Flood Management in Japan—From Rivers to Basins

Water International

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 20-26

  Takeuchi, Kuniyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basin management; Flood control; Japan; Nonstructural measures; River laws

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036253459     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060208686974     Document Type: Article

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