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Socio-Ecological Systems Lab
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The lab explores a wide range of topics, from technology that uses microorganisms to clean wastewater to the future of a sustainable society.
AboutAbout the lab
People and nature, as a single system.
The Socio-Ecological Systems Lab studies human society and natural ecosystems as a single system in which each influences the other.
The lab works on improving the performance of wastewater treatment by using microbial communities, with the aim of improving urban water environments.
It also studies how human society can be sustained within the larger natural environment, including natural disasters.
Located at Kashiwa Campus, the lab consists of two labs: the Sato-Kazama Lab and the Onuki Lab.
Key terms
- Socio-ecological system
- An approach that views human society and natural ecosystems as a complex system in which each influences the other
- In-sewer purification
- A technology that uses the action of microorganisms to reduce pollutants inside sewer pipes while wastewater is flowing toward the treatment plant
- Sustainability science
- An interdisciplinary field spanning the humanities and sciences that examines the relationship between human society and nature and seeks pathways to sustainable development
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies socio-ecological systems at a variety of scales, from micro-scale ecosystems such as microorganisms to the macro-scale natural environment, including natural disasters. It works both on developing wastewater treatment technologies and on evaluating the sustainability of technologies and society.
*Illustrative imageCleaning wastewater inside sewer pipes
The lab develops in-sewer purification technology, in which devices (carriers) that allow microorganisms to settle are placed inside sewer pipes to purify wastewater before it reaches the treatment plant. It is also developing sensors that monitor water levels inside the pipes to prevent clogging.
*Illustrative imageAnalyzing the microbes that support water treatment
Using next-generation sequencers, the lab analyzes at the molecular level the microbial ecosystems involved in wastewater treatment and environmental remediation.
*Illustrative imageInfrastructure maintenance, disaster prevention, and climate change adaptation
The lab examines how to maintain and renew wastewater infrastructure in areas with shrinking populations, and how to build a society that is resilient to major disasters. It also studies adaptation measures for sea-level rise and extreme weather, as well as the relocation of entire communities.
*Illustrative imageSustainability science and education
The lab studies how university students can learn to collaborate with experts from different backgrounds while respecting their differences, and to see problems from other people's perspectives. Topics include lessons that can be learned from Minamata disease.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Socio-Ecological Systems Lab are faculty and students.
- ProfessorSato HiroyasuPublications ↗
- Associate ProfessorMotoharu OnukiPublications ↗
- Associate ProfessorKazama ShinobuPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Aeration tank activated sludge process STP Bengaluru India” Vraj Acharya, WELL Labs / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Cleaning wastewater inside sewer pipes: “Sewer tunnel in Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Austria-front PNr°0961” D-Kuru / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Analyzing the microbes that support water treatment: “Mikrofoto.de-Belebtschlamm 6” Frank Fox / CC BY-SA 3.0 de (cropped)
- Infrastructure maintenance, disaster prevention, and climate change adaptation: “Sea Level Rise ( )” NPS Climate Change Response / Public domain (cropped)
- Sustainability science and education: “The Earth seen from Apollo 17” NASA / Apollo 17 crew / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (都市サステイナビリティ学研究室(福士研究室)): “Chicago-City-Hall-Green-Roof 01” Conservation Design Forum / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (地域循環共生システム研究室): “Mt karousan 2016” Townphoto / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (水環境制御研究室): “Lake Kasumigaura from Kasumigaura City 04” Σ64 / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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