Japan

Presentation December 2002 in Matsumoto und Gifu, Japan: Changing River Policies in Central Europe - Lessons from the Elbe and Danube Floods 2002 (you need MS Powerpoint on your computer) Changes of river management in Central Europe and Japan : Zinke A. (2000): The New Management of Rivers and Wetlands in Central Europe. Lecture given at the International Symposium "Seeking Public Works Projects for the 21st Century" on 17 December 2000, Tokio, Japan. Brief Japanese information on the presentation of Mr Zinke in Tokio . ZINKE A. (1999b): The Restoration of Rivers and Wetlands in Central Europe. Lecture given at the International Nagara Symposium 1999, Nagashima, Japan. Organisation of a two weeks round trip for a special group from Japan ("21st Century Environmental Committee" and journalists) wanting to visit model river restoration projects in Germany, Netherlands and Austria. Case Study: the Nagara river in Japan. Mr Zinke guided Governor Yasuo Tanaka (Nagano prefecture) in January 2001 to Danube floodplain restoration sites.