Summary of Research Project Results under JSPS FY2001 "Research for the Future Program"

Names	Institution,Department	Title of Position
Katuyoshi Fukui	Kyoto University, Faculty of Integrated Human Studies	Professor
Masaaki Naito	Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering	Professor
Takeshi Murota	Doshisha University, Faculty of Economics	Professor

　This project has developed a method to collect and integrate extensive environmental information in order to answer the following questions: What, where and how are the changes in water-enviroment in diverse Asian watershed? What is important information for watershed management? The final goal is to compile a practical manual that is useful for researchers who work with researchers of different discipline, policy-makers and residents in investigating diverse Asian watershed.
Output
i)A total manual for watershed management Part 1: The characteristics of environmental issues in Asia Part 2: Four methods of environmental diagnosis Part 3: An application of the method to the Lake Biwa - Yodo River watershed
ii)Atlas for four selected watershed: Lake Biwa - Yodo River, Japan; Lake Baikal -Serenge River; Mekong River and Yangtze river
iii)Report of multi-disciplinary case studies in the small catchment of Lake Biwa

1.Research Institution		Kyoto University

2.Research Area		Integrated Fields

3.Research Field		Environmental Conservation in the Asian Region

4.Term of Project		FY 1997 ～ FY 2001

5.Project Number		97I00602

6.Title of Project		Developing the Standards for Global Watch through a Multi-disciplinary Catchment Study

Name	Institution,Department	Title of Position
Eitaro Wada	Kyoto University, Center for Ecological Research	Professor

Summary of Research Project Results under JSPS FY2001"Research for the Future Program"

Summary of Research Project Results under JSPS FY2001
"Research for the Future Program"