| Course title | |||||
| 国際環境農学 [International Environmental and Agricultural Science] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 3～ | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 01AG7003 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 桂 圭佑 [KATSURA Keisuke] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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Faculty staffs in the Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Science will provide basic knowledge and information on current problems and updated issues for international perspectives of environmental agriculture.. |
| Expected Learning |
| Understand the current situation and problems of global agriculture and develop an ability to tackle the problems scientifically. |
| Course schedule |
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1: Introduction: What is International Environmental and Agricultural Science? 2: Study of agrochemical mobility in farm fields for environmental risk reduction (Watanabe) 3: Forest management and water/soil conservation in watersheds（Gomi) 4: Not yet determined 5: Allelopathy research (Fujii) 6: Useful microorganisms for agricultural production (Okazaki) 7: Recent development of plant science and crop production in developing countries (Katsura) 8: Water resource problems in Central Asia (Kawabata) 9: Population issues in developing countries (Nie) 10: Rural community in developing countries - risk minimization mechanisms (Takeuchi) 11: Food supply and trade in developing countries (Yamaura) 12: Improvement of disaster prevention ability and the environmental conservation (Kohgo) 13: Production, sustainability and roles of a global citizen (Oikawa) 14: Irrigated paddy field and its water quality in Southeast Asia (Kato) 15: Summary of the course |
| Prerequisites |
| Interest in international environemental agriculture and basic knowledge of agricultural environmental problems. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Handouts will be provided at each class |
| References |
| Handouts will be provided at each class |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Attendance is required, and a short essay containing summary and feedback about the class should be submitted each time. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| We expect the students' active participation and constructive discussion about the agricultural and environmental issues in class. |
| Course keywords |
| Sustainability, global agriculture, developing countries, tropics |
| Office hours |
| Contact: Each lecturer will respond to inquiries by e-mail. |
| Remarks 1 |
| Remarks 2 |
| Related URL |
| http://www.tuat.ac.jp/~ieas/english/index.html |
| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 10/4/2017 8:09:21 PM |