Seminar on Human Environment
2020 Spring / Fall Semester: Seminar on Human Environment
Seminar on Human EnvironmentSpring Semester 2020 Seminar on Human Environment " Practical wisdom to Survive in the Age of Disasters
- Date and time: Spring semester, Saturday, 3rd period (13:00-14:40)
- Classrooms: Courses will be offered online in FY2020
- Contact person: Kitagawa, Sugito, Matsumoto
Class Outline and Objectives (What you will learn)
It is important to build a society that is resilient to natural disasters in order to realize a sustainable society. In this course, students will learn the basic knowledge and concept of natural disasters through an overview of various natural disasters and efforts to cope with them.
Goals
The semester will consist of three series: (1) weather-related disasters, (2) earthquake and volcano related disasters, and (3) solar and space related disasters. Students will acquire a basic knowledge of these fields. By listening to the latest information on the disaster management in the field, students will be able to deepen their understanding of the other classes and apply it to their real-life actions in case of disasters.
Schedule
| Schedule | Lecture Contents | Name of instructor |
|---|---|---|
| April 11 | Guidance | Faculty member in charge |
| April 18 | Earthquake Disaster and Cognitive Bias | Masayuki Yoshimi (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Active Fault and Volcano Research Division) |
| April 25 | To be determined | |
| May 2 | Natural disasters and non-life insurance (1) | Shuichi Yokoo (The General Insurance Association of Japan) |
| May 9 | Natural disasters and non-life insurance (2) | Shuichi Yokoo (The General Insurance Association of Japan) |
| May 16 | Where Disasters Happen - What We Can Learn from Topography - (tentative) | Takamoto NAKANO (Geographical Survey Institute, Geographical Survey Institute) |
| May 23 | Active Faults and Earthquake Science (tentative) | Hisao Kondo (Active Fault and Volcano Research Division, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) |
| May 30 | Earthquake and Volcanic Activity in Kanagawa Prefecture - Geoscientific Observation and Disaster Prevention Response - (tentative) | Ryosuke Michiya (Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Hot Spring Geoscience) |
| June 6 | Natural Disasters and Geographic Information for Disaster Prevention (tentative) | Takamoto NAKANO (Geographical Survey Institute, Geographical Survey Institute) |
| June 13 | Space Disasters (tentative) | Tatsuho Kataoka (National Institute of Polar Research) |
| June 20 | Space Weather (tentative) | Hiroyuki Shiota (Electromagnetic Wave Laboratory, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology) |
| June 27 | Power Grid: Earth Currents and Solar Flares (tentative) | Satoko Nakamura (Space and Earth Environment Research Institute, Nagoya University) |
| July 4 | Space XX: Integration of Space and Humanities (tentative) | Hiroaki Isobe（Kyoto City University of Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts) |
| July 11 | Summary |
2020 Fall Semester Human Environment Seminar: Food and Health
- Date/Time: Fall semester Saturday, 3rd period (13:00-14:40)
- Classroom: Online courses will be offered in FY2020
- Contact person: Masanao Kaneto (Noriko Yuzawa)
Class Outline and Objectives (What you will learn)
This seminar aims to provide students with the methods necessary to realize sustainable corporate and regional management in the future through lectures by experts involved in "food and health" initiatives (nutrition education, food loss prevention, work style reform, health management, etc.) currently being implemented in companies and regions.
Goals
The seminar aims to help participants understand the current status and issues related to food loss reduction measures and efforts to maintain and promote employee health from the perspective of local governments, businesses, and consumers, and to examine the best ways to enhance the sustainability of the company or region in question. The goal is to understand the current status and issues related to food loss reduction measures and employee health maintenance and promotion efforts.
Schedule
| Schedule | Lecture Contents | Name of instructor |
|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2020 | Guidance | Kindo, Yuzawa, TA |
| September 26 | Food Loss Reduction in Food Supply Chain (tentative) | Manabu Kishida (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) |
| October 3 | Relationship between Our Dietary Habits, Health and Environment (tentative) | Miho Ueoka (Tokyo University of Agriculture) |
| October 10 | Is Food Loss Reduction a Wonderful Thing? | Takumi Hirai (HONSHOKU Co., Ltd.) Kanako Yano (United Basin Co-creation Institute Dandori) |
| October 17 | Food and Regional Development (tentative) | Toto Shimizu et al. (Seibu Landscaping Co., Ltd.) |
| October 24 | Marui Group's efforts to realize co-creation management (tentative) | Ayako Hamada, et al (Marui Corporation) |
| October 31 | Review and Discussion | Kindo, Yuzawa, TA |
| November 14 | Food and Health Management (tentative) | Satoshi Nakajima (Meiji Co., Ltd.) |
| November 21 | Trends of health management in Japan and practical approaches of companies (tentative) | Takeshi Higuchi et al. (Renaissance Corporation) |
| November 28 | Food as Considered by Industrial Physicians | Tomohisa Nagata (Occupational and Environmental Medicine University) |
| December 5 | Sustainable society starts from reviewing dietary habits ~ |
Mizuki Tonooka (WWF Japan) |
| December 12 | Nutrition, Diet and Health | Keiko Sakaguchi (Kagawa Nutrition University) |
| December 19 | The Future of Consumption Choices: Borneo's Forests and Our Lives | Takashi Aoki (Borneo Conservation Trust Japan, an authorized NPO) |
| January 9, 2021 | Summary of lecture content and examination | Kindo, Yuzawa, TA |
2020 Fall Seminar on Human Environment "Considering Digital Society
- Date/Time: Wednesday, 6th period (18:35 - 20:15) Fall semester
- Classroom: Online courses will be offered in FY2020
- Contact person: Morio Kuninori, Makoto Watanabe, Tsutomu Tanimoto, Michiko Miyagawa
Class Outline and Objectives (What you will learn)
Digital technologies represented by computers, the Internet, and artificial intelligence (AI) have entered the 21st century and are bringing about major changes in the economy and society on an unprecedented scale and at an unprecedented speed. The purpose of this seminar is to consider the impact of digital technology on society and its background from various aspects, including the relationship between digital technology and social sustainability, including historical background.
Goals
The seminar aims to provide each participant with a basic idea about the development of digital technology, which is having a significant impact on the economy and society, and its acceptance and diffusion in society. Digital technologies began to influence society in the latter half of the 20th century, and in the 21st century, various digital technologies have been widely applied and applied in the economic web, and are having a remarkable impact on the way people work, produce goods and services, consume and invest, and so on. In light of the current situation, we will not only obtain information and knowledge on what is happening now and what the future holds, but also consider how people should cope with these changes and how they relate to a sustainable society.
To this end, we have invited lecturers who are active in the three fields of (1) the development of digital technology as a foundation, (2) issues related to the adaptation of digital technology to the existing society, and (3) the actual use of digital technology, to share their knowledge, opinions, and experiences from a basic perspective.
Schedule
| Schedule | Lecture Contents | Name of instructor |
|---|---|---|
| 9/23 | Guidance | Faculty member in charge |
| 9/30 | Quantum Cryptography Paves the Way to a Secure Information and Communications Society | National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Research Manager, Quantum ICT Advanced Development Center, Future ICT Research Institute Dr. Mikio Fujiwara |
| 10/07 | Development and Prospects of Machine Learning and AI Technologies | Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Dr. Hideki Aso |
| 10/14 | Computer Hardware History and Progress of Technology: Quantum Computers Open the Future |
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo Dr. Shuntaro Takeda |
| 10/21 | Digitalization and Macroeconomy: Relationship with Labor and Other Factors | Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Keio University Dr. Isao Yamamoto |
| 10/28 | Digital Technology and Microeconomy: Platforms and Competition Policy, etc. |
Professor, Graduate School Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University Prof. Yosuke Okada |
| 11/11 | Digital Technology and Urban Development: AI x Quantum Computers Open Up Possibilities for Cities -City as a Service |
Dr. Hidehiro Saikyu, President, Groove Notes, Inc. |
| 11/18 | Development of Digital Technology and Law | Professor, Faculty of Law Gakushuin University Dr. Soichiro Kozuka |
| 11/25 | Mobility in the New Era | Assistant Director, Automobile Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Dr. Masayuki Kobayashi |
| 12/02 | Innovation by AI in the Food Industry | Technical Fellow, Production Division, Kewpie Corporation Dr. Takeshi Ogino |
| 12/09 | AI Technology and Medicine | Executive Vice President CSO, Iris Corporation Clinical Associate Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Visiting Associate Professor, Chiba University Dr. Hiroaki Kato |
| 12/16 | Digital Technology and Global Warming Problem: Japan after the Corona Crisis | Senior Fellow/Director, Policy Research Office, Japan Center for Economic Research Dr. Tatsuo Kobayashi |
| 12/23 | AI and Society: How to deal with AI | Dr. Arisa Ema, Project Lecturer, Research Center for Future Vision, The University of Tokyo |
| 1/13 | Summary | Summary of the seminar and final exam on previous seminars, etc. |
*Please note that the themes may be subject to change or adjustment depending on the availability of each lecturer.
2020 Fall Seminar on Human Environment "Local Environment and Local Culture Learned from Field Study Sites
- Dates/Times: Fall semester: Saturdays, 4th and 5th period, every other week for 7 sessions (15:00-18:30)
- Lecture format: Online via Zoom
- Contact person: Nishikido, Takemoto, Takada
Class Outline and Objectives (What you will learn)
The purpose of this program is to learn about the actual relationship between local society and culture and the local environment and the significance of field studies by introducing the contents of field studies that have been conducted by Faculty of Sustainability Studies and those that are scheduled to be conducted in the future, and by sharing stories from the frontlines of the field by local officials. The objective is to learn about the actual relationship between local society, culture, and local environment and the significance of field studies.
Goals
In this lecture, we aim to understand the current situation and issues of local environment and culture in each field, and the meaning and significance of learning through direct experience in the field, using specific field cases as examples.
Schedule
September 19 (Sat) Guidance (4th period only) [Nishijido
September 26 (Sat) [Session 1] Significance of field study [Nishikido, Kojima
October 10 (Sat) [Part 2] Tsugaru wo Musubu Machizukuri (Tsugaru region, Aomori Prefecture) [Nishijido] October 24 (Sat) [Part 3] Tsugaru wo Musubu Machizukuri (Aomori Prefecture) [Nishijido
Saturday, October 24th: "The Present in Tsunami Affected Areas" (Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture) [Nishikido].
November 14 (Sat) [Vol. 4] Relationship between the natural environment and local communities (Beppu and Aso regions, Hokkaido) [Takata, Sugito
November 21 (Sat) [Vol. 5] Kogano Kabuki and the Culture and Climate of Chichibu (Kogano, Saitama Prefecture) [Hiranoi
Dec. 5 (Sat) [Vol. 6] "The Past That Will Not Pass Away" (Nagasaki, Germany) [Tsuji, Takemoto
December 19 (Sat) [Vol. 7] Island Sustainability and Leadership Education (Hachijojima, Hawaii) [Nishikido
Course Registration Procedures
The number of participants will be limited (expected to be 250) as the lecture will be given online via Zoom.
If the number of participants exceeds the planned number, selection will be made. Students who wish to enroll in the course are requested to read the following carefully and respond accordingly.
(1) Tentative registration in the Learning Support System
The course code is "C3205". (If you do not make provisional registration, you will not be able to submit the prerequisite assignment described in (2) above.) (You will not be able to submit (2) above if you do not register tentatively.
(2) Submission of Advance Proposals
Submit your assignment to the Learning Support System by August 3 (Mon.). Please read the PDF file, prepare a mini-report, and submit it to the Learning Support System (test/survey function) by 23:00 on September 11 (Fri.).
(3) Announcement of selection results
If the number of applicants exceeds 250, a selection will be made. The results of the selection will be announced on the "Notification" page of the Learning Support System by September 14 (Mon.), using the student ID number.
(4) Attendance at the guidance
Students are required to attend the guidance on September 19 (Sat.) during 4th period.
(5) Course Registration
Students are required to register during the course registration correction period for the fall semester.