Course title
地域社会システム計画論   [Regional Planning for Governance and Sustainability]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 1  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 01rn1016
Instructor(s)
朝岡 幸彦, 澤 佳成, 中島 正裕, 竹本 太郎, 高橋 美貴, 榎本 弘行, 大倉 茂   [ASAOKA Yukihiko, SAWA Yoshinari, NAKAJIMA Masahiro, TAKEMOTO Taro, TAKAHASHI Yoshitaka, ENOMOTO Hiroyuki, OHKURA Shigeru]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office Room 426, Building no.1  Email address

Course description
Aim: The aim of this course is to understand realities of rural areas in Japan from the aspects of governance and sustainability which is crucially required for regional planning.

Summary: The course provides: 1) Basic knowledge of rural area/community; 2) primary concepts for sustainable rural community; 3) Basic Thoughts and realities of regional governance.

*This course is included in the department's specialized courses.
Expected Learning
You will obtain basic information, concepts and thoughts necessary to discuss rural development with governance and sustainability.

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy: See the curriculum maps. https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
Class 1: Guidance
Class 2: Rural area/community: Society
Class 3: Rural area/community: History
Class 4: Rural area/community: Economy
Class 5: Discussion on the first section
Class 6: Sustainable development: Community network
Class 7: Sustainable development: Rural tourism
Class 8: Sustainable development: Immigration to rural areas
Class 9: Sustainable development: Case studies
Class 10: Discussion on the second section
Class 11: Regional governance: Legal aspects of autonomy
Class 12: Regional governance: Public development and civic movement
Class 13: Regional governance: Governance for co-management of public forest
Class 14: Discussion on the third section
Class 15: Sum-up discussion
Prerequisites
None
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 handouts will be delivered in class.
References
Related books and materials will be introduced in class.
Assessment/Grading
40%: Responses (questions and comments) for each class, 60%: Final report
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
community, sustainability, development, governance, planning
Office hours
Please make an appointment by e-mail.
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
3/1/2021 10:22:33 AM