Global Survivability Risk Management
| Numbering Code |
G-GAIS00 53029 LB77 G-GAIS00 53029 LB14 G-GAIS00 53029 LB16 |
Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | From 1st to 3rd year students | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese and English | Day/Period | Wed.3 | |
| Instructor name |
YAMASHIKI YOUSUKE (Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability Professor) Cruz Ana Maria (Disaster Prevention Research Institute Professor) Bahareh Kamranzad (Hakubi Center for Advanced Research Program-Specific Assistant Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
(Outline)In this lecture, we introduce several environmental risks on a global scale, together with the potential risk for survivability for all living creatures on Earth. This is done by making an inter-comparison among each of those risks, scales, and occurrence probability, as well as the social impacts. Especially, we study the potential hazards in association with global warming, general risk analysis, catastrophic mass extinction events (asteroid impacts & massive volcanic eruption), and complex and multiple disasters based on modern civilization. (Objective) Students are expected to learn about Earth’s (terrestrial) ecological systems based on the GAIA concept, and new types of risks which have become critical issues throughout the progress of civilization. Special focus is given to the issues of global warming, nuclear disasters including environmental risks caused by nuclear waste, and other possible environmental disasters and hazards which may affect human civilization. Our final goal is to develop an overall image of a "sustainable civilization”. |
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| Course Goals | Students will deepen their understanding of the Earth's ecological system and learn about the ideal mutual linkage between human (Anthropogenic) activity and natural (Natural) response, and well as understand the importance of the balance between them. Students will understand the new types of present-day risks and damage mechanisms associated with civilians, an acquire the knowledge to conduct appropriate risk assessments. Especially, students will evaluate the risk assessment of assumed damage caused by global warming, various extreme damage caused by catastrophic scenarios, and understand the risk of environmental disaster by nuclear power plants and radioactive waste; they will learn the necessary knowledge to help preserve the future of the Earth. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
First - Introduction of the difference between "anthropogenic" and "natural" impacts on Earth systems. Second - Introduction to Risk Studies. Third - Disaster Risk: How can we reduce it? Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Forth - Learn the concept of "anthropogenic" and "natural" impacts on Earth systems. Fifth - Learn the function of a forest in an integrated river basin system. 6th - Learn the roll of an atmospheric system on Earth systems, focusing mainly on the comparative study of the troposphere and stratosphere. Seventh - Learn the concept of Continental-Oceanic Mutual Interaction. Eighth - Risk associated with sea-level rise and its impact on coast and shore protection. Ninth - Risk associated with uncertainties in climate change scenarios and its impact on ocean wave climate prediction Tenth - Evaluation of Complex disaster induced by human activities, by introducing nuclear disaster. 11th - Recent Water-Related Disaster Events. 12th - Learn about pandemic influenza preparedness and response of the Japanese Government. 13th - Learn about emerging/re-emerging infectious disease focusing on Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever. 14th - Natural-Hazard Triggered Technological Accidents (Natech): Discussion exercise. 15th - Learn about the issue of global warming and its possible catastrophic scenarios (such as the release of methane hydrate from the ocean floor. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Students will be evaluated based on simple lecture reports, as well as a final presentation report. | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Please watch some programs related to catastrophic scenarios, such as the “Evacuate Earth” series by National Geographic, and imagine the “realities” of these. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | English version of textbook is to be introduced during the lecture. | ||
