Environmental Issues in Human Society

Course title

S2473000

Course description

Humans have developed their lives while using and modifying the environment. However, excessive use or modification beyond the recovery function of the environment causes various environmental issues. Environmental issues occur at various levels, and the factors are intertwined in complex ways.
Therefore, in the first half of this course, we will study the various environmental issues that human society has faced until now, and in the second half we will consider the two major environmental issues of climate change and waste problem and their countermeasures.

Purpose of class

The purpose is to understand the environmental issues facing human society and to learn the basic way of thinking and specific measures in working on solutions to environmental issues.

Goals and objectives

	Goals and objectives	Course Outcomes
1.	Understanding the environmental issues facing human society.
2.	Understanding of various measures for solving environmental issues.
3.	Logically consider environmental issues and their solutions.

Language

Japanese

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	History of environmental issues 1	Read the syllabus of this course carefully	20分
1.	History of environmental issues 1	Review of the class	100分
2.	History of environmental issues 2	Preparation of the next class	40分
2.	History of environmental issues 2	Review of the class	100分
3.	History of environmental issues 3	Preparation of the next class	40分
3.	History of environmental issues 3	Review of the class	100分
4.	History of environmental issues 4	Preparation of the next class	40分
4.	History of environmental issues 4	Review of the class	100分
5.	Local environmental issues	Preparation of the next class	40分
5.	Local environmental issues	Review of the class	100分
6.	Global environmental issues	Preparation of the next class	40分
6.	Global environmental issues	Review of the class	100分
7.	Midterm review	講義で提示した課題に取り組む	450分
8.	Climate change 1	Preparation of the next class	40分
8.	Climate change 1	Review of the class	100分
9.	Climate change 2	Preparation of the next class	40分
9.	Climate change 2	Review of the class	100分
10.	Climate change 3	Preparation of the next class	40分
10.	Climate change 3	Review of the class	100分
11.	Waste problem 1	Preparation of the next class	40分
11.	Waste problem 1	Review of the class	100分
12.	Waste problem 2	Preparation of the next class	40分
12.	Waste problem 2	Review of the class	100分
13.	Waste problem 3	Preparation of the next class	40分
		Review of the class	100分
		講義で提示した課題に取り組む	300分
14.	Course review and Final exam	Preparation of the final exam	450分
15.	※授業の進捗状況などにより順序を入れ替えることがある。
Total.	-	-	2860分

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

	Quiz	Reports	Final exam	Total.
1.	10%	10%	10%	30%
2.	5%	10%	20%	35%
3.	5%	20%	10%	35%
Total.	20%	40%	40%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

(1)Grade is given based on the following: Quiz 20%, Midterm exam or Reports 40%, Final exam 40%.
(2)You are required to attend over two-thirds of classes to take the Final exam.

Textbooks and reference materials

No particular texts are required. Suggested readings will be mentioned from time to time in the class.

Prerequisites

When more students than the max acceptance number are intended to take class, selection is made based on an assignment to all the students.
Do not be absent from the first lecture class.

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

Kurishima：Wednesday at Omiya lecturers room, Monday and Friday at Toyosu office

Relation to the environment

100

Regionally-oriented

000

Development of social and professional independence

Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge

Active-learning course

0C0

Course by professor with work experience

Work experience	Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicatable
N/A	N/A

Last modified : Thu Mar 21 15:49:16 JST 2019