Tropical Forest Environments 3
| Numbering Code | G-AGR02 7BD02 LB80 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Intensive, First semester |
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| Number of Credits | 1 | Course Type | Lecture |
| Target Year | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese and English | Day/Period | Intensive |
| Instructor name |
KITAJIMA KAORU (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor) KAINER Karen Ann (Graduate School of Agriculture Guest Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | This course will aim to deepen the students’ understanding of the environment and natural resource use in the tropics as a key issue in conservation of global environment and sustainable natural resource use. In particular, the course will address how land-use patterns in the tropical forest regions are related to the climate change mitigation and adaptation options. | ||
| Course Goals | The students should become able to digest and assess English literature on the relationships between climate change, environmental conservation, and sustainable natural resource use in tropical forest regions, such as IPCC reports and other reviews. | ||
| Schedule and Contents |
Through the seven class meetings and a feedback session to cover the following seven topics, the students will discuss the assigned English literature, with help of overviews and guidance provided by the instructors. 1. Climate change and land: the basics 2. Climate change and large-scale deforestation: biophysical interactions 3. Climate change and land-use change: the biogeochemical interactions in the tropics 4. Fire in tropical forests 5. Mitigation and adaptation 6. REDD+ and safe-guarding 7. Working with communities for sustainable development 8. Feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | The grade will be determined in an integrative manner on the basis of attendance, active participation, and assignments. The evaluation criteria follow the description on "the Guide to Degree Program" of the Graduate School for the current academic year. | ||
| Course Requirements | None | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | All participants are expected to have read the assigned papers in detail. | ||
| References, etc. | An IPCC Special Report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems, IPCC, (IPCC), ISBN:NA, available online for free download: https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl/ | ||
