SDGs and Environment

Course title

30380000

Course description

This course is an introduction to understanding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015. Addressing the 17 goals of the SDGs, the lecture explains the causes and countermeasures of major environmental problems (air, water, soil, energy, etc.) in relation to the SDGs. The world is now working for achievement of the SDGs by 2030. This course deepen students' understanding how to cope with building a sustainable society, especially comprehensive approach through environmental, social and economic issues.

Purpose of class

Our daily life is supported by various components of environment such as atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, and so on. This course objective is to learn the basics of major environmental issues from the local to the global environment and to deepen understanding of the relationship between environmental issues and social and economic issues. In addition, students will understand the SDGs and acquire the basic views necessary for building a sustainable society.

Goals and objectives

Students can explain what is "SDGs”.
Students can explain major environmental problems and their basic measures from the local to global level.
Students can consider issues needed to cope with for the achievement of sustainable society in a comprehensive manner through environmental, social and economic sphere.

Language

Japanese

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Introduction / Sustainable society	Check the syllabus Read chapter 1 and 6	200minutes
2.	Understand the status of the globe	Review the previous class Read chapter 2	200minutes
3.	Climate change and energy	Review the previous class Read chapter 3-1, 3-2	200minutes
4.	Biodiversity	Review the previous class Read chapter 3-3	200minutes
5.	Ozone layer protection	Review the previous class Read chapter 3-4	200minutes
6.	Atmospheric environment, transboundary air pollution, acid rain	Review the previous class Read chapter 3-4, 3-6	200minutes
7.	Middle-term Exam review	Check the previous contents.	200minutes
8.	Water	Review the previous class Read chapter 3-6	200minutes
9.	Soil, underground environment	Review the previous class Read chapter 3-6	200minutes
10.	waste management	Review the previous class Read chapter 3-5, 3-8	200minutes
11.	Risk of chemical substances	Review the previous class Read chapter 3-7	200minutes
12.	Approach towards sustainable society	Review the previous class Read chapter 4	200minutes
13.	Role and activities of stakeholders	Review the previous class Read chapter 5	200minutes
14.	Final Exam review	Review the whole classes	100minutes
Total.	-	-	2700minutes

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	Midterm Exam	Final Exam	Response Paper	Total.
1.	10%	10%	10%	30%
2.	15%	15%	5%	35%
3.	15%	15%	5%	35%
Total.	40%	40%	20%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

Midterm Exam 40%
Final Exam 40%
Response Paper 20%

Textbooks and reference materials

東京商工会議所編著（2019）改訂7版　環境社会検定試験「eco検定公式テキスト」，日本能率協会マネジメントセンター

Prerequisites

To read the contents of designated text and consider your interesting topic.

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

13:00-15:00 on Friday by appointment

Regionally-oriented

Non-regionally-oriented course

Development of social and professional independence

Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge

Active-learning course

Most classes are interactive

Course by professor with work experience

Work experience	Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicatable
Applicatable	日本政府において環境行政に従事した経験を活かし、人間と環境の関りと地域の環境から地球環境問題までの基礎を教授する。 Based on the experience of working for environment policy in Japanese government, relationship between the environment and human activities and basic knowledge of measures on local and global environmental problems are offered.