The 8th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration was held in Tokyo JAPAN. (November 11, 2011)

November 22, 2011 | Category: International Forum

Opening speech by Dr. Koutarou Takemura

Guest speakers

The 8th International Forum on Waterfront and Watershed Restoration titled "Urban River Restoration at the confluence of Disaster Mitigation and Environment Preservation" was successfully held in Tokyo JAPAN on 11th Nov. 2011.

Date/Time： 11 November 2011 (Friday) 　13:00 – 16:15
Venue： The University of Tokyo, Yayoi Auditorium (Tokyo, JAPAN)
Organizer: Asian River Restoration Network / Japan River Restoration Network
Supporters:
Japan River Association, Ecology and Civil Engineering Society (ECES), Foundation of River and Watershed Environment Management, Japan Water Forum, Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration, CTI Engineering Co, LTD, China River Restoration Network (CRRN), China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), Korea River Restoration Network (KRRN), Korea River Association (KRA), Korea Institute of Construction Technology(KICT), European Centre for River Restoration(ECRR), River Restoration Centre (RRC)

Program

13:00-13:05 Opening address (Dr. Koutarou Takemura)

13:05-13:15 Introduction of “ARRN RR guideline ver.2”

13:15-13:40
Lecture1 Mr. Alastair Mcharg (National Water Commission, AUSTRALIA)
The response to the 2011 Brisbane River Floods & a national picture of river and wetland assessment, management and restoration in Australia

13:40-14:05
Lecture2 Prof. Shaohua Marko Hsu (Feng Chia Univ., TAIWAN)
Current river restoration in Taiwan on some urban cases

14:05-14:30
Lecture3 Prof. Suk Hwan Jang (Daejin University, KOREA)
Development of technology for waterfront creation and case study of continuous block system

Break: 14:30-14:40

14:40-15:05
Lecture4 Prof. Aizhong Ding (Beijing Normal University, CHINA)
Feng River Restoration - from Land to Water

15:05-15:30
Lecture5 Prof. Yukihiro Shimatani (Kyushu Univ., JAPAN)
River basin flood control and restoration as innovations from Hii River

15:30-16:15
Discussion by all lecturers (Chair: Prof. Nobuyuki TAMAI)

16:15 Closing address (Prof. Nobuyuki TAMAI)

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