Numbering Code	G-AAA05 85136 LB31	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	From 1st to 5th year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese and English	Day/Period	Tue.1
Instructor name	KOUNO YASUYUKI (Center for Southeast Asian Studies Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	The topics covered in this course will be rural village development, environmental protection, and natural resource use in continental Southeast Asia. We will encourage the students to think for themselves as we discuss questions such as what standpoints to assume when conducting our research, which approach we should take to the issues we are researching, and who the audience for the results of our research should be.
Course Goals	To obtain the ability to understand the structure and dynamics of local society, to contextualize them in the global context and to express the idea in the interdisciplinary space
Schedule and Contents	We plan to spend 1 or 2 weeks on each of the following issues. However, there may be changes depending on how well the students understand the content. Lectures may also be given in English, depending on the students’ needs. 1. Changes in long-term land use in rural mountain villages in Laos 2. Transformation of rainfall-based and wet paddy rice cultivation in northeastern Thailand in a period of rapid economic growth 3. Reforestation in the mountains of northern Vietnam 4. Slash-and-burn systems and land management in the mountains of Laos 5. Jungle rubber on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia 6. Use of the coastal areas and oyster farming in southern Thailand
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Students will be evaluated on the basis of attendance and a proactive attitude during class.
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Will be indicated in class.