Sustainability

Research on regional reconstruction and marine environment recovery through the restoration of aquaculture industry: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Aomori Prefectural Industrial Technology Research Center, Research Manager, Shinji Kirihara

Improvement of temporary housing to energy-saving habitats using local resources, along with ties both internal and external to the region. Aiming for sustainable regional reconstruction.: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: APCAS

Project to support the residents of temporary housing, focusing on the use and recovery of farm fields that have been lying fallow: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Center for Independent Living Iwaki

Establishment of an ecosystem function model for coastal fisheries centered on wise use in brackish water areas: For sustainable use of fishery resources in Sanriku: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Iwate Medical University Centre for Liberal Arts and Scinces, Department of Biology, Professor Masatoshi Matsumasa

The sustainable local community model "Visualization" project: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Iwate Kodomo Kankyou Kenkyuusho

Research on the creation of a sustainable society, reconstruction of community and restoration of the coastal area, mainly in Otsuchi and Yamadachou: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Iwate University, Department of Education, Professor Mugikura Tetsu

Establishing a system for recycling wood debris and building a wood biomass society in order to revive forest-related industry in Iwate Prefecture coastal areas: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Iwate University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Environmental Sciences for Sustainability

Setting up educational programs about post-3.11 energy and information dissemination through teaching in disaster-affected areas: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University

Helping the Earth Project: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Echigo Tsumari Satoyama Collaborative Organization

Rebuilding a library of historical fishing industry records in Kesennuma Oshima: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Kanagawa University Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture

Affect of bioaerosol on human health and establishment of an atmospheric protection system: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Kanazawa University, College of Science and Engineering, Material Chemistry Associate Professor Teruya Maki

The Connection and Human Warmth Project: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP)

Production of Miyagi disaster support site, and information transmission: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: The Tohoku Chamber of Enviroment

Research into and efforts to achieve energy self-sufficiency in Ama-chou: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Sustainable Energy Forum of Japan

Restoring local seas along the Minamisanriku coastline following the disaster: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: E-TEC (Environment, Ecology, Economy)

Timely living environment recovery based on a next-generation waste-water treatment system (water saving equipment + high-concentration compatible septic tank.: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Osamu Nishimura, Deputy Executive Director, E-Tec.

Development and support activities for key local people as the torchbearers of the Tohoku Reconstruction: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Japan Association of Environment and Society for the 21st Century

Recovery project support activities for the promotion of a sustainable and secure work and living environment for residents of the Ryouishi area, in Kamaishi: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Crisis and Environment Policy Institute (CeMI)

Reviving the fishing industry in the Tohoku region by remotely sending data to create a map displaying reconstruction support and damage to seaweed bed: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center, Research division, Chief Researcher Genki Terauchi

Development of housing stock regeneration methods corresponding to regional residential culture through a partial insulation modification experiment: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Architecture, Professor Mitsuo Takada

Harmonious achievement of reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity protection through the linking of rain forests: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Kyoto University, Graduate School of Agriculture, Professor Kanehiro Kitayama

Characteristics of climbing bean or pea plant of the family Spatholobus of Danum Valley Conservation Area and the impact on orangutans: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Conceptual Language Researcher Tomoko Kanamori

Proving fast-growing trees (willow) can be used to produce woody biomass and establishing a supply structure for cuttings: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Kyoto Prefectural University Graduate School of Life And Environmental Sciences Division of Applied Life Sciences

Infrastructure venture for the creation of a sustainable regional network by children in rural districts, such as agricultural, mountain and fishing villages.: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Greenwood Interaction with Nature Education Center

Research for understanding the state of wild sago palm forests and the sustainable use of these forests: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Kochi University., Research and Education Faculty, Natural Sciences Cluster, Agriculture Unit Professor Yoshitoku Yamamoto

The rebuilding of livelihoods, housing and urban revitalization in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Yosuke Hirayama, Professor, Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University

Collaboration between botanists and soil scientists towards the examination of radiation exposure caused by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station disaster on the environments of paddy fields and rice plants, and discussion of future measures for reductions: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science and Faculty of Science, Kobe University, Professor Mimura Tetsuro

Health impact assessment during the disposal process for disaster waste materials, including tsunami deposits, and a comprehensive hazard survey centered on a bio-assay.: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Hiroshi Nitta, Chief of the Center for Health and Environmental Risk Research. National Institute for Environmental Studies Japan

Establish a resilience model for coastal ecosystems affected by tsunamis - consideration of biodiversity for environmental conservation management in coastal areas: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan, Centre for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, Research fellow, Daisuke Hayasaka

Evaluation of wide-area environmental impact of radioactive contamination, using multi-media modeling and strategic monitoring: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Toshimasa Ohara, Director of Center for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies

Investigating damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake to important wetlands on the Tohoku Pacific coast: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: National Parks Association of Japan

Project to draw up and implement a resident-driven Sakaemura and model settlement reconstruction vision and plan: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Sakaemura Network

Research on methods for planning shared environments and cooperative spaces aimed at revitalizing communities in areas of the Tohoku coastline affected by the earthquake: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Ryutaro Goto, Associate Professor, Saga University Graduate School of Science and Engineering

A steady supply of reeds for use in thatching of houses in the Mizuhiki settlement, the preparation of reed fields, and the creation of the Yamazakana no Mori (mountain cherry forest): Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Yamamura Shuuraku Saisei Juku

Development and utilization of woodlands in urban areas: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Senior Nature College (NPO), Nara People and Nature Association

Proposal of topsoil management methods that will contribute to disaster prevention and the resolution of food problems in West Africa and the Sahel region, and identification of optimal diffusion methods: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Tokyo Metropolitan University, Graduate School and Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences, Nature and Culture-Based Tourism Course Professor Takashi Ozaki

Research and planting activities to restore coastal forests: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Sendai Shinrinkyousei-kai

Using scrap wood for compost monitoring project — Strategy for the reduction of waste which originated from the Great Eastern Japan earthquake disaster area: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Zero Waste Academy

Joint camp for children from the affected areas and those in the Metropolitan region. Ties and ties that connect: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Sendai University, Physical Education Department, Faculty of Sports Science Sports management Course, Outdoor Activities Research Group

Reconstruction support "genki teacher project- assemble! Learning Science through the sports science department.": Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Real Science Education Institute

Recovery of the environments of abandoned eel pond sites at the edge of Lake Hamanako and the use of discharge facilities for a new type of aquaculture: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Chiiki seibutsu Shigen Kenkyuujo

Supporting the areas devastated by the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: The Association to Help Chernobyl, Chubu District, Japan

Utilization of reusable tableware in disaster zones, and development of a regional recycling oriented model: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Global Environmental Forum

Sustainable regional society building by ethical communities - a local production! Revitalizing Kujukuri Beach and the local economy, and creating a sustainable Kujukuri: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: NPO TINA

Development of continuous gamma in-situ measuring techniques for wide area seabed soil: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Designated Assistant Professor, Thornton Blair, International Research Center for Underwater Engineering, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

Creation of the Saving the Taste of Tohoku website and information dissemination by graduate student volunteers: Supporting the reconstruction of Iwate Sanriku through the ongoing communication to Japan and world of information required for supporting companies in the disaster area: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Graduate Program in Sustainability Sciences, Reconstruction Support Group

Study on the influence of the tsunami on Otsuchi Bay's ecosystem including the recovery process: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: The University of Tokyo, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, Microbiology Lab, Professor Atsushi Tsuda

Proposal of reconstruction urban design based on the traditions and culture of Otsuchicho: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: The University of Tokyo, Department of Urban Engineering, Urban Design Lab Associate Professor Aya Kubota

Research on farming system innovations and the creation of a support organization in areas affected by the tsunami and radiation: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Toshiyuki Kadoma, Chairman (Professor) at Tokyo University of Agriculture Graduate School Department of Agricultural Science

International Pellet Watch: Observing POPs, identifying the source, and understanding long-term change through citizen volunteer monitoring: Research grant; Organization name: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Institute of Agriculture, Division of Environmental Science on Biosphere, Professor Hideshige Takada

Proposal for the creation of an environmental disaster-prevention coastal town through the effective use of sand dunes: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Associate Professor Yasuo Nihei, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science

The development of a legal base for disaster reconstruction and public policy - along with the political infrastructure for a sustainable society: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Professor Hiroshi Kabashima, Graduate School of Law, The Law School, Tohoku Tohoku University

Development of organism purification technology for soil with inorganic hazardous components caused by the tsunami: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Tohoku Gakuin University, Faculty of Engineering, Professor Endo Ginro

Public infrastructure and energy systems in regions affected by the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake in Tohoku - a model plan for the reconstruction of 100 homes: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Tohoku University of Art and Design Department of Architecture and Environmental Design

Research on methods for the regeneration of reed colonies in the Kitakami River estuary utilizing steel scrap: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Department of Environment and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku Institute of Technology Professor Kazuhiro Yamada

Assessment of exposure to organochlorine compounds and the risk to the health of the next generation —A regional revitalization project to indicate fetal and newborn growth and development—: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Takahiro Arima, Professor, Tohoku University School of Medicine

Risk assessment from exposure to chemical substances from tsunami contaminated sludge, and a regional regeneration project, understanding the state of chemical contamination from contaminated sludge, future predictions and proposals for soil repair.: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Professor Kunihiko Nakai, Development and Environmental Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine

Creation of Earthquake Proof Artificial Ground Based on the Reuse of Waste Timber and Sludge Generated by the Great East Japan Earthquake: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Graduate School of Environmental Sciences, Tohoku University

Biological monitoring targeting impact assessments of tsunami large scale disruption on the eco-system, and regional regeneration: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Professor Jotaro Urabe, Department of Environmental Life Sciences, Tohoku Univeristy

Clarify the mechanism behind the impact of climate change on biodiversity and ecosystems at high latitudes and high altitudes: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University Professor Toru Nakashizuka

Establishment of environmental, energy, and industrial policy that simultaneously achieves economic development, reductions in nuclear power, and the prevention of global warming: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Tohoku University, Center for Northeast Asian Studies Professor and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies Director Sukawa Asuka

Village revitalisation project to coexist with nature in disaster affected areas in the Sanriku coast: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Tono Magokoro Net NPO

Establishing the jibatsu (self-harvesting) forestry approach and spreading the practice throughout Japan so that projects employing 500,000 people can be created —Establish the jibatsu forestry style and apply Kochi Prefecture's J-VER method nationwide—: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Tosa no Mori Kyuuen-tai

Rebuilding the fishing industry on Oshima Island, Kesennuma, and restoring residents' livelihoods together with the natural environment: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Tomo-Hama (NPO)

Mini rice field activities with citizen participation aimed at coexistence with rare plants and animals in Nakaikemi-Shicchi Wetland: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Nakaikemi Net (NPO)

Reconstruction support activities aimed at an environmental conservationist-type regional rejuvenation.: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Faculty of Tourism and Environmental Studies, Nagano University.

Approaches to realizing a new sustainable society and utilizing network-based back office operations of NGOs in the Chubu region to support relief efforts in connection with the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Nagoya NGO Center

Operation of a website to search for emergency medical facilities in devastated areas: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Shinichi Sugiura, Associate Professor, Endowment for Medical Systems Management, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine

Achievements and challenges in regional climate policy through international networks in Europe: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University Professor Tsuneo Takeuchi

Movement of radioactive cesium through water, farmland soil, produce, and food from woodland and proposals for reduction measures: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Niigata University, Graduate School for Management of Technology Professor (Graduate School Dean) Masanori Nonaka

Humanities and social science research related to fisheries systems for realizing the sustainable development of the fishery industries: Case of resource management for red shrimp in Sado: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Niigata University, Center for Transdisciplinary Research, Center for Toki and Ecological Restoration, Specially Appointed Associate Professor Takashi Kuwahara

Minamisanriku fishing ground survey: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Japan Conference of Underwater Education (JCUE)

From communities hit by disaster, to the revitalization of the local region —Recording the actions of people after a disaster, and the building of a model for new societies based on this record—: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Shouichirou Takezawa, Professor, (Inter-University Research Institute Corporation) National Institutes for the Humanities / Advanced Human Science Research Division, National Museum of Ethnology

The development of simple desalination techniques and use of salt on paper-based cultural assets damaged by the tsunami disaster: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Nature Center Risen, Vice chief director Toshiharu Enomae

A project for bringing Ogijima daffodils to Matsushima, Tohoku: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: NPO High Follow Station

Projections of heat island effect after implementation of city master plans in the major cities of emerging countries of Southeast Asia and mitigation proposals: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Hiroshima University, IDEC (Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation), Division of Development Science, Development Technologies Course Associate Professor Toru Kubota

Radioactive material countermeasures research towards the restoration of horticultural activities at education and welfare facilities, as well as in household gardens: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Fukushima Gakuin College, Junior College of Childcare, Associate Professor, Hiroyuki Sugiura

Clarification of the effects of radioactive substances on biomass resource cycle utilization systems and study of workaround plans: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Michio Sato, Professor, Faculty of Symbiotic Systems Science, Fukushima University

Research on continued agriculture and rebuilding lives at specific recommended evacuation sites, and the spread of a regional regeneration model: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Fukushima University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Associate Professor Ryota Koyama (Fukushima Future Center for Regional Revitalization, Restoration Support Group, Department of Community Restoration Manager)

Survey of emergency situation of evacuees from area-wide disasters in Fukushima Prefecture accompanying the Great East Japan Earthquake, and research into the rebuilding of their lives: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Fuminori Tanba, Associate Professor, Research Institute for Disaster Recovery, Fukushima University

Efforts to improve the local environment involving local communities in the semi-arid regions of Kenya —An approach based on farming and engineering that aims to help people to improve their living standards—: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: CORE: Community Road Empowerment

An educational approach to encouraging the rebuilding of sustainable coastal ecosystems in devastated areas: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Arimune Munakata, Associate Professor, Division of Science Education and Environmental Education Center, Miyagi University of Education

The Minami-Sanriku Coastal Area brant is a symbol of seaweed bed regeneration! Clues to understand fishing zone regeneration from monitoring the distribution of brent geese after the earthquake: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: The Miyagi Prefectural Izunuma-Uchinuma Environmental Foundation

Bringing the environment and fulfillment to the next generation through the mountainside lifestyle: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Miyagi Prefecture Forest Instructors Association

Projects to deploy community restoration promotion teams and build a system of support: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Miyagi University School of Project Design Department of Business and Project Planning

Prefectural cooperation for medical support activities throughout Miyagi Prefecture for patients suffering from nutritional related illness in disaster afflicted areas: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Miyagi University, School of Project Design, Department of Business and Project Planning

Development and support activities for reconstruction community architects conducting fishery reconstruction assistance in Tohoku: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Miyagi University, Faculty of Project Design, Department of Design Information

Redevelopment of a sustainable fishing industry that considers the protection of marine resources — working towards the revitalization of the Yuriage ark shell brand: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Masazumi Nishikawa, Professor at Miyagi University Department of Food Management, Regional Cooperation Center

Regeneration of Michinoku culture and traditions: carrying on historical heritage: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: NPO Miyagi Shiryou Net (Network for Preserving Historical Materials)

Regenerating coastal forest barriers as 'citizen-cared' environments: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Sendai 'City of Trees' National Trust

Regeneration of the natural environment abruptly changed by an earthquake disaster, and the building of the environmental education field: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Mori wa Umi no Koibito

Clearing debris and monitoring the ecological environment in Mone Bay: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Mori wa Umi no Koibito

Assessment of resistance of hardwood trees against tsunami, targeting coastal forest regeneration following the earthquake, and proposals on coastal forest preparation methods.: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Professor Mitsuhiro Hayashida, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University

Efforts to recover the breeding grounds of the albatross on the Ogasawara Islands and their long-term preservation: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Yamashina Institute for Ornithology

Establish a system for s monitoring serious damage to birds from the Great East Japan Earthquake.: Research grant; Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Kiyoaki Ozaki Deputy Director General, Chief of Division of Avian Conservation and Senior Researcher, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology

Proposal activities for reconstruction and investigation into pollution resulting from hazardous chemical substances and radiation contamination in areas affected by the Great Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Toxic Watch Network, Japan

Yuukinosato (Organic Village) Towa Village Regeneration and Disaster Restoration Program: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Council for the Creation of the Yuukinosato Towa Hometown

Environmental assessment project supporting disaster area reconstruction: Activity grant; Grant year: FY2011 Activity Grants
Organization name: Rakuno Gakuen University Department of Vetinary Medicine, Department of Sustainable Agriculture, and Department of Environmental and Symbiotic Science

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