Planting Design for Landscaping
| Numbering Code | U-AGR05 4E175 LJ80 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | 4th year students | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Tue.5 | |
| Instructor name |
SHIBATA SHOZO (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Professor) NUKINA RYOU (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Assistant Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
Human beings have interfered with nature, engaging in deterioration for their own convenience. In the past, over logging resulted in widespread deforestation and, more recently, large-scale land development has produced vast bare slopes. Landscape engineering has developed as an academic discipline as well as a system of technology that is necessary to bring about positive environmental change while preserving biodiversity. In this course, students learn about theories and technology related to the planning, design, implementation, and management of greening. |
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| Course Goals | ・To acquire the basic knowledge necessary to practice and research greening. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
Lectures will be given on the following topics. The number of lectures per topic is determined by the degree of understanding among students. The order of topics/sub-topics is not fixed, and each lecturer will make appropriate arrangements depending on their students' background and degree of understanding. Lectures 1-3: Basics in landscaping engineering ・ The aim and history of greening ・ The properties of soil ・ The development of a planting base ・ Greening methods ・ Greening material Lectures 4-6: Greening of the slope ・ Man-made slope greening ・ Forest conservation and erosion control Lectures 7-9: Forest restoration ・ The establishment of a environmental forest ・ Natural recovery and re-vegetation Lectures 10-12: Greening of an exceptional environment ・ Urban greening ・ Rooftop greening ・ Wall greening ・ The greening of dry places Lectures 13 and 14: Diagnosis and function of green space ・ Tree diagnosis ・ Healing capacity of green space (forest therapy and gardening therapy) Lecture 15: Feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
【Assessment method】 Assessment is based on attitude (40%) and the end-of-semester reports (two reports, each carrying 30%). 【Assessment criteria】 Assessment criteria and policy are drawn from "Assessment criteria and policy" in the current version of the Faculty of Agriculture Student Handbook. |
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| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students are encouraged to deepen their understanding of the lecture content by reading about landscape engineering and observing greening projects. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | MORIMOTO, Yukihiro and KOBAYASHI, Tatsuaki 『最新 環境緑化工学』 (Asakura-shoten) ISBN:978-4-254-44026-3 | ||
| References, etc. | Handouts will be given out during each class. | |||
