| Course title | |||||
| Arid Land Agriculture [Arid Land Agriculture] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 1 | ||
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 018145 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 川端 良子 [KAWABATA Yoshiko] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Agriculture | Office | afjgxte/L1151 | Email address | |
| Course description |
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The goal of this course is to understand the problems of arid land, Arid land take up 41.3% of the land surface. The total arid lands population is 2.1 billion, 36% of global population. Desertification is one of the environmental problem in the world. In this class, we introduce the characteristic and importance of agriculture in arid land. It is understood the agriculture in arid land and desertification. Students will discuss the results and learn how to start doing independent research of arid land agriculture. This course is offered in English. |
| Expected Learning |
| Students who successfully complete this course will be able to understand the mechanisms of arid land agriculture and desertification. This course is offered in English. 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．What is arid land? ２．Characteristic of agriculture in arid land ３．Position of arid land agriculture in the world ４．Problems of arid land agriculture ５．Case study of arid land agriculture ６．Arid land agriculture and environmental problem ７．Prevent of desertification ８．Sustainable arid land agriculture ** The above schedule may change depending on the progress. |
| Prerequisites |
| In addition to 16 hours that students spend in the class, students are recommended to prepare for and revise the lectures, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Distribute the text in the class. |
| References |
| https://www.britannica.com/science/desertification |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Grades will be given with the following weights: Ordinal(20%), Midterm examination (30%), Term paper (50%) |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| The positiveness is important in this class. |
| Course keywords |
| Arid land agriculture, environmental problem |
| Office hours |
| After class |
| Remarks 1 |
| Remarks 2 |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 1/19/2020 2:58:34 PM |