| Course title | |||||
| 森林環境保全学Ⅱ [Forest Envronment Conservation Ⅱ] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 1～ | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 05ec0113b | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 岩岡 正博, 加用 千裕 [IWAOKA Masahiro, KAYO Chihiro] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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Goal: In this course, students will acquire the knowledge necessary to understand the latest research in the field of forest environment conservation, which is part of the discipline of natural environment conservation. Students will also study the knowledge involved in problem-solving in conducting natural environment conservation research. Overview: We will discuss the study of forest planning and its related studies; and the technique regarding a balance between environmental burden and productivity in forest resource production. We will also discuss the latest knowledge regarding methods of using forest resources, research regarding their impact on the surrounding environment, and its application. |
| Expected Learning |
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I. Understand the solutions through forest planning (studies) to issues related to forests. II. Acquire a way of thinking and technique required to implement sustainable utilization of forests as resources and environments. Corresponding criteria in the Diploma Policy: See the Curriculum maps. URL:https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ |
| Course schedule |
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I. Chihiro KAYO Lecture: 1. Introduction, forest planning system in Japan 2. Historical transition of forest planning studies, spatiotemporal scales in forest planning studies 3. Global warming measures and forest planning, forest growth models and harvesting regulations Presentation and discussion: 4. Surveys, presentations, and discussions regarding the regional forest planning in various areas (1) 5. Surveys, presentations, and discussions regarding the regional forest planning in various areas (2) 6. Surveys, presentations, and discussions regarding the regional forest planning in various areas (3) 7. Surveys, presentations, and discussions regarding the regional forest planning in various areas (4) II. Masahiro IWAOKA 8. Introduction 9. Productivity - Common mistakes and search for mistakes 10. productivity - Search for mistakes and correction 11. Optimization of production system I 12. Optimization of production system II 13. Mechanism I 14. Mechanism II 15. Theory of skyline cables Please consult with the timetable because I (1 to 7) and II (8 to 15) above may be held in different class time during the same period or reverse order. |
| Prerequisites |
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This is an elective course classified as a special subject. In addition to attending 30 hours of class time, students are recommended to prepare for and review the lectures, spending this university’s standard number of hours and using lecture handouts as well as references. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
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Forest Engineering. Yoshioka, T., Sakai, H., Iwaoka, M., Matsumoto, T., Yamada, Y., Suzuki, Y., Maruzen, Tokyo, 2020 Materials distributed in class or via Moodle etc. will be used. |
| References |
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U. Sundberg et al. (K. Kanzaki et al., translators), (1996), Operational Efficiency in Forestry (Analysis and Practice), 477 pp., Kaiseisha, Otsu. Y. Konohira et al. (1998), An Introduction to Forest GIS: For the Future of Forest Management (Shinrin GIS Nyuumon: Korekara no Shinrin Kanri no Tameni), 100 pp.，Japan Forest Technology Association (Nihon Ringyou Gijutsu Kyoukai), Tokyo. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Activities in the class such as questions during lectures and remarks in discussions (40%), Report (60%) |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Our goal is to make forests livelier, more functional environments through human intervention and use and to gain from them greater benefit and profit. |
| Course keywords |
| Forest resource utilization, productivity, woody biomass |
| Office hours |
| Please contact instructors in each lecture by e-mail. |
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| Related URL |
| http://kenkyu-web.tuat.ac.jp/Profiles/1/0000072/profile.html |
| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 1/27/2022 10:03:42 AM |