Global Warming :
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 3rd Assessment Report, Climate Change 2001, Supervision Japanese edition: Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- EDMC Handbook of Energy & Economic Statistics in Japan (2002 edition), (ed. The Energy Data and Modeling Center, Japan Institute of Energy Economics), Tokyo: Japan Energy Conservation Center
- Japan Meteorological Agency (www.jma.go.jp/JMA_HP/jma/index.html)
- Japan Ministry of the Environment (www.env.go.jp)
Global Warming >>
CO2 emissions by country :
- For the "CO2 emissions by country" data (1996) : World Resources Institute (www.earthtrends.wri.org)
- For CO2 exhaled in human breath and its equivalence to national per capita emissions: Institute for Research on Systems Technology
CO2 emissions by country >>
Water Scarcity Worldwide :
- Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Rural Development Bureau (www.maff.go.jp)
- Porritt, Jonathon, Save the Earth, (trans. Serizawa, Takashi), Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1991
- Honma, Miyako, Kato, Eiichi and Washio, Keiji, Mizu no zyunkan, Tokyo: Fujiwara Shoten, 2002
- Watson, Lyall, The Water Planet, (trans. Uchida, Mie, with photos by Jerry Derbyshire), Tokyo: Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1988
- Okazaki, Minoru and Suzuki, Hiroaki, Shirabete Miyo-Kurashi no mizu, shakai no mizu, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 2003
- Ishi, Hiroyuki, Chikyu kankyo hokoku 2, Tokyo: Iwanami Shinsho, 1998
- Ecology Symphony (www.ecology.or.jp/index.html)
- The Kyoto Shimbun Co., Ltd. (www.kyoto-np.co.jp/index.html)
- Inter Press Service News Agency (www.ipsnews.co.th/jp)
Water Scarcity Worldwide >>
Making Use of the Sun:
- Energy wo kangaeru-Mirai eno sentaku, Japan National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA), 1979
- Office of the Cabinet, Government of Japan (www.kantei.go.jp/jp/kids/index.html)
Making Use of the Sun >>
The Logistics of Home Energy Supplly :
- Nakasa, Hiroyasu, Tokoton wakaru " Energy nosikumi ", Tokyo: Ikeda Shoten, 2001
The Logistics of Home Energy Supplly >>
Sunlight Bathes the Earth :
- Tsuchiya, Haruki, Shirabete Miyo-Energy no ima mirai, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 2003
- Japan Meteorological Agency (CLIMAT data)
Sunlight Bathes the Earth >>
"Passive"Design in Building Technologies :
- Taylor, John S., Commonsense Architecture (trans. Goto, Hisashi),Tokyo: Shokokusha Publishing Co., Ltd., 1998
"Passive"Design in Building Technologies (PDF) >>
Understanding On-Site Climate :
- United States Typical Meteorological Year Data (TMY2), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- China Surface Weather Data 1991-2000,National Meteorologtical Center of China
Understanding On-Site Climate >>
Keepipng Water Supply Clean :
- Nihon no mizu shigen 2002, Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Rural Development Bureau (www.maff.go.jp/)
- Okazaki, Minoru and Suzuki, Hiroaki, op. cit.
- Suzuki, Kiyoharu and Suzuki, Takashi, Karada to byoki no hon-Iranai mono wo suteru, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1991
- Omori, Hiroo, Chikyu wo marugoto kangaeru 5-Mizu wa chikyu no inochizuna, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1993
Keepipng Water Supply Clean >>
The Earth's Water Cycle :
- Nihon no mizu shigen (2003 edition), Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Department of Water Resources
- Ippankatei mizushiyo mokutekibetsu jittaichosa 1997, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Bureau of Waterworks
- Mishima, Isamu and Masumitsu, Hiroshi, Zukai zatsugaku, mizu no kagaku, (ed. Ueda, Hisashi), Tokyo: Natsume Sha, 2001
- Maurits la Rivière, J. W., "Threats to the World's Water," Scientific American, Vol. 261, September 1989
The Earth's Water Cycle >>
Biological Decomposition :
Biological Decomposition >>
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