THE IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION IN JAPAN

Authors

  • Naoya Abe Department of International Development Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • Toshiya Morizumi Department of International Development Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • Keita Sasaki Department of Value and Decision Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v1.15312

Abstract

Environmental information is vital for effective and sound decision-making process. However the collection of environmental information and its conversion into a usable form is not free of charge and often requires some time to become available, since various types of information need to be integrated due to the fundamental interdisciplinary nature of the environment and our society. Ultimately, environmental information is meaningless if it is not used; the collection and generation of environmental information should not be merely a goal; rather, it is the means for better decision-making. Japan has developed and advanced an environmental information system and has probably entered into the next stage where we need to re-align and re-design the manner of collecting, managing, and using the information under various constraints (especially financial constraints).

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Published

2011-03-23

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 4 (2011): December 2011 Part A

Section

Environmental Engineering

How to Cite

THE IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION IN JAPAN. (2011). ASEAN Engineering Journal, 1(4), 38-54. https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v1.15312