Matthew Yglesias
Jan 20, 2022 - 11 min
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How history can help the never-ending human dance with water. As storms, droughts and floods become more intense, what can the world learn from Japan’s profoundly wet history? Giulio Boccaletti examines the essential learnings from the nation's multi-generational water management, as its hydraulic design constitutes a complex, sophisticated infrastructure that is inextricable from society.