In this paper, I will analyze the economic effects of the Construction Material Recycling Law. This report hasthree parts. The first part is for describing the contents of the law. In the second part, I will show you the status-quo of the Japanese construction industry. And in the last part I will point out main three problems within thepresent law which are; 1) those who order the construction has to pay adequate cost for dismantling andrecycling the construction material; 2) it is necessary to foster dismantling industry; 3) the law has toextend the coverage to include construction sludge or construction mixture waste.
This article examines the coverage and legal characteristics of the 1997 Environmental Impact Assessment Law. Firstly, the law is classified as a project EIA law. Second, I point out that the law does not directly cover implementing and monitoring stage of a project, nor deal with planning stage where who is the proponent of a project is not decided yet. Third, I examine the coverage of project types of the law. Fourth, I consider whether the law is due process regulation or command and control regulation. Fifth, I touch upon the issue of public participation in the EIA process. It is examined why public participation is allowed.