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2020年度


12001117 

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Nature and the Environment in Japan
2単位/Unit  秋学期/Fall  今出川/Imadegawa  講義/Lecture

  石井　弘明

＜概要/Course Content Summary＞

The Japanese archipelago extends 3000 km from north to south and includes diverse natural environments from sub-boreal to sub-tropical vegetation. Japan also has a long history of human activity, which as affected the natural landscape. In this course, we will learn about the various natural environments of Japan and exchange opinions about human impacts on the global environment and efforts to conserve/restore nature. The knowledge and experience gained in this course will help you become a more environmentally-responsible global citizen.　
In 2020, this course will be offered online via e-Class.

＜到達目標/Goals,Aims＞

Every environmental issue has two sides with opposing opinions. The objective of this class is to learn, think critically, and share opinions with others regarding the natural environment and environmental issues. The course will focus on Japan, but you will be required to think globally, as well as locally, about various environmental issues.

＜授業計画/Schedule＞

（実施回/
Week） 		（内容/
Contents） 		（授業時間外の学習/
Assignments）
（実施回/ Week） 1  （内容/ Contents） Course introduction.　
SDGs and doughnut economics.  		（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Begin reading textbook. 
（実施回/ Week） 2  （内容/ Contents） Ecological sustainability: how Japan sustained 30 million people during the Edo period  （授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Calculate your ecological footprint.　
Start reading assigned textbooks.  
（実施回/ Week） 3  （内容/ Contents） Discussion session: How can we reduce our environmental impact?  （授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Continue discussion on e-class. 　
Continue reading textbook　
 
（実施回/ Week） 4  （内容/ Contents） Natural vegetation of Japan  （授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read articles on climate change.　
Calculate the warmth index for Kyoto.　
Continue reading text book. 
（実施回/ Week） 5  （内容/ Contents） Reducing carbon emission: How Japan achieved the Kyoto Protocol reduction goal  （授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Conduct research on carbon offset in Japan and the world.　
Continue reading textbook. 
（実施回/ Week） 6  （内容/ Contents） Watch and discuss “An Inconvenient Truth”  （授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Continue research on carbon pricing and offset. Prepare for discussion. 
（実施回/ Week） 7  （内容/ Contents） Discussion session: Is carbon offset an effective way to prevent global warming?  （授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Continue discussion on e-class.　
Continue reading textbook 
（実施回/ Week） 8  （内容/ Contents） Introduction to conservation ecology: Fragmented landscapes and nature conservation in Japan  （授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Conduct research on biodiversity offset.　
Finish reading textbook and submit your report. 
（実施回/ Week） 9  （内容/ Contents） Discussion session: can biodiversity be offset? Why Japan did not adopt biodiversity offset  （授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Continue discussion on e-class. 
（実施回/ Week） 10  （内容/ Contents） Nitrogen, the dark side: Chemical fertilizer and agricultural production  （授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read articles on the global nitrogen issue.　
Continue reading text book 
（実施回/ Week） 11  （内容/ Contents） Ecosystem services: How much is nature worth?　
Japan's new forest environment tax and other green taxes  		（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Conduct research on the Carbon Tax and Forest Environment Tax in Japan 
（実施回/ Week） 12  （内容/ Contents） Discussion session: Taxes for the environment  （授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Continue discussion on e-class. 
（実施回/ Week） 13  （内容/ Contents） Prepare for group presentations. Choose an environmental issue of interest and form groups.  （授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Form groups with common interest in an environmental issue. 
（実施回/ Week） 14  （内容/ Contents） Group presentations 1  （授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Peer review presentations 
（実施回/ Week） 15  （内容/ Contents） Group presentations 2  （授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Peer review presentations 

The order may change depending on the calendar. Each lecture will be made available via e-Class. View the lecture and submite assignments by the due date via e-Class. Textbook is background reading for the class. You are required to finish reading it by the end of the year (Dec 31) and submit your report via e-Class.

＜成績評価基準/Evaluation Criteria＞

Attendance & participation  50%  Attendance will be taken every week.　
For online lectures, you will be required to answer attendance questions upon viewing the lecture. 
Group Presentation  30%  Group presentations will be peer reviewed by classmates. 
Assignments  20%  Submit assignments by the following week via e-Class. 

You will be evaluated on participation in the interactive lectures and discussion sessions. Students will evaluate each other on their presentations.

 

＜成績評価結果/Results of assessment＞   成績評価の見方について/Notes for assessment

    

登録者数

成績評価（%)

評点
平均値

備考
A B C D F 他
20 25.0 45.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 0.0 2.5

＜テキスト/Textbook＞

Thomas L. Friedman , Hot, Flat and Crowded :  Why the world needs a green revolution .   (Penguin Books, 2009) .  ISBN:978-0-141-03666-3  This book does a great job of describing how the global economy, energy consumption and environmental issues are inter-related. 

 

Johan Rockstroem  『Big World, Small Planet－ Abundance within Planetary Boundaries－』 (Yale University Press、2015) ISBN:978-0300218367  The Earth's blessings are not infinite. We must learn to live within its boundaries. 

 

＜参考文献/Reference Book＞

Kate Raworth  『Doughnut Economics－Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist－』(Random House、2018)ISBN:978-1847941398 How economics needs to change from growth to sustainability. 
 

＜備考/Remarks＞

INSTRUCTOR: Hiroaki Ishii　
EMAIL: hishii@alumni.washington.edu, hishii@swallow.kobe-u.ac.jp　
　
Note: This syllabus will be subject to changes and/or revisions. 
 
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