Basic approach
We developed the Ecological Corridor* Simple Evaluation Tool (CSET) under the guidance of Professor Akira Tanaka of the Landscape Ecosystems Lab, in the Department of Restoration Ecology and Built Environment, Faculty of Environmental Studies at Tokyo City University, in order to create a system to evaluate ecosystem networks for biodiversity-conscious urban planning. CSET is a tool to simply assess biodiversity potential in urban areas. Applying habitat evaluation procedures (HEP) and geographic information systems (GIS), it quantifies and visualizes the potential habitability for wildlife.
We utilize the results of analysis by CSET, mainly in bidding proposals.
Ecological corridors are areas of habitat that forms a continuous passage connecting core regions where highly mobile wildlife can travel. Shown by the green circle (= ecological corridor) formed in the figure.
