AGA05001 Environmental Economics

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code AGA05001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 環境経済論

Subject Name
（Katakana）カンキョウケイザイロン

Subject Name in
English Environmental Economics

Instructor LEE DONG SUK

Instructor
(Katakana) イ　トンソク

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Weds1-4：IAS J306

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)

PBL (Problem Based Learning)

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 03 : Economics

Eligible Students ２年生以上

Keywords Environmental finance, Global Environmental Management System, Eco-social System, Local Currency

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) As a future service product to make energy production and industry a new way of wealth, a commentary on transnational banks creating an environmental finance market, and international enterprises and banks integrating will be given. Due to this, the aim of the synthetic sciences department’s interdisciplinary course of integratively looking at the problems humans are facing in the 21st century will be approached
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.

Secondary School Social Studies/Geography/History/Civic Education
（Abilities and Skills）
・To be able to collect, understand, analyze, and evaluate data and materials about studies related to social science.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・To be able to summarize the outcome of research, studies, education practice and social activities, and to deliver presentations.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Due to the COP22, a movement towards a future Kyoto protocol is becoming more active. Combined with this, the electricity deregulation through TPP is increasing the environmental finance market. Narrating mechanisms behind environmental financial derivatives, the significance and limits of it will be discussed. Upon this, as an alternative for global environmental finances, the creation of an eco-community with consideration to a wide-society currency will be groped through introducing PBL (Problem Based Learning) and a search for a true global convivial society will be accomplished by the students looking it at it from their own view and investigating on it.

Class Schedule lesson1 Orientation
lesson2 Process of a global reduplication due to transnational enterprises and banks converting to a capital accumulation system
lesson3 Developmental processes and its destination of the global environmental management system to the COP22
lesson4 Chapter 1：Fundamental knowledge of environmental finances
lesson5 Chapter 2：Finances “meeting” the environment
lesson6 Chapter 3：Financing environmental risks
lesson7 Chapter 4：Environmental factors which drives financial accounting for a reform
lesson8 Chapter 5：Environmental credit/finance
lesson9 Chapter 6：Development an environmental insurance
lesson10 Chapter 7：Creation of a new environmental finance market
lesson11 PBL①：From the scenario “A creation of an eco-community for a convivial society in Eastern Asia with consideration to local currencies,” each group decides on a learning theme
lesson12 PBL②：A report based on what each group has learned
lesson13 PBL③：Discussion between groups
lesson14 PBL➃：An arrangement for a　résumé
lesson15 Report

NON

Text/Reference
Books,etc. １．藤井良弘著『環境金融論:持続可能な社会と経済のためのアプローチ』、青土社、2013年
２．環境実践の関連資料のコピー①-⑩

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts, Microsoft Teams

(More Details) Non media Oral Presentation

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning)

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review The representative to summarise and points of issue in the text’s lesson4-10 due.
Actively participate in the discussions fot the PBL classes.
The representative to summarise the text’s content, uncertainties and points of issue in the résumé

Requirements Actively participate in the discussions fot the PBL classes. Résumé due 17:00, Monday before class. Send to dslee@hiroshima-u.ac.jp（Subject：環境経済論）

Grading Method One résumé report(80%)＋PBL participation rate（20％）

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Understand that the centralisation of wealth and exclusionary differences are accelerating thoroughly, and work towards the recovery for a community with 99% of the people having the right to live.

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	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	AGA05001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	環境経済論
Subject Name （Katakana）	カンキョウケイザイロン
Subject Name in English	Environmental Economics
Instructor	LEE DONG SUK
Instructor (Katakana)	イ　トンソク
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Weds1-4：IAS J306
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)
PBL (Problem Based Learning)
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Economics
Eligible Students	２年生以上
Keywords	Environmental finance, Global Environmental Management System, Eco-social System, Local Currency
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	As a future service product to make energy production and industry a new way of wealth, a commentary on transnational banks creating an environmental finance market, and international enterprises and banks integrating will be given. Due to this, the aim of the synthetic sciences department’s interdisciplinary course of integratively looking at the problems humans are facing in the 21st century will be approached
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines. Secondary School Social Studies/Geography/History/Civic Education （Abilities and Skills）・To be able to collect, understand, analyze, and evaluate data and materials about studies related to social science. （Comprehensive Abilities）・To be able to summarize the outcome of research, studies, education practice and social activities, and to deliver presentations.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Due to the COP22, a movement towards a future Kyoto protocol is becoming more active. Combined with this, the electricity deregulation through TPP is increasing the environmental finance market. Narrating mechanisms behind environmental financial derivatives, the significance and limits of it will be discussed. Upon this, as an alternative for global environmental finances, the creation of an eco-community with consideration to a wide-society currency will be groped through introducing PBL (Problem Based Learning) and a search for a true global convivial society will be accomplished by the students looking it at it from their own view and investigating on it.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Orientation lesson2 Process of a global reduplication due to transnational enterprises and banks converting to a capital accumulation system lesson3 Developmental processes and its destination of the global environmental management system to the COP22 lesson4 Chapter 1：Fundamental knowledge of environmental finances lesson5 Chapter 2：Finances “meeting” the environment lesson6 Chapter 3：Financing environmental risks lesson7 Chapter 4：Environmental factors which drives financial accounting for a reform lesson8 Chapter 5：Environmental credit/finance lesson9 Chapter 6：Development an environmental insurance lesson10 Chapter 7：Creation of a new environmental finance market lesson11 PBL①：From the scenario “A creation of an eco-community for a convivial society in Eastern Asia with consideration to local currencies,” each group decides on a learning theme lesson12 PBL②：A report based on what each group has learned lesson13 PBL③：Discussion between groups lesson14 PBL➃：An arrangement for a　résumé lesson15 Report NON
Text/Reference Books,etc.	１．藤井良弘著『環境金融論:持続可能な社会と経済のためのアプローチ』、青土社、2013年２．環境実践の関連資料のコピー①-⑩
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Microsoft Teams
(More Details)	Non media Oral Presentation
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning)
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	The representative to summarise and points of issue in the text’s lesson4-10 due. Actively participate in the discussions fot the PBL classes. The representative to summarise the text’s content, uncertainties and points of issue in the résumé
Requirements	Actively participate in the discussions fot the PBL classes. Résumé due 17:00, Monday before class. Send to dslee@hiroshima-u.ac.jp（Subject：環境経済論）
Grading Method	One résumé report(80%)＋PBL participation rate（20％）
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Understand that the centralisation of wealth and exclusionary differences are accelerating thoroughly, and work towards the recovery for a community with 99% of the people having the right to live.
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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