9th International Wind and Trees Conference, 2020.02.24-2020.02.28, Rotorua, New Zealand. 　https://windandtrees2020.wordpress.com

・Ichinose T. Sustainable reconstruction from disasters based on natural capital in Aso region, Kumamoto Prefecture. 10th International Consortium of Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 2019.10.31-2019.11.02, Seoul and Cheonan, Korea. 　https://sites.google.com/view/iclee2019korea/home

・Yamada Y, Yoshida T, Taki K, Ichinose T. Evaluation of multiple functionality - habitat gain and mitigation for flood risk. Training of Instructors on Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Asia Pacific, 2019.03.18-2019.03.22, Faculty of Geography, Univesitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

・Shimada K. Community disaster resilience - A case of Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. 16th ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE, 2018.12.01-2018.12.02, 立命館アジア太平洋大学（大分県別府市）. 　http://www.apu.ac.jp/apconf/report/view/?report_id=16

・Kato S, Hishiyama K Conservation and Reinterpretation of Traditional Small Urban Green Spaces (Telajakan) in Bali, Indonesia. Resilience Conference 2017, 2017.08.21, Stockholm, Sweden.

・Yamada Y, Taki K, Yoshida T, Ichinose T. Habitat restoration for oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana) as a synergistic benefit of flood risk control and biodiversity conservation. 10th International Consortium of Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 2019.10.31-2019.11.02, Seoul and Cheonan, Korea. 　https://sites.google.com/view/iclee2019korea/home

・Ichinose T, Imoto I. Reforestation for disaster risk reduction and land-use changes in 100 years on Rokko Mountain, Kobe City, Japan. 8th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, 2019.09.24-2019.09.28, Cape Town, South Africa. 　https://ser2019.org

・Muto Y, Yoshioka N, Miyoshi M, et al. Retarding Capacity Estimation of Wetland Paddy Fields Under Climate Change and Land Use Change. 38th IAHR World Congress, 2019.09.01-2019.09.06, Panama City, Panama. DOI:10.3850/38WC092019-1265

・Ochiai C, Osawa S, Narita M. Conservation of Traditional Stone-Defense Called “Shishi-Gaki” against Wild Boar and Landslide: Case Study of 18th Century’s Structure at Hira Area of Shiga. 2019 International Conference Asia-Pacific Planning Societies, 2019.08.22-2019.08.24, Seoul, Korea. 　http://kpa1959.or.kr/?menuno=2857

・Osawa S, Ochiai C. Stone Culture and Village of Minamikomatsu: Case Study from Minamikomatsu in Shiga prefecture, Japan. 2019 International Conference Asia-Pacific Planning Societies, 2019.08.22-2019.08.24, Seoul, Korea. 　http://kpa1959.or.kr/?menuno=2857

・Narita M, Ochiai C. Transformation of Settlement Influenced by Water-Related Disasters: Case Study of Minamikomatsu Village in Shiga Prefecture. 2019 International Conference Asia-Pacific Planning Societies, 2019.08.22-2019.08.24, Seoul, Korea. 　http://kpa1959.or.kr/?menuno=2857

・Nishihiro J, Kato H, Ohtsuki K, Kohzu A. Restored wetlands from abandoned-paddy can contribute to the climate change adaptation: conceptual study and some evidences from watershed of Lake Inbanuma, Japan. 2019 Society of Wetland Scientists-Asia Chapter and Korean Wetlands Society Joint Meeting, 2019.08.19-2019.08.22, Suncheon City, Republic of Korea. 　http://sws-asia2019.org

・Furuta N. Ecosystem Approaches as Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation. G20 Climate Sustainability Working Group (CSWG): 2nd Meeting 2019, 2019.04.15-2019.04.17, Nagano City, Japan. 　https://www.mofa.go.jp/ic/ch/page23e_000563.html

・Furuta N. The Role of Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction. International Symposium on the Conservation of the Coastal Areas of the Bay of Bengal, 2019.03.07, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

・Sawasaki T, Hashimoto S, Kishioka T. Unveiling voluntary farmland registration program to secure open-space for risk reduction and post-disaster restoration from earthquake: lessons learned from practices in Chukyo and Kinki, Japan. PAWEES-INWEPF International Conference Nara 2018, 2018.11.20-2018.11.22, Nara Kasugano International Forum (Nara City, Nara Prefecture).

・Hashimoto S, Sato Y, Morimoto H. Public-private collaboration in allotment garden operation has the potential to provide ecosystem services to urban dwellers more efficiently. PAWEES-INWEPF International Conference Nara 2018, 2018.11.20-2018.11.22, Nara Kasugano International Forum (Nara City, Nara Prefecture).

・Tashiro A, Uchiyama Y, Kohsaka R. Effect of Green Infrastructure on human health and natural disaster adaptation. The 12th annual APRU Global Health, 2018.10.28-2018.10.30, University of Malay (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). 　https://apruglobalhealth.org/annual-conference/2018conference/

・Miyamoto Y, Seikai T, Yoshida T. Habitat restoration for Shijimi clam using local Knowledge in the brackish lagoon Kugushi-ko. 17th World Lake Conference, Lake Kasumigaura, Ibaraki, Japan, 2018.10.15-2018.10.19, つくば国際会議場（茨城県つくば市）. 　http://www.wlc17ibaraki.jp

・Ichinose T. Depopulation in rural areas and Japanese National Spatial Strategies. 2018 Korea-Japan Rural Planning Seminar, 2018.10.12-2018.10.13, Rural Research Institute, KRC, City of Ansan, Kyunggi province, Korea.

・Hanafusa M, Taki K, Akiyama Y, et al. A case study on the "Location Optimizing Plan” for implementing ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) measures in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. 9th Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management, 2018.10.02-2018.10.04, University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia).

・Morisaki M, Taki K, Managi S, et al. Estimation of economic value of Eco-DRR with hedonic approach. 9th Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management, 2018.10.02-2018.10.04, University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia).

・Yamada Y, Itagawa S, Yoshida T, et al. Integrated quantification of flood damage risk and habitat gain potential. 9th Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management, 2018.10.02-2018.10.04, University of New South Wales (Sydney Australia).

・Ichinose T, Itagawa S, Yoshida, T. Land use scenario analysis for ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR): a case study in Mikatagoko Area, Fukui Pref., Japan. 9th Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management, 2018.10.02-2018.10.04, University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia). (in Japanese)

・Tashiro A, Uchiyama Y, Kohsaka R. Residents’ preferable options for Green Infrastructure. International IUFRO conference, 2018.09.17-2001.09.19, City Conference Center (Czech Republic). 　https://www.praguelandman2018.org/programme/detailed-programme/

・Tashiro A, Uchiyama Y, Kohsaka R. Marine Circular Economy towards Post-Disaster Reconstruction for Sustainability: Experiences in a Small Coastal Town of Northeast Japan. ICSD 2018 : 6th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 2018.09.12-2018.09.13, Rome, Italy.

・Yamada Y, Itagawa S, Yoshida T, et al. Predicting the distribution of released Oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana) in central Japan. 48th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 2018.09.10-2018.09.14, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Vienna, Austria).

・Muto Y, Kotani S, Miyoshi M, et al. Retarding Capacity Change of Wetland Paddy Fields due to House Land Development – toward Wise Land Use against Flood Utilising Paddy Fields as Green Infrastructure –. 21st Congress of International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), Asia Pacific Division (APD), 2018.09.02-2018.09.05, Yogyakarta, INDONESIA.

・Yamamoto J, Muto Y, Anase Y, Tamura T. Influence of Vegetation Propagation Condition on Flood Flow. IAHRAPD 2018, 2018.09.02-2018.09.05, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 　https://iahrapd2018.ugm.ac.id/events-tours/keynote-and-technical-session-timeline-and-poster/

・Shimada K. Community Disaster Resilience in Satoyama – Cases of Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. 22nd Conference of Asian Studies Association of Australia in 2018, 2018.07.03-2018.07.05, the University of Sydney（Sydney, Australia）. 　https://sydney.edu.au/sydney-southeast-asia-centre/events/Asian-Studies-Association-of-Australia-Conference-2018.html

・Tashiro A, Uchiyama Y, Kohsaka R. Marine Circular Economy towards Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Experiences in a Small Coastal Town of Northeast Japan,. Circular Economy for Agri-Food Resource Management, 2018.06.12-2018.06.15, Hoam Faculty House at Seoul National University (Seoul, South Korea). 　https://industrialece.wixsite.com/conference2018/preliminary-program

・Uchiyama Y, Tashiro A, Kajima S, Kohsaka R. REDD+ for blue carbon ecosystems: A literature review. Circular Economy for Agri-Food Resource Management, 2018.06.12-2018.06.15, Hoam Faculty House at Seoul National University (Seoul, South Korea). 　https://industrialece.wixsite.com/conference2018/preliminary-program

・Kohsaka R, Kajima S, Tashiro A, et al. The political ecology of regional names on agricultural products; Governing boundaries and qualities through Geographical Indications. Circular Economy for Agri-Food Resource Management, 2018.06.12-2018.06.15, Hoam Faculty House at Seoul National University (Seoul, South Korea). 　https://industrialece.wixsite.com/conference2018/preliminary-program

・Furuta N. Advancing ecosystem-based solutions for disaster risk reduction – perspectives and lessons from Japan. International Symposium on SEPLS and Eco-DRR, 2018.02.26, Center for Condensed Matter Sciences of National Taiwan University (Taipei). 　https://satoyama-initiative.org/26-february-2018-international-symposium-on-sepls-and-eco-drr/

・Muto Y, Murata Y, Miyoshi M, Tamura T Retarding Effect Evaluation of Paddy Fields and their Land-use Change. International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research 2017, 2017.08.13-2017.08.18, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

・Yamamoto K Discovering Tourism Resources in the Two Fishing Villages of the Ozaki Peninsula in Kamaishi City, Iwate, Japan. Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2017, 2017.05.23, Chiba, Japan.

・Otake F, Yamamoto K, Shimomura A Intention to Use the National Park and Geopark for Disaster Risk Reduction: A Case Study of Sanriku Tsunami-hit Area. Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2017, 2017.05.23, Chiba, Japan.

【Poster Presentation】

・Hashimoto S. Exploring alternative futures of biodiversity and ecosystem services from national to local scales. 10th International Consortium of Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 2019.10.31-2019.11.02, Seoul and Cheonan, Korea. 　https://sites.google.com/view/iclee2019korea/home

・Huang W, Hashimoto S, Yoshida T, et al. A nature-based approach to mitigate flood risk improves ecosystem services provision in Shiga, Japan. Ecosystem Service Partnership 10th world conference, 2019.10.21-2019.10.25, Hannover, Germany. 　https://www.espconference.org/esp10

・Kitagawa J, Seto K, Kojima H, et al. The climate condition and vegetation change by flood during the Late Yayoi period in Wakasa region, central Japan. 20th Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research, 2019.07.25-2019.07.31, Dublin, Ireland. 　https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/574/program-app/submission/89238

・Fukamachi K. Reduction of flood and sediment disaster risk using traditional knowledge of satoyama landscape on the west side of Lake Biwa, Japan. 10th International Association for Landscape Ecology World Congress, 2019.06.01-2019.06.05, Milano, Itary. 　https://iale2019.unimib.it

・Yoshida T, Furuta N, Khosaka R, et al. Research and Social Implementation of Eco-DRR as Climate Change Adaptation in Shrinking Society. International Symposium on the Conservation of the Coastal Areas of the Bay of Bengal, 2019.03.07, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

・Yoshida T, Furuta N, Khosaka R, et al. Research and Social Implementation of Eco-DRR as Climate Change Adaptation in Shrinking Society. PEDRR Fourth International Science-Policy Workshop, 2019.02.12-2019.02.14, UN campus (Bonn, Germany). 　https://www.unbonn.org/node/13261

・Uchiyama Y, Tashiro A, Kohsaka R. Sustainable managements of green and blue infrastructures in urban areas with rapid aging: Citizens' attitudes toward their neighbouring environment. Urban Transitions 2018, 2018.11.25-2018.11.27, Sitges, Barcelona Spain. 　https://www.elsevier.com/events/conferences/urban-transitions

・Tashiro A, Uchiyama Y, Kohsaka R. Residents' preferable option for Green Infrastructure: A case study of disaster-stricken urban areas, Japan. Urban Transitions 2018, 2018.11.25-2018.11.27, Sitges, Barcelona Spain. 　https://www.elsevier.com/events/conferences/urban-transitions

・Hirabuki Y, Sato M, Sugawara A, et al. Micro-site coupled ‘surprising’ vegetation recovery along a huge-tsunami disturbed coastal sand-dune ecotone, Shinhama, Sendai. 6th Taiwan−Japan Ecology Workshop, 2018.11.22-2018.11.26, Tainan, Taiwan. 　https://6thtjew.wixsite.com/website

・Morisaki M, Ichinose T, Yoshida T, et al. Estimation of Economic Value of Green Infrastructure Using Hedonic Pricing Method. JpGU Meeting 2018, 2018.05.20-2018.05.24, Chiba-City.

・Kohsaka R, Matsuoka H, Tashiro A, Uchiyama Y. Reflexivity and Ethics for ABS of the CBD: Empirical Analysis by Network of Scientific Articles with NLP. ISBER 2018 Annual Meeting 2018, 2018.05.20-2018.05.24, Dallas, USA. 　http://meetings.isber.org/2018/

・Hirano Y, Kidera N, Kondo N, Nishihiro J. Habitat characteristics and size structure of an endangered lamprey, Lethenteron reissneri, in an urbanized area. The 8th EAFES (East Asian Federation of Ecological Societies) International Congress, 2018.04.21-2018.04.23, Nagoya, Japan. 　http://www.e-eafes.org/EAFES/2018/index.html

【Invited Lecture / Honorary Lecture / Panelist】

・Hashimoto S. Exploring alternative futures of ecosystem services in Japan. Interdisciplinary Symposium: Weaving Climate Change and Ecosystem Services with Big Data, 2019.12.12, Seoul, Korea.

・Furuta N. Advancing Ecosystem based Disaster Risk Reduction as Nature based Solutions. The 2nd ASEAN - Japan Meeting Point of Collaboration by Stakeholders and Researchers for Reducing Environmental Problems in ASEAN Countries, 2019.12.11, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. 　https://trpnep.org/naypyitaw-seminar/

・Furuta N. Advancing Eco-DRR for Urban Resilience, Sharing output of Asian Wetland Symposium 2017: focusing on functions and roles of urban wetlands for disaster risk reduction. 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Wetlands Side Event, 2018.10.21-2018.10.29, United Arab Emirates. 　https://www.ramsar.org/event/13th-meeting-of-the-conference-of-the-parties

・Tashiro A. Impact of Disasters on Disparities in Infant and Child Mortality: Lessons Learned from the 2011 Northeast Japan Earthquake. The 14th Asia Pacific Conference on Disaster Medicine, 2018.10.16-2018.10.18, Seaside Hotel Maiko Villa Kobe (Kobe, Hyogo). 　http://www.apcdm2018.org/program.html

・Ichinose T. Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction in rural landscapes. Guest lecture of Environmental Management Seminar A, 2018.05.11, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto).