Asian River Restoration Network (ARRN)

The Asian River Restoration Network was established in Nov. 2006 to support the exchange of information relating to environmental restoration of rivers and watersheds. JRRN has a role of ARRN secretariat currently.

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Contact us (Secretariat)


Lofty Chuoh Bldg., 7th Flr.

17-24, Shinkawa 1cho-me, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033, JAPAN

Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration
Tel: +81-3-6228-3860
Fax: +81-3-3523-0640
E-mail:info@a-rr.net

PUBLICATIONS

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Cases of Collaborative Nature Restoration in the River in Japan (Mar 2015)

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Cases of Collaborative Nature Restoration in the River (PDF 11.2MB)

JRRN published “Cases of Collaborative Nature Restoration in the River” supported by the “Editing committee on waterfront collaborative nature restoration cases”, and supervised by Prof. Nobuyuki Tamai, ARRN & JRRN advisor.


>> Cases of Collaborative Nature Restoration in the River (PDF 11.2MB)

Japanese version only available

Cases of Monitoring Activities for River Restoration with partnership approach in Japan (Mar 2014)

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Cases of Monitoring Activities for River Restoration with partnership approach in Japan (PDF 7.9MB)

JRRN published“Cases of Monitoring Activities for River Restoration with partnership approach in Japan” supported by NPO, citizen's groups and administration offices in Japan, and supervised by Prof. Naoki Shirakawa, ARRN technical committee member.


>> Cases of Monitoring Activities for River Restoration with partnership approach in Japan (PDF 7.9MB)

Japanese version only available

River Restoration Cases by Citizen's Groups in Japan (Feb 2013)

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River Restoration Cases by Citizen's Groups in Japan (PDF 11.2MB)

JRRN published “River Restoration Cases by Citizen's Groups in Japan” contributed by NPO, citizen's groups and administration offices in Japan.


>> River Restoration Cases by Citizen's Groups in Japan (PDF 11.2MB)

Japanese version only available

Reference Guideline for Restoration by Eco-Compatible Approach in River Basin of Asia ver.2



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JRRN/ARRN published the "Reference Guideline for Restoration by Eco-Compatible Approach in River Basin of Asia ver.2" in March 2012 to assist all practitioners involved in the river restoration activities in Asia.

This guideline is the second edition of ARRN's guideline to show basic ideas and policies indispensable for restoring desirable river environments in Asia, raise the interest of readers in a river nearby, create an opportunity toward new projects for river restoration, and also support current river restoration projects.

JRRN/ARRN will continue to revise the guideline with the support of ARRN Technical Committee members.

>> Download "Guideline ver.2 main contents" (PDF 29.1MB)

>> Download "Guideline ver.2 brochure" (PDF 1.9MB)




Practical River Restoration Appraisal Guidance for Monitoring Options: PRAGMO(RRC, November 2011)



04-0001ARRN.jpg This book is a guidance document that aims to assist all practitioners involved in the process of setting monitoring protocols as part of a river restoration project.

>>More detail: PRAGMO press release (PDF 286KB)

-Title: Practical River Restoration Appraisal Guidance for Monitoring Options (PRAGMO)
-Publishing: The River Restoration Centre (RRC)
-Date of publication: November 2011
-URL: http://www.therrc.co.uk/rrc_pragmo.php


Reference Guideline for Restoration by Eco-Compatible Approach in River Basin ver.1 Separate Volume

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ARRN published the “Reference Guideline for Restoration by Eco-Compatible Approach in River Basin ver.1 Separate Volume” in January 2011.
This separate volume was prepared as a supporting material of the “Reference Guideline for Restoration by Eco-Compatible Approach in River Basin ver.1” published in March 2009.


  >>Reference Guideline for Restoration by Eco-Compatible Approach in River Basin ver.1 Separate Volume (PDF 6.3MB)

  >>Reference Guideline for Restoration by Eco-Compatible Approach in River Basin ver.1 (PDF 10.0MB)

Report on ARRN’s Roundtable Meeting 2010 “How to develop technology and Guideline for river restoration through networks”

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ARRN published the “Report on ARRN’s Roundtable Meeting 2010 : How to develop technology and Guideline for river restoration through networks” in January 2011.
The ARRN’s Roundtable Meeting was held in Seoul KOREA on 14th Sep. 2010 as the special session of “8th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics 2010”.


  >>Report on the ARRN’s Roundtable Meeting 2010 (PDF 699KB)

  >>Activity report on the ARRN's Roundtable meeting

The Restoration of Nature in Japan―A Challenge to Ecological Engineering (Japan, May 2010)



12-0055.jpg This book is an English translation of “A Challenge of Nature Restoration from the Standpoint of Ecological Engineering” published in Japanese in 2007.

>>More detail: Leaflet (PDF 312KB)

・Title: The Restoration of Nature in Japan―A Challenge to Ecological Engineering
・Editor: Toshio Hirose
・Translator: Jiro Kikkawa
・Date of publication: May 2010

Past and present approaches to river rehabilitation in Japan (Dr. Ulrika Åberg, April 2009)

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Past and present approaches to river rehabilitation in Japan 980KB

- Source: Dr. Ulrika Åberg, Researcher of the School of Environment, University of Leeds, UK

- This file was presented in the Session 7 in the River Restoration Network Conference held in UK, April 2009.



>> Download (PDF 1MB)


>> Exchange between Dr. Ulrika and JRRN secretariat in June 2008


>> River Restoration Network Conference 2009

Amenity Rehabilitation or Ecosystem Rehabilitation? (Dr. Hyoseop Woo, September 2009)

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Amenity Rehabilitation or Ecosystem Rehabilitation? (PDF 6.3MB)


- Source: Dr. Hyoseop Woo, Senior Research Fellow of Korea Institute of Construction Technology(KICT), Former Secretary General of Korea River Restoration Network (KRRN)

- This file was presented in the Session 3 "Cases Studies of Urban River Rehabilitation" in the World City Water Forum held in Korea, August 2009, and presented again in the 7th Joint Seminar on Ecological Engineering between Korea and Japan at the annual meeting of Ecology and Civil Engineering Society in September 2009 in Saitama, Japan, with some more clarifications and additions by Dr. Woo.


>> Download (PDF 6.3MB)

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