Course title
グローバル特論Ⅲ   [Global Special Seminar III]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 0.5 
Department   Year   Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 99223
Instructor(s)
加藤 亮   [KATO Tasuku]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
November 29, 2021. 10:00 - Online lecture

・International trends and Japan's own trends in water resources management related to agriculture will be explained from different perspectives. In particular, we will focus on the aspect of water environment, and comprehensively examine agricultural drainage, water allocation, water environment, and ecosystem services, and discuss the possibility of green infrastructure as a countermeasure.
・In this course, students are expected to have an understanding of irrigation and drainage engineering in agro-environmental engineering, and lectures and discussions will be based on the advanced contents.
・Students are expected to have an understanding of irrigation and drainage engineering in agricultural environmental engineering.
・Students will learn the latest knowledge and technologies in agricultural science and gain advanced professional skills in the field of agricultural environmental engineering. This course will be offered online in order to prevent COVID19.
Expected Learning
・The objective of this course is for students to be able to understand the content of the lectures, to actively participate in discussions on green infrastructure, and to be able to discuss its problems and merits in light of the local environment, agricultural production, global issues, and the unique challenges faced by each country's society.
・In addition, students will be able to organize and document concepts based on discussions of the above.
・For the diploma policy of this department, please refer to the curriculum map in the course guide.
Course schedule
・What is Green Infrastructure? A review of national responses to green infrastructure
・Food production strategies and sustainable systems faced by Japan and the international community
・Introduction of some case studies on green infrastructure
・Discussion on advantages and disadvantages of green infrastructure and future vision of sustainable agricultural system
・The content of the class may be modified according to the progress of the class.
Prerequisites
Please see these web sites.
https://ec.europa.eu/food/horizontal-topics/farm-fork-strategy_en
https://ec.europa.eu/environment/strategy/biodiversity-strategy-2030_en
Required Text(s) and Materials
see above sites
References
PPT will be uploaded in Google Classroom and Google Drive.
Assessment/Grading
Attendance to Discussion (50%),Report (50%)
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
Water resources management, Irrigation & Drainage, water environment, Ecosystem services, Green Infrastructure
Office hours
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
English
Language Subject
Last update
9/16/2021 4:56:43 PM