Rivers in Japan '98 / prepared by Infrastructure Development Institute (Japan) [and] Japan River Association.
Material type: TextPublication details: [Japan] : Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan, 1998Description: 65 p. : col. ill., mapsSubject(s): DDC classification:- 551.483 21
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 551.483 RIV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 011796333 |
Cover title
Japan has frequent natural disasters including floods, landslides, earthquakes, tidal waves, and volcanic eruptions. With the enactment of the River Law in 1996, a regular flood control plan was established. Recently however, with urbanization resulting in greater damage from natural disasters, river maintenance projects have become even more essential
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