ARS70001 Environmental Economics and Policy I

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

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

Lecture Code ARS70001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

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

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

Subject Name in
English Environmental Economics and Policy I

Instructor KOMATSUZAKI SHUNSAKU

Instructor
(Katakana) コマツザキ　シュンサク

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year, First Semester, 1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Weds9-10：IAS K204

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 2 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.

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.
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. Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Forms, Zoom, moodle

(More Details)

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

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 Experienced

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it The instructor has more than ten years of experience in innovation education at various levels, from secondary education to re-skilling professional training. He served as an assistant director of the i.school (innovation school) between 2014 and 2018 and serves as an external fellow of the Tokushima University i.school since 2025. He also offered innovation education programs for educational professionals in developing countries, such as Colombia and India, for many years.

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	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies
Lecture Code	ARS70001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Environmental Economics and Policy I (環境経済と政策 I)
Subject Name （Katakana）	カンキョウケイザイトセイサク I
Subject Name in English	Environmental Economics and Policy I
Instructor	KOMATSUZAKI SHUNSAKU
Instructor (Katakana)	コマツザキ　シュンサク
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Weds9-10：IAS K204
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week	2	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.
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. 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.	Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Forms, Zoom, moodle
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning)
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	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	The instructor has more than ten years of experience in innovation education at various levels, from secondary education to re-skilling professional training. He served as an assistant director of the i.school (innovation school) between 2014 and 2018 and serves as an external fellow of the Tokushima University i.school since 2025. He also offered innovation education programs for educational professionals in developing countries, such as Colombia and India, for many years.
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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