ARS70101 Environmental Economics and Policy II

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year 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,DOS MUCHANGOS LETICIA SARMENTO

Instructor
(Katakana) コマツザキ　シュンサク,ドスムシャンゴス　レティシア　サルメント

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Weds9-10：IAS K204

Lesson Style Seminar 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, case method, problem analysis

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 In order to address multi-faceted environmental issues, we need not only technical expertise but also deeper understanding on the societal aspects, including policies and economics. For example, the Great East Japan Earthquake set a new task to build new embankments along the Sanriku Coast. It is not a purely technical issue but a social one as social acceptance would be necessary to build those embankments. Even experts of structural mechanics cannot avoid or ignore it. The same thing can be said to other environmental issues; for example, Kotopanjang Dam project in Indonesia caused a strong public opposition, which was actually evoked by NGO, and ended in court. A conflict between economic development, disaster risk mitigation and environmetal protectn must be carefully argued from multiple perspectives. You, as future global leaders, must have competencies to deal with such various aspects of environmental issues.
While the "Environmental Economics and Policy I" gives students an opportunity to learn effective methods of idea creation for addressing environmental issues, you are expected to learn the skills of policy analysis, especially from the holistic perspective, and some professional knowledge of environmental policy and economics through case method in this course.

Class Schedule lesson1:
Introduction to case method
Practice of brainstorming and causality analysis
Explanation of Miro for online collaboration
Case 1 distributed
lesson2:
Case 1 “Congestion Pricing of Stockholm”(or equivalent)
Group work: Brainstorming
Group work: Conceptualization
lesson3:
Case 1
Group work: Causality analysis on the success
lesson4:
Case 1
Presentation: Causality diagram
Group discussion: Generalizable lessons of the case
Case 2 distributed
lesson5:
Case 2 “Accident at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power
Station”(or equivalent)
Group work: Brainstorming
Group work: Conceptualization
lesson6:
Case 2
Group work: Causality analysis on the failure
lesson7:
Case 2
Presentation: Critical factors of the failure
Group discussion: Generalizable lessons of the case
lesson8:
Closing remark
Final exam (40-min)

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

Text/Reference
Books,etc. No specific textbook/reference

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 case materials and finish short reports.
Lesson 8: Please prepare for the final exam.

Requirements

Grading Method 30% by case analysis presentations, 40% by short reports, 30% by final exam

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other The cases used in the course could vary depending on the situation.

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	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,DOS MUCHANGOS LETICIA SARMENTO
Instructor (Katakana)	コマツザキ　シュンサク,ドスムシャンゴス　レティシア　サルメント
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Weds9-10：IAS K204
Lesson Style	Seminar	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, case method, problem analysis
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	In order to address multi-faceted environmental issues, we need not only technical expertise but also deeper understanding on the societal aspects, including policies and economics. For example, the Great East Japan Earthquake set a new task to build new embankments along the Sanriku Coast. It is not a purely technical issue but a social one as social acceptance would be necessary to build those embankments. Even experts of structural mechanics cannot avoid or ignore it. The same thing can be said to other environmental issues; for example, Kotopanjang Dam project in Indonesia caused a strong public opposition, which was actually evoked by NGO, and ended in court. A conflict between economic development, disaster risk mitigation and environmetal protectn must be carefully argued from multiple perspectives. You, as future global leaders, must have competencies to deal with such various aspects of environmental issues. While the "Environmental Economics and Policy I" gives students an opportunity to learn effective methods of idea creation for addressing environmental issues, you are expected to learn the skills of policy analysis, especially from the holistic perspective, and some professional knowledge of environmental policy and economics through case method in this course.
Class Schedule	lesson1: Introduction to case method Practice of brainstorming and causality analysis Explanation of Miro for online collaboration Case 1 distributed lesson2: Case 1 “Congestion Pricing of Stockholm”(or equivalent) Group work: Brainstorming Group work: Conceptualization lesson3: Case 1 Group work: Causality analysis on the success lesson4: Case 1 Presentation: Causality diagram Group discussion: Generalizable lessons of the case Case 2 distributed lesson5: Case 2 “Accident at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station”(or equivalent) Group work: Brainstorming Group work: Conceptualization lesson6: Case 2 Group work: Causality analysis on the failure lesson7: Case 2 Presentation: Critical factors of the failure Group discussion: Generalizable lessons of the case lesson8: Closing remark Final exam (40-min) You have a final exam on the last class (lesson 8).
Text/Reference Books,etc.	No specific textbook/reference
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 case materials and finish short reports. Lesson 8: Please prepare for the final exam.
Requirements
Grading Method	30% by case analysis presentations, 40% by short reports, 30% by final exam
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other	The cases used in the course could vary depending on the situation.
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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