Advanced Research Program on Regional Environmental Design

Comprehensive research will be conducted on effective and stable planning methods for the urban or regional environment. Aiming to create environments which can withstand disasters, decrease environmental burden, and are also energy-efficient, the course will conduct interdisciplinary study with the cooperation of instructors from various fields, which is not confined by the parameters of former specialty fields. The course will cover topics over a wide range including the contribution of the aquatic ecosystem in creating an affluent city, a historical examination of the city and region, the development of construction methods and materials to improve the environment, investigation of planning methods to create a safe and affluent regional society, establishing systematized techniques to contribute toward a recycling society, clarification of physical and chemical mechanisms of environmental pollution, and the establishing of environmental assessment methods to contribute toward a sustainable society. New issues will be explored through discussions with students. Several examples of research guidance themes and doctoral theses until now are listed below:
“Study relating to urban water circulation and changes in water circulation”
“Organization of modern urban planning theoretical systems”
“Study relating to environmental management and watershed management utilizing environmental resources”
Doctoral theses (the names of theses which were conferred degrees at this university)
“Study of planning theory for regional scale residential environments from the perspective of diverse environmental factors”
“Study relating to case study house programs”
“Study relating to the preservation/conservation of brick buildings in the historical environment”
“Study relating to the conditions of drought and the rational use of reservoirs”
“Study relating to the development of river environment assessment methods according to fish communities”

1. To understand how to make the Regional environment.

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Evaluation will involve receiving external assessment by publishing research results in academic journals, and by submitting theses. Students will be comprehensively evaluated based on number of presented essays and the quality of papers.
Reports 10% (assigned during classes), presentations 10% (each student will give a presentation) ,publishing research results in academic journas 80% for a total possible score of 100 point. A total score of 80 points of higher will be required to pass.

We specify research documents and technical papers considering the content of lecture.

• After the classroom.

Environment education course (80%)

Regionally-oriented graduation thesis, master's thesis and doctoral dissertation

• Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge

Most classes are interactive