2023 Fiscal Year Research-status Report

Do intergenerational transfer of environmental knowledge and self-monitoring behavior reduce indoor air pollution?

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21K13290
Research Institution	Kochi University of Technology
Principal Investigator	ISLAM MOINUL 高知工科大学, フューチャー・デザイン研究所, 講師 (60841658)
Project Period (FY)	2021-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Keywords	Indoor air quality / Social experiment / Health policy
Outline of Annual Research Achievements	I have prepared the experimental design to conduct a double-round experiment with two treatments and collect indoor air quality (IAQ) information on air pollution.
Current Status of Research Progress	Current Status of Research Progress 2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned. Reason After make proper negotiation with local government official, I am now preparing the field experiment to gather the household level information to complete this study.
Strategy for Future Research Activity	This project is requiring the participation of different stakeholders to smoothly complete the data collection process. I have taken necessary steps to fulfill the participation of the households in this study. At this point of time, there is not much concern about the challenges in carrying out the research.
Causes of Carryover	To organize the field experiment, I need to negotiate with different local government stakeholders. The process was longer than expectation. For the experiment purpose, I will use the research budget together with the grant requested for the following fiscal year.