| Course title | |||||
| 森林計画学 [Forest Planning] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 2～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 01RN2216 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 加用 千裕 [KAYO Chihiro] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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This course will introduce a systematic learning approach, through forest planning studies, to address various issues in forest. It will provide a broad overview of the historical evolution of this field from its earliest days to the present, a methodological and technological approach to problem solving, some specific issues (such as global warming and sustainable forest management), and some academic-related fields (such as forest and tree mensuration).The goal of these lectures is to establish a philosophy of forest planning (studies) capable of offering concrete solutions, gain deeper insight into forest and tree mensuration techniques and research data analysis methodology, and provide assistance in preparing the BA or MA thesis. |
| Expected Learning |
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(1) Understand the transition from the (old) forest management studies to the (present) forest planning studies, and new challenges facing the latter. (2) Understand the forest planning system in Japan. (3) Understand the solutions forest planning (studies) can provide to specific issues (such as global warming and sustainable forest management). (4) Understand analysis methodology of forest research data, and forest mensuration techniques. Corresponding criteria in the Diploma Policy: See the Curriculum maps. URL: https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ |
| Course schedule |
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1. Guidance and class work presentation 2-3. Structure of forest planning studies 4. Spatio-temporal scales in forest planning studies 5. Global warming countermeasures and forest planning 6. Sustainable forest management and forest certification 7. Summary 8. Forest products industry and supply and demand of wood 9-10. Life cycle assessment (LCA) 11-12. Forest and forestry management 13-14. Forest mensuration studies 15. Summary |
| Prerequisites |
| In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, students are recommended to prepare for and review the lectures, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University and using the lecture handouts as well as the references specified below. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| The course material will be distributed in class. |
| References |
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Yukichi Konohira: "Shinrinkeikakugaku" Kazuhiro Tanaka: "Shinrinkeikakugakunyumon" Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology: "Shinrinringyojitsumuhikkei" |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Class contribution(20%), Examinations (80%) |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Course keywords |
| Forest planning, global warming, sustainable forest management, LCA, forest management studies, forest mensuration studies |
| Office hours |
| For questions or comments, please contact the following email address: kayoc@cc.tuat.ac.jp |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 3/4/2020 1:47:44 PM |