IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE IN JAPAN

Chapter 1. What is NOGYO DOBOKU 1.1 what is Nogyo Doboku? Chapter 2. The territory of Japan 2.1 Geographical position 2.2 Population 2.3 Geography of Japan and its complex nature 2.3.1 Volcanoes and earthquakes 2.3.2 Mountains and rivers 2.3.3 Plains 2.4 Diversity of climate 2.4.1 Seasonal changes 2.4.2 Extremes of climate and rainfall 2.4.3 Disasters connected with climate Chapter 3. Agricultural activities 3.1 Characteristics of Japan's agricultural activities 3.1.1 An agriculture based on rice growing 3.1.2 Small farms management 3.2 The role of agriculture in the economy of Japan 3.2.1 Tokugawa Era 3.2.2 Meiji or restoration Era 3.2.3 Taisho Era and beginning of Showa Era 3.2.4 Showa Era up to World War 2 3.2.5 Agricultural policy in post-war period 3.3 Japan's agricultural problems in a fast growing economy 3.3.1 Declining importance of agriculture in the national economy 3.3.2 Rice surplus and the agricultural crisis 3.3.3 Agricultural - water resources - pollution Chapter 4. Engineering and engineers 4.1 Engineering 4.2 Engineers Chapter 5. Administration system 5.1 Legislation and government administration 5.1.1 Various public projects and the administration systems 5.1.2 The system of water resources development and the government administration systems 5.1.3 Administration system for implementation of land improvement 5.1.4 Implementation systems for land improvement projects 5.2 Agricultural land improvement and consolidation, and the budget 5.2.1 National budget 5.2.2 Public projects and farm land improvement and consolidation projects 5.2.3 The Budget in relation to the Agricultural land bureau 5.2.4 Operation and maintenance for the facilities and land improvement projects 5.2.5 Post - disaster reconstruction and disaster prevention projects Chapter 6. Projects 6.1 From planning to completion of land improvement projects 6.1.1 Executive procedures for land improvement projects 6.1.2 Investigation and planning 6.1.3 Execution 6.2 Project results 6.3 Some example 6.3.1 Shinotsu area development project 6.3.2 Toyokawa irrigation project 6.3.3 Hachirogata lagoon reclamation project

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