2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
Basic theory of regional and global environment 2
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Takashi Nakamura / Manabu Kanda / Tsuyoshi Kinouchi / Shinjiro Kanae / Hiroshi Takagi / Takashi Nakamura / Chihiro Yoshimura / Manabu Fujii / Kozue Nishida / Atsushi Inagaki
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Tue (S4-203(S423)) / 7-8 Fri (S4-203(S423))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TSE.A336
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 5, 2026
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Research fields related to the environment have a very wide variety, and analyzing the environment or addressing environmental issues requires a transdisciplinary approach. This is a follow-up course to "Basic Theory of Regional and Global Environment 1", and focuses on how to apply a variety of previously learned basic knowledge on mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, etc., to environmental analysis and solving environmental problems. Lecturers who are specialists of environmental fields will give omnibus type lectures on this theme and include some cutting-edge research results.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to understand how to apply previously learned basic knowledge about mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, etc., to actual environmental research fields.
Keywords
atmospheric environment, water environment, environmental impact assessment
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Omnibus style lectures, where one topic is explained by one lecturer in 3 classes
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Spatio-temporal scale of atmospheric wind |
Understand the multi-scale structures of atmospheric turbulence and their driving mechanism |
| Class 2 | Spatial structure of atmospheric wind near the ground |
Understand what is the coherent structure of turbulence seen in outdoor environment |
| Class 3 | Technique to measure spatial distribution of atmospheric wind |
Understand the mechanism how to measure the spatial distribution of wind in outdoor environment |
| Class 4 | Two warming phenomena - Global Warming and Heat Island |
Understand the difference of global warming and heat island - mechanism and impact |
| Class 5 | Future Climate Projection |
Understand how to project future climate considering urban modification on the basis of various social and economical scenarios, and how to adapt and/or mitigate two global warming phenomena |
| Class 6 | Major aspects of hydrological changes under climate change |
Introduce major aspects of hydrological changes under climate change |
| Class 7 | Climate change and hydrological disasters, particularly recent disasters in Japan |
Introduce recent hydrological disasters in Japan which were affected by climate change |
| Class 8 | Adaptation to hydrological disasters under climate change |
Discuss what scientists, engineers and planners can do for the adaptation to climate change impact on water sector, particularly on hydrological disasters |
| Class 9 | Role of Water Environment |
Role of water environment and fundamentals of it management |
| Class 10 | Basics of Water Quality Control |
Principle of water treatment and outline of domestic wastewater treatment |
| Class 11 | Management of Water Environment |
Concept and practice of management of water environment |
| Class 12 | Fundamentals of Isotope Geochemistry |
Understand the basic principles of radioactive and stable isotopes |
| Class 13 | Isotopic insights into environmental changes and ecosystems (I) |
Understand global environmental changes from the past to the present through isotopic evidence |
| Class 14 | Isotopic insights into environmental changes and ecosystems (II) |
Understand ecosystems and biological responses to environmental changes through isotopic analysis |
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.
Handouts will be distributed before the start of the class via LMS and others.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Learning achievement is evaluated by combining results from quizzes/reports given by the lecturers.
Related courses
- TSE.A335 ： Basic theory of regional and global environment 1
Prerequisites
None, but it is recommended for you to complete “Basic Theory of Regional and Global Environment 1”.