Reduction of Environmental Load by Telecommuting in Oku-Nikko

• Published in: IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 294; no. 1; pp. 12008 - 12016
• Main Authors: Muto, Daiki, Yokoo, Noriyoshi, Fujiwara, Kisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Aging; Aging (natural); Air conditioning; Buildings; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; Climate; Commuting; Emissions; Heat islands; Manpower; Mountains; Population decline; Reduction; Regeneration; Residential areas; Summer; Telecommuting; Tourism; Urban areas; Urban heat islands; Young adults

Heat island phenomenon is occurring in the 23 wards of Tokyo and a vacant house is increasing in Oku-Nikko, so carbon dioxide emissions reduction and application of vacant house may happen by working in Oku-Nikko by means of telecommuting in summer. The Oku-Nikko area has a cool climate peculiar to...