Researcher's Information

Associate Professor

SATO, Keisuke

Environmental Systems Engineering

1. Impact assessment to water resource and ecosystems by global climate changes
2. Model development and field application of an Integrated Lake Basin Management method
3. Vulnerability analysis of sea level rise, storm surge, and tsunami

There are serious water resource problems in the world. With forecasts of global warming and climate change intensifying in the future, safe and steady water supply will become more difficult for people and industries. It is therefore necessary to propose effective management techniques in our country that rely on the import of food and energy resources. In our laboratory, field investigation from lake Biwa and the Aso basin and experimental measurement of pollution loads are carried out. Moreover, an Integrated Simulation Model of atmosphere-soil-watersediment has been developed. We use information technology, such as the latest global information obtained from GIS and satellites RS as an applicable method all over the world. Problem structures of water resource are comparatively analyzed in various regions. Additionally, by considering the limitation and environmental capacity in each region, new environmental policies are designed and evaluated quantitatively. Our final goal is to suggest more sustainable water resource management techniques.
  • A Bird’s eye view of lake Baringo basin with GIS and Remote sensing, and a photo of the field investigation