Dams in Japan : past, present and future

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Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2009

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xxiv, 232 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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9780415494328

Subject Term:

Dams -- Japan -- Design and construction -- History

Dams -- Environmental aspects -- Japan -- History

Dams -- Social aspects -- Japan -- History

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Nihon Dai Damu Kaigi

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Overview of Japan's long water history, by the Japanese Commission on large dams. Starting from the 7th century, when irrigation ponds were first constructed for paddy cropping, until the beginning of the 21st century. Elaborates on various roles of dams: water supply, power generation and flood control. Moreover, tries to clarify the negative impacts of dams on the natural environment and local societies, as well as extensive efforts made to minimize these impacts. Includes appendices with location and characteristics of main dams, administrative organs, river management system and water resources development river systems and facilities to offer the full picture. Richly-illustrated. Intended for dam and water resources professionals.

List of Tables	p. ix
List of Figures	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
The preparation of the English version text	p. xvii
Preface of the original text in Japanese	p. xix
Abbreviations	p. xxiii
1 Introduction	p. 1
1.1 Circumstances surrounding dams and the aims of this work	p. 1
1.2 A short history of Japan	p. 3
1.2.1 The Jomon and Yayoi Periods (to approximately A.D. 300)	p. 4
1.2.2 The Kofun - Nara Period (approx. A.D. 300 to 794)	p. 4
1.2.3 The Heian Period (794 to 1185)	p. 5
1.2.4 The Kamakura to the Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1185 to 1600)	p. 5
1.2.5 The Edo Period (1600 to 1868)	p. 6
1.2.6 The Meiji Period (1868 to 1912)	p. 7
1.2.7 The Taisho, Showa, and Heisei Periods (1912 to present day)	p. 8
1.3 Outline of the history of dams in Japan	p. 9
1.4 Characteristics of national land and dams in Japan	p. 12
1.4.1 Characteristics of the national land and water usage by dams	p. 12
1.4.2 Characteristics of regions surrounding dam reservoirs and rivers	p. 15
1.5 WCD report and dams in Japan	p. 16
1.5.1 Outline of the WCD report	p. 16
1.5.2 Japan's dams from the perspective of the global review	p. 17
1.6 Outline of this work	p. 18
1.6.1 Roles that dams have played	p. 18
1.6.2 Environmental and social impacts of dams and response to these impacts	p. 19
1.6.3 Future roles of dams	p. 19
2 Roles played by dams as seen in the history of water use in Japan	p. 21
2.1 The development of irrigation and irrigation dams	p. 21
2.1.1 The history of methods of obtaining irrigation water and the roles of irrigation ponds	p. 21
2.1.2 Reformation of cultivation and the roles of irrigation dams	p. 25
2.1.3 Examples of efforts to ensure a constant supply of irrigation water	p. 28
2.2 The growth of modern cities and dams for municipal water	p. 33
2.2.1 The start of modern municipal water supply systems in Japan	p. 33
2.2.2 The spread of municipal water supply projects and the role of dams	p. 37
2.2.3 Examples of roles played by dams in municipal water supply projects	p. 41
2.3 Hydropower dams that have supported the growth of modern industry	p. 43
2.3.1 Hydropower production and dams	p. 44
2.3.2 The start of hydropower production	p. 45
2.3.3 The start of long-distance transmission of electric power and large hydropower dams	p. 46
2.3.4 The development of dams and conduit type high-capacity hydropower production	p. 49
2.3.5 The increased use of river water as an energy source	p. 50
2.4 Postwar rehabilitation and multi-purpose dams - the appearance of comprehensive river development dams	p. 52
2.4.1 The dawn of multi-purpose dams with flood control	p. 52
2.4.2 Dams in postwar rehabilitation and in Comprehensive Land Development Plans	p. 54
2.4.3 Examples of roles of dams in Comprehensive National Land Development (Part 1) - The five large dams for flood control on the Kitakami River - [63]	p. 60
2.4.4 Examples of the roles of dams in Comprehensive National Land Development (Part 2) - The Tenryu River Sakuma Dam, etc. that became the key to promoting electric power development -	p. 64
2.4.5 Examples of roles of dams in Comprehensive National Land Development (Part 3) - The Kiso River Makio Dam for irrigation -	p. 67
2.5 Dams that have supported the concentration of population and industry in large cities and the advance of national urbanization	p. 71
2.5.1 Rapid economic growth and Comprehensive National Development Plans	p. 71
2.5.2 Supplying water to large cities	p. 72
2.5.3 Hydropower dams from the rapid economic growth period to the stable growth period	p. 82
2.5.4 Flood control by dams, based on the River Law	p. 90
3 Environmental and social impacts of dams and responses to these impacts	p. 101
3.1 Dam projects and social conflict	p. 101
3.2 Impacts on the social condition in reservoir areas and responses to such impacts	p. 103
3.2.1 The social impact of dam projects on reservoir areas and responses to such impact	p. 103
3.2.2 Compensation measures by dam project organizations for residents submerged by dam projects and for related municipalities	p. 103
3.2.3 Support for submerge-related municipalities by central and regional governments, etc.	p. 106
3.2.4 Support for the activation of reservoir areas	p. 111
3.3 Impacts on the river environment and measures against these impacts	p. 113
3.3.1 Impacts of a change in the flow regime and measures against these impacts	p. 113
3.3.2 The progress of sedimentation in dam reservoirs and measures against this problem	p. 118
3.3.3 Measures against water temperature and water quality problems in reservoirs	p. 124
3.4 Impacts on habitats of living organisms and measures against these impacts	p. 131
3.4.1 Impacts on the habitats of living organisms by dam projects	p. 131
3.4.2 Social trends concerning natural environment conservation and dam projects	p. 132
3.4.3 Examples of efforts to preserve ecosystems	p. 134
3.5 A reflection of the views of citizens concerning dam projects and an Introduction to the project evaluation system	p. 140
3.5.1 The escalating citizens' movements against dam projects	p. 141
3.5.2 The reflection of citizens' views of dam projects	p. 143
3.5.3 Introduction of the project evaluation system	p. 144
4 Roles of dams: The future	p. 151
4.1 Changes in the social conditions surrounding dams	p. 151
4.1.1 World trends	p. 151
4.1.2 The future of Japan related to dams	p. 154
4.2 Roles of future dams	p. 159
4.2.1 Agriculture and dams	p. 159
4.2.2 Energy and dams	p. 160
4.2.3 Abnormal weather and dams	p. 161
4.3 Future roles of dams	p. 162
4.3.1 Water environments, water cycles, and dams	p. 162
4.3.2 Reservoir areas and dams	p. 163
4.4 Sustainable use of dams so they can continue to fulfill their roles reliably in the future	p. 164
4.4.1 Recognition of the roles of dams in basin societies	p. 164
4.4.2 Maintaining the functions of dam management facilities, etc.	p. 164
4.4.3 Sustained use of dam reservoirs	p. 165
4.4.4 The effective use of existing dams	p. 165
4.5 Roles of people involved in dams	p. 166
4.5.1 Development and refinement of dam technologies	p. 166
4.5.2 Efforts to conduct linked regional activities	p. 167
4.5.3 International technological cooperation among dam engineers	p. 167
4.5.4 Preserving technologies for future generations	p. 168
5 Summation	p. 171
Appendix 1 Outline of the National Administrative Organs of Japan	p. 173
Appendix 2 The basic framework of river management system in Japan	p. 175
Appendix 3 Outline of the existing dams in Japan	p. 181
Appendix 4 Outline of Water Resources Development River Systems and facilities	p. 193
Colour plates	p. 196
Location of dams in Japan	p. 209
Main dimensions of dams	p. 213
References	p. 219
Subject index	p. 227

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