Numbering Code	G-AAA02 52405 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.2
Instructor name	SATO HIROKI (Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	An area is a space characterized by its geographical conditions and historical backgrounds. Ecology is a field in which one strives to understand the environment in which organisms live, and how organisms live and interact with their environments and other organisms. Regional ecology, then, is a useful field for area studies since it seeks to understand the area-specific lives of organisms and humans while considering the geography and history of the research areas. This course will take up cases from the areas surveyed in graduate courses, and we will learn and discuss the ecological approaches to develop the area studies. The course will include explanations and analyses of approaches to understanding the ecologies of these regions.
Course Goals	When students arrive at their own respective survey sites, they can apply the necessary theories and methods that are required for an ecological understanding of the natural environment, material resources, and social characteristics in the research areas.
Schedule and Contents	Classes 1-3: Natural environment and areas Classes 4-6: Regional ecology and human activities Classes 7-10: Ecology and area studies Classes 11-12: Methods of ecology for area studies Classes 13-15: Presentations of the assignment
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Evaluations will be based on proactive participation, responses, and presentation of the assignment during classes.
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	To be instructed during classes.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	None
References, etc.	To be introduced during classes.