| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Letters |
| Lecture Code |
BH205002 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
社会経済地域論（地理学） |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
シャカイケイザイチイキロン |
Subject Name in
English |
Lecture on Socio-economic Region |
| Instructor |
TOMOZAWA KAZUO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
トモザワ カズオ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
3rd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(3T) Tues1-4：LET B202 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
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| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
4
:
Undergraduate Advanced
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| Course Area（Area） |
23
:
Arts and Humanities |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
12
:
Geography |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
cities, central place theory, urban systems, urbanization |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Geography, Archaeology, and Cultural Heritage
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Basic knowledge of Geography, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
Learn basic concepts and knowledge of urban geography and theories |
| Class Schedule |
Lesson1. City functions and sphere of influence（１）
Lesson 2 City functions and sphere of influence（２）
Lesson 3 Central place theory（１）
Lesson 4 Central place theory（２）
Lesson 5 Central place theory（３）
Lesson 6 Socio-economic fluctuation of Japanese cities（１）
Lesson 7 Socio-economic fluctuation of Japanese cities（２）
Lesson 8 Socio-economic fluctuation of Japanese cities（３）
Lesson 9 Socio-economic fluctuation of cities in developed countries（１）
Lesson 10 Socio-economic fluctuation of cities in developed countries（２）
Lesson 11 Socio-economic fluctuation of cities in developed countries（３）
Lesson 12 Socio-economic fluctuation of cities in developing countries（１）
Lesson 13 Socio-economic fluctuation of cities in developing countries（２）
Lesson 14 Socio-economic fluctuation of cities in developing countries（３）
Lesson 15 Wrap-up
Examination in the last class (Not an open book test) |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
The references will be introduced in the class as necessary. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Handouts, Visual Materials |
| (More Details) |
Handouts
Video
Power Point |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Preparation: To skim through materials provided
Review：To summarize contents of classes and read related articles |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Evaluation will be based on examinations. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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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. |