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vol.111 No.8 Aug 2026
Infrastructure in the hands of citizens
─ Co-creating the future of infrastructure ─
As the Japan Society of Civil Engineers Annual Meeting returns to Hokkaido,
this special feature, “Infrastructure in the hands of citizens: co-creating the future
of infrastructure,” examines how infrastructure can be sustained and reimagined
through co-creation.
Hokkaido faces challenges that foreshadow those of many regions, including population
decline, aging communities, severe natural disasters, infrastructure deterioration,
and shortages of maintenance personnel.
At the same time, its strengths in food production, tourism, renewable energy, and
regional resilience depends on infrastructure supporting daily life, industry, mobility,
and local identity.
Through cases on winter road management, tourism, post-disaster recovery
after the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake, and human resource
development, this feature explores infrastructure as shared
regional resources connecting citizens, engineers, governments, companies,
and communities.
