ARS70101 Environmental Economics and Policy II

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies

Lecture Code ARS70101 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Environmental Economics and Policy II （環境経済と政策 II）

Subject Name
（Katakana）カンキョウケイザイトセイサク II

Subject Name in
English Environmental Economics and Policy II

Instructor KOMATSUZAKI SHUNSAKU

Instructor
(Katakana) コマツザキ　シュンサク

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Weds9-10：IAS K205

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
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Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 03 : Economics

Eligible Students

Keywords Environmental policy, environmental economics, innovation, problem analysis, idea creation

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Global Studies
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines.
・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the
mutual relations and their importance among individual
academic disciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information in individual academic disciplines.
・The ability to specify necessary theories and methods for the consideration of important issues.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Enviromental problems, such as sustainable energy system, climate change and social damages of natural disaster, cannot be solved by any single discipline and we must have a competency to manage, or even initiate, multidisciplinary problem solving. Future global leaders should thus be equipped with, or at least understand, a multidisciplinary perspective and innovation skills to address various wicked problems.
While the "Environmental Economics and Policy I" gives students an opportunity to understand problems in environmental policy and economics through case method, you will be start learning skills to create new policy idea based on methodologies of design thinking and innovation science in this course. Basic theories and methods of design thinking and innovation will be offered, and a concrete social issue would then be presented for your practice of policy design. This is an introductory course for students to develop the competency to practice the methods and knowledge of design thinking and innovation to address environmental issues.

Class Schedule lesson1:
Introduction to innovation workshop

lesson2:
Workshop 1 “Bias-breaking: Ideas to change “normal”
supermarket into eco-friendly one”
Group work: Analysis of problem structure

lesson3:
Workshop 1
Group work: Analysis of bias
Individual work: Idea creation
Group work: Idea evaluation & selection

lesson4:
Workshop 1
Presentation of idea
Introduction to Workshop 2 “Analogical thinking: Ideas to increase people’s interest in climate change”

lesson5:
Workshop 2 “Analogical thinking: Ideas to increase people’s interest in climate change”
Individual work: Search for reference cases
Group work: Analysis of cases
Assignment: Grouping and conceptualization

lesson6:
Workshop 2
Individual work: Idea creation
Group work: Idea evaluation & selection

lesson7:
Workshop 2
Presentation of idea
Group work: Iteration
Assignment: Idea re-creation

lesson8:
Workshop 2
Presentation of new idea (as final exam)
Closing remark

You have a final exam (presentation) on the last class (lesson 8).

Text/Reference
Books,etc. [Possible reference books]
Brown, T. (2019). Change by Design, Revised and Updated: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation. Harper Business.
Howlett, M. (2023). Designing Public Policies: Principles and Instruments. Routledge.
堀井秀之. (2021). 『イノベーションを生むワークショップの教科書：i.school流アイディア創出法』日経BP.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

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Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lesson 1-7: Please be prepared for group work and discussion in each class by reading workshop materials and finish short reports.
Lesson 8: Please prepare for the final exam (presentation).

Requirements

Grading Method 30% by group work presentations, 30% by short reports, 40% by final exam

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies
Lecture Code	ARS70101	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Environmental Economics and Policy II （環境経済と政策 II）
Subject Name （Katakana）	カンキョウケイザイトセイサク II
Subject Name in English	Environmental Economics and Policy II
Instructor	KOMATSUZAKI SHUNSAKU
Instructor (Katakana)	コマツザキ　シュンサク
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Weds9-10：IAS K205
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)

Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Economics
Eligible Students
Keywords	Environmental policy, environmental economics, innovation, problem analysis, idea creation
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Global Studies （Knowledge and Understanding）・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines. ・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic disciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information in individual academic disciplines. ・The ability to specify necessary theories and methods for the consideration of important issues.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Enviromental problems, such as sustainable energy system, climate change and social damages of natural disaster, cannot be solved by any single discipline and we must have a competency to manage, or even initiate, multidisciplinary problem solving. Future global leaders should thus be equipped with, or at least understand, a multidisciplinary perspective and innovation skills to address various wicked problems. While the "Environmental Economics and Policy I" gives students an opportunity to understand problems in environmental policy and economics through case method, you will be start learning skills to create new policy idea based on methodologies of design thinking and innovation science in this course. Basic theories and methods of design thinking and innovation will be offered, and a concrete social issue would then be presented for your practice of policy design. This is an introductory course for students to develop the competency to practice the methods and knowledge of design thinking and innovation to address environmental issues.
Class Schedule	lesson1: Introduction to innovation workshop lesson2: Workshop 1 “Bias-breaking: Ideas to change “normal” supermarket into eco-friendly one” Group work: Analysis of problem structure lesson3: Workshop 1 Group work: Analysis of bias Individual work: Idea creation Group work: Idea evaluation & selection lesson4: Workshop 1 Presentation of idea Introduction to Workshop 2 “Analogical thinking: Ideas to increase people’s interest in climate change” lesson5: Workshop 2 “Analogical thinking: Ideas to increase people’s interest in climate change” Individual work: Search for reference cases Group work: Analysis of cases Assignment: Grouping and conceptualization lesson6: Workshop 2 Individual work: Idea creation Group work: Idea evaluation & selection lesson7: Workshop 2 Presentation of idea Group work: Iteration Assignment: Idea re-creation lesson8: Workshop 2 Presentation of new idea (as final exam) Closing remark You have a final exam (presentation) on the last class (lesson 8).
Text/Reference Books,etc.	[Possible reference books] Brown, T. (2019). Change by Design, Revised and Updated: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation. Harper Business. Howlett, M. (2023). Designing Public Policies: Principles and Instruments. Routledge. 堀井秀之. (2021). 『イノベーションを生むワークショップの教科書：i.school流アイディア創出法』日経BP.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson 1-7: Please be prepared for group work and discussion in each class by reading workshop materials and finish short reports. Lesson 8: Please prepare for the final exam (presentation).
Requirements
Grading Method	30% by group work presentations, 30% by short reports, 40% by final exam
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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