In Japan, the total area of the land which has been reclaimed from the sea since the dawn of history is estimated to be about 1, 900 km2, that is 1.5% of the habitable area in our country. Although land reclamation provides us important places to support our social and economic activities, there are problemsto be solved; how to conserve the environment and how to make a consensus among the people when reclamation works are going to be undertaken.
This report classifies the points of view to make a conccnsus among the stakehoders who are concemed to the reclamation, and also introduces technical measures to solve the problems.
