Course title
森林・林業論   [Forest and Forestry]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 3  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 01en3053
Instructor(s)
白木 克繁, 松本 武, 戸田 浩人   [SHIRAKI Katsushige, MATSUMOTO Takeshi, TODA Hiroto]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
Aim: The aim of this course is to understand outlines of forest sciences.
Summary: The course provides outlines of: 1) Silviculture, 2) Forest Engineering, 3) Forest Protection, 4) Erosion Control, 5) Forest Management and Policy.
Expected Learning
You will obtain basic information and understanding of wide range of forest science fields and can make an "Index" in your mind to understand further fields of Forest Science.
Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy: See the curriculum maps. https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
Class 1: Silviculture: Forest soil
Class 2: Silviculture: Tree breeding
Class 3: Silviculture: planting
Class 4: Forest Engineering: Timber production system
Class 5: Forest Engineering: Forest road
Class 6: Forest Engineering: Forest machinery
Class 7: Forest Protection: Pest control
Class 8: Forest Protection: Wildlife management
Class 9: Erosion Control: Hydrology
Class 10: Erosion Control: Disaster prevention in mountains
Class 11: Erosion Control: Erosion control
Class 12: Forest Management and Policy: Comparison of forest policy in developed countries
Class 13: Forest Management and Policy: Recent trend of forest policy in Japan
Class 14: Forest Management and Policy: Forest mensuration, forest evaluation and forest planning
Class 15: Sum-up discussion and final test
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
"Forest and Forestry Handbook", Sakura Shoten Publishers
The course handouts will be delivered in class.
References
Related books and materials will be introduced in class.
Assessment/Grading
20%: Responses (questions and comments) for each class, 80%: Final report
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
Forest, Forestry, Forest Science, Silviculture, Forest Engineering, Forest Protection, Erosion Control, Forest Management and Policy.
Office hours
Please make an appointment by e-mail.
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
1/31/2022 3:41:54 PM