This is an Interactive Qualifying Project that is part of Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Degree of Bachelor of Science fulfillment of requirements.

My project took place in Kyoto, Japan, where my group investigated the social impacts of the current restoration of the Takase River. As of the end of this project, the locals were unsatisfied with the removal of the local treescape to repair the canal. The engineers claimed the removal of these trees was vital to the success of the restoration. However, my team diagnosed the stability and health of 535 trees and determined that 398 could be saved instead of the originally planned 129.

My group was able to better understand the local needs, the current treescape, and the structural requirements that needed to be met. This was done through a lot of fieldwork including interviews, surveying, and observations. The data collected was then synthesized into multiple maps you can see below.

Overall this project was mostly about soft skills including leadership, team management, problem-solving, adaptability, and much more.

I was the team leader throughout this project, and some of my other responsibilities included the design and organization of the final report, designing the maps, and selecting the experiments that were conducted on the trees.