Report on Environmental Restoration Programs in the U. S. A

Mitigation technology in the U. S.A. was investigated by the Japan Ocean Development Construction Association Inc. The delegate collected the state-of-art information about evaluation and monitoring techniques. A mitigation program associated with a construction plan at a coastal area is carried out after the permission given by COR The so-called “restoration programs” are implemented with more flexibilty, of which purpose are to restore the lost nature. The paper describes some examples of restoration programs as well as monitoring methods.