| サブタイトル | | | Ecology-Settlements-Environment Relations and Policy Implication |
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| 科目のねらい | | | This course promotes discussions on interdependent and interconnected cause-effect relationships among ecological settings, human settlement-centred economic/development activities and environmental challenges. Accordingly, necessary case studies of multiple contexts are described and studied through established theories, norms, practices and principles from conceptual, applied and policy aspects. |
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| 到達目標 | | Students are expected to master the following functions by the end of this course.
(1) Understand the world’s issues from the dimensions of UN and international organizations.
(2) Develop critical thinking skills for discussion and can apply it to writing on thematic highlights.
(3) Have insight into situational differences and analyse cause-impact relations from interdisciplinary perspectives.
(4) Become policy analyst, country expert and subject specialist in the long-run.
(5) Transfer their gained knowledge to others through educational process. |
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授業の内容・
計画 | | 1) What on earth is wrong?
2) Living in a global village
3) One world, one mother
4) The way economists see the environment
5) The way ecologist sees development/economic activities
6) The way environmentalist sees human settlements
7) Two major agendas in developing countries
8) Resource, environment, and ecology
9) Poverty, social costs and governance
10) Poverty, role of government and global environment
11) Global climate change
12) Ecological values and human settlements
13) Ecosystem services for human settlements
14) Ecological performance of cities and towns
15) Benefits of promoting resilience in human settlements
16) Concepts about ‘global commons’
17) Economic security and sustainable living environment
18) Resource security and indigenous practices
19) Community security
20) Benefits of promoting ecological performance and environmental protection
21) Three pillars of sustainability
22) Politics of environmental policy
23) Development and pollution
24) Environmental awareness, education and citizens’ leadership
25) Disasters and human security
26) Discussion on water issues with cases under focus
27) Discussion on energy issues with cases under focus
28) Discussion on health issues with cases under focus
29) Discussion on agriculture issues with cases under focus
30) Discussion on biodiversity and ecosystem management issues with cases under focus |
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評価方法
（基準等） | | Discussion & debate in class 10%
Video reflection 20%
Tutorials 20% + Term paper 20%
Presentation at special seminars/forums 30% |
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授業外の学修
(予習･復習) | | | Students are required to do pre-lecture as well as post-lecture preparations by themselves through accessing relevant resources and online surfing. |
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教科書・
参考書 | | | Ayre, G. and Callway, R.(eds.). Governance for sustainable development: A foundation for the future. London: Earthscan, 2005. |
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| 備考 | | | This lecture is delivered mainly in English throughout the course but a supplementary summary in Japanese will be explained at the end of each session whenever necessary. |
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| 更新日付 | | 2019/02/06 18:24:27 |