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Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies

GUIDEBOOK 2014地球環境学堂・地球環境学舎・三才学林

ガイドブック 2014

Kyoto University京都大学大学院

Issued : April, 2014

Graduate School of Global Environmental StudiesYoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, JAPANTEL：075-753-9167http://www.ges-kyoto-u-ac.jp/

Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies

GUIDEBOOK 2014地球環境学堂・地球環境学舎・三才学林　ガイドブック 2014

The Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES) was established in April 2002 to address the urgent environmental problems of the 21st century. Our primary objective is to help establish global environmental sustainability as a new field of academic study, bringing together ethics, science and technology, and humanities and social sciences. Through our educational and research programs, we seek to foster a new generation of professional practitioners.

Helping us realize this goal is a multidisciplinary and international faculty from fields that include engineering, agriculture, law, economics and literature. The graduate school seeks to 1) achieve in-depth discussion and collaboration among faculty members, 2) train high-level researchers and practitioners who can find comprehensive solutions to environmental problems, and 3) support education and research through a variety of innovative frameworks and programs.

Our ground-breaking research initiatives include multidisciplinary projects working with various local governments in Japan as well as extended international academic collaboration with universities and researchers in such countries as Vietnam, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Fiji, Germany and Sweden.

Our educational program trains outstanding professionals and leaders in environmental management. Core lectures are conducted in English and all students in the master’s program are required to participate in one week of fieldwork, held in the summer, as well as a three-month internship program.

The 398 master’s program graduates and 119 doctoral program graduates who are actively working in society today represent the results of our efforts to date. We are proud to have educated a large number of talented students who are now playing an active role in universities, research institutions, government offices, private enterprises and NPOs throughout Japan and overseas. GSGES welcomes inquisitive, hard-working and global-minded individuals ready to take part in leading the way to a sustainable future.

Dean, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies

Shigeo FUJII

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Introduction……………………………………………………… 2

▶ OverviewandObjectives▶ Separationofeducational,researchandsupportingorganizations▶ Collaborationwithothergraduateschools, institutesandresearch

centersofKyotoUniversityandotherorganizations▶ Carryingoutuniversity-wideresearchprojects

Hall of Global Environmental Research (Organization of Research) Department of Global Ecology… 4

▶ DepartmentofGlobalEcology …………………………………………… 5▶ DepartmentofTechnologyandEcology………………………………… 10▶ DepartmentofNaturalResources ……………………………………… 14

Introduction of Academic Staff ………………………………18

School of Global Environmental Studies (Organization of Education) ……20

▶ DoctoralPrograminGlobalEnvironmentalStudies ………………… 20　・CurriculumStructure　・ProgressTowardtheDegree　・AdmissionInformation　・InternationalEnvironmentalManagementProgram

▶ Master’sPrograminEnvironmentalManagement …………………… 21　・CurriculumStructure　・InternshipStudy　・ProgressTowardtheDegree　・AdmissionInformation　・InternationalEnvironmentalManagementProgram

▶ DoctoralPrograminEnvironmentalManagement …………………… 22　・CurriculumStructure　・InternshipStudy　・ProgressTowardtheDegree　・AdmissionInformation　・InternationalEnvironmentalManagementProgram

Voices from Students …………………………………………23

Voices from Graduate Students ………………………………24

Sansai Gakurin …………………………………………………25

Internship Study ………………………………………………26

After Graduation ………………………………………………27

List of Academic Staff …………………………………………29

GlobalEnvironmentalPolicy……………… 5GlobalEcologicalEconomics……………… 6SustainableRuralDevelopment ………… 6ResourceRecyclingScience ……………… 7StudiesofHumanandEnvironmental　Symbiosis ………………………………… 7EnvironmentalMarketingManagement… 8EnvironmentalPerspectivesinAsian　EconomicHistory………………………… 8EnvironmentalEducation……………………9

Index

Environmentally-friendlyIndustriesfor　SustainableDevelopment ……………… 10EnvironmentalInfrastructureEngineering … 11GlobalEnvironmentalArchitecture……… 11EnvironmentalBiotechnology …………… 12LandscapeEcologyandPlanning ……… 12EnvironmentalSystemsBiology ………… 13

RegionalPlanning ………………………… 14EarthquakeDisasterRiskManagement… 15AtmosphericChemistry…………………… 15EcosystemProductionandDynamics…… 16TerrestrialEcosystemsManagement…… 16AquaticEnvironmentalBiology ………… 17

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Overview and Objectives

-ObjectivesandfeaturesoftheGraduateSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudies

Manyseriousglobalenvironmentalproblemsareposingchallenges forhumanity in the21stcentury.Abundanceandconveniencearedesiredbythosepeople living indevelopedcountriesbutmassproduction,massconsumptionandmasswastehaveresulted inclimatechange,ozonelayerdepletion,waterpollution,groundwaterandsoilcontamination,andwaste-relatedproblems.Sincedevelopingcountrieswithrapidpopulationgrowtharefollowingthesamepathasdevelopedcountries, thiswill imposenew stresses on theplanet.The exploitative systems of primaryindustriessuchasagriculture,fisheriesandminingunderminethegrowthofdevelopingcountriesthatprimarilydependonthese industries,andthe least-developedcountriesstillmusteradicatepoverty inorder toprovideabasicstandardof living for theirpeople.Yet therehasalsobeenprogress,withsomecountriesseekingtoachievesustainableandequitabledevelopment in linewiththedevelopmentgoalsconceivedbytheUnitedNations,andmanyOECDcountries,includingJapan,nowstronglysupportconservationandtherecyclingofresources.

Globalenvironmentalproblemsincludemanycomplexissuesoneveryscale,fromglobaltolocal.Wemust tackle theseproblems in twoways—first,byapplyingresearchandacademicskills inordertogainagreaterunderstandingof theproblems involved,andsecond,byseekingtosolvetheseproblems.The firstapproachrequires the trainingofhighlyskilledresearcherswhocanapplyscientificprinciplesandanappreciationofcomplexitytothestudyofglobalenvironmentalstudies.Thesecondrequiresthetrainingofhigh-levelpractitionerswhocanaddressproblemsbyimplementingsustainableandpracticalapproaches.

Fosteringtop-notchresearchersandpractitionersrequiresinnovativeeducationalandresearchprograms focusingon theglobalenvironmentanddrawingonawiderangeofdisciplines.Byincorporating teachingderived frommanydisciplines in thenatural and social sciences, theevolvingand innovativefieldofglobalenvironmentalstudiescanofferacademicstudycombinedwithpracticalexperienceinvariousdomesticandoverseasorganizations.

TheGraduateSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudies isorganizedflexiblysoas tomeetthevariedneedsofbothresearchandeducation.Someofitsuniqueorganizationalfeaturesareshownbelow.

Introduction

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Educational, research and support organizationsGlobalenvironmental studiesareatanearlystageof formation.Researchactivityneedsdynamic

developmentwith strategic views combining foresight and flexible interdisciplinary integration.Educationalprogramsrequiresound,systematic teachingofabroadspectrumofglobalenvironmentaltopicswithaviewtosocial relevanceandprofundity.Researchandeducationalactivities, therefore,requiredifferentconditions. Inordertomeettheseconditions, theGraduateSchool includesaresearchbody, theHall ofGlobalEnvironmentalResearch, and an educational body, the School ofGlobalEnvironmentalStudies.Further, a supportingorganization for education and research, theGroveofUniversalLearning,provideswiderperspectives tobothresearchersandstudentswithdifferentdisciplinarybackgroundssothattheycandeveloptheirresearchandtalentscooperatively.

Collaboration with other graduate schools, institutes and research centers of Kyoto University and other organizations

TheGraduateSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudiescollaborateswithmanyothergraduateschools,institutesandresearchcentersofKyotoUniversity toconduct interdisciplinarystudyandeducationthatlinkotheracademicfieldswithglobalenvironmentalstudies.Inordertofacilitatesuchsupport,theGraduateSchoolhasinvitedprofessorsfromotherfacultiesoftheuniversityasCollaboratingProfessors.Theynotonlyteachandconductresearchattheirhomeinstitutions,butalso,attherequestofstudentsof theGraduateSchool, theyprovide lecturesandguideresearchandthesis-writing formaster'sanddoctoraldegrees.TheGraduateSchoolalso invitesvisitingprofessorsand lecturers from institutionswithin Japanandabroad to speakon current topics.Theeducationalprogramsemphasize formalinstructionaswellascollaborationwithdomesticand internationalNPOsandNGOstogivestudentsopportunitiesforinternshipstudyandfieldexperienceinvarioussectors.

Carrying out university-wide research projectsInorder toopenupnewareasof research inglobalenvironmental studies thataresubstantially

different fromthoseof thetraditionalsciences, it isnecessary forprofessorsof theGraduateSchool topromoteuniversity-wideresearchprojectswiththeintensivecollaborationofresearchersfromdifferentareas.TheGraduateSchoolpromotesandactivelyparticipatesintheseresearchprojects.

SCHOOL OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Global Environmental Studies

Environmental Management

HALL OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

SANSAI GAKURIN / GROVE OF UNIVERSAL LEARNING

Department of Global Ecology

Department of Technology and Ecology

Department of Natural Resources

Global Environmental Policy

Global Ecological Economics

Sustainable Rural Development

Resource Recycling Science

Studies of Human and Environmental Symbiosis

Environmental Marketing Management

Environmental Perspectives in Asian Economic History

Environmental Education

Environmentally-friendly Industries for Sustainable Development

Environmental Infrastructure Engineering

Global Environmental Architecture

Environmental Biotechnology

Landscape Ecology and Planning

Environmental Systems Biology

Regional Planning

Earthquake Disaster Risk Management

Atmospheric Chemistry

Ecosystem Production and Dynamics

Terrestrial Ecosystems Management

Aquatic Environmental Biology

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Thisorganization includesthreetypesof faculty:permanentprofessors,professorsondoubleappointments,andcollaboratingprofessors.Double-appointmentprofessors teachandconduct researchbothat theirhomeschools,institutesorthevariousresearchcentersofKyotoUniversity,andattheGraduateSchool.TheyholdprofessorshipsattwoinstitutionswithinKyotoUniversityforalimitedterm.CollaboratingprofessorsareprofessorswhoteachandconducttheirresearchnotonlyattheinstitutionwithinKyotoUniversitytowhichtheyhavebeenappointed,butalsoattheGraduateSchool.Thesethreetypesof faculty,togetherwithvisitingprofessors,exploreglobalenvironmentalissuesanddevelopadvancedtechnologiesrelatedtoglobalenvironmentalproblems.Predicatedonthedesiretoachieveglobalbenefits,ecologicalconservationandrecyclingofnaturalresources,theHallofGlobalEnvironmentalResearchiscomposedoftheresearchdepartments,theHall isorganizedinthreeresearchgroups,thedepartmentsofGlobalEcology,TechnologyandEcology,andNaturalResources.

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Makoto USAMI, Professor +81-75-753-2967 usami.makoto.2r@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Global Environmental Policy

InthelaboratoryofGlobalEnvironmentalPolicy,weexplorefoundational questions about global environmental problemsandpolicies, approaching these issues frompolitical and legalphilosophyperspectives.Onegroupofquestionsconcerns theissueofglobal justice, including, for instance, considerationofwhatprincipleshouldbeadoptedwhendistributingthebenefitandburdenofclimatechangepolicyamongindividualsorstatesaroundtheworld.Anothergroupofquestionsdealswiththeissueof intergenerational justiceandhowthatrelates to theburden

thatthepresentgenerationmayimposeuponfuturegenerations.Wealsostudynormative issuessurroundingthedistributive

aspects of environmentalpolicy and of publicpolicy inmoregeneral terms.Our research topics includequestions suchas:Which is the legitimategoalofredistribution—equality,priorityorsufficiency?Whichistheappropriatemetricforevaluatingthecurrentdistribution system—utility, resources, or capabilities?Ourresearch interestsalsoencompass the ideasofcivil societyandthepublicsphere.

In theglobal societyof the21st century,humansocio-economicactivitiesand thenatural environmentareincreasingly interdependent,and internationalrelationshipstosupporttheadvancementofscienceandtechnology,economicdevelopmentandenvironmentalpreservationarestrengthening.

With these trends inmind, thedepartmentofGlobalEcologyseeks topromotescientificcontributionsby (1)studyingthe frameworkofhumanandenvironmentalsymbiosis, (2) integratingexistingnaturalandsocialsciencedisciplinesintothenewdisciplineofglobalecology,(3)developingpoliciesandtechniquesaimedatservingcommonglobal intereststhattranscendnationaland internationaleconomic interests,and (4)conductingstudieswhichcancontributetogovernancethatcanenlargemanagementcapabilitiesfortheglobalenvironment.

Global Environmental Policy／Global Ecological Economics／Sustainable Rural Development／Resource Recycling Science／Studies of Human and Environmental Symbiosis／

Environmental Marketing Management／Environmental Perspectives in Asian Economic History／Environmental Education

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Satoshi HOSHINO, Professor +81-75-753-6157 shoshino@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jpShizuka HASHIMOTO, Associate Professor +81-75-753-6177 hash@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jpKenichirou ONITSUKA, Assistant Professor +81-75-753-6159 onitsuka@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Sustainable Rural Development

Rural sustainability (RS)was traditionallymaintainedbypreservingharmonywithinageographically limited frame.Thistypeofharmonywasmaintainedbyfivecomponents,asshownin the figureon theright.Becauseallof thesecomponentsareassociatedwithregionalcharacteristics,ruralsustainabilityalsoinvolvescharacteristicsthatareuniquetoeachregion.

Inrecentyears,however,thedecliningandagingpopulation,economicglobalization, climate change and excessivehuman-induceddevelopmenthavebroughtaboutchanges in thosefivecomponents.Asa result, rural regionsarenow facingvariouschallenges and this, in turn, is significantly impairing ruralsustainability.

Working fromaruralplanningperspective, theLaboratoryofSustainableRuralDevelopment isdesigningandevaluatingmeasuresandpolicies inanattempt tooffersolutions to thesechallenges and to rebuild region-specific rural sustainabilitythatcanextend into the future.Ourresearchconcernscoverawide rangeof topics includingregional resourcemanagementbywayofknowledgemanagement, restorationof socialcapital(SC) and regional revitalization, symbiosisbetween residentialenvironmentsandwildlife,regionaldevelopmentthroughregional

informatization, the establishment of resident-led communityplanning theory, andproposals onhow to carry out regionalrealignmentandsocial infrastructuredevelopment inasocietywithadecliningpopulation.

Deqiang LIU, Professor +81-75-753-3454 liu@econ.kyoto-u.ac.jpAkihisa MORI, Associate Professor +81-75-753-9203 mori.akihisa.2a@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Global Ecological EconomicsGlobal Ecological Economics

When consideringwhichmeasures to employ in order tocounter traditional challenges such aspoverty and economicdepression,weneed to take intoaccountglobalenvironmentalissuesand the limitsofglobal resources.Thismeans that it isveryimportanttoclarifywhoshouldberesponsibleforpromotingthedevelopmentprocessandwhatkindofruleshouldbeappliedtothisprocessinordertoenhancethequalityof lifeneededforhumansociety.

Whenprovidingdirections for sustainabledevelopment,weneedtoaddressseveralkeyquestions,including:

− Whatisasustainablesociety?− Ifthereissuchasociety,howcanitberealized?− Whatkindofqualityoflifeandwhatkindoflifestylecan

weexpectwhensuchasocietyisrealized?− What can theworld economic systemdo to conserve

theglobalenvironmentandattainboth intergenerationalequityandNorth-Southequity?

Inordertoanswerthesequestions,ourfieldofGlobalEcologicalEconomicspursuestwobasicresearchgoals:⑴ Toclarifyunderlyingeconomic,socialandinstitutionalfactors

thatcausedegradationoftheenvironmentandadverselyaffectthequalityoflife—locally,nationally,regionallyandglobally

⑵ To determinewhat kind of policy instruments, policyintegration, financial and institutional arrangements arerequired in order to transform economic and industrialstructuressothattheycanadvancesustainabledevelopmentinthelongterm.Currently, the academic staff pursue specific research

concernsfocusingonsuchtopicsas:− Politicaleconomyofsustainabledevelopment

− Economicdevelopment and environmental policy andgovernanceinAsia

− Globalization, climate changeandglobal environmentalpolicy

− Environmental aid and theharmonization/diffusion ofenvironmentalpolicyandtechnology

− RegionalenvironmentalandeconomicpoliciesinEastAsia− Energy,environmentandclimatepolicyintegration− Environmentalfiscalreform,carbonenergytaxreform− Financialmechanisms for theglobalenvironment (CDM,

PES,REDD,GreenClimateFund,etc.)

ComponentsofRuralSustainabilityandtheirChanges.

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Noboru OGATA, Professor +81-75-753-2894 ogata.noboru.3c@kyoto-u.ac.jpShuichiro SHIOTSUKA, Associate Professor +81-75-753-6718 shiotsuka.shuichirou.2s@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Studies of Human and Environmental Symbiosis

Ourresearchgroupaimstodevelopahumanisticapproachtoenvironmental issuesandthehuman-environmentalrelationship.Itiscomposedoftwoparts,namelygeographyandliterature.

In thegeographycomponent,weoffercourses forstudyingthe interaction and symbiosis between the environment andhumanactivity.Forthispurpose,weusecomputertechnologiessuch as remote sensing (satellite images) and geographicinformation systems toanalyzegeomorphological, demographicand landusedata.However,ourresearchscope isnotconfinedsolelytotechnologicalaspects.Inordertostudythetypologyanddevelopmentmodelsofhuman-environmental relationships,wealsoemployhistoricalandphilosophicalapproaches—stressingtheimportanceofthevarietyofideasrelatingtotheenvironmentanddevelopmentandhowthisvariesdependingon thedifferencesbetweenregions,timeperiodsandcultures.

In the literature component,we carry out our researchby examining theway inwhichdisasters and environmentaldegradationareportrayedinworksofliterature,andweexplorethedocumentary orprophetic roles that literature is able toplaywithregardtoenvironmental issues.Wealsoseektoraisequestionswhichmayonlybeaccessiblethrough literaryworks.Forinstance,thisincludesthestoriesofthosewhodiedasaresultofdisasters,orthosewhohavelosttheabilitytospeakbecauseofpollution.Inthepublicoracademicrecord,thesepeopleareoften

reducedtomerestatisticsanditisonlyinworksofliteraturethattheirvoicescanbeconveyedtous. Inaddition, it is themissionofliteraryfigurestoactas“canariesinthemine”andsoundthealarmbellsforasickeningsociety.SomeworksofliteratureevenappeartohavepredictedtheeventsatChernobylorFukushima.Wewouldliketoconsiderthefutureofcivilizationfromabroadperspectivethroughtheexerciseofthe“literaryimagination.”

Masaki TAKAOKA, Professor +81-75-383-3335 takaoka@epsehost.env.kyoto-u.ac.jpKazuyuki OSHITA, Associate Professor +81-75-383-3336 oshita@epsehost.env.kyoto-u.ac.jpTakashi FUJIMORI, Assistant Professor +81-75-383-3339 fujimori@epsehost.env.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Resource Recycling Science

Toestablisha soundmaterial-cycle society, our laboratoryaims to develop procedures to analyze,manage, design andcontroltreatmentanddisposalsystemsforsolidwastes,includingrecyclingandresourcerecovery,byapplying techniquesbasedon thedisciplines of environmental systems engineering andenvironmentalchemicalengineering.Byperformingfundamentalandapplied experiments onboth a laboratory scale andonafieldscaleandusingcomputeranalysisandsimulation,weareaddressingthefollowingsubjects:1) Development of technology for optimumwaste treatment,

recyclingandenergyrecovery.

2) Controlofhazardoustracesubstances.3) Evaluation and optimization of waste treatment and

managementsystems.Our laboratory ispartof theDepartmentofEnvironmental

Engineering,GraduateSchoolofEngineering,KyotoUniversity,andislocatedatKatsuraCampus,wherestudentsintheGraduateSchoolofEngineeringareworkingtogetherwithlectureDr.TadaoMizunoandtechnicalstaffmemberKenjiShiota.

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Naoto KAGOTANI, Professor +81-75-753-6929 kago@zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Environmental Perspectives in Asian Economic History

The primary focus of this area of study is historicaldevelopments inAsia.Thenineteenthcentury isnowwidelyunderstood to have been the first great age of modernglobalization,introducingtheconjoinedconceptsofthe‘freetraderevolution,’ the ‘transportationrevolution,’andthe ‘internationalfinancial revolution’ of themid-centuryyears.More recently,comparisonsamongregionaleconomieshavebeensuggestedasamethodforstudyingglobalhistory.Ratherthanconcentratingon intra-Europeancomparisons, thisapproach toglobalhistoryfocusesoncomparisonsbetweenmajorregionssuchasWesternEuropeandEastAsia.Itanalyzestheprocessofglobalizationintermsof the interactionsbetweendifferentregions, rather thantheunilateral influenceoftheWest.EastAsiastandsoutasoneoftheregionsleastaffectedbyWesterncolonialism,andprovidesthebestexampleofindustrializationinthenineteenthcentury.

Thenineteenthcenturywasalso anera characterizedbyglobalizedeconomiccrises,mostofwhichhavebeenexaminedsurprisingly little in terms of their international dimensions.Epidemicoutbreaks, inparticular,becamecommon throughouttheworldduringthenineteenthcentury.Peoplecarriedvariousendemicdiseases fromport toportalongseabornetraderoutesand such diseases spread easily in the rapidly expandingcities,where thedevelopment of sanitation facilities hadnotkeptupwith the increase inpopulation.Thisprocesscertainly

disrupted tradeandcouldbeconsideredacontributing factorto the economic depressions that followed.The process ofindustrialization inEastAsiamustbe considered in termsoftheseglobalizedeconomiccrises.

Altogether,thesegeophysical,biologicalandecologicalfactorsmayhavebeen closely connectedwith economicmovements,but it isnot clearhowand towhatextent these factorsmayhaveoperated.These significantquestionsmustbeaddressedat theunder-exploredboundariesbetweenhistoryandscientificdisciplinesthathistoriansoftenignore.

Akira YOSHINO, Associate Professor +81-75-753-5921 yoshino@eeso.ges.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Environmental Marketing Management

Toachieveamoresustainablesocietybeyond “externality”problems,allmembersof societymust internalize thevalueofharmonizingwith theenvironment.Canenterprises cover thecostswith thereturns fromtheirpro-environmental activities?Is there ahighprobability that they cangain the support ofconsumers?Ourcurrentthemesareasfollows:

− Corporate strategy based on pro-environmentalactivities:differentiation strategy,defensive strategy,andbrandstrategybeyondCSR

− Environmental communication between corporateand consumer: environmental labels, environment

management systemcertification, andenvironmentalcommunication

− Consumers’ perceptions and behavior related toenvironmental issues:consumersegmentation,analysisofconsumerbehavior

− Pro -environmenta l agr icu l ture : act iv i t ies andmanagement,marketanalysis,andconsumerbehavior

− Foodriskcommunication: theories,analysisof theriskperceptionandbehaviorofconsumers,andevaluationoffoodsafetypolicies

Pro-environmentalagriculturalpractices:thefishes’cradleprojectinShigaprefecture,Japan

Amodel of consumerbehavior in selectingpro-environmentalproducts

Theworld’smajorshippingroutes

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Rajib SHAW, Professor +81-75-753-5708 shaw.rajib.5u@kyoto-u.ac.jpTracey GANNON, Associate Professor +81-75-753-4810 gannon.traceyjean.3c@kyoto-u.ac.jpJane SINGER, Associate Professor +81-75-753-5933 singer.jane.6e@kyoto-u.ac.jpKei MIZUNO, Associate Professor +81-75-753-5934 mizuno.kei.2e@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Environmental Education

Our research field is built on three pillars: (1) educationfor sustainability (2)disaster riskreductionand (3) communityresiliencestudies.Weaimtoreducethegapbetweenknowledgeandpractice throughpro-active, field-level, community-basededucation,researchandprojectimplementation.

Education for sustainability empowers individuals andcommunities tocreateamoresustainable future.Ouractivitiesincludedevelopmentofacomprehensiveapproach for tertiary-levelsustainabilityeducationaswellaseffortstopromotecampussustainability.Disaster riskreductionapproaches focusmainlyonvulnerablecommunities inAsiawithemphasisonurbanrisk,climatechangeadaptation,ecosystem-basedriskreduction,anddisastereducation.Finally, community resiliencestudies focus

onmigrationanddisplacementinducedbydevelopment,disasterandclimatechange,withspecialemphasisondynamicsofsocialnetworksandtheroleofinstitutionalandtechnologicalinnovationsinenhancingwell-beingwhilepreservingacommunity’snaturalresourcebase.

Overall , we seek to learn from field experience andprojectmanagement.Workingcloselywithnational and localgovernments, non-government organizations,UnitedNations,bilateral andmultilateral development agencies and regionalbodies, faculty and studentsdevelopuniqueprocess-orientedcommunity-basedapproachesforeducation,disastermanagementandenvironmentalsustainability.

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Shigeo FUJII, Professor +81-75-753-5151 fujii@eden.env.kyoto-u.ac.jpShuhei TANAKA, Associate Professor +81-75-753-5171 t-shuhei@eden.env.kyoto-u.ac.jpHidenori HARADA, Assistant Professor +81-75-753-5169 harada@eden.env.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Environmentally-friendly Industries for Sustainable Development

Japanovercamesevereproblemswithenvironmentalpollutioninthe1960sand70sandbecameoneoftheworld’smostenvironmentallyadvancedcountries.Duringthisprocess,Japanaccumulatedvastamountsofknowledge,skillsandexperienceinthepracticalsolutionofenvironmentalproblems.Thisincludesenvironmentaltechnologies,legalsystemsandenvironmentalpolicies.Ontheotherhand,mostdevelopingcountriesinAsiaarestillsufferingfromseriousenvironmentalproblemsandourexperienceshavenotyetbeenfullyutilizedbythesecountries.ThisismainlyduetothelackofinternationaleducationsystemssuitablefortransferringenvironmentaltechnologiesandthelackofpracticaltraininginsolvingrealenvironmentalproblemsinJapan.Industriesshouldbeenvironmentallyfriendlyinordertoachievethesustainabledevelopmentofaglobalcivilization.Suchindustriesshouldpromoteresourcerecyclingandenergysaving,andavoidtheuseofhazardoussubstances.

Bymeansofthevariousresearchprojectscarriedout inthislaboratory,wefosterenvironmentalleaderswhowillhavetheabilitytosolveenvironmentalproblemsanywhereintheworld.Conservationandmanagementofaquaticenvironments,thepromotionofresourcerecycling, thedevelopmentofenergy-saving industries,andtheimprovementofenvironmentalsanitationindevelopingcountriesarealltopicsbeingstudiedusingmanykindsoftools,suchaswaterqualityanalysis,micro-pollutantanalysis,waterandmicro-pollutanttreatmenttechnologies,andlandusedataanalysesbasedonsatelliteimages.

Adelicatebalancebetweennature andhumanityhas emergedaspart of theglobal system through theinteractionbetweennatureandhumanculture.Humanculture,aswellashumanlife,cannotbemaintainedwithoutsustainingsuchabalance.Inordertopositionglobalenvironmentalstudiesasafundamentalsciencerelatingtothetopicofhumanexistence,wetryto integrateenvironmentally friendlytechnologiesacrossdisciplinesanddeveloptechnologiesandtechnologicalcriteriaappropriateforanenvironmentallybalancedcivilization.

Environmentally-friendly Industries for Sustainable Development／Environmental Infrastructure Engineering／Global Environmental Architecture／Environmental Biotechnology／Landscape Ecology and Planning／

Environmental Systems Biology

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Kenji OKAZAKI, Professor +81-75-753-5773 okazaki@archi.kyoto-u.ac.jpHirohide KOBAYASHI, Associate Professor +81-75-753-4806 kobahiro@archi.kyoto-u.ac.jpChiho OCHIAI, Assistant Professor +81-75-753-5723 ochiai.chiho.2x@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Global Environmental Architecture

GlobalEnvironmentalArchitecturefocusesonvariousaspectsof thehumanenvironment, includingpeople, lifestyles, shelterandcommunities.Learningaboutsustainableenvironments fromlocal cultureandnatural settings, ouraim is toestablishnewframeworkswhichwillmakeasignificantcontributiontocurrentglobalenvironmentalanddisastermanagementissues.

■ Design for a harmonious human environment and its contexts This researchexplores thedevelopment of a “harmonious

humanenvironment”basedonlocalcultureandnaturalsettings.Learningfromsustainableurbanandruralsettings,theaimistogainabetterunderstandingoftheglobalenvironmentalorderinall forms.Thefindingsobtainedandtheexperiencesstudiedarethenrealizedthroughplanninganddesign,and implemented intheformofpracticalapplicationsforlocalsocieties.

■ Design for a safe human environment rooted in local culture and contextsThis researchexplores thedevelopment of a “safehuman

livingenvironment”bygainingabetterunderstandingofnaturaldisasters,humanbehaviorandtheirrelationshipswith lifestyle.Basedontheexperiencegained frompastdisasters,knowledgeabout regionaldisasterpreventionand the latest technologies,measures, plans and design concepts are proposed and

implementedintheformofpracticalapplicationsforthecreationofdisaster-resilientbuildingsandsocieties.

Takeshi KATSUMI, Professor +81-75-753-9205 katsumi.takeshi.6v@kyoto-u.ac.jpToru INUI, Associate Professor +81-75-753-5752 inui.toru.3v@kyoto-u.ac.jpAtsushi TAKAI, Assistant Professor +81-75-753-5114 takai.atsushi.2s@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Environmental Infrastructure Engineering

Thisareaofstudyfocusesoninfrastructuredevelopmentandmanagementfromtheviewpointofenvironmentalsocialsystems.Thegoalofourstudiesistopreserveandrestorethehydrologicalenvironmentandgeo-environment,whichareessential foranyformofinfrastructuredevelopment.

To accelerate the creation of a recycling-based society,weparticularly focus on1) engineeringdevelopments for theappropriate reuse or disposal ofwastematerials, includingthosegeneratedbynaturaldisasters, 2) the total design andmanagement of landfill sites used forwaste disposal,withparticular interest inverifying theperformance of liners andcovers installed inwaste containment facilities, and 3) thedevelopmentofremediationtechniquesforcontaminatedsoilsandgroundwater,andtheevaluationoftheireffectiveness.

Inaddition,weseektodevelopconceptsandtechnologiesforthecreationofsoundfutureinfrastructure,inlightofthechangesoccurring in thepopulationpyramidand in theclimate, asanalternativetothetypicalformofinfrastructurethathasthesoleaimofsupportingeconomicdevelopment.

Shaketabledemonstrationofbuildingmodels(retrofittedandnon-retrofitted)inAfghanistan

Modeltestoninfiltrationofnon-aqueousphaseliquidsinsubsurface

Panoramaofawastelandfillsite

ReconstructionprojectofFijiantraditionalwoodenhouse“Bure”

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Hideaki MIYASHITA, Professor +81-75-753-7928 miyashita.hideaki.6v@ kyoto-u.ac.jpTohru TSUCHIYA, Associate Professor +81-75-753-6575 tsuchiya.toru.8e@kyoto-u.ac.jpRyoma KAMIKAWA, Assistant Professor +81-75-753-7894 kamikawa.ryoma.7v@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Environmental Biotechnology

Photosynthesis is themost importantprocess responsibleforsupplyinghugeamountsofchemicalenergy for theEarth’secosystem. Photosynthetic algae and phototrophic bacteriain aquatic environments, aswell as landplants in terrestrialenvironments,allplayakeyroleasprimaryproducers in theirrespectiveecosystems.

We are interested in the biodiversity of phototrophicmicroorganismsandtheirphotosyntheticmechanisms,especiallyinthecyanobacteriaandmicroalgaethatarethekeyphototrophsfor formingandpreservingaquaticecosystems.Targetingthoseorganisms,weworkonabroadrangeofstudiesfocusingontheirecologicaldistribution,biodiversity,genome,molecularmechanismused for photosynthesis, evolution, genetic engineering andrelated topics.Basedon these studies,wealsoaim todevelopenvironmentally friendly technologieswhich canmakeuse ofthesephototrophsfortheproductionoflow-impactmaterials.

Shozo SHIBATA, Professor +81-75-753-6084 sho@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jpKatsue FUKAMACHI, Associate Professor +81-75-753-6081 katsue@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jpJunichi IMANISHI, Assistant Professor +81-75-753-6099 imanishi@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Landscape Ecology and Planning

Thegoalsofourlaboratorycanbesummarizedas:1) Protectingnaturalareas,includingendangeredwildlifehabitats.2) Restoringdegradednaturalhabitats.3) Planningandmanagingsustainablelandscapes.

Thescopeofourresearchcoversavarietyofareas,rangingfromsmallgardensandurbanparkstoruralandmountainareas,andalsoincludesregionsundergoingdesertification.Wedealwiththelandscapeecologyofbothheavilypopulatedareasaswellasrelativelyunpopulatednaturalareas inorder toproposebetter

solutionstolanduseconflictsbetweenmanandnature.Recognizing thatwecannot standapart fromnature, and

that ecological sustainabilitymay not be achievedwithoutcorrespondingculturalsustainability,ourcurrentareasofconcerninclude landscapeplanning,designandmanagement that takeswildlife habitats into consideration, and the development ofsuitablemethods forecologicalmitigationcarriedoutaspartoftheenvironmentalassessmentprocess.

Cyanobacteria(left)Chlorophyllthatabsorbslightenergy(right)

PhytoplanktonresearchatLakeBiwa

Culturallandscape:animportantaspectoflandscapeplanning

Ecologicalmonitoringbyremotesensing

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Yasuo MORI, Professor +81-75-383-2761 mori@sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jpShigeki KIYONAKA, Associate Professor +81-75-383-2755 kiyonaka@sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jpTomohiro NUMATA, Assistant Professor +81-75-383-2793 numata@sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Environmental Systems Biology

Inordertoestablishasoundphysiologicalbasisforstudyinghow living organisms, including human beings, are capableof surviving in anever-changingenvironment, it is crucial tounderstandtheintrinsicmolecularsystemsresponsibleforsensingandadaptingtochangesinenvironmentalparameters.Wetakeamultidisciplinaryandintegrativeapproachtothistopic,employingbiochemical,moleculargenetic andneurobiological techniques.Ourspecificaimsare:

1) Tostudyagroupof ionchannelscalledTRPthatfunctionasbiosensors forchanges inenvironmentalparameterssuchasatmosphericoxygenandtemperature,andthemechanismofadaptationthroughthem.

2) Tostudythecalciumchannelswhichcontrolneurotransmissionbetween neurons in the brain, the control center of ourbehavioralresponsestoenvironmentalstimuli.

3) Todevelopmolecularprobetechniquesabletodetect invivoresponsestochemicalandphysicalstimuli.

Calcium channels controlsneurotransmission betweenneuronsinthebrain.

TRPionchannelsasbiosensorsof changes in environmentalparameters

The heat production in brown adipocytesvisualizedbythethermosensor

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Tsugihiro WATANABE, Professor +81-75-753-6367 nabe@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jpIzuru SAIZEN, Associate Professor +81-75-753-6369 saizen@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jpNarumasa TSUTSUMIDA, Assistant Professor +81-75-753-6368 naru@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Regional Planning

We seek local and regional scale solutions for globalenvironmental issuesbyachievingwell-balanceddevelopmentamongurbanandruralareasthroughanappropriateevaluationandutilizationofnatural andsocial resources.Our field-basedstudiesincludethefollowingtopics:

■Land/water use analysis and planningFormulat ing strategies for optimal land/water use

management in rural areas and urban fringes bymeans ofanalysisandmodelingof land/waterusechangeutilizingremotesensing/GIS (landuseplanningwithgeocomputation,analysisoflocalcharacteristicsbyspatialdatamining,andspatialmodelingofurbanexpansioninAsianmegacities,etc.).

■Designing a regionSettingdirections and strategies for the future ofvarious

regions,basedonanunderstandingof theirnatural andsocialcharacteristics (social capital and community development,utilizationoflocalresourcesinJapaneseruralareas,etc.).

■Sustainable rural development in Asia and AfricaSeekingdevelopmentapproachesthatfocusonlocalresources

and indigenousknowledge (environmental restorationand foodproductionmanagementinIndochina, indigenousagricultureand

ruraldevelopment indevelopingcountries,ecosystemnetworksand human activities inMongolia, and participatorywatermanagementinEgypt,etc.).

Department ofNatural Resources

TheDepartmentofNaturalResourcesconsiderstheglobalecosystemtobeacomplexcomposedofnatureandhumansocietyandseekstoavoidenvironmentaldestructionbyconductingdynamicanalysesofresourcecirculationonbothaglobalscaleandwithinregionalecosystems.Ourresearchandeducationalapproachesare,therefore,builtonbothglobalandregionalperspectives,basedonthe ideathatnaturalresourcemanagementmustconformwithawell-designedhumanlifestyleonalocalscalethat,inturn,contributestotheconservationofthelargerecosystemandultimately thatof theglobalenvironment.Topics thatreceiveparticularattention include theenvironment-friendlyutilizationoforganicresources,technologiesforlow-impactmaterialconversionandrecycling,andthepropermanagementoflandandwaterresources.Field-basedstudiesofgeospheres,biospheres,coastalzonesandwatershedsalsoplayakeyrole in identifyingresourcecirculation issues insuchregionalunitsandsuggestingsolutions forsustainabledevelopmentandenvironmentalconservationthatcanbecarriedoutonbothalocalandaglobalscale.

Regional Planning／Earthquake Disaster Risk Management／Atmospheric Chemistry／Ecosystem Production and Dynamics／Terrestrial Ecosystems Management／Aquatic Environmental Biology／

Monitoringofurbansprawlusingsatelliteimagery

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Yoshizumi KAJII, Professor +81-75-753-6897 kajii.yoshizumi.7e@kyoto-u.ac.jpJumpei UEDA, Assistant Professor +81-75-753-6817 ueda.jumpei.5r@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Atmospheric Chemistry

We investigateatmospheric chemistry,mainly focusingontheissueofphotochemicalozoneformation.Despitetheapparentdownward trends for bothNOx andVOCs (precursors ofphotochemicaloxidants)detectedinmega-citiesinmanyadvancedcountries, including Japan, photochemical oxidants have stillincreasedinrecentyears.

Wearetryingtodeterminethecauseof thisupwardtrend.

Wearedevelopingultrasensitiveandhighlyprecise instrumentstomeasurereactivetracespeciessuchasHOxradicalsandNOxandweareusingthese instrumentstoobtain informationaboutpossiblesourcesofairpollutants,suchasvehicles.

Our finalgoal is to integrate theknowledgeobtained fromourobservationsandconsiderations inordertoprovideasoundscientificbasisfortheimprovementofairquality.

Junji KIYONO, Professor +81-75-383-3249 kiyono.junji.5x@kyoto-u.ac.jpAiko FURUKAWA, Associate Professor +81-75-383-3250 furukawa.aiko.3w@kyoto-u.ac.jpYoshihiro OKUMURA, Assistant Professor +81-75-383-7501 okumura.yoshihiro.8x@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Earthquake Disaster Risk Management

Earthquakes causedamage to ourbuilt environment anddisruptoursocialsystems.Ourlaboratorystudiescoverabroadfield,rangingfromtheestimationofstronggroundmotioninthenear faultzonetothecombinedeffectsofstronggroundmotionand tsunami, and investigationsof themechanisms responsiblefor s t ructura l damage andhuman injury. Our goal is toachieve effective earthquakeriskreduction,accomplishedviaanalysis of the earthquake losschainof causation, anddevelopeffectivemitigationmeasuresforeach link in thatchain.Thisinvolves:

⑴Numericalsimulationofseismicgroundmotions⑵ Analysisofthefailurephenomenainmasonrybuildingsduring

earthquakes⑶ Investigationof themechanismsresponsible for injuriesand

fatalitiesresultingfrombyearthquakes,andthedevelopmentofsuitablesimulationtechniques

Mechanismofoxidantformation

FailureprocessformasonrystructuresMaximumvelocityof seismicgroundmotionsinKyoto

Researchactivities

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Shinya FUNAKAWA, Professor +81-75-753-6101 funakawa@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jpHitoshi SHINJO, Associate Professor +81-75-753-6299 shinhit@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jpTetsuhiro WATANABE, Assistant Professor +81-75-753-6101 nabe14@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Terrestrial Ecosystems Management

Ourcontinuedexistencedependsheavilyupon terrestrialecosystems that include air,water, soils, plants and animals.Wealsoinfluencethefunctioningofterrestrialecosystemsandact as one of the components.The recent increase inhumanactivitiesadverselyaffectsecosystemsandtheenvironmentatboth the local andglobal levels, in the formofdesertification,waterandsoilpollutionandlanddegradation.

Our laboratory is engaged in abroad rangeof studies onterrestrial ecosystemsmanagement.The study topics includesoilcharacterization,fertilitymechanismsandmaintenance,theutilization and conservation of soil resources, themechanismof soildegradationand its remediation, and the reappraisal ofindigenous agro-ecosystemsmanagement techniques in thehumidandsemi-aridtropics.WealsostudyholisticapproachestoruraldevelopmentandecosystemsmanagementthatcanbeusedtoenhancehumanwelfareandsecurityinJapan,AsiaandAfrica.

Akira OSAWA, Professor +81-75-753-6095 aosawa@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jpNaoki OKADA, Associate Professor +81-75-753-6097 okad@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jpMasako DANNOURA, Assistant Professor +81-75-753-6094 dannoura@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Ecosystem Production and Dynamics

We investigate drymatter production, plant communitydynamicsandplantecological andphysiological functions thatproducethevariousecosystempatternsobserved in forestsandothermajorecosystems,basedprimarilyontwoperspectives.

First,westudystructuraldynamicsand itsmechanisms inforestecosystems.This involvestree-ringanalysis,mathematicalmodelsandecologicalmeasurementsbeingused incombination.Carbondynamics and carbon accumulation in boreal forestsarebeingstudied innorthwesternCanada,Finland,EstoniaandJapanetc.,alongwiththeirpastpatterns.Boreal forestsaretheecosystemswhere the effects ofglobalwarmingare likely toappearfirst.

The second research approach focuses on analyzing theinternal structure of stemwood. From the perspective ofecologicalwood anatomyandusingboth stable isotopes andtreeeco-physiological techniques, it examines therelationshipsbetweenthesizeanddistributionofwater-conductingvesselsandleafopening,shootextensionandthegrowthrateoftrees,.Treesin tropical regions, suchasThailandandMalaysia, arebeingexaminedalongwiththosefoundintemperateclimates.

Honeycombusedasanon-timberforestproduct(Cameroon)

Fig.1:LittertrapsinstalledinapineforestsiteinnorthwesternCanadaFig.2:AtropicalseasonalforestwithdeciduoustreesinthedryseasonFig.3:Atree-ringsampleused forestimating treegrowthandpaststand

structure

Clear-cuttingoftropicallowlandforestinIndonesia

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Yoh YAMASHITA, Professor +81-75-753-6410 yoh@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jpKeita SUZUKI, Assistant Professor +81-773-62-5512

Aquatic Environmental Biology

Weexamine theecologyandecologicalproductionsystemsof aquaticbiological resources fromvariouspoints ofview. Inparticular,we investigate integratedcoastalzonemanagement,based on an understanding of the ecological relationshipbetweenterrestrialandcoastalareas, includingproductivityandbiodiversity,whicharestronglyaffectedbyhumanactivities.

■Connectivity of hills, humans and oceansWeexaminetheecologicallinksbetweenforest,river,human

andcoastalecosystems,andthe impactsofhumanactivitiesoncoastalbiologicalproductionsystems.Theseconceptsare thenusedtoidentifysuitablemethodsforaquaticzonemanagementinordertoachievefuturesustainabledevelopment.■Ecology of aquatic organisms

Westudyproductionsystemsofaquaticbiologicalresources,focusingonenergyflowfromnutritionandprimaryproductionthroughtomacrobenthosandfishes,emphasizingthelifehistory,survival,growth,movementand feedingcharacteristicsofkeyspecies.■Management of aquatic biological resources

Weexaminemanagementapproachesthatfocusonresourcesproducedby specific aquatic environments in local areas.Wedevelop appropriatemethods tomanage resources, restoreenvironmentsandenhancestocks. SetnetoperationatTai,Maizuru,Kyoto

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NegativeenvironmentalimpactsofagricultureProfessorShinyaFUNAKAWATerrestrialEcosystemsManagement(Soilscience)

How can we manage agricultural practices while mitigating their negative impacts on the environment?

I t i s w i d e l y b e l i e v e d t h a t a g r i c u l t u r e i senvironmentally friendly.However,we often observethat agricultural practices actually degrade the localenvironment. Sincewe cannot survivewithout foodproduction,wehavetodevelopanapproachtoagriculturalmanagementwhich does not lead to environmentaldegradation.

Water andmineral nutrients, both ofwhich areessentialecological resources inagriculture,areusuallynot compatiblewith eachother.Mineralnutrients aregenerallyscarce insoils found inhumidclimatesduetointensivemineralweathering,while the availability ofwaterresourcesisusuallyalimitingfactorforagriculturalproductionindryclimateswheresoilsaregenerallyfertilein termsof theirmineralnutrientcontent.Toovercomethese inherent limitations, the application of chemicalfertilizerisaverycommonpracticeaspartofmodernizedagriculture in humid regions, whereas irrigation isindispensableforfarmingindryareas.However,aheavydoseofchemicalfertilizerresultsinnutrientleachingfromsoilsandconsequentdownstreamcontamination.Intensiveirrigationcausesthedepletionofregionalwaterresourcesaswell as accelerated secondary soil salinization.Bothexamples suggest thatagriculturalpracticescaneasilybringaboutenvironmentalproblems.

In thepast, humanbeingshavecultivated landbyadjusting to the respective soil andclimatic conditionsin different areas.As part ofmy research activities,whichare focusedon localagriculture incountriessuchas Japan, SouthEastAsia,Africa andCentralAsia, Iseek to identify theessential componentsof sustainableagriculture.

Domestic food production could decrease environmental deterioration in other countries

However,weshouldrememberthat lowlandpaddiesinJapancouldbefreefromthetypicalproblemsdescribedabove.That is, theyprovidebothwater resourcesandmineralnutrients at the same time. Japanexperiencesactiveorogenicmovementwithintensivevolcanicactivity,resulting in active erosion inupland streams and thedownstreamdepositionofweatherableminerals thatcanreleasemineralnutrients in lowlandareas. It is awell-knownfactthatlowlandpaddiesinJapanhavesupportedquiteahighpopulationsincetheEdoerawithoutthehelpofchemicalfertilizers.

It is, therefore, questionablewhetherwe shouldpractice Japanese agriculturebased only on economicconsiderations.Twomajorapproacheshavebeenusedwhendiscussing futureagriculture,oneemphasizingtheglobaleconomyandfreetrade,andtheotherprioritizingnational food security. I strongly recommend thatweincludethenegativeenvironmentalimpactsofagriculturein thesediscussions. Japanpossesses inherentlygoodagroecologicalconditionswithwhichwecanminimizethenegativeenvironmental impactsof agriculture.Wecancontribute todecreasingenvironmentaldegradation inforeigncountries thatexportenvironmentallyhigh-costfoodmaterialsbyproducingourown fooddomestically.I believe that such aviewpoint shouldbe included indiscussionsoffuturepossibilitiesforagricultureinJapan.

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EnvironmentalRefugeesandDevelopment-InducedDisplacementAssociateProfessorJaneSingerEnvironmentalEducation

E t h i c a l c o n c e r n s r a i s e d b y displacement

The theme ofmy research is humanmigrationand d isp lacement . Th is inc ludes deve lopment -induced displacement aswell as those displaced bynaturaldisasters or environmental changes -- flooding,desertification,deforestation, landslides, longperiodsofdroughtandrisingsea levels -- often linked toclimaticchange,whoareoftencalled“environmentalrefugees.”

I’mespeciallyinterestedintheethicalconcernsraisedbydisplacement.Thequestionarisesofwhatwemeanwhenwecallpeople “environmental refugees,”becauseunder international law,arefugee issomeonewhocan’treturn tohis orherhomebecauseof a legitimate fearofpersecution, civilwarfareorgeneralizedviolence.Alegallyrecognizedrefugeehas theright tobeacceptedby other countries and to be providedwith basichumanneeds.But there isasyetno legaldefinitionofenvironmental refugees or clarification of their legalrightsbyany international legalbody.Fromanethicalstandpointwe can argue thatmost of those peopleoriginateindevelopingcountries,whicharenotprimarilyresponsible foremitting thegreenhousegases thatarelinkedtoclimatechange.Becausethedevelopedcountriescausemost of theemissions, under the “polluterpays”principle,don’ttheybearresponsibilityforacceptingandprovidingforenvironmentalrefugees?

Displaced by a hydropower dam in Vietnam

I am currently involved in a research project incentralVietnam, examining ethnicminority villagesdisplacedbyconstructionof ahydropowerdam.Manydevelopingcountriesrelyoncheap,plentifulhydropowerto supply their growing energy needs, but damconstructiontoooftendisplacesandimpoverishespeople.

Resettledpopulationsmayreceivecompensation fortheiroriginalhomesandland,andtheymaybenefitfromimproved infrastructure, health care and educationalopportunities,butthisoftencomesataprice.Replacementland isusuallymuch lessproductive than theiroriginalfarm plots, so that even though they can transitionfromsubsistence farming to cashcropagricultureandrecompensedmanual labor,displacedresidentsmaynolongerhavebasic food security for their families.Forethnicminorityresidents,whomakeupadisproportionatepercentageof thosedisplaced inVietnam, loweducationandadaptive capacitymakes it evenmoredifficult torecoverfromtheshockofresettlement.

Accordingtoa1986UnitedNationsGeneralAssemblydeclaration,everyonehas theright toparticipate inandenjoy thebenefits of development. In this case, somepeople sufferwhileothers,particularly industry,urbanareas and the risingmiddle class, reap the benefitsof hydroelectric generation. Development-induceddisplacement raises ethical questions about how toapportionbenefitsequitably.

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TheSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudies iscomposedof the “DoctoralProgram inGlobalEnvironmentalStudies,”designed to foster outstanding researchers responsible forfurtherdevelopmentofthenewfieldofglobalenvironmentalstudies, and the “Master’s Program in EnvironmentalManagement” and “Doctoral Program inEnvironmentalManagement,”bothdesignedtotrainoutstandingpractitionerscapableofaddressingenvironmental issues fromthe local tothegloballevel.Theeducationalgoalsoftheseprogramsareshowninthefollowingtable.

Doctoral Program in Global Environmental StudiesThisprogram fosters researchers capable ofworking

at the international level by tackling global and localenvironmental issues using innovative approaches andmethodologiesdrawn fromvarious fundamental academicfields.

Master’s Program in Environmental ManagementThisprogramtrains internationally-mindedpractitioners

with theknowledgeandpractical skills required to tackleenvironmentalproblems from the local to theglobal level.Thisprogramalso fosters researchers capableofworkingat the international level by addressing global and localenvironmental issuesusingapproachesandmethodologiesdrawnfromvariousfundamentalacademicfields.

Doctoral Program in Environmental ManagementThis program fosters practitioners with advanced

management expertise and the extensiveknowledge andskillsrequiredtoaddressenvironmentalissuesfromthelocaltothegloballevel.Thiswillenablethemtomakeapracticalcontributionwhenworkingininternationalsettings.

Studentsparticipatinginanyoftheaboveprogramsmayenroll inboth compulsory and elective courses offered inEnglish, inkeepingwith theGraduateSchool’saimto trainprofessionalscapableofworking inan international setting.StudentsseekingtofurthertheirinterdisciplinaryknowledgebasearealsoabletotakecreditedlecturecoursesfromotherschoolsinKyotoUniversity.

This programaccepts studentswhohave obtained amaster’s degree or the equivalent in various fields.TheprogramencompassestheDepartmentofGlobalEcology,theDepartmentofTechnologyandEcology,andtheDepartmentofNaturalResources of theHall ofGlobalEnvironmentalResearch, aswell as tSansaiGakurin.Students’ specializedstudy themes are selected from a vast range of themesrelatedtoglobalenvironmentalstudies,basedonpriorstudyandapproachesavailableinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesaswell as in theareasofnatural science, agricultureandengineering.Afterreceivingadoctoraldegree,studentsmayworkatuniversities or environment-relatedgovernment/private-sectorresearchorganizations.

Curriculum structure1In order to develop outstanding researchers, course

guidanceisprovided,asneeded,onsubjectsofferedundertheMaster’sProgram inEnvironmentalManagement, focusingprimarilyonlecturesandseminars.

An academic supervisor and a sub-supervisor areassignedtoeachstudentuponentryintotheuniversity,andthestudentreceivesinterdisciplinaryguidance.

Progress towards the degree2Firstyear:Academic supervisor selected; research plan

drafted, reviewed and presented; preliminarythesisreportwritten;andenrollment inexercises

andseminars.Secondyear:Enrollmentinexercisesandseminars.Thirdyear: Second thesis reportwritten; enrollment in

exercisesandseminars; submission, reviewanddefenseofadoctoral thesis;DoctoralDegree inGlobalEnvironmentalStudiesawardedtostudent.

Thestandardtimetakentocompletetheprogramisthreeyears.However,exceptionalstudentsmaybeabletocompletethedegreeinlesstime.

Admission information3Applicantswill begraded according to the sum total

of theirmarks forEnglishability (evaluatedonthebasisofTOEFL iBT (preferred),TOEFLPBT,TOEICSPor IELTStestscores)andinterviewperformance(specializedknowledgeof theapplicant's chosen studyareaandpresentationof aresearchplan).

International Environmental Management Program4Thedoctoralprogram inGlobalEnvironmentalStudies

has twocomponents: thegeneralprogramexplainedaboveandthe“InternationalEnvironmentalManagementProgram”(IEMP=G30program).For the latter, please refer to thefollowingwebsiteformoredetails:http://www.ges.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cyp/modules/g30/index.php/index.html

Doctoral Program in Global Environmental Studies

School of Global Environmental Studies(Organization of Education)

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Inordertogaintheskillsneededtobecomeoutstandingenvironmentalmanagement professionals, students arerequiredtoparticipate ina lengthy internshipstudy.Basedonpractical experiencegained outside of the university,studentsgainprofessionalskillsthatwillenablethemtowritean innovativemaster’s thesis.Aftercompletingthemaster’sdegree,studentsmaycontinueontothedoctoralprograminorder toobtainadvancedprofessional skills ormaychoosetowork for national or local government organizations,internationalorganizations,environment-relateddepartmentsof industries,environment-related industries,orenvironment-relatedNGOs,amongothers.

The curriculum also trains outstanding researchers.Studentsareengagedinacademicresearchinthespecificfieldofhis/hermajor,aswellas in interdisciplinarycoursework,inordertogaintheabilitytoopenupnewacademicfrontiersrelated toglobal and/or local environmental issues.Aftercompleting themaster’sdegree, the studentmaycontinueontotheDoctoralPrograminGlobalEnvironmentalStudiesinorder toobtainadvancedacademicresearchskillsat theinternational level,ormaychoose towork forenvironment-relatedresearchinstitutionsorotherorganizations.

Curriculum1The core requirements of theMaster’s Program in

EnvironmentalManagementarecourses in the theoreticalfoundations of global environmental studies (GlobalEnvironmentalPolicyandEconomics,GlobalEnvironmentalEngineering, Management of Global Resources andEcosystems, Environmental Ethics and EnvironmentalEducation).Thestudentstudiesenvironmentalmanagementfundamenta l s and theor ies , and at tends seminarscorrespondingtothestudent’sareaofinterest.Afterthat,thestudentcompletesaninternshipandthensubmitsamaster’sthesis.

Studentsalsoattendenvironmentalmanagementseminars,whichincludespeciallecturesbyinvitedlecturers,fieldwork,experiments andpractical study, and a literature review,all ofwhichserve to instill in thestudent the fundamentalknowledgeandskillsneeded forenvironmental researchorpracticeattheinternationallevel.

Internship2An internship is a compulsorypart of the curriculum

of theMaster’sProgram inEnvironmentalManagement.Individualeducationbasedonpractical experienceoutsidethe classroomenables students to acquire competence inaddressingglobalenvironmental issues.TheGraduateSchoolofGlobalEnvironmental Studies has arrangementswithawide rangeofdomestic and international environmentalresearchinstitutionsandorganizationsthatcurrentlyserveas

hosts for internship training.Previously, studentshavebeenplacedasinternsatgovernmentalresearchinstitutes,privateresearchorganizations, foreignuniversities,and internationalorganizationssuchas theUnitedNationsand internationalNGOs.

Twokindsof internshipareavailableforstudents:Long-term internships,which require students to spendat leastthreemonths at one site in order to train and cultivatepractical skills, and short-term internships of one to twomonths for studentswhose research objectives are bestachievedthroughbriefpracticalexperience. (Forshort-terminternships, the submission of preliminary thesiswork isrequired.)

Progress towards the degree3FirstYear:Coursework,draftingof internship studyplan,

internship.SecondYear:Submission and reviewofmaster’s thesis for

theMaster’sDegree inGlobalEnvironmentalStudies.

Admission information4Applicantswill begraded according to the sum total

of theirmarks forEnglishability (evaluatedonthebasisofTOEFL iBT (preferred),TOEFLPBT,TOEICSP,or IELTStest scores),generalknowledgeof theglobal environment,basicknowledgeof theapplicant’schoiceofstudyareaandinterviews (toassessspecializedknowledgegainedover thecourseoftheundergraduateprogram,thestudyplan,andtheapplicant’ssuitabilityforthemaster’sprogram).

International Environmental Management Program5TheMaster’sPrograminEnvironmentalManagementhas

twocomponents: thegeneralprogramexplainedaboveandthe“InternationalEnvironmentalManagementProgram”(G30program).Forthelatter,pleaserefertothefollowingwebsiteformoredetails:http://www.ges.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cyp/modules/g30/index.php/index.html

Master’s Program in Environmental Management

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Thisprogramaims to trainprofessionals capable offunctioning in an international settingbyequipping themwith the comprehensiveknowledge and skills needed forresolvingconflictsandmanagingglobalenvironmentalissues.Internshipstudy(domesticoroverseas)andthepreparationofadoctoralthesishelpstudentsdeveloptheskillsrequiredforenvironment-relatedworkaftergraduation.Graduatesof thedoctoralprogramareexpectedtofindemploymentinnationalorlocalgovernment,internationalorganizations,environment-related departments of industries, environment-relatedindustries,environmentalNGOs,universities,orgovernment/private-sectorresearchorganizationswithanenvironmentalfocus,amongothers.

Curriculum1In order to cultivate outstanding environmental

managementpractitionersandresearchers,courseguidanceisprovided,asneeded,onsubjectsofferedundertheMaster’sProgram inEnvironmentalManagement, focusingprimarilyon lectures and seminars.The student also completes aninternshipprogram lastingapproximately sixmonths, andthensubmitsadoctoralthesis.

Anacademicsupervisorandsub-supervisorareassignedto each student upon entry into the university, and thestudentreceivesinterdisciplinaryandpracticalguidance.

Internship2An internship is a compulsorypart of the curriculum

of theDoctoral Program inEnvironmentalManagement.Individualeducationbasedonpractical experienceoutsidethe classroomenables students to acquire competence inaddressingglobalenvironmentalissues.

TheGraduateSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudieshasarrangementswithawiderangeofdomesticandinternationalenvironmental research institutionsandorganizations thatcurrentlyserveashosts for internship training.Previously,studentshaveundertaken internshipswithgovernmentalresearch institutes, private researchorganizations, foreignuniversities, and international organizations such as theUnitedNationsand internationalNGOs.Doctoral studentsmust spend at least fivemonths training and cultivatingpracticalskillsattheirinternshipsites.AfterreturningtotheGraduateSchool, studentsprepare theirdoctoral thesesbydrawingupontheirexperiencesoutsidetheclassroom.

Progress towards the degree3Firstyear: Academic supervisor selected; research plan

drafted, reviewed and presented; preliminarythesisreportwritten;preparationofaninternship

plan,andenrollmentinexercisesandseminars.Secondyear:InternshipThirdyear:Second thesis reportwritten; enrollment in

exercisesandseminars; submission, reviewanddefenseofadoctoralthesis.

DoctoralDegreeinGlobalEnvironmentalStudiesawardedtostudent.

Thestandardtimetakentocompletetheprogramisthreeyears.However,exceptionalstudentsmaybeabletocompletethedegreeinlesstime.

Admission information4Applicantswill begraded according to the sum total

of theirmarks forEnglishability (evaluatedonthebasisofTOEFL iBT (preferred),TOEFLPBT,TOEICSP,or IELTStest scores) and interviewperformance (toassess relevantresearch skills and specializedknowledgegainedover thecourseofmaster’sstudyorpracticalachievement inrelationtoenvironmentalmanagement,aswellastheirresearchplanforthedoctoralprogram).

*NoteforapplicantsfromoverseasInkeepingwith the international focusof thisGraduate

School,wewarmlywelcome applications from overseasstudents toallourprograms. Internationalapplicants to theMaster’sProgram inEnvironmentalManagement shouldnote,however,thatsomeofthecreditedelectivesofferedbytheschoolmaybe taughtonly in Japanese.Applicantsarestrongly advised to consultwith their intendedacademicsupervisor for further information onwhat classes areavailable. InternationalapplicantsshouldalsonotethatwhileproficiencyinJapaneseisnotarequirementfortheMaster’sPrograminEnvironmentalManagement,adegreeofJapanesespeaking, listeningcomprehensionandreadingabilitymayenrich their social andacademic interactionsduring theirstudyattheGraduateSchool.

International Environmental Management Program5ThedoctoralprograminEnvironmentalManagementhas

twocomponents: thegeneralprogramexplainedaboveandthe“InternationalEnvironmentalManagementProgram”(G30program).Forthelatter,pleaserefertothefollowingwebsiteformoredetails:http://www.ges.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cyp/modules/g30/index.php/index.html

Doctoral Program in Environmental Management

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Voices from Students

VOICE 1Samuel Morgan BARTHOUX GlobalEnvironmentalArchitecture

GSGESoffersahugepanelofcoursesfromeconomicstosocial issuesincludingtechnicalproblems likewaterpollution for thestudents togeta fullglobalvisionofthewidescopeofenvironmental issues.Theprofessorsaskstudentstoactivelyparticipateintheclassesandevaluationisoftenmadethroughindividualorgrouppresentation,workshop,anddiscussion.ThemajorityofclassesareavailableinEnglish.

An internshipofat least3months ispartof thecurriculumand it isagoodopportunityto touchthe issuesonthefield.IvisitedtheTsushimaIslandintheNagasakiprefectureinJapanfromSeptembertoDecember2013.Iworkedasanarchitectfortherenovationworkshopofvacanthouses.Iwenttostudyanddosomeinterviewsurveysaboutthetraditionalcultureandremainingknowledgeofthisremoteareaaffectedbydepopulation.Youmightlearnalotfromyourexperienceduringtheinternship,itisoneothersteptowardtheprofessionalworld.Besidesthevariouscoursesandlecturesavailable,opportunitiestogotosomeforeigncountriesthroughconferences,internshiporresearchwillenrichyourknowledgeandabilities.

VOICE 2Yuji SUZUKIEnvironmentally-friendlyIndustriesforSustainableDevelopment

GSGESprovides“interdisciplinarycommunicationswith internationalstudentswhohavevarious researchbackgrounds”.Therearemanyopportunitiestoexpandone’sresearchhorizonsthroughdiscussionswithstudentswhohavevariousresearchbackgrounds.TherearealsomanyopportunitiestolearnpracticalEnglishthroughlecturesheldinEnglishandcommunicationswithinternationalstudents.ThankstothesumofthedaysinGSGES,Iamgettingbettertounderstandvariouspresentationswithdifferentresearchtopicsandaskquestionsactivelyininternationalconferencesandsymposiums.

“Internshipprogram”isanotherspecialfeatureofGSGES’scurriculum.Afterspendingseveralmonthsininternship,studentscomebackuniversityhavinggrownremarkably.FromOctobertoDecember2010whenIwasinGSGESmastercourse,IhavehadanopportunitytodoaninternshipatNationalExposureResearchLaboratoryofU.S.EPA(U.S.A,StateofNorthCarolina),whereI learntastate-of-the-artanalyticaltechnologyofmicropollutants.Ispentmyinternshiplifenotonlyconductingfieldsurveysandlaboratoryexperimentsrelatedwithmyresearchtopic,butalsojoiningsomelecturesandrecreationsheldbytheresearchcenter.Therewerealsosomeopportunitiestohavecommunicationswithspecialistsfromvariousenvironmentalstudies.WhatIleantinmyinternshipisoneofmylifeassets.

AlltheexperiencesinmymastercoursesinGSGESmotivatedmetoproceedtothedoctoralcourseandcontinuemyresearchworkmoredeeply.Myresearchlifeisfulfillingdaybydaythankstotheguides,supports,advicesandinspirationswhicharegivenfromtheprofessors,stuffs,classmatesandseniorandjuniorstudentsinGSGES.

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Voices from Graduate Students

GraduatedfromDoctoralProgram(2009)

MariNISHIKIUNFCCCSecretariat

GSGESoffersoutstandinginterdisciplinarystudyopportunitiesto learnaboutvarious ideasandgainknowledgeabouttheglobalenvironment. Iwasalsoable to leada fulfilling lifeasaresearchstudent there, learningthroughdiscussionsamongstudents fromdifferent backgrounds, fieldwork and internships.Makinguseofmyresearchexperience, I amcurrentlyworking to supportinternationalnegotiationsonclimatechange, since this requiresabroadunderstandingofobservational studies, the influenceofclimatechangeandthecostofcountermeasures.Althoughthis isdemanding,theinterdisciplinaryapproacheslearnedattheGSGESprovideafirmfoundationformywork.

GSGES isalsoanexcellentenvironment inwhichtobuildupnetworks that transcendvarious fieldsof study,classyearsandstudyareas. It isalwaysencouragingtoreceiveadviceand learnaboutnew ideas on environmental issues fromprofessors andalumni.

ForthosewhodecidetostudyatGSGES,myadviceistotakefulladvantageofthiswonderfulenvironmentanddoyourbest.

GraduatedfromMaster'sProgram(2012)

TomoharuYAMAUCHIItochuCorporation

Mydesire to experience an internship at an internationalorganizationwasoneof thereasonsIdecidedtocometoGSGES.Asanundergraduate,IwasinvolvedinNGOactivitiesconcerningenvironmental issues such as overseasdamproblems,while Iwasmajoring inanalytical chemistry.AtGSGES, I completedafour-month internshipat theStockholmEnvironment Institute,Asiaoffice inThailand,withthethemeofhowtoadapt toglobalwarming,asamemberof theGlobalEnvironmentalPolicystudyarea.Duringmy internship, I helped to support internationalconferencesanddraftedreports regardingdevelopingcountries.In addition, atGSGES I enjoyed lectures and groupwork inEnglish togetherwith international classmates,which is oneofthespecialfeaturesofthegraduateschool,andIwasabletolearnaboutenvironmental issuesbasedondifferingvalues.Themutualcooperationandlogicalthinkingwhichwereacquiredthroughmyoverseasinternshipandresearcharenowusefulformyworkataprivatecompany.GSGESprovidesmanyopportunities toexpandone'spotential.

GraduatedfromDoctoralProgram(2008)

DaveC.MATEOLloydsRegisterQualityAssuranceLtd.(LRQA)

IamcurrentlyaClimateChange&SustainabilitySpecialistatLRQA.Mybackgroundwas in environmental and sanitaryengineeringandcivilengineeringbeforecompletinganMScandPhD inGlobalEnvironmentalStudiesatKyotoUniversity,andIfound that theGSGESprofessors, theirnetworksandprogramscould open doors of opportunities for all of their students. Icollaboratedwith anumberofnon-governmental and researchorganizations,whichallowedmetoapplymyresearchtocontributetothedevelopmentofsustainablesolutions.

GSGES hasmademewhat I am now andwill be! I amcurrentlyresponsible forLRQAJapan’sclimatechangeandCSR/sustainabilityservices.Asasustainabilitychampion,Iwillcontinueto contribute to awide range of complex and sustainabilitychallenges.

GraduatedfromMaster'sProgram(2007)

AyaOKADAJapanInternationalCooperationAgency(JICA)

My internship experience inVietnamwhile studying atGSGES influencedmydesire towork in theareaof internationalcooperation.AtGSGES, I learnedaboutcommunity-baseddisastermanagement,notonly inJapanbutalso indevelopingcountries.Inmywork, I havebeen in charge of disasterpreparedness/preventionprojectsinCentralAmericaandAfrica.IamcurrentlystationedinJICA’sBurkinaFasoofficeinAfrica,takingchargeofvariousprojectsinvolvingwaterandsanitation.

SincemanycountriesinAfricahavepoorlivingstandardsanddonotmeettherequirementsforconductingdisastermanagementprojects,thedirectapplicationofmyGSGESstudiestomyworkislimited.However, therearemanyotheraspectsthathaveprovenuseful,suchaslearningaboutnumerousdifferentapproachestotheenvironmentfromvariousfieldsthroughavarietyofcurricula,andbeing inanacademicresearchenvironment thatvaluesfieldworkandisnotjustlimitedtolaboratorywork.

Bymakinguseofthediversityofresearchfields,thesupportprovided for field researchand thewide-rangingnetworks thatareuniquetoGSGES,Iwasabletoestablishaneffectivebasisforworkingintheinternationalcooperationsector.

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SansaiGakurinwasestablished in2002topromoteandsupport theactivitiesof thenewGraduateSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudies(GSGES)atKyotoUniversitybyfacilitatingtheexchangeofideasacrossrelevantdisciplines,bothinsideandoutsidetheuniversity.“Sansai”referstothetraditionalEastAsian triadofheaven,earthandhumanity thatembraces thephenomenalworld. “Gakurin”meansa“groveofscholars.”The2001missionstatementofKyotoUniversitypromulgateditsintentiontopursueharmoniouscoexistencewithinthehumanandecologicalcommunityonthisplanet.

1) Activities designed to integrate all academic disciplines related to global environmental studies and coordinate the outreach activities of GSGES.

Todevelop theGlobalEnvironmentalStudiesDirectoryatKyotoUniversity,SansaiGakurinholdsregulareventssuchasthe‘KyotoUniversityChikyuKankyoForum’andthe‘HannariKyotoShimadai-juku’(eachthreetimesayear),andorganizes‘ChikyuKankyogakuKonwakai’.Inaddition,SansaiGakurinattendsatpublicinternationalseminarsandforumsrelatedwithGraduateSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudies(GSGES),andcollaborateswithprismaticexpressionactivitiesinRaku-chu(insidetheKyotocity)overpeopleandenvironment.

2) Activities designed to promote research.

SansaiGakurinsupports innovativeresearchbytheGSGESfaculty in themedium-and long-term,to integratetheresearchactivities fromdiversefields forglobalcivilizationandenhancingthe ‘GlobalEnvironmentalPolicyPlanning’byovercominginterestsaroundtheworld.

SansaiGakurinhasregularlypublishedSansaiNewsletter.

3) Activities designed to support education.

SansaiGakurinsupportsvariousongoinginternationaleducationprogramsatGSGESfaculty,includingtheGlobal30program(KU-PROFILE).

Sansai Gakurin

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Private Sector

・AsiaAirSurveyCo.,Ltd・AMITAInstituteforSustainabaleEconomies・HatanakaKumikoArchitectureDesignOffice・OkumuraCorporation・KaoCorporation・EnvironmentalAssessmentCenterCo.,Ltd・KubotaEnvironmentalServiceCo.,Ltd・SumitomoOsakaCementCo.,Ltd.・SumitomoBakeliteCo.,Ltd・TaiseiCorporation・TakanolandscapePlanning,COTokachiOffice・ChugaiTechnoscorporation・TORAYTECHNOCO.,LTD.・TobimushiInc.・NakaboriSoilCorner・IBMJapanServicesCompanyLtd.・JapanPromotioncenterforAdvancedTechnology(JPAT)・PanasonicCorporation・PRECInstituteInc.・MitsubishiUFJResearchandConsultingCO.,Ltd・MunemotoShinsakuArchitecureDesignCompany・LAGO.Co.,Ltd

Ministry

・MinistryoftheEnvironment・NationalInstituteofHealthSciences

Local Government

・KyotoCity,EnvironmentalPolicyBureau・KyotoCity,WaterworksBureau・Kyotoprefecture,KizugawaCity・KobeCity,WaterworksBureau・TokyoMetropolitanGovernment,EnvironmentBureau・Iidacityoffice,Naganoprefecture・Maikohighschool,Hyogoprefecture・TsushimaCity,NagasakiPrefecture・MinamiAwajiCity,HyogoPrefecture

NPO/NGO

・Oxfam　Japan・InstituteforSustainableEnergyPolicies・JapanCenterforaSustainableEnvironmentandSociaty(JACSES)・NPOGroundworkMishima・KESEnvironmentalManagementSystemStandard・SatoyamaNetworkinSeya・EducationforSustainableDevelopment(ESD-J)・SeaTurtleAssociationofJapan・HabitatforHumanityJapan・MoriwaUminoKoibito

Independent administrative agency/Research Institution

・ResearchInstituteforEnvironmentalSciencesandPublicHealthofIwatePrefecture・JapanInternationalCooperationAgency(JICA)・NationalInstituteforEnvironmentalStudies・NationalInstituteofPopulationandSocialSecurityResearch(IPSS)・LakeBiwaEnvironmentalResearchInstitute・ShimanePrefecturalMountainousRegionsResearchCenter・ResearchInstituteforHumanityandNature(RIHN)・PublicWorksResearchInstitute・EarthquakeDisasterMitigationResearchCenter(EDM)NationalResearch

InstituteforEarthScienceandDisasterPrevention(NIED)

Corporate Organization

・NorthwestPacificRegionEnvironmentalCooperationCenter（NPEC）・WorldWideFundforNatureJapan・NipponIntemationCooperationforCommunityDevelopmen（NICCO）・InstituteforGlobalEnviromentalStrategies（IGES）・GlobalEnvironmentalForum,undertheJICAGrass-rootsProject

Others

・IshizutiFureaivillage・See-DCommittee・ConservationInternationalJapan

Overseas

・Argovia・BeijingNormalUniversity・BKOoiArchitect・BuraphaUniversity,DepartmentofCivilEngineering・CenterforEnvironmentalPlanningandTechnologyUniversity(CEPT)・CentreforAlternativeTechnology(Wales,UK)・CentreforAppropriateTechnologyandDevelopment(CATD)・ChulalongkormUniversity・ＤanagUniversityofTechnology(DUT)・DepartmentofArchitecture,HueCollegeofSciences・HanoiUniversityofScienceandTechnology・HueUniversityofAgricultureandForestry,Center for

AgricukturalForestryResearchandDevelopment(CARD)・InternationalInstituteofTropicalAgriculture(IITA),Cameroon・JADEBangladesh・JETRODusseldorf・KasetsartUniversity・MahidolUniversity,Thailand・NationalParksBoard,Singapore・NationalYunlinUniversityofScienceandTechnology・Navdanya,India・PhilippineSocietyofYouthScienceClubs(PSYSC)・RoyalSocietyforProtectionofNature・RoyalUniversityofAgriculture・SEEDSIndia・SindhForestDepartment'sGISlabinHyderabad,Pakistan・StateofCaliforniaDepartmentofFishandGame・StockholmEnvironmentInstituteAsiaCenter・TheDavidSuzukiFoundation・TheEnergyandResourcesInstitute(TERI)・UNESCOBangkokOffice・UNESCOHanoiOffice・UNESCOMontevideoOffice・UnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange(UNFCCC)・UnitedNationsVolunteersHeadquartersOffice(UNV)　・UnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyNational

ExposureReseachLaboratory・UniversitiKebangsaanMalaysia・UniversityCollegeCork.・UniversityofCaen・UniversityofMadras・UniversitiMalaysiaSabah・UniversityoftheSouthPacific・WINDINNEPALPVTLTD.・WorldWideFundforNature（WWF）KenyaOffice・Xinjiang Institute ofEcologyandGeographyofChinese

AcademyofSciences・SocietyofFriendsofEcuadorianChildren・UnitedNationsIndustrialDevelopmentOrganization・TsinghuaUniversity・ActionforgreeningSahel

InternshipStudy

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Private Sector

・AccentureJapanLtd.・AsahiIndustryCo.,Ltd.・AsiaAirSurveyCo.,Ltd.・AdekaEngineering&ConstructionCorporation・AmitaHoldingsCo.,Ltd.・AmitaInstituteforSustainableEconomiesCo.,Ltd.・AeonRetailCo.,Ltd.・ItochuTechno-SolutionsCorporation・ItochuCorporation.・IwataniCorporation・InternetBusinessJapanCo.,Ltd.・WaterAgencyInc.・SECorporation・S.T.JapanInc.・NTCInternationalCorporation・NTTCommunicationsCorporation・NTTDATACorporation・OsakaGasCo.,Ltd.・OkumuraCorporation・ORIENTALCONSULTANTSCo.,Ltd.・OnwardKashiyamaCo.,Ltd.・KaoCorporation・KajimaCorporation・KANAECoporation・KaneboCosmeticsInc.・KANSAICOKE&CHEMICALSCo.,Ltd.・KyoceraCorporation・KurarayCo.,Ltd.・GreenPowerInvestmentCorporation・KuritaWaterIndustriesLtd.・KenkoMayonnaiseCo.,Ltd.・CTIEngineeringCo.,Ltd.・CTIEngineeringInternationalCo.,Ltd.・KodamaCorporation,Ltd.・KomatsuLtd.・CyberAgentInc.・XYMAXCorporation・SapporoBreweriesLtd.・SanyoElectricCo,Ltd.・CoelacanthK&HArchitectsInc.・JFEEngineeringCorporation・Sigmaxyz,Inc.・JijiPress,Ltd.・SharpCorporation・ShowaShellSekiyuK.K.・NsSolutionsCorporation・SumitomoCorporation・SumitomoBakeliteCo.,Ltd.・SeijoIshiiCo.,Ltd.・SekisuiHouse,Ltd.・SokenCo.,Ltd.・Sojitzcorporation・SoftBankCorp.・DaikinIndustries,Ltd.・TaiseiCorporation・DaihatsuMotorCo.,Ltd.・TakaraShuzoCo.,Ltd.

・TakaraBioInc.・TamanoiVinegarCorporation・LocalEnvironmentPlan・ArchitectsRegionalPlanners&Associates,Kyoto・BudoftheEarthCo.,Ltd.・TheChunichiShimbun・ChubuCentrairInternationalAirport・TecnosJapanInc.・InformationServicesInternational-Dentsu,Ltd.・TokyoTatemonoCo.,Ltd.・ToshibaCorporation・TorayIndustries,Inc.・DeloitteTohmatsuConsultingCo.,Ltd.・ToyotaTsushoCorporation.・ToyotaBoshokuCorporation・TheNishinipponShimbun・NipponTelegraphAndTelephone・WestJapanRailwayCompany・JGCCorporation・NihonSuidoConsultantsCo.,Ltd.・Nitori・IBMJapan,Ltd.・NihonkaiConsultantCo.,Ltd.・NikkeiInc.・NipponKoeiCo.,Ltd.・JapaneseConsumerCo-operativeUnion・JapanFinanceCorporationBusiness・JapanTobacco,Inc.・NomuraResearchInstitute,Ltd.・HakuhodoInc.・PacificConsultantsCo.,Ltd.・PanasonicCorporation・PanasonicEcologySystemsCo.,Ltd.・YamatoCo.,Ltd.・beBit,Inc・HitachiInspharma,Ltd.・Hitachi,Ltd.・HitachiZosenCorporation・HitachiSolutions,Ltd.・FidelityWorldwideInvestment・FujitsuResearchInstitute・FujiElectricCo.,Ltd.・FutureArchitect,Inc.・PricewaterhouseCoopersCo.,Ltd.・BridgestoneCorporation・PRECInstitute,Inc.・TheProcter&GambleCompanyofJapan,Ltd.・BearingPoint,Inc.・BostonConsultingGroup・SumitomoMitsuiBankingCorporation・MitsuiOilExplorationCo.,Ltd.・MITSUI&Co.,Ltd.・MitsubishiChemicalMedienceCorporation・MitsubishiCorporation・MitsubishiResearchInstitute,Inc.・TheBankofTokyo-MitsubishiUFJ,Ltd.・MitsubishiUFJResearchandConsultingCo.,Ltd.・MitsubishiRayonCo.,Ltd.・MilbonCorporation

・YamahaCorporation・Unilever・TheYokohamaRubberCo.,Ltd.・YokohamaMarunakaSeikaCo.,Ltd.・TheYomiuriShimbun・Rakuten,Inc.・LaplaceSystemCo.,Ltd.・LIXILCorporation・RecruitHoldingsCo.,Ltd.・ResonaBank,Ltd.・LivesenseInc.・RetecEngineering,Inc.・ROKICo.,Ltd.・WakoPureChemicalIndustries,Ltd.・Wataru&Co.,Ltd.

Ministry

・MinistryoftheEnvironment・MinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustry・MinistryofLand,Infrastructure,TransportandTourism・MinistryofJustice

Local Government

・AichiPrefecture・AmagasakiCity・OsakaPrefecture・KyotoCity・KougaCity・SaijyoCity・SapporoCity・ShigaPrefecture・TokyoMetropolitanGovernment・ToyonakaCity・TsushimaCity・HiroshimaCity

Independent administrative agency/Research Institution

・JapanScienceandTechnologyAgency・JapanInternationalCooperationAgency・JapanExternalTradeOrganization・RIKEN

NPO/NGO

・InstituteforSustainableEnergyPolicies・KikoNetwork

AfterGraduation

Master’s Program in Environmental Management

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Corporate Organization

・GlobalEnvironmentCentreFoundation・GlobalEnvironmentalForum・ChuetsuOrganizationforSafeandSecureSociety・DeloitteTohmatsuTaxCo.・RuralCultureAssociation・TheMatsushita Institute of Government and

Management

Others

・InstituteofScientificandIndustrial・Research,OsakaUniversity・OsakaToinJuniorandSeniorHighSchool・SaijyoIndustrySupportCenter・HighschoolteachersinShigaPrefecture・JICAOverseasCooperationVolunteers・JapaneseConsumer'sCo-operativeUnion・HighschoolteachersinHyogoPrefecture・WasedaUniversity

Overseas

・ShenzhenCity,China・CathayPacificAirways・EnergyNatura・Hare&Tortoise・Hue University of Agriculture and Foresty

Researcher・Offshore・PacificExpress・Procter&GambleFarEast,Inc

Ph.D Program

・OsakaUniversity・KyotoUniversity・UniversityofTokyo・HokkaidoUniversity

Doctoral Program in Environmental Management Doctoral Program in Global Environmental Studies

Overseas　

・Lloyd’sRegisterQualityAssuranceLimited

・SEEDSAsia・Un i ted Nat i ons In terna t i ona l

StrategyforDisasterReduction・AsianDisasterPreparednessCenter

[ADPC]・Korea Institute of Construction

Technology・Un i t ed Na t i ons Env i ronment

Programme・The United Nat ions of f ice for

DisasterRiskReduction・UnitedNationsUniversity・Inter-AmericanDevelopmentBank・MalaysianMedical Relief Society

(MERCYMalaysia)

University/Research Institute

・KyotoUniversity・ResearchInstituteforHumanityandNature

Private

・Firstclassarchitectoffice・ExResearchInstituteLtd.・ShimadzuCorporation・EYJapan

Ministry

・MinistryofForeignAffairsofJapan

Overseas　

・BangladeshAgriculturalUniversity・HanoiUniversityofScienceandTechnology・HueUniversityofAgricultureandForestry・Nexusengineeringconsultants・Queen’sUniversity,Canada・RegionalEnvironmentalPlanningInc.・SunYat-SenUniversity・Transport and Communications

UniversityLecturer・UniversidadPontificiaBolivariana・UniversityofthePhilippinesLosBanos・WorldMeteorologicalOrganization・UnitedNationsCentre forRegional

Development

University/Research Institute

・TechnologyResearch Institute ofOsakaPrefecture

・KyotoUniversity・KyotoPrefecturalAgriculture,Forestry

andFisheriesTechnologyCenter・Social Enterprise Research and

DevelopmentInc.・NationalInstituteforEnvironmentalStudies・National Institute of Advanced

IndustrialScienceandTechnology・ShigaUniversityofMedicalScience・Geo-ResearchInstitute・ChibaUniversityofCommerce・NaganoUniversity・NanzanUniversity・TheInstituteEnergyEconomics,Japan・JSPSPostdoctoralResearchFellow・JapanAtomicEnergyAgency・FukuokaUniversity・HokkaidoUniversity・RitsumeikanUniversity

Private

・Amita Institute for SustainableEconomiesCo.,Ltd.

・KajimaCorporation・TheGeneralEnvironmentalTechnosCo.,Ltd.・SunstarInc.・ShimadzuCorporation・MacrovisionUrbanPlanning&Architecture・Mitsubish i UFJ Research and

ConsultingCo.,Ltd.

Others

・ShiminCooperationLawOffice

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ListofAcademicStaff

Global Environmental Policy

Professor Makoto USAMI Global Ecological Economics

Professor Deqiang LIUAssociate Professor Akihisa MORISastainable Rural Development

Professor Satoshi HOSHINOAssociate Professor Shizuka HASHIMOTOAssistant Professor Kenichirou ONITSUKA

Resource Recycling Science

Professor Masaki TAKAOKAAssociate Professor Kazuyuki OSHITAAssistant Professor Takashi FUJIMORI Studies of Human and EnvironmentalSymbiosis

Professor Noboru OGATAAssociate Professor Shuichiro SHIOTSUKAEnvironmental Marketing Management

Associate Professor Akira YOSHINO

Department of Global Ecology

Environmental Perspectives in AsianEconomic History

Professor Naoto KAGOTANI Environmental Education

Professor Rajib SHAW Associate Professor Tracey GANNONAssociate Professor Jane SINGER Associate Professor Kei MIZUNO

Environmentally-friendly Industries for Sustainable Development

Professor Sigeo FUJIIAssociate Professor Shuhei TANAKAAssistant Professor Hidenori HARADAEnvironmental InfrastructureEngineering Professor Takeshi KATSUMIAssociate Professor Toru INUIAssistant Professor Atsushi TAKAI

Global Environmental Architecture Professor Kenji OKAZAKIAssociate Professor Hirohide KOBAYASHIAssistant Professor Chiho OCHIAI Environmental Biotechnology

Professor Hideaki MIYASHITAAssociate Professor Tohru TSUCHIYAAssistant Professor Ryoma KAMIKAWA

Department of Technology and Ecology

Landscape Ecology and Planning

Professor Shozo SHIBATAAssociate Professor Katsue FUKAMACHIAssistant Professor Jun ich i IMANISHI Environmental System Biology

Professor Yasuo MORIAssociate Professor Shigeki KIYONAKAAssistant Professor Tomohiro NUMATA

Regional Planning

Professor Tsugihiro WATANABEAssociate Professor Izuru SAIZENAssistant Professor Narumasa TSUTSUMIDA Earthquake Disaster Risk Management

Professor Junji KIYONOAssociate Professor Aiko FURUKAWAAssistant Professor Yoshihiro OKUMURA Atmospheric Chemistry

Professor Yoshizumi KAJII Assistant Professor Jumpei UEDA

Ecosystem Production and Dynamics

Professor Akira OSAWAAssociate Professor Naoki OKADAAssistant Professor Masako DANNOURA Terrestrial Ecosystems Management

Professor Shinya FUNAKAWAAssociate Professor Hitoshi SHINJOAssistant Professor Tetsuhiro WATANABE Aquatic Environmental Biology

Professor Yoh YAMASHITAAssistant Professor Keita SUZUKI

Department of Natural Resources

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GUIDEBOOK 2014地球環境学堂・地球環境学舎・三才学林

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Kyoto University京都大学大学院

Issued : April, 2014

Graduate School of Global Environmen