Levee system transformation in coevolution between humans and water systems along the Kiso River, Japan
Shinichiro Nakamura,
Fuko Nakai,
Yuichiro Ito
et al.
Abstract:Abstract. Floodplain societies decide whether to protect themselves against floods (fight), live with floods (adapt), or adopt an approach that represents some combination of the two. The formation of a levee system is an important factor in determining whether a society fights or adapts to floods; however, these factors have been considered fixed boundaries in previous studies in human–flood interactions. We analyze a levee system transformation process covering the past century, from the indigenous ring-type… Show more
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