WSM30201 Special Lecture on Civil and Environmental Engineering B

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Program

Lecture Code WSM30201 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 社会基盤環境工学特別講義B

Subject Name
（Katakana）シャカイキバンカンキョウコウガクトクベツコウギビー

Subject Name in
English Special Lecture on Civil and Environmental Engineering B

Instructor See the class timetable.,FUSE MASAAKI

Instructor
(Katakana) ジュギョウジカンワリヲサンショウ,フセ　マサアキ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, First Semester, Intensive

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte

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

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic

Course Area（Area） 25 : Science and Technology

Course Area（Discipline） 13 : Civil Engineering

Eligible Students Master's Students in the Program Civil and Environmental Engineering

Keywords Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Microeconomics

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)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline 1) Learn microeconomics, the theoretical foundation of transportation planning and urban planning.
2) Develop an interest in the market mechanisms that cause transportation and urban problems.
3) Gain the ability to examine the usefulness and limitations of transportation policy and urban policy from an economic theory perspective.

Class Schedule lesson1　Guidance, Profit Maximization, and Utility Maximization: An overview of the lecture content. We will study markets (price mechanisms, supply and demand, firms and households), equilibrium in goods, labor, land, and transportation, and surplus.
lesson2　Land Market: We will study the role of transportation infrastructure through comparative static analysis, focusing on both urban centers and suburban areas. Furthermore, we will examine land demand (by households and firms) and landowners' supply behavior.
lesson3　Transportation Market: We will study the relationship between transportation markets and congestion, the role of congestion pricing, and the concepts of user equilibrium and social equilibrium for both general roads and expressways.
lesson4　Market Failure: We will study the voluntary provision of public goods arising from market failure and the role of government. Furthermore, we will also study social common capital, which has recently regained attention.
lesson5　Information asymmetry: We will learn about moral hazard, adverse selection, and advantageous selection arising from information asymmetry, along with the role of insurance as a countermeasure.
lesson6　Government Activities: Through case studies, we will examine trade models, tax policy, spillovers, vertical tax externalities, and benefits/social welfare.
lesson7　The Latest in Microeconomics: This overview covers the latest trends in microeconomics, incorporating insights from psychology and other fields such as non-economic incentives, attachment, behavioral change, and behavioral economics.
lesson8　Transportation and Urban Issues and Their Solutions: Through workshops, we will identify familiar transportation and urban issues, compile solutions for them, and present our findings.
lesson9
lesson10
lesson11
lesson12
lesson13
lesson14
lesson15

We will compile a report on the outcomes of the workshop conducted in the 8th session, and simultaneously assign a report on the theories and techniques deemed necessary for identifying transportation and urban issues and planning and implementing solutions.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. なし

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Please complete approximately two hours of pre- and post-class study each time.

Requirements

Grading Method The overall grade will be determined by 50% attendance and 50% reports, with a passing score of 60 points or higher.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

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	2026Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Program
Lecture Code	WSM30201	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	社会基盤環境工学特別講義B
Subject Name （Katakana）	シャカイキバンカンキョウコウガクトクベツコウギビー
Subject Name in English	Special Lecture on Civil and Environmental Engineering B
Instructor	See the class timetable.,FUSE MASAAKI
Instructor (Katakana)	ジュギョウジカンワリヲサンショウ,フセ　マサアキ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Int) Inte
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	13 : Civil Engineering
Eligible Students	Master's Students in the Program Civil and Environmental Engineering
Keywords	Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Microeconomics
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)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	1) Learn microeconomics, the theoretical foundation of transportation planning and urban planning. 2) Develop an interest in the market mechanisms that cause transportation and urban problems. 3) Gain the ability to examine the usefulness and limitations of transportation policy and urban policy from an economic theory perspective.
Class Schedule	lesson1　Guidance, Profit Maximization, and Utility Maximization: An overview of the lecture content. We will study markets (price mechanisms, supply and demand, firms and households), equilibrium in goods, labor, land, and transportation, and surplus. lesson2　Land Market: We will study the role of transportation infrastructure through comparative static analysis, focusing on both urban centers and suburban areas. Furthermore, we will examine land demand (by households and firms) and landowners' supply behavior. lesson3　Transportation Market: We will study the relationship between transportation markets and congestion, the role of congestion pricing, and the concepts of user equilibrium and social equilibrium for both general roads and expressways. lesson4　Market Failure: We will study the voluntary provision of public goods arising from market failure and the role of government. Furthermore, we will also study social common capital, which has recently regained attention. lesson5　Information asymmetry: We will learn about moral hazard, adverse selection, and advantageous selection arising from information asymmetry, along with the role of insurance as a countermeasure. lesson6　Government Activities: Through case studies, we will examine trade models, tax policy, spillovers, vertical tax externalities, and benefits/social welfare. lesson7　The Latest in Microeconomics: This overview covers the latest trends in microeconomics, incorporating insights from psychology and other fields such as non-economic incentives, attachment, behavioral change, and behavioral economics. lesson8　Transportation and Urban Issues and Their Solutions: Through workshops, we will identify familiar transportation and urban issues, compile solutions for them, and present our findings. lesson9 lesson10 lesson11 lesson12 lesson13 lesson14 lesson15 We will compile a report on the outcomes of the workshop conducted in the 8th session, and simultaneously assign a report on the theories and techniques deemed necessary for identifying transportation and urban issues and planning and implementing solutions.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	なし
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Please complete approximately two hours of pre- and post-class study each time.
Requirements
Grading Method	The overall grade will be determined by 50% attendance and 50% reports, with a passing score of 60 points or higher.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
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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