Numbering Code	G-AAA01 51101 LJ31	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	1st & 2nd year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Fri.1
Instructor name	KOSAKA YASUYUKI (Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	Environment change, agricultural modernization, and depopulation of rural villages are the common phenomena in Asian countries. Livelihood in the respective countries is closely related to each other through the globalizing information and distribution network. Discussion will be held on the problem and possibility of environment and agriculture in Asian countries with reading the relevant literatures.
Course Goals	1. To learn the basic knowledge and contemporary issues on environment and agriculture in Asia so as to conduct a field research by oneself. 2. To understand the regional characteristics of environment and agriculture in Asia from the viewpoint of vegetation and indicator plants (wild plants, weeds, crops etc.). 3. To develop an observation skill in the fieldwork training course as well as acquiring knowledge by reading literatures.
Schedule and Contents	Lecture and fieldwork training course will be held on the following subject. The subjects are flexibly arranged considering students' interest and research topics. 1. Fifty plants that changed the course of history 2. Plant diversity 3. Field training course (The date and topic will be decided according to the weather) 4. Plant domestication and origin of agriculture 5. The age of exploration and plant hunters 6. Paddy rice cultivation 7. Swidden cultivation 8. Field training course (The date and topic will be decided according to the weather) 9. Environmental use in "Satoyama" landscape 10. Forest vegetation 11. Forestry in Japan 12. Utilization of wood 13. Field training course (The date and topic will be decided according to the weather) 14. Vegetation and plant use 15. Term paper and feedback
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Learning result is evaluated by term paper (70%) and active participation in class (30%).
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Introduced during class.
References, etc.	Plants for People, Anna Lewington, (Transworld Publishers, 2003), ISBN:1903 919088