The JSCE 2006 Annual Meeting

International / English Session

Projects in developing countries – Problems, Solutions and Achievements –

Subject:

In construction projects in developing countries involving Japanese companies, there are often site-specific problems caused by differences in, for example, climate, culture and language between Japan and those countries. The theme of this session is to introduce problems, solutions and achievements through case examples of projects in those countries so as to share valuable experiences. Topics concerned with various aspects, including project management, environmental protection, natural disaster, elemental technology development, and technology transfer, are expected.

Venue: Ritsumeikan University, Biwako-Kusatsu Campus Main Conference Room, Core Station 2^nd Fl.

Date: September 21, 2006

Time: 9:00 - 10:30 local time

Chairman: Katsuji Fukumoto, International Activities Committee

Coordinators: Kozo Katayama, Hiroyuki Yanagawa, International Affairs Sectio

Presentor:

1. Kai Yusuke (Univ. of Tokyo)

Title: Transformation from force account to contracting out of road maintenance works in Sri Lanka

2. Niraura Rajendra (Kochi Inst. of Tech.)

Title: Necessity of Paradigm Shift in Japan’s ODA for Human Resources and Technology Development in Recipient Countries

3. Fukubayashi Yoshinori (Kyoto Univ.)

Title: Participatory Method to Maintain the Unpaved Rural Roads with Do-nou in Papua New Guinea

4. KURITA TETSUSHI (Asia Disaster Institute Center)

Title: Study on Tsunami Risk Perception in the Maldives

5. Yoshida Kentaro

Title: Port of Bourgas Expansion Project-Ammunition Issues, Problems, Solutions and Achievments