Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code 55013001 Subject Classification Area Courses
Subject Name 環境観と環境問題[旧パッケージ]
Subject Name
(Katakana)
カンキョウカントカンキョウモンダイ
Subject Name in
English
Nature-views and environmental issues
Instructor ASANO TOSHIHISA
Instructor
(Katakana)
アサノ トシヒサ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Mon1-4:IAS K110
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lecture-oriented class.
Language to be used in the lecture is only Japanese. 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 12 : Geography
Eligible Students
Keywords human, culture, values, environment and citizen, politics and economics for environment, time scale and space scale
CN: SDGs 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education
Area Courses(Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences) Category:Anthropology / Geography / History
*Students who got admitted in 2018 or after can take this course as an “Area Course”. For this group of students, credits from this course will be regarded as credits from an “Area Course”.
If students who got admitted in 2017 or before take this course, it is regarded as a “Package-Based Subject”. The latter group of students cannot take this course as an “Area Course”. 
Expected Outcome1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
The purpose of this class is to think the relationship of environmental issues and environmental thought. In the first half of the semester, I will introduce some classic environment theories. In the second part, I will explain the various views over the global environmental issues. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Introdction
lesson2 : "Fusui(風水)"
lesson3 Environmental determinism
lesson4 Environment possibilism
lesson5 Ecology
lesson6 Summary and discussion
lesson7 "Fudo" by Tetsuro Watsuji
lesson8 Contemporary meaning of environmental determinism
lesson9 Forest belt culture theory : laurel forest culture
lesson10 Forest belt culture theory : beech belt culture
lesson11 "global environmental problem" as a social construct
lesson12 Tragedy of commons
lesson13 Earth Summit / SDGs
lesson14 Earth Summit / SDGs
lesson15 Conclusion 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
I tell at any time. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Handout and close-up camera 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Check your notes. Read some books introduced in this class.
See the Japanese Syllabus. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Final examination and qiuzes at every lesson 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other Language to be used in the lecture is only Japanese. 
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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