2022 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Special Lecture: Environment
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Tamio Nakano
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Mon (W9-714) / 5-6 Thu (W9-714)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.T314
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In the age of the climate change, we have to face environmental crisis in order to create the sustainable future. What's happening on the earth? By researching the goal 13(Global Warming), 14(Ocean ecosystem), 15(Land ecosystem) of SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals, we will understand the real situation. What can we do by our way of living and the research? We will experience the work that reconnect for building the foundation for change. We will also learn about "Regeneration" by Paul Hawken.
The aim of this course is to understand the environmental issues which relate to ourselves, and to encourage students to act forward.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1)have an understanding of today's critical environmental situation as a great turning.
2)realize the new concept of life sustain society instead of industrial growth society for our sustainable future.
Keywords
environmental crisis, climate change, SDG’S(Sustainable Development Goals), the work that reconnects, regeneration
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Participatory learning based on group work. It is easy to forget by just listening, but it is well learned by studying and finding by myself. So we try to make a collaborative leaning community based on a spall group of 4 people.
(In case of online, we use breakout session of zoom to make small groups.)
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation, What are happening today's world, and Sustainable future. Overview of the history of environmental issues. | Reflection, and writing a mini report. |
| Class 2 | Introduction of SDGs. | Reflection, and research on SDGs. |
| Class 3 | Sharing of the research of SDGs. | Reflection |
| Class 4 | Making the relation map which focus on the discovery of interdependence of the world. | Reflection |
| Class 5 | SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 13 | Research and writing a report. |
| Class 6 | SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 13 | Reflection of the first half, and writing a report. |
| Class 7 | Reflection of the first half by sharing the reflection report. The nature of Yakushima island. | Reflection |
| Class 8 | SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 14 | Reflection |
| Class 9 | SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 14 | Reflection |
| Class 10 | SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 15 | Reflection |
| Class 11 | SDG's:United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals 15 | Reflection |
| Class 12 | The work that reconnects Interconnectedness of all beings. | Reflection |
| Class 13 | Regeneration by Paul Hawken | Writing the final report. |
| Class 14 | Reflection by sharing the final report. | Reviewing of the all classes. Finish final report. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Paul Hauken: Regeneration
Macy Joanna and Johnstone Chris, Active Hope. Tokyo: Shunju-sha; ISBN 978-4-393-33344-0. (Japanese)
SDGs: United Nation, Sustainable Development Goals.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Active participation of the class and group work and homework:70%, Middle and Final report: 30%
Related courses
- None
Prerequisites
Interest in Sustainable future. No being late.
（in case of online, zoom video on)
Other
The classes will be up-dated by the situation of corona virus and the participants.