Integrated study of the development of catchment simulator and LCA technique for catchment management

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24560616
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Hydraulic engineering
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: MOURI Goro 東京大学, 地球観測データ統融合連携研究機構, 特任准教授 (80402220)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 流域水文生態系モデリング / ライフサイクルアセスメント / 流域圏マネジメント / 流域環境指標 / 環境影響評価

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Catchment management plays an important role in mitigating negative impacts on natural ecosystems and human environments and is an important area of research. In this study, we modelled catchment-scale hydrology, including water balances, rainfall, contamination, and urban wastewater treatment. The entire water resource system of a basin, including a forest catchment and an urban city area, was evaluated synthetically from a spatial distribution perspective with respect to water quantity and quality; the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) technique was applied to optimize wastewater treatment management with the aim of improving water quality and reducing CO2 emissions.

Free Research Field

流域水文・生態系モデリング学