Course title
環境分析化学   [Environmental Analytical Chemistry]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 3  Semester YearLong 
Course type YearLong  Course code 01rn3082
Instructor(s)
佐藤 俊幸, 崔 東寿, 本林 隆, 金子 弥生   [SATO Toshiyuki, CHOI Dongsu, MOTOBAYASHI Takashi, KANEKO Yayoi]
Facility affiliation Veterinary Clinic Office FS-2F / FM Tama  Email address

Course description
This course aims to learn the background and process of forest and agricultural development and the changes in ecological and social environment by focusing on the case studies in developing regions, especially Southeast Asia. Students learn agricultural and forestry development approaches widely from international to grassroots levels, and discuss the possibilities of applying lessons from international agricultural and forestry development to solving local problems in Japan.
Expected Learning
Students will be able to understand the background and process of forest and agricultural development in developing regions and the changes in ecological and social environment from multiple perspectives, and to discuss the development approaches widely.

For the diploma policy perspective, please refer to the curriculum map on the University's website (three policies).
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
1. Guidance: The framework of this course
2. Methodologies of development fieldwork
3. Development, conservation, and restoration of tropical forests
4. Traditional agriculture and its transformation
5. The past and the present of plantation/estate development
6. Green Revolution and recent efforts of sustainable agriculture and forestry
7. Grassroots international agriculture and forestry cooperation: NGOs, local governments, universities
8. Thinking about feedback to Japan
Prerequisites
Sufficient preparation and review are required according to the standard time of 15 hours of our university. It is recommended to voluntarily read related materials based on the lecture and utilize them in the Q & A, reaction papers, and final report assignments during the course.
Required Text(s) and Materials
No textbook is used.
References
江原宏・樋口浩和編(2019)熱帯農業概論. 培風館 (in Japanese)
Assessment/Grading
The evaluation is made comprehensively by reaction papers (40%) to assess the each participant's understanding and by final report assignment (60%) to assess each participant's efforts of problem-finding, learning, and discussions.
Message from instructor(s)
This course is offered in Japanese. International students who are interested in this topic in English, please register "Theory and practices of sustainable agriculture".
Course keywords
International development, tropical agriculture, tropical forest, traditional farming, international cooperation, rural revitalization
Office hours
Please contact me in advance by email. (yosei(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp)
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
3/10/2023 4:48:15 PM