2010.4-2011.3 Yearbook of NILIM
Research Summary


Coastal and Marine Department

Reference Number Y100801
Title Implementation of Environment Restoration in Urban Wetland
Start-End Date 2007.4-2011.3
Division Marine Environment Division
Author Head, Keita@FURUKAWA
Senior Researcher, Tomonari@OKADA
Researcher, Jun YOSHIDA
Researcher, Satomi KAMIMURA
Summary To restore the coastal habitat, surrounding dynamic coastal ecosystem (wetland system) also needs to be restored. Nevertheless, coastal wetlands are decreasing in alarming rate. It is unable to reverse the tendency unless changing fundamental causes such as uncontrolled economical development, excess use of resources, and lack of public interest. Nevertheless, it should not be a choice of gthis or that.h One way to implement breakthrough measures can be the restoration of wetlands in urban area using sound ecological engineering to incorporate the restoration and the development. The way of restoration as well as the project target is presented in practical studies.