Social Infrastructure Management/ Exercise 1

Course title

5M506100

,8M004100

Course content

While social infrastructure serves as the foundation for a safe society and economic growth, it is also important to ensure that infrastructure development and maintenance contribute to a more sustainable society. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework that lays out the targets which sustainable infrastructure should aim for, but interdisciplinary research is necessary to address the sustainability challenges facing social infrastructure because many of these issues lay outside the traditional realm of civil engineering knowledge. Research on social infrastructure management therefore should contribute to realizing a more sustainable society by improving the management of social infrastructure systems to reflect a broad diversity of needs.

Goals and objectives

Understand and explain the contribution of social infrastructure management research to society
Analyze and discuss sustainability issues in social infrastructure management research
Propose and conduct independent research on a social infrastructure management topic

Language

Japanese(English accepted)

Class schedule

Students will be expected to carry out independent research on a relevant topic in the field of social infrastructure management, preferably with a strong contribution to realizing a more sustainable society. Students should conduct background literature review to understand current challenges and topics, as well as explore potential analytical methods. Based on the review, students should design an appropriate research plan and execute it, then carry out analyses of the results. Finally, they are expected to discuss their obtained results in the context of the pre-existing literature, real-world context, and identify how their achievements can contribute to society.

Evaluation method and criteria

Students will be evaluated based on their demonstrated achievement of the objective through the above tasks in the form of reports, presentations, research data, theses, etc.

Textbooks and reference materials

Relevant materials will be supplied by the supervisor. Students are also expected to search for materials on their own.

Prerequisites

Students should have a curiosity and motivation to pursue sustainability-oriented research.

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