Landscape Planning and Design

Numbering Code G-AGR02 5BA09 LJ80 Year/Term 2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type Lecture
Target Year Target Student
Language Japanese Day/Period Mon.5
Instructor name SHIBATA SHOZO (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course The current issues of theories and programs concerning to landscape planning, design and management etc. are introduced and discussed from the view of culture, industry, ecology, and so on. Furthermore, many concerns of natural environmental projects are also considered.
Schedule and Contents Orientation: The science and technology of landscape design in society
Global trends in biodiversity
Japan’s national strategies and legal framework for biodiversity

Overview of environmental assessment and mitigation
Local characteristics and mitigation
Strategic environmental assessment and mitigation

Biodiversity and the primary sector
New approaches to management and restoration of vegetation in Satoyama?undeveloped woodland near populated areas
Maintenance of cultural landscape and supporting the way of life of a region

Landscape design in urban areas
Conservation and design of ecosystems from forests to oceans
Secondary natural management around the world

Landscape conservation in various projects and their impact
Planning and management
Evaluation Methods and Policy Evaluation will be based on attendance and reports (presentations).
Course Requirements None.
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