洪水被害の影響評価における脆弱性軽減因子の統合化

在2016财政年度，该研究员能够完成她的所有目标。调查、实地工作、数据处理和分析均按时完成。具体来说，她完成了树木调查的最后一项工作，完成了一系列温度测量调查的最后一项工作，并在本财政年度进行了两次模型运行。根据树木调查的结果，她能够量化以下生态系统服务：碳储存、年碳固存、年避免径流、空气污染物去除和年氧气生产。另一方面，水文模型的结果证实了在当前和未来气候变化条件下，Kinuta公园在减轻洪水风险方面的战略作用。这可以作为洪水破坏模型的宝贵输入。最后，温度调查结果证实了基努塔公园对热岛效应的缓解作用。这种缓解效果在夏季最为明显，当时公园内外的温度可能比周围地区低2-3摄氏度，而秋冬季节的温度仅为1摄氏度或更低。她在德国的实地调查非常有助于阐明她的研究的某些方面，因为它提供的数据可以与她在日本收集的数据进行比较。她研究的一部分（即社会成分）在今年的英国皇家地理学会年会上发表。这次演讲受到了很好的欢迎。

In fiscal year 2016, the Fellow was able to accomplish all her targets. Surveys, field work, data processing and analysis where all finished on time. Specifically, she was able to finish the last leg of her tree survey, finish the last of the series of temperature measurement surveys and do two model runs during this fiscal year. With the results of the tree survey, she was able to quantify the following ecosystem services: carbon storage, annual carbon sequestration, annual avoided run-off, air pollutant removal, and annual oxygen production. On the other hand, results of the hydrological modelling confirmed the strategic role of Kinuta Park in flood risk mitigation, both under present and future climate change conditions. This serves then as valuable input to the Flood Damage Model. Finally, the results of the temperature survey confirmed the mitigating effect of Kinuta Park against Heat Island Effects. This mitigating effect is most pronounced in summer when temperature in and immediately around the park could be 2-3 degrees C lower than the surrounding areas, as compared to just about 1 degree C or less during fall and winter. Her field survey in Germany has been very helpful in clarifying certain aspects of her research as it provided data against which the data she collected here in Japan could be compared. One part of her research (i.e., the social component) was presented in this year's Annual Conference of the Royal Geographical Society in the UK. The presentation was very well received.