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Prof. Dr. Shozo Shibata
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University

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Journal article
Published: 07 March 2021 in Forests
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Street trees are integral components of urban green infrastructure. The importance of benefits provided by street trees has motivated the development of various tools to quantify the value of ecosystem services. The i-Tree Eco is a widely applied method for quantifying urban forest structure, ecosystem services, and values. Since its first release in 2006, i-Tree Eco has been successfully utilized in over 100 countries around the world. This study described one of the first applications of the i-Tree Eco international project in Kyoto, Japan, by customizing the models and parameters to enhance the accuracy of analysis results. Kyoto’s street trees are prominently dominated by Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.), Trident Maple (Acer buergerianum Miq.), Japanese Zelkova (Zelkova serrata (Thunb.) Makino.), Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera L.), Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida L.), London Planetree (Platanus × acerifolia), Plum/cherry (Prunus spp.), and Weeping willow (Salix babylonica), which account for 92% of the 1230 sample trees and deliver ecosystem service benefits at US$71,434.21 annually or US$58.07/tree/year. The annual value of each function was estimated at US$41.34/tree for carbon storage and sequestration, US$3.26/tree for stormwater runoff reduction, US$11.80/tree for adverse health mitigation effects, and US$1.67/tree for energy savings. The street tree species of Kyoto city that produce the highest average annual benefits are among the largest trees currently in the population, including P. × yedoensis (US$225.32/tree), Z. serrata (US$123.21/tree), S. babylonica (US$80.10/tree), and P. × acerifolia (US$65.88/tree). Our results demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of street trees benefits for Kyoto city, providing baseline information for decision-makers and managers to make effective urban trees management decisions, developing policy, and setting priorities.

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Xiaoyang Tan; Satoshi Hirabayashi; Shozo Shibata. Estimation of Ecosystem Services Provided by Street Trees in Kyoto, Japan. Forests 2021, 12, 311 .

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Xiaoyang Tan, Satoshi Hirabayashi, Shozo Shibata. Estimation of Ecosystem Services Provided by Street Trees in Kyoto, Japan. Forests. 2021; 12 (3):311.

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Xiaoyang Tan; Satoshi Hirabayashi; Shozo Shibata. 2021. "Estimation of Ecosystem Services Provided by Street Trees in Kyoto, Japan." Forests 12, no. 3: 311.

Journal article
Published: 03 March 2021 in Sustainability
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Urban green spaces can provide relaxation, exercise, social interaction, and many other benefits for their communities, towns, and cities. However, green spaces in hot and humid regions risk being underutilized by residents unless thermal environments are designed to be sufficiently comfortable. Understanding what conditions are needed for comfortable outdoor spaces, particularly how people feel in regard to their thermal environment, is vital in designing spaces for public use. Traditional gardens are excellent examples of successful microclimate design from which we can learn, as they are developed over the generations through observation and modification. This study analyzed how Japanese gardens affect people’s thermal stress on extremely hot summer days. Meteorological data was collected in three Japanese gardens, and human thermal comfort was evaluated through physiological equivalent temperature (PET). Statistical analysis examined the relationship between spatial configurations of the gardens and thermal comfort. Our study revealed that Japanese gardens can efficiently ameliorate thermal stress. Spatial analysis showed that garden elements affect thermal comfort variously depending on time of the day and spatial distribution.

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Lihua Cui; Christoph Rupprecht; Shozo Shibata. Climate-Responsive Green-Space Design Inspired by Traditional Gardens: Microclimate and Human Thermal Comfort of Japanese Gardens. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2736 .

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Lihua Cui, Christoph Rupprecht, Shozo Shibata. Climate-Responsive Green-Space Design Inspired by Traditional Gardens: Microclimate and Human Thermal Comfort of Japanese Gardens. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (5):2736.

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Lihua Cui; Christoph Rupprecht; Shozo Shibata. 2021. "Climate-Responsive Green-Space Design Inspired by Traditional Gardens: Microclimate and Human Thermal Comfort of Japanese Gardens." Sustainability 13, no. 5: 2736.

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Published: 29 January 2021 in Landscape and Ecological Engineering
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The past century has witnessed great changes and the loss of some recognized factors in agricultural systems in ethnic minority villages in China. Research on these changes can provide important guidelines for the development of sustainable management plans. We studied the changes of natural resource utilisation (NRU) regimes at the landscape level in modern Chinese history in a village of Dong nationality in southwest China. Information derived from historical documents and governmental data, as well as participant observations acquired from interviews with local farmers and field surveys, were used to reconstruct the traditional NRU regimes and agricultural calendar. Political, demographic, socioeconomic, and ecological backgrounds, were analysed to study the NRU regime changes. The results revealed that there were marked changes in NRU regimes. Traditional NRU regime changes with lifestyle changes of the Dong people. Gaoyou village preserves its traditional landscape well. Our research also provided some recommendations for future management plans and policy making.

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Fanya Qin; Katsue Fukamachi; Shozo Shibata. Changes in indigenous natural resource utilisation regimes in Dong ethnic minority village in southwest China. Landscape and Ecological Engineering 2021, 17, 323 -337.

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Fanya Qin, Katsue Fukamachi, Shozo Shibata. Changes in indigenous natural resource utilisation regimes in Dong ethnic minority village in southwest China. Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 2021; 17 (3):323-337.

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Fanya Qin; Katsue Fukamachi; Shozo Shibata. 2021. "Changes in indigenous natural resource utilisation regimes in Dong ethnic minority village in southwest China." Landscape and Ecological Engineering 17, no. 3: 323-337.

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Published: 29 November 2020 in Sustainability
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Storm runoff is a growing concern against a background of increasing urban densification, land-use adaptation and climate change. In this study, a storm water management model was used to analyze the hydrological and water-quality effects of rain gardens (also known as bioretention cells) as nonpoint source control solutions in low-impact development (LID) practices for an urban catchment in the Nakagyo Ward area of Kyoto in Japan. The results of simulations with input involving Chicago hyetographs derived for different rainfall return periods (referred to as 3 a, 5 a, 10 a, 30 a, 50 a and 100 a) indicated the effectiveness of this arrangement, in particular for rainstorm 3 a, which exhibited the maximum contaminant reduction ratio (Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 15.50%, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) 16.17%, Total Nitrogen (TN) 17.34%, Total Phosphorus (TP) 19.07%) and a total runoff reduction volume of 46.56 × 106 L. With 5 a, the maximum number of flooding nodes was reduced to 87, demonstrating that rain gardens handle rainfall effectively over a five-year return period. There was a one-minute delay for 100 a, which again indicates that rain gardens support control of urban runoff and mitigate flooding. Such gardens were associated with reduced stormwater hazards and enhanced resistance to short-term rainstorms at the research site, and should be considered for urban planning in Kyoto and other cities all over the world.

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Linying Zhang; Zehao Ye; Shozo Shibata. Assessment of Rain Garden Effects for the Management of Urban Storm Runoff in Japan. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9982 .

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Linying Zhang, Zehao Ye, Shozo Shibata. Assessment of Rain Garden Effects for the Management of Urban Storm Runoff in Japan. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (23):9982.

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Linying Zhang; Zehao Ye; Shozo Shibata. 2020. "Assessment of Rain Garden Effects for the Management of Urban Storm Runoff in Japan." Sustainability 12, no. 23: 9982.

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Published: 28 October 2019 in Heritage
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Scrub vegetation encroaches into the proximity of many monuments at Myanmar’s Bagan Cultural Heritage Site, as can be seen at many other monuments on the world. The extensiveness of scrub vegetation can interfere with the integrity of the cultural landscape when ignored by site management. The current study examined how significant the occurrence of scrub vegetation might be, quantifying the canopy coverage with relative occupancy of other components in the sacred compounds. The sacred compounds in Bagan enclose religious monuments in environments classified as farmland, monastic residences, accessways, shrub-hosting areas, and scrub vegetation. The coverage of scrub vegetation was more than a quarter of the area of sacred compounds, whereas that of shrub-hosting patches was about half. The other components occupied less than one-fifth of the area. The associated occurrence of scrub vegetation indicated the invasion of alien species from the drier hinterland to the riverside of Ayeyarwady. While such a situation reveals site management as a priority, the presence of cultivated farmland in the vicinity of monuments represented suppression of weedy growth that may later facilitate the occurrence of scrub-type plants. This study suggests cultivation as a reasonable practice for the integrity of the cultural landscape and safeguarding the monuments in Bagan.

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Min Zar Ni Aung; Shozo Shibata. Vegetation Conditions in Sacred Compounds at Myanmar’s Bagan Cultural Heritage Site. Heritage 2019, 2, 2745 -2762.

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Min Zar Ni Aung, Shozo Shibata. Vegetation Conditions in Sacred Compounds at Myanmar’s Bagan Cultural Heritage Site. Heritage. 2019; 2 (4):2745-2762.

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Min Zar Ni Aung; Shozo Shibata. 2019. "Vegetation Conditions in Sacred Compounds at Myanmar’s Bagan Cultural Heritage Site." Heritage 2, no. 4: 2745-2762.

Correction
Published: 22 October 2019 in Landscape and Ecological Engineering
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In the original publication of the article, Figure 1 was published incorrectly. The correct figure is given below.

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Linying Zhang; Yui Oyake; Yukihiro Morimoto; Hideyuki Niwa; Shozo Shibata. Correction to: Rainwater storage/infiltration function of rain gardens for management of urban storm runoff in Japan. Landscape and Ecological Engineering 2019, 16, 69 -69.

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Linying Zhang, Yui Oyake, Yukihiro Morimoto, Hideyuki Niwa, Shozo Shibata. Correction to: Rainwater storage/infiltration function of rain gardens for management of urban storm runoff in Japan. Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 2019; 16 (1):69-69.

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Linying Zhang; Yui Oyake; Yukihiro Morimoto; Hideyuki Niwa; Shozo Shibata. 2019. "Correction to: Rainwater storage/infiltration function of rain gardens for management of urban storm runoff in Japan." Landscape and Ecological Engineering 16, no. 1: 69-69.

Original paper
Published: 06 September 2019 in Landscape and Ecological Engineering
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Rain gardens have recently gained popularity in Japan for the management of urban storm runoff. However, due to limited expertise regarding the technical capacity of such facilities, the level of their optimality in urban development remains unclear. To help elucidate rain garden capacity, research on two such facilities (referred to here as RG1 and RG2) was conducted in Kyoto, Japan, to clarify the characteristics of their storage/infiltration function. Rainfall and groundwater levels were monitored for 134 days between summer and autumn (a period incorporating the typhoon season) with the consideration of groundwater levels and soil water characteristics in six soil layers. Soil constitution and hydraulic conductivity in a saturated state were also evaluated to help clarify the infiltration function of the rain gardens. The results showed that RG2 had a higher water storage volume (109.54 m3) than RG1 (92.14 m3) due to the difference in area and soil porosities. Across both the rain gardens, the saturated hydraulic conductivity of each layer averaged to 0.227 cm/s, indicating a low risk of ponding. The soil available water capacity of dressing layers and existing soil layers at the greening site were excellent (> 12%) and good (between 8 and 12%). The results of the study indicated favorable storage/infiltration functions in both gardens and the potential to control more than 60% of storm runoff. The application of rain gardens may, therefore, be recommended in other urban areas of Japan.

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Linying Zhang; Yui Oyake; Yukihiro Morimoto; Hideyuki Niwa; Shozo Shibata. Rainwater storage/infiltration function of rain gardens for management of urban storm runoff in Japan. Landscape and Ecological Engineering 2019, 15, 421 -435.

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Linying Zhang, Yui Oyake, Yukihiro Morimoto, Hideyuki Niwa, Shozo Shibata. Rainwater storage/infiltration function of rain gardens for management of urban storm runoff in Japan. Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 2019; 15 (4):421-435.

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Linying Zhang; Yui Oyake; Yukihiro Morimoto; Hideyuki Niwa; Shozo Shibata. 2019. "Rainwater storage/infiltration function of rain gardens for management of urban storm runoff in Japan." Landscape and Ecological Engineering 15, no. 4: 421-435.

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Published: 05 August 2019 in Journal of Mountain Science
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The application of remote sensing in understanding tree species structural diversity and land use patterns relationship is imperative for reforestation and biodiversity conservation efforts. This study assesses land use patterns and tree species structural diversity in previously reforested hilly sandstone regions of northern Togo. The physical height, and diameter at breast height (DBH) more than 5 cm of all tree species in each given plot were measured in summer 2017. A total of 75 plots of 900 m2 installed along the toposequence were recorded. In addition, a semi-supervised classification of Landsat 8 images in January of 2018, was also used to classify the land use patterns. 36 tree species and 19 families were recorded for the entire study area. Meanwhile, 19 tree species and 15 families were recorded for the previously afforested zones. The most abundant species included the Sterculiaceae, Zygophyllaceae, Meliaceae, and Mimosaceae. The trees stand structure represented 8.61 ± 0.57 m, 11.28 ± 1.76 cm, and 0.018 ± 0.009 m2 per hectare for height, diameter and basal area respectively. Major land use patterns were tree and shrub savannahs, parklands and croplands which represented over 60% of the landscape. It is necessary to examine the regeneration and vegetative multiplication potentials of the most frequent and abundant tree species for any eventual future afforestation programs in these hilly sandstone regions of northern Togo.

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Fousseni Folega; Wouyo Atakpama; Kperkouma Wala; Beckline Mukete; Shibata Shozo; Osawa Akira; Xiu-Hai Zhao; Koffi Akpagana. Land use patterns and tree species diversity in the Volta Geological Unit, Togo. Journal of Mountain Science 2019, 16, 1869 -1882.

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Fousseni Folega, Wouyo Atakpama, Kperkouma Wala, Beckline Mukete, Shibata Shozo, Osawa Akira, Xiu-Hai Zhao, Koffi Akpagana. Land use patterns and tree species diversity in the Volta Geological Unit, Togo. Journal of Mountain Science. 2019; 16 (8):1869-1882.

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Fousseni Folega; Wouyo Atakpama; Kperkouma Wala; Beckline Mukete; Shibata Shozo; Osawa Akira; Xiu-Hai Zhao; Koffi Akpagana. 2019. "Land use patterns and tree species diversity in the Volta Geological Unit, Togo." Journal of Mountain Science 16, no. 8: 1869-1882.

Journal article
Published: 28 December 2016 in Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C
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To investigate the potential environmental effects of pond farming for Apostichopus japonicas in Yellow River estuary, we examined discrepancies of distance-based typical pollution indicators (TOC, TN, NO3−, NH4+, NO2− and PO43−) and biochemical tracers (δ13C and δ15N) in water column and sediment, as well as dietary characteristics of dominant macrobenthos between farming and non-farming areas. The results revealed that studied variables in water column showed no uniform spatial differences. Meanwhile, those in sediment displayed similar decrease tendencies from farming pond to the adjacent tidal flat, which was considered to represent the environmental effects of farming. Biochemical tracers (δ13C and δ15N) in both water column and sediment confirmed the origin of organic matters from the aquaculture waste. The detectable dispersion distance of aquaculture waste was restricted to an area within 50 m distance as determined by most variables in sediment (TOC, TN, NO3− and NH4+), particularly by C:N ratio and δ13C with which origins of the wastes were traced. Bayesian mixing models indicated that in the farming area BMA had a larger contribution, while POM(marine) showed a smaller contribution to the diets of Helice tridens and Macrophthalmus abbreviates compared to those in the non-farming area. The overall results showed that pond farming for Apostichopus japonicus in the Yellow River estuary altered the local environment to a certain extent. For methodological consideration, sediment biogeochemical characteristics as a historical recorder much more effectively reflected aquaculture waste accumulation, and stable isotope approaches are efficient in tracing the origin and extent of various allogenous sources.

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Jing Fu; Hisashi Yokoyama; Baoshan Cui; Jin Zhou; Jiaguo Yan; Xu Ma; Shozo Shibata. Impacts of sea cucumber farming on biogeochemical characteristics in the Yellow River estuary, Northern China. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 2016, 97, 19 -30.

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Jing Fu, Hisashi Yokoyama, Baoshan Cui, Jin Zhou, Jiaguo Yan, Xu Ma, Shozo Shibata. Impacts of sea cucumber farming on biogeochemical characteristics in the Yellow River estuary, Northern China. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. 2016; 97 ():19-30.

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Jing Fu; Hisashi Yokoyama; Baoshan Cui; Jin Zhou; Jiaguo Yan; Xu Ma; Shozo Shibata. 2016. "Impacts of sea cucumber farming on biogeochemical characteristics in the Yellow River estuary, Northern China." Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 97, no. : 19-30.