Course title
持続的森林管理論   [Sustainable Forest Management]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 4  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 01RN4280
Instructor(s)
岩岡 正博, 戸田 浩人, 白木 克繁, 及川 洋征, 小池 伸介, 加用 千裕   [IWAOKA Masahiro, TODA Hiroto, SHIRAKI Katsushige, OIKAWA Yosei, KOIKE Shinsuke, KAYO Chihiro]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
Aim: The aim of this course is to review the forest science program through active learning method. The key theme is forest certification.
Summary: The course provides: 1) key points of forest management with the special viewpoints on forest certification program.
Expected Learning
You will obtain the basic concepts and methods for sustainable forest management.

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy: See the curriculum maps. https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
Day 1:
Class 1: Guidance
Class 2-3: Outlines of forest certification program
Day 2:
Class 4-7 Key points of certified forest management: Silviculture, Erosion Control, Wildlife Management, Agroforestry
Day 3:
Class 8-12: Field excursion for the FSC certified forest and CoC forest industries in Yamanashi Prefecture
Day 4:
Class 13-15: Group presentation of sustainable forest management plan of the Karqasawa-Yama Experiment forest and Discussion
Prerequisites
Getting credits of the required packages for forest science program is desirable.
Students need to preview and review for an amount of time as indicated in the student guidelines of TUAT, in addition to the attendance of lecture (30 hours).
Required Text(s) and Materials
The course handout will be delivered in class.
References
Related books and materials will be introduced in class.
Assessment/Grading
10 %: Discussion in the class, 20%: Field report of the excursion, 20 %: Make and present sustainable forest management plan, 50 %: Results of the final report.
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
sustainable forest management, forest certification, forest planning, FSC
Office hours
Please make an appointment by e-mail.
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
1/24/2021 9:28:40 AM