Course title
地域生態システム学Ⅰ   [Ecoregion Science I]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 1  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 01rn1001
Instructor(s)
福本 寛之   [FUKUMOTO Hiroyuki]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
[Overview and Purpose]
Understand the structure of regional ecosystems from the standpoint of systems theory. Learn about human activities and technologies that are sustainable and in harmony with the environment. Spaces including forests, rural areas, rural areas, cities, etc. are defined as one continuous "region", and animals and plants live according to the natural environment spread there, humans perform production activities, and form society. The purpose is to explain the mechanism of the ecosystem including this human society, and to understand the outline of the way of human activity and technology that is sustainable and in harmony with the environment.
【Position in the curriculum】
This is an introductory class to understand the system of specialized subjects in the Department of Regional Ecosystems. It is a compulsory subject common subject.
Expected Learning
The space including forests, rural areas, cities, etc. is defined as “one continuous region". This region is forming a society. Human beings are making production activities and animals and plants live according to the natural environment spread there. The objective is to unserstand the outline of sustainable human activities and technologies that can harmonize with the environment and the mechanism of ecosystem including this human society. It is an introductory lesson to understand the system of special subjects of the Department of Regional Ecosystem Science.

Please refer to the curriculum map of our university HP (3 policies).
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
Example of topics
1. Introduction to Ecoregion Science
2. Report Clinic
3. The history of forest management in Japan
4. Function and Utilization of Forest
5. Solving specific alien species problems and preserving biodiversity
  -- Approach from regional ecology system studies
6. Toward effective and efficient biodiversity conservation
7. Watershed as wide ranges of ecosystems
8. Forest conditions in Japan and the world
9. System Theory - Past - Present - Future System Theory
10. Technology for achieving sustainable development
11. Significance of learning agricultural engineering,
  Contribution to agriculture and rural development in degeneration era
12. Regional role in globalization
13. Sustainable and symbiotic society
14. Regional Resources and Studies of Ecoregion Science
  ‐Finding and Utilization of History and Cultural Resources‐
15. Report Clinic



Prerequisites
In this course, 90 hours of study is a standard course for 2 credits. Assuming that one piece (90 minutes) is learning for 2 hours, 15 lessons are converted as learning for 30 hours. 60 hours of preparation and review are required to meet the standard learning time.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Slide will be used for each class.
References
Each lecturer will instruct during the class.
The package program's course guide is effective in understanding the whole picture of the department.
Assessment/Grading
According to two report submissions (100%), it will not be evaluated if the attendance status is extremely bad.
Message from instructor(s)
Soften your head and broaden your horizons without sticking to a specific interest.
Course keywords
Ecosystem, Forest, Engineering, Symbiosis
Office hours
During class, we recommend questions immediately after class. It is possible to respond at any time by email.
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
Related URL
http://web.tuat.ac.jp/~region/
Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
3/13/2020 8:36:15 AM