Anchored in 19th century scientism and an ideology of the domination of nature, inspired by
colonial hydraulic feats, and fuelled by technological improvements in high dam …

This article analyses rural depopulation in Japan and its implications by means of a case
study of Niigata Prefecture and Sado Island. In the first part of the article, we present …

This paper contributes to the understanding of East Asian capitalism by investigating the
political economy of crisis management in Japan, Korea and China during the global …

But it is not just planning for disaster recovery; most modern techniques and mechanisms in
Japanese urban planning derive from post-disaster legislation, and this has come in three …

Large-scale and comprehensive development of river basins is a child of colonialism.
Massive irrigation development in India, Egypt and Sudan by the British, emulated by the …

The health of humans and the planet are the most vital contemporary issues and essential
components of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Scientists and professionals …

The preceding contributions of this Interface have vividly depicted the practical problems
and unprecedented challenges that planners in Japan are still facing after 3 years of post …

Japan's March 2011 triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown shattered
the country's nuclear-dependent energy policy. Questions about the long-term …

It seems promising and relevant to consider digital processes of industries and complexes in
the context of the digital transformation of a region, which encourages the region's …

Following the Great East Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster of 11 March 2011,
the Japanese government began constructing a series of 440 seawalls along the north …