Rural engineering improves and develops the agricultural infrastructure in the hilled, plain and suburban village or fishing village for the purpose of sustainable agriculture and activating rural communities in accord with the global and regional environment. Rural engineers plan, design, construct and manage the habitation environment and create and conserve the farmland and forest for the human life. Rural engineers also optimize the global biosphere including the human being on the basis of understanding the nature of land, air and water.
| Research Laboratories | Main Subject |
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Engineering Mechanics for Disaster Prevention |
Research on geotechnical engineering to preserve infrastructures and environment in rural areas from natural and man-made hazards such as landslide and groundwater contamination. |
| Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering |
Research on design, construction, maintenance and management of water use facilities, especially soil structure in dams and embankments, and observational construction control system using back analysis for banking and excavation work, and liquefaction problem in earthquakes. |
| Water Resources Engineering |
Studies of the laboratory include water resources development/management and the environment in shallow waters. The major focal areas are on the environmental friendly development and management of water resources and environmental hydraulics for prediction and control of water flow, water quality, and aqua-ecosystem in lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and channels. |
| Hydrometeorology for Environmental Science |
Hydrological processes in watersheds, agricultural lands and forests, micrometeorological interactions between land, vegetation and atmosphere, irrigation and drainage and changes in hydrometeorological processes with changes in global environment and land use are studied. |
| Rural Resources Management for Environmental Preservation |
Environmental technology for preservation and management of rural resources, such as farmland and water, are studied in order to enhance the agricultural and rural sustainability. The main research subject includes soil remediation and water treatment. |
| Rural Planning |
Study on land use planning and land improvement design for sustainable resource management, especially focusing on improvement of agricultural production, activation of rural activity and coexisting of human life and wild life in rural area. |