ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: The fundamental policy of the master plan of Saigawa was discussed in an advisory committee. It is the first case of this kind in Japan. Committee members include not only experts of river engineering and city planning but also ecologists and representatives of citizens. The authors introduced a new coordinate “conservation of local history and tradition” as a higher hierarchy to unify conventional three functions in river law. This paper describes a new paradigm of river basin management for all stakeholders’ approach. In the latter part of the paper proves how satisfactory this new paradigm is to settle down conflicts in the master plan of Saigawa.
