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Junichi YoshitaniYoshitanilaboratoryconductsflooding,waterscarcity,riverwaterenvironmentandotherpolicy-relatedresearchthatcanprovidewithintegratedwaterresourcesmanagementpractices,communicatingwithpolicy-makersandpractitionersinJapanandothercountries.SpecifictopicsincludepolicycomparisonwiththeUSandEU,watermanagementintectoniczones,floodriskcommunicationanddiagnosisofreal-timeforecasting.ManyofthesearecollaborativeworkwiththeGovernmentofJapan.Thecurrentworldwideapproach,IntegratedWaterResourcesManagementrequiresnotonlyengineeringsolutionbutadministrative,legalandcommunicationalandmanyotherapproaches,andalsosharingexperienceswithothersocieties.Studentslearnthewholepictureofthisrealityandselectindividualresearchtopicofinterest.ProfessorBSfromHokkaidoUniv.in1983,MSfromUniv.ofCalifornia,Davisin1995.Specializedinhydrologicengineeringandwaterresources.Appointedcurrentpositionin2016.Volcano-rich tectonic activities have yield fertile lands but at the same time high risks of disaster: tectonic zones should be managed by policies different from stable zones.Assist Policy-making and Practicesin Integrated Water Resources ManagementMr.KamyarGuivetchi, manager of statewide integrated water management, California Department of Water Resources at an open seminar at Nagano Campus in November 2016.Somegraduatesworkforconstructionandconsultantcompaniesandothersdomaster’sstudies.Yoshitaniencouragesandsupportscurrentstudentstoworkforpublicsectors.After GraduationIn the FutureWaterEnvironment & Civil EngineeringTakashi KawamuraAfter GraduationIn the FutureWaterEnvironment & Civil EngineeringSoil pavement: eco-friendly and human-friendly pedestrian pavement. Construction site of a reinforced soil retaining wall, connection of wall panels and the reinforcing strips (above), panoramic view (below)Pavementwhichisthemostfamiliarcivilengineeringfacility,andsoilwhichissupportingstructuressuchasabridgeandabuildingareoneofourmaintopics.Sincesoilpavementhasthehighwater-holdingproperty,freezingdamagelikecrackissuspectedincoldregion.Then,thedevelopmentofmaterialorconstructionmethodrequiredforsoilpavementwiththedurabilityagainstfreezingdamageisstudied.Moreover,researchontheearthreinforcementtechnologyforbuildingahugeearthstructureisalsoprogressed.Ifthedurabilityagainstfreezingdamagecanbeaddedtothesoilpavement,thefrostofpuddleormudisreducedandtheslip‐and‐fallaccidentofpeopleorbicyclewilldecrease.Theresultofthisresearchcancontributegreatlytothehealthyandlong‐livedsocietyaseco‐friendlyandhuman‐friendlypedestrianpavement.Manygraduatesfindemploymentinpublicsofficessuchascentralandlocalgovernments,constructioncompaniessuchasgeneralcontractorsandconstructionconsultants,andtransportationinfrastructurecompaniessuchasJRandNEXCO,andcontributetothecommunityandsocietyascivilengineers.Manystudentsfindemploymentaftergraduation,althoughsomegoontograduateschool.AssociateProfessorGraduatedfromKyushuUniversity,presentpostfrom2015afterservingasResearchAssociate,LectureandAssistantProfessoratFacultyofEng.,ShinshuUniv.Eco-friendly Soil PavementEarth Reinforcement42