@inproceedings{oai:kutarr.kochi-tech.ac.jp:00001223,
 author = {NAKASHIMA, Mari and NAGAI, Kohei},
 book = {Society for Social Management Systems Internet Journal},
 month = {Dec},
 note = {The road assets in Japan have peak of construction in high economic growth period around
1970s. At that time, maintenance was not considered enough. After many bridges in the United States
without maintenance were rapidly deteriorated and caused tragic accidents, Japan started to establish a
countermeasure to prevent to be "Japan in ruins." Because most municipalities had not even inspected
bridges although they are in charge of more than half of bridges in Japan, central government decided to
subsidize local governments who inspect bridges and make plans for maintaining them for long term by
“preventive maintenance”. After this policy, most managers have inspected and made their own manuals.
The plans should fit to each government’s capacity to manage sustainably. However, some plans are made
without considering its own circumstances. This research assess the plans from the perspective of physical
conditions, potential of managers, and social conditions using indexes to propose the proper way to manage
bridges in municipalities.},
 publisher = {Society for Social Management Systems},
 title = {AN INVESTIGATION OF ROAD BRIDGE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM IN JAPAN IN DEVELOPED SOCIETY},
 volume = {9},
 year = {2014}
}