Environment and ground : Fundamental principles on environment.

Accession number;99A0147437
Title;Environment and ground : Fundamental principles on environment.
Author; TSUKAMOTO NORIMITSU (Minist. of Constr., Econ. Aff. Bur.)
Journal Title;Foundation Engineering & Equipment, Monthly
Journal Code:S0884A
ISSN:0285-5356
VOL.27;NO.1;PAGE.21-24(1999)
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Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;In order to establish the basic guidelines of environmental policy and improve related measures in the construction administration in the future, the Ministry of Construction instituted in December, 1992 a "committee for constructing comfortable environment" as a private advisory organ of the construction minster. Based on the proposals of this committee and the idea of the Basic Environmental Law enacted and enforcedin November, 1993,the ministry decided in January, 1994 the "fundamental principles on environment" which is a "bible" indicating the policy tasks and the orientation of measures for environment of the ministry. This paper describes the decision process and essence of the fundamental principles and the measures of the ministry against global warming provided in the principles.