Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies

Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies

京都大学大学院●地球環境学堂・地球環境学舎・三才学林

Kyoto University

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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 science and engineering, agriculture, law, economics and humanities. 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, Indonesia, Malaysia, Fiji and France.

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.

Two new projects -the “Environmental Innovator Program (EIP) -Cultivating Environmental Leaders across the ASEAN Region-” and “Japan Gateway: Kyoto University Top Global Program (JGP) Environmental Studies” were launched in 2015, for realizing internationalization of education and research and establishing international double/joint degree programs.

The 561 master’s program graduates and 179 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

Shinya FUNAKAWA

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Introduction……………………………………………………… 2

▶ OverviewandObjectives▶ Separationofeducational,researchandsupportingorganizations▶ Collaborationwithothergraduateschools, institutesandresearch

centersofKyotoUniversityandotherorganizations▶ Carryingoutuniversity-wideresearchprojects

Hall of Global Environmental Research (Research Body) ………………………………………………… 4

▶ DepartmentofGlobalEcology …………………………………………… 5▶ DepartmentofTechnologyandEcology………………………………… 10▶ DepartmentofNaturalResources ……………………………………… 14▶ Projects ……………………………………………………………………… 18

Introducing the Faculty ………………………………………20

Introducing the Laboratories …………………………………24

School of Global Environmental Studies (Educational Body) ……………………………………………26

▶ DoctoralPrograminGlobalEnvironmentalStudies ………………… 26　・CurriculumStructure　・ProgressTowardtheDegree　・AdmissionInformation

▶ Master’sPrograminEnvironmentalManagement …………………… 27　・CurriculumStructure　・InternshipStudy　・ProgressTowardtheDegree　・AdmissionInformation　・DoubleMaster’sDegreeProgram

▶ DoctoralPrograminEnvironmentalManagement …………………… 28　・CurriculumStructure　・InternshipStudy　・ProgressTowardtheDegree　・AdmissionInformation

▶ GSGESCourseTree………………………………………………………… 29

Voices from Students …………………………………………30

Voices from Graduate Students ………………………………31

Sansai Gakurin …………………………………………………32

Recent Collaborating Institutions for Internship Study …35

After Graduation ………………………………………………36

List of Academic Staff …………………………………………38

GlobalEnvironmentalPolicy……………… 5EnvironmentalEconomics ……………… 6GlobalEcologicalEconomics……………… 6SustainableRuralDevelopment ………… 7EnvironmentalHealthSciences………………7Socio-CulturalSymbiosis ………………… 8EnvironmentalMarketingManagement… 8OntologyofEnvironmentandTechnology… 9EnvironmentalEducation……………………9

Index

Environmentally-friendlyIndustriesfor　SustainableDevelopment ……………… 10EnvironmentalInfrastructureEngineering … 11GlobalEnvironmentalArchitecture……… 11BiodiversityConservation………………… 12LandscapeEcologyandPlanning ……… 12Environmentally-FriendlyEnergyConversion … 13

RegionalPlanning ………………………… 14UrbanInfrastructureEngineering ……… 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 imposenewstresses on theplanet.The exploitative systemsofprimaryindustriessuchasagriculture,fisheriesandminingunderminethegrowthofdevelopingcountriesthatprimarilydependonthese industries,andthe least-developedcountriesstillmusteradicatepoverty inorder toprovideabasicstandardof living for theirpeople.Yet therehasalsobeenprogress,withsomecountriesseekingtoachievesustainableandequitabledevelopment in linewiththedevelopmentgoalsconceivedbytheUnitedNations,andmanyOECDcountries,includingJapan,nowstronglysupportingconservationandtherecyclingofresources.

Globalenvironmentalproblemsincludemanycomplexissuesoneveryscale,fromglobaltolocal.Wemusttackletheseproblemsintwoways—first,byapplyingresearchandacademicskillsinordertogainagreaterunderstandingof 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 tomeet thevariedneedsofbothresearchandeducation.Someofitsuniqueorganizationalfeaturesareshownonthefollowingpages.

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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

Environmental Economics

Global Ecological Economics

Sustainable Rural Development

Environmental Health Sciences

Socio-Cultural Symbiosis

Environmental Marketing Management

Ontology of Environment and Technology

Environmental Education

Environmentally-friendly Industries for Sustainable Development

Environmental Infrastructure Engineering

Global Environmental Architecture

Biodiversity Conservation

Landscape Ecology and Planning

Environmentally-Friendly Energy Conversion

Regional Planning

Urban Infrastructure Engineering

Atmospheric Chemistry

Ecosystem Production and Dynamics

Terrestrial Ecosystems Management

Aquatic Environmental Biology

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Thisorganization includesthreetypesof faculty:permanentprofessors,professorsondoubleappointments,andcollaboratingprofessors.Double-appointmentprofessors teachandconductresearchbothat theirhomeschools,institutesorthevariousresearchcentersofKyotoUniversity,andattheGraduateSchool.TheyholdprofessorshipsattwoinstitutionswithinKyotoUniversityforalimitedterm.CollaboratingprofessorsareprofessorswhoteachandconducttheirresearchnotonlyattheinstitutionwithinKyotoUniversitytowhichtheyhavebeenappointed,butalsoattheGraduateSchool.Thesethreetypesof faculty,togetherwithvisitingprofessors,exploreglobalenvironmentalissuesanddevelopadvancedtechnologiesrelatedtoglobalenvironmentalproblems.Predicatedonthedesiretoachieveglobalbenefits,ecologicalconservationandrecyclingofnaturalresources,theHallofGlobalEnvironmentalResearchiscomposedofthreeresearchgroups,thedepartmentsofGlobalEcology,TechnologyandEcology,andNaturalResources.

Hall of Global Environmental Research (Research Body)

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

Global Environmental Policy

InthelaboratoryofGlobalEnvironmentalPolicy,weexplorenormative and positive questions concerning environmentalproblems andpolicies on local, national, regional, andglobalscales.Ononehand, foundational topics are studied from theperspectives of legal and political philosophy.One group ofthesetopicsconcernsissuesinglobaljustice,oneofwhichisthequestionofwhatprincipleshouldbeadopted indistributingthebenefitsandburdensofclimatechangepolicyamongindividualsorstatesacrosstheworld.Anothergrouphastodowith issues

in intergenerational justice, notably thequestion ofwhat aregroundsfortheobligationthatthepresentgenerationmighthavetowardfuturepeople.

On the other hand,we also conduct empirical researchon international environmental law, environmentalpolicy andits processes at national and local levels, and conservation-relatedactivitiesbyNGOs,businesses,andcitizens.Weexplorethese topicsbyusingbothqualitativecasestudymethodsandquantitativestatisticaltechniques.

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 interests that transcendnationaland internationaleconomic interests,and (4)conductingstudieswhichcancontributetogovernancethatcanenlargemanagementcapabilitiesfortheglobalenvironment.

Global Environmental Policy／Environmental Economics／Global Ecological Economics／Sustainable Rural Development／Environmental Health Sciences／Socio-Cultural Symbiosis／

Environmental Marketing Management／Ontology of Environment and Technology／Environmental Education

Department ofGlobal Ecology

Globalandintergenerationaljustice

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Toru MOROTOMI, Professor +81-75-753-3510 morotomi@econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Akihisa MORI, Associate Professor +81-75-753-9203 mori.akihisa.2a@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Global Ecological Economics

Global Ecological Economics

Environmental Economics

Global Ecological Economics

Thepurposeof this laboratory is toanalyzeclimatechangepoliciesandenergypoliciesfromeconomicsperspectives.Inordertodoso,werequestalltheapplicantsforthislaboratorytostudyenvironmentaleconomicsas its theoretical foundation.Basedonthis,wefocusonthefollowingthreeresearchtopics:

【1】 Economic analysis of climate change policies and their policy designsWefocusmainlyonclimatechangepoliciesamongvarious

environmental issues.Asaroleofsocialscience,designofsocialinstitutionsandpolicy instruments isoneof themost importanttasks.Environmentalpolicy instruments (environmental taxes,emissionstradingsystems,subsidies,etc.)aremaintargetofourresearch.

【2】Renewable energies and electricity market liberalizationRenewableenergypoliciesplayacrucialrole in theclimate

changepolicies.Ontheotherhand,researchofthefuturepowersystemsthatmakethe large-scalerenewableenergygenerationandgrid integrationpossible isalso important.This laboratorypromotesa researchproject that supports transitionofpowersystems from thecentralizedone tomoredistributedone,byincreasingrenewableenergiesintheliberalizedelectricitymarketenvironment.

The30yearsofdevelopments inenvironmentaleconomicsandpolicy studies proves it indispensible for socio-economicsystemtomovetowardthesustainablepathway,nottomentionto technological andpolicy innovationanddiffusion. In reality,however, socio-economic system, especially infrastructure isdeeplyembedded intothesociety,caught inatechnologicalandinstitutional lock-in.Studiesonstrategicplanningandreflectivelearning are required that enable niche innovations withsustainabletechnologytobeapartof theregime,competewiththeincumbentregimeactors,andthendominateintheregime.

Against thisbackground,weGlobalEcologicalEconomicshavemadeeconomicanalysisofsustainability transition,withspecialattentionto,butnotlimitedto:(a) Economics of transition to sustainable energy, transport,

agricultureandcity(b) Policies, institutionsandfinancialmechanismsthatadvances

sustainabilitytransition(c) Internationalanddomesticbarriers thatblocksustainability

transitionStudentshave taken theirpreferred cases in Japan,Asia,

Europe,andAmericatomakein-depthanalyses.The Global Ecological Economics is also joining in the

ResearchUnit forDevelopmentofGlobalSustainabilityofKyotoUniversity.

【3】Renewable energies and regional rehabilitationUnlike the fossil fuelsandnuclearenergies, renewablesare

theuniversallydistributedenergy resources for any regions.We are tackling the issue of how to link renewable energydevelopmentwith theregionalrehabilitation.Collaboratingwithmunicipalities,wearecurrentlyengaged in“reginaladdedvalueanalysis”andresearchonappropriate formsofbusinessentitieslike“Stadtweke”orenergycooperatives.

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Satoshi HOSHINO, Professor +81-75-753-6157 shoshino@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Kenichiro ONITSUKA, Associate Professor +81-75-753-6158 onitsuka@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Sustainable Rural Development

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

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

Working fromaruralplanningperspective, theLaboratoryofSustainableRuralDevelopment isdesigningandevaluatingmeasuresandpolicies inanattempt tooffer solutions to thesechallenges and to rebuild region-specific rural sustainabilitythatcanextend into the future.Ourresearchconcernscoverawide rangeof topics including regional resourcemanagementbywayofknowledgemanagement, restorationof socialcapital(SC) and regional revitalization, symbiosisbetween residentialenvironmentsandwildlife,regionaldevelopmentthroughregionalinformatization, the establishment of resident-led community

planning theory, andproposals onhow to carry out regionalrealignmentandsocial infrastructuredevelopment ina societywithadecliningpopulation.

Hirohisa TAKANO, Professor +81-75-383-3342 htakano@health.env.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Kayo UEDA, Associate Professor +81-75-383-3341 uedak@health.env.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Akiko HONDA, Assistant Professor +81-75-383-3343 akko@health.env.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Environmental Health Sciences

Industrializationurbanizationandglobalizationhavebroughtnew environmental challenges. To assess the health risksassociatedwith these environmental problems, the followingcomponentsareessential:・Sufficientinformationonvariousenvironmentalhazards・Accurateandpreciseexposureassessment・Quantitativeevaluationofexposure-responserelationship・Elucidatingmechanismsbywhichenvironmentalhazardscause

healtheffectsThegoals of ourdivisionare toestablish themethods for

comprehensiveevaluationofhealthrisksofenvironmentalfactorandtopreventadversehealtheffectsonthebasisofmechanismsbywhichenvironmentalhazardscauseandtopromotehealthinhumanpopulations.Outlineofstudy(Experimentalstudies)1) Toelucidatehealtheffectsofairpollutantsandtheunderlying

mechanisms2) To identify responsible factors and the components of air

pollutantsthatcontributetohealtheffects3) Toelucidatehealtheffectsofenvironmentalchemicalsandthe

underlyingmechanisms4) To reducehealth effects of environmentalpollutantsusing

technologyofmedicalengineering

Outlineofstudy(Epidemiologicalstudies)1) To elucidate health effects of air pollutants for human

population2) Toevaluatehealtheffectsofclimatechange3) Toassessfuturehealthimpactsofenvironmentalpolicy4) To develop exposure assessmentmodel of environmental

pollutants

Our laboratory is also a part of the Department ofEnvironmentalEngineering,GraduateSchool ofEngineering,KyotoUniversity, and is located atKatsuraCampus,wherestudents in theGraduateSchool ofEngineering areworkingtogether.

ComponentsofRuralSustainabilityandtheirChanges.

(left) Oxidative stress in airway epithelial cells exposed toenvironmental pollutants (right) Scatter plot of ambulancedispatchesduetoheatstrokeandapparenttemperature

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

Environmental Marketing Management

To achieve amore sustainable society beyond “negativeexternality”problems,allmembersofsocietymustinternalizethevalueofharmonizingwiththeenvironment.Canenterprisescoverthecostswiththereturnsfromtheirpro-environmentalactivities?Is there ahighprobability that they cangain the support ofconsumers?Weareaddressing the followingthemesmainlyontheJapanesemarket:

− Corporatemarketstrategybasedonpro-environmentalactivities:differentiation strategy,defensive strategy,andbrandstrategybeyondCSR

− Environmental communication between corporation

and consumer: environmental labels, environmentmanagement systemcertification, andenvironmentalriskcommunication

− Consumers’ perceptions andbehavior in relation toenvironmental issues:consumersegmentation,analysisofconsumerbehavior

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

− Food risk communication: theories , analysis ofconsumers’ riskperceptionand risk-aversebehavior,andevaluationoffoodsafetypolicies

Wataru SANO, Professor +81-75-753-2909 sano.wataru.4r@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Ayako IWATANI, Associate Professor +81-75-753-2875 iwatani.ayako.6v@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Socio-Cultural Symbiosis

This laboratorywillhelpstudents togainanunderstandingofenvironmentalproblemsandtheircausesandexaminepublicpoliciesdesignedtosolvetheseproblemsfromtheviewpointsofpoliticalscienceandculturalanthropology.

Humankindhashithertobeenable to flexiblyadapt to anever-changingenvironment.However,adramaticincreaseinboththeproductivityandconsumptionofhumansocieties since thebeginningof themodernerahas imposedatremendous loadontheenvironmentandresulted indisastersthathumans lackthecapacitytodealwith.Forexample,asglobalcapitalismexpandsandeffectivewaystoprotecttheenvironmentarebeingsought,whatkindofchangeshavehunterandgatherersandcommercialnomads,whohave led theirnomadic lifewhileutilizingnaturalandhumanresources,beenexposedto,andwhatriskshavetheyfaced?Inordertoconsidercomplexenvironmentalproblems,weexaminehowvariouscommunitieshaveadaptedtoenvironmentalchangesandhavemaintained their lifestylesover time fromaculturalanthropologyperspective.

Regardingenvironmentalproblems indevelopedcountries,political as well as economic factors play a crucial role.Environmental policies are formulated based not only ondifferences inpublicattitudes toenvironmental issuesbutalsoonarangeofpolitical factorssuchaswhetherornotacountryhas environmentally-conscious political parties, how active

environmentalmovementsare, thedegreeofpolitical influenceagriculturallobbygroupshave,andtherankingofenvironmentalministriesandagencies.Weexaminethepoliticalbackgroundofenvironmentalproblemsfromapoliticalscienceperspectiveandenvironmentalpoliciesfromtheviewpointofpolicystudies.

Pro-environmentalagriculturalpractices:thefishcradleprojectinShigaprefecture,Japan

Amodel of consumerbehavior in selectingpro-environmentalproducts

Camping Site of a Nomadic Community calledKalbeliya(Rajasthan,India,Sep.2011)

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Junji SATO, Professor +81-75-753-5051 sato.junji.6s@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Ontology of Environment and Technology

Theaimof this laboratory is to explore (or tounfold) theimplications foranon-metaphysicalonto-logy (knowledgeof thebeing)ofourphysicalenvironment.

Whatweshalltryis:−to focuson the implicationsofcultural theoriesabout the

concept ofnature examiningEuropeanphilosophy fromthepastthreecenturies (fromDescartes,Hobbes,Spinoza,Rousseau,andKanttovonUexküll,Heidegger,andDeleuze&Guattari);

−tounderstand themodernistmodeof forgetting “in-the-world-ness” as part ofHeidegger’s reasoning, in ordertoovercome thesubjectobjectduality inviewofanon-objectifyinganthropocentric“knowledge”;

−to analyse culture as the operation ofmechanisms andtechnologies (ref.M.Foucault)ofmediation tooccupythegapbetweenmatter and life, social and individual, theenvironmentandhumanactivities.

Our postmodern-biotechnological age, full of intelligentmachinesandcyborgs,isalsoanageofnaturalandenviromentalcrises. It is an urgent matter to investigate the naturalenvironmentsoastoabandonunreservedlyanthropocentricisminthelifesciences,andtodeconstructahumanizedimageofnature.

Jane SINGER, Associate Professor +81-75-753-5933 singer.jane.6e@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Misuzu ASARI, Associate Professor +81-75-753-5922 asari.misuzu.6w@kyoto-u.ac.jp mezase530@gmail.com

Roger C. BAARS, Lecturer +81-75-753-5935 baars.rogercloud.6a@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Environmental Education

Research and educational activities in this study areaare broadly subsumedunder three themes: 1.Education forSustainableDevelopment2.communityresilienceand3.materialcyclesand lowcarbonsystems.Throughconducting research,internshipsandcollaborativeeducational initiatives, facultyandstudentsdevelopuniquecommunity-basedapproachesthatraiseawareness and transformbehavior to achieve equitable andsustainabledevelopment.

Education for SustainableDevelopment (ESD) promotesdiverselearningapproachesinschoolsandcommunitiestofosterthe competenciesneeded for amore sustainable future.Ouractivities includeclimatechange,place-basedandsustainabilityeducation; campus sustainability efforts; andeducationon the

SustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).Community resilience studies focus on migration and

displacement inducedbydevelopment, disasters and climatechange.Wealsoengage in researchondisaster riskreductionandpost-disasterreconstruction,climatechangeadaptationandcommunity-based resourcemanagement, aiming to improvecommunityengagement,livelihoodsandwell-being.

Finally,we focusonmaterialcyclesand lowcarbonsystemapproaches,with emphasis onmunicipal solidwaste (MSW)includingfood lossandplasticwaste,disasterwaste,andenergysaving awareness andbehavior.Research and education arecarriedoutinKyotoandotherlocalcommunities,oncampus,andindevelopingnationsintheAsiaPacificregion.

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Shigeo FUJII, Professor +81-75-753-5151 fujii@eden.env.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Shuhei TANAKA, Associate Professor +81-75-753-5171 t-shuhei@eden.env.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Hidenori 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,mostdevelopingcountriesinAsiaarestillsufferingfromseriousenvironmentalproblemsandourexperiencehasnotyetbeenfullyutilizedbythesecountries.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／Biodiversity Conservation／Landscape Ecology and Planning／

Environmentally-Friendly Energy Conversion

Department ofTechnology and Ecology

Examplesofsurveysandexperiments

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Hirohide KOBAYASHI, Professor +81-75-753-4806 kobahiro@archi.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Chiho OCHIAI, Assistant Professor +81-75-753-5723 ochiai.chiho.2x@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Global Environmental Architecture

Theresearchexplores“sustainablehumanenvironmentinmodernsocieties”basedonlocalcultureandnaturalsettings.Learningfromsustainableurbanandruralsettings,seekstounderstandtheglobalenvironmentalorderinallforms.Thefindingsandexperiencesarerealizedintoplanninganddesign,andimplementationofpracticalapplicationsforsocieties..

■ Locally-based building technologyWecreate theenvironmental/socialdesign forpractical

applications in order to restructure / sustain the livingenvironmentinmoderncontexts.

■ Locally-based human settlement Weexplore the knowledge andmethods for preferred

humanenvironmentbythefieldsurveys ineco-friendlyruralvillagesandoldhistoricquarters.

Takeshi KATSUMI, Professor +81-75-753-9205 katsumi.takeshi.6v@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Atsushi TAKAI, Associate Professor +81-75-753-5752 takai.atsushi.2s@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Environmental Infrastructure Engineering

The Environmental Infrastructure Engineering groupdealswith construction andmanagement of sustainable andenvironmentally-friendly infrastructures, andmainly focusesonthepreservationandrestorationof thegeo-environment.Withparticularattentiontothepromotionofarecycling-basedsociety,wemakeemphasisonthestudyof:1)strategiesandtechnologiesfor the appropriate reuse and disposal ofwastematerials,includingcontaminatedsoils,excavatedrocks,anddisasterdebris,2) the design,management, and post-closure applications ofcoastaland inlandwastedisposal landfillsites,withaparticularinterest on theperformance of liner and cover systems and,3) thedevelopmentandassessmentof remediation techniquesforground contamination,mainly focused on thebehavior ofheavymetals andnon-aqueousphase liquids (NAPLs) in soils.Weperformbothpractical (ona laboratorysetting)aswell astheoreticalwork(usingnumericalmodels),andcloselycollaboratewithnationalandprivateinstitutionsthatareresponsibleforthepreservationofthegeo-environment.

As members of a society that aims for a sustainabledevelopment,we hope that ourworkwill help improve theframeworksandtechnologiesthatwillallowustosafeguardtheinfrastructureandsocial systems for futuregenerations, evenunderthestrainingeffectsofclimatechange.

Fieldsurveysofenvironmentaladaptation in disaster-proneareas

F i e l d s u r v e y s o f l i v i n genvironments in urban andruralareas

Reconstructionmanagementofvernaculararchitectureand

Architectural project aimingat achieving environmentalharmony

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Hiroaki SETOGUCHI, Professor +81-75-753-6860 setoguchi.hiroaki.2c@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Kanto NISHIKAWA, Associate Professor +81-75-753-6848 hynobius@zoo.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Shota SAKAGUCHI, Assistant Professor +81-75-753-6796 sakaguci54@gmail.com

Biodiversity Conservation

Stable global environment is based on ecosystem thatcomprises a large number of biological species, abioticenvironmentand their complicatedmutual interaction.Amongthem,biodiversity conservation is one of the essential pointsto keep the environment. “Biodiversity” denotes variation at

thespecies level, thegenetic levelandtheecosystemlevel.Weare interested inbiodiversityofplant andanimal speciesandcontribute into trainingpersonnelwhowork to promote theconservation indomesticand/or internationalorganizationsandadministrations.

Shozo SHIBATA, Professor +81-75-753-6084 sho@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Katsue FUKAMACHI, Associate Professor +81-75-753-6081 katsue@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Ryo HIGASHIGUCHI, Assistant Professor +81-75-753-6099 higashiguchi.ryo.8x@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 sustainability may not be achievedwithoutcorrespondingculturalsustainability,ourcurrentareasofconcerninclude landscapeplanning,designandmanagement that takeswildlife habitats into consideration, and the development ofsuitablemethods forecologicalmitigationcarriedoutaspartoftheenvironmentalassessmentprocess.

Projectofex-situconservationofanendangeredplantsconductedatTakahama,Fukui Prefecture (Photo: “Foster parents” atprimaryschool)FieldresearchworkinKazahstan

Culturallandscape:animportantaspectoflandscapeplanning

Ecologicalmonitoringbyremotesensing

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Takeshi ABE, Professor +81-075-383-2487 abe@elech.kuic.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Kohei MIYAZAKI, Associate Professor +81-075-383-7049 myzkohei@elech.kuic.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Environmentally-Friendly Energy Conversion

Oursociety facesmanyenvironmentalandenergyresourceproblems.Effectiveutilizationofenergyresources is themostfeasiblemethod to solve these problems. In this laboratorywe conduct the fundamental research on electrochemicalenergyconversiondevices suchas fuel cellsandrechargeablebatteries. Inparticularwe focusonthe“interface”atwhichtheelectrochemical reactionsproceedand investigate fundamentalconceptsforenhancingtherateandreversibilityoftheinterfacialreaction.Themainthemesofour laboratoryresearchare1),2),and3)asshownbelow.1)Lithium-ionbatteries

Fundamentalresearchonthe“electrode/electrolyteinterface”and“iontransferinelectrodes”toelicitperformanceoflithium-ionbatteries.2)Postlithium-ionbatteries

Fundamental researchandmaterial searchofmagnesiummetal secondarybatteries, sodium-ionbatteries, and aqueouslithium-ionbatteriesasnext-generation rechargeablebatteriesbeyondlithium-ionbatteries.3)Fuelcellsandmetal-airrechargeablebatteries

Fundamentalresearchandmaterialsearchofanionexchangemembrane fuel cellsandzinc-air secondarybatteries. Inanionexchangemembrane fuel cells, the reduction reactionoxygensupplied fromair isusedas thepositiveelectrodereactionand

theoxidationreactionofpolyol isusedasthenegativeelectrodereact ion . In z inc -a i rsecondarybatteries, thereductionandevolutionr e a c t i o n o x y g e nsuppl ied from a ir i sused as the posit iveelectrode reaction andthe d i s s o l u t i on anddeposition reaction ofzinc metal is used asthe negative electrodereaction.

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Izuru SAIZEN, Professor +81-75-753-6369 saizen@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Narumasa TSUTSUMIDA, Assistant Professor +81-75-753-6368 naru@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Regional Planning

Our laboratoryexploreswell-balancedregionaldevelopmentsamongurbanandruralareasthroughanappropriateevaluationandutilizationofnaturalandsocialresourcesandtacklespotentialissuesassociatedwith implementationof regionalplanningbyGIS/RSfieldsurvey.Currenttopicsarefollows.■Understanding of Regional Environments by GIS/RS

For the implementation of appropriate regional planningformanagingenvironments, landuse/cover ismonitoredandmodelledbyGIS/RS:

Monitoring of urban expansion (Indonesia); Evaluation ofresilienceforclimatechanges(India,Philippines);Spatialaccuracyanalysisof landcoverclassification;Spatialdataminingof localstatisticaldata.■Exploring sustainable developments based on fi eld work

Natural or social resource issues associated with themanagementofregionalenvironmentsareexploredbyfieldworkorquestionnairesurvey:

Landuseanalysisandforestresourcemanagement(Vietnam);Evaluation of social impacts of environmental conservationagriculture(Philippines);Researchonconnectivityofhills,humansandoceanstowardsustainabledevelopment(Watersheds,Japan).

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／Urban Infrastructure Engineering／Atmospheric Chemistry／Ecosystem Production and Dynamics／Terrestrial Ecosystems Management／Aquatic Environmental Biology／

InterviewsurveyforethnicminorityinVietnam.

UrbanmonitoringinJakartaMetropolitanareainIndonesia

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Yoshizumi KAJII, Professor +81-75-753-6897 kajii.yoshizumi.7e@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Yosuke SAKAMOTO, Assistant Professor +81-75-753-6634 sakamoto.yosuke.7a@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Atmospheric Chemistry

We investigateatmospheric chemistry,mainly focusingontheissueofphotochemicalozoneformation.Despitetheapparentdownward trends for both NOx and VOCs (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.

Kunitomo SUGIURA, Professor +81-75-383-3160 sugiura.kunitomo.4n@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Eiji HARADA, Associate Professor +81-75-383-3310 harada@particle.kuciv.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Tomohiro TANAKA, Assistant Professor +81-75-383-7067 tanaka.tomohiro.7c@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Urban Infrastructure Engineering

Practicestoreduceenvironmentalimpactinadditiontosafetyandsecurity technologiesarenecessary to sustain sustainablehumanactivitiesasa lifeline. It is importanttodevelop“HolisticEngineering” integratingDesign,Construction,Operation andMaintenance technologies. Inorder toachievesucha task, thelaboratoryaimstodevelopgreentechnologiesinconjunctionwithexistingadvancedtechnologiestosecureurbaninfrastructuresintermsofdisaster-freeandlonglife.

■Transport and Energy Infrastructures・ApplicationofHighPerformanceMaterialstoBridgeStructures・NDE,Monitoring, Structural IntegrityEvaluation andLife

PredictionofAgingSteelStructures・DevelopmentofFloatingSUPG

■Water and Disaster Prevention Infrastructures・DevelopmentofAccurateandUniversalMovableBedModel・MultiAgentModelforEvacuationPlanning・Development of FloodRisk/Largest-Class FloodDisaster

EstimationMethod

Sediment Transport Simulation

Risk Assessment on Water-related Disaster

Mechanismofoxidantformation Researchactivities

Floating SUPG

Earthquake-Resistant Steel Bridge Piers

Durable FRP Bridges

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Shinya FUNAKAWA, Professor +81-75-753-6101 funakawa@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Hitoshi SHINJO, Associate Professor +81-75-753-6299 shinhit@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.jp

Naoki OKADA, Associate Professor +81-75-753-6097 okad@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Masako 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.Carbondynamicsandcarbonaccumulation inboreal forestsarebeingstudiedinCanada,Finland,Estonia,RussiaandJapanalongwiththeirpastpatterns.Borealforestsaretheecosystemswheretheeffectsofglobalwarmingarelikelytoappearfirst.

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

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Yoh YAMASHITA, Professor +81-75-753-6410 yoh@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Keita SUZUKI, Assistant Professor +81-773-62-5512 suzuki.keita.3r@kyoto-u.ac.jp

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,focusingonenergyflowfromnutritionandprimaryproductionthroughtomacrobenthosandfish,emphasizingthe lifehistory,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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Suwanna Kitpati BOONTANON, Project Associate Professor (Mahidol Univ.) suwanna.boo@mahidol.ac.th

Wen LIU, Project Assistant Professor +81-75-753-4813 liu.wen.7s@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Environmental Innovator Program EIP– Cultivating Environmental Leaders across ASEAN Region –

Rapid economic growth in theASEAN region has created serious environmental and social problems, ranging fromwaterdegradationandimproperwastemanagement,totrafficcongestionanddeforestation.

TheEnvironmentalInnovatorProgram–CultivatingEnvironmentalLeadersacrossASEANRegionisanewprogramatGSGES,whichstrengthenresearchandeducationalcapacitythroughintensiveintellectualexchangeswith11partneruniversitiesinASEANregion.ItaimstocultivateenvironmentalinnovatorswhowilltakeonaleadershiproleswithadeepunderstandingofAsianculturesandadvancedcommunicationskillstotackleglobalenvironmentalchallenges.

Oneofthemajorcomponentsofthisprogramaretwonewlylauncheddouble-degreeprogramswithMahidolUniversity(Thailand)andBogorAgriculturalUniversity (Indonesia). Students enrolled in theseprogramswill researchGlobalEnvironmental StudiesatGSGES (earningamaster’sdegree inGlobalEnvironmentalStudies)withamulti-disciplinaryperspective, andwill also studyaspecificdisciplineatapartneruniversity,suchasenvironmentalengineeringoragriculture,fortheirsecondmaster’sdegree.TheEIPprogramprovidesauniqueopportunitytostudynotonlyaspecificdisciplinebutalsomulti-disciplinaryenvironmentalstudiesatthesametime.

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Yuki OKAMOTO, Project Assistant Professor +81-75-753-5050 okamoto.yuki.4x@kyoto-u.ac.jp

JGP Top Global University Project “Japan Gateway: Kyoto University Top Global Program” Environmental Studies

Aprogram, “JapanGateway:KyotoUniversityTopGlobalProgram,JGP inshort)”hasbeenorganizingtoconduct internationaljoint education anddouble degreeswithworld-class partneruniversities prominent in research areas such asMathematics andChemistry thatKyotoUniversityhas significantly international competitiveness. In the area of environmental studies,GraduateSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudiesofKyotoUniversityplaysacentralpart toprepare theway to implement interdisciplinaryandpracticalresearchestoconducetowardstheenvironmentalproblems,bothinglobalandlocalscales.Tofulfillthisgoal,GraduateSchool ofGlobalEnvironmental Studies is collaboratingwithGraduateSchool ofAgriculture ofKyotoUniversity to facilitate aninternationaljointeducationanddoubledegreeprogram.Throughtheglobaleducationandresearchwork,theprogramissetouttoencourageyoungresearcherstoobtainskillsandknowledgeinenvironmentalstudiessothattheycanbeabletoworkontheworldstageinnearfuture.

1) International double degree programTheprogramhas been conducting a double degree programwithGadjahMadaUniversity, BogorAgriculturalUniversity

(Indonesia),KasetsartUniversity,MahidolUniversity (Thailand) so far.Adoublemasterdegreeprogramwith otheruniversity isplannedtobeimplementedinthefuture.

2) International joint education program

Theprogramprovidesvarious international educationprograms.A short studyabroadprogram,named “InternationalSpringSchool/AutumnSchoolforEnvironmentalStudies”aimedtounderstandtheenvironmentinJapanandlearntheskillsandknowledgeofanalysisthroughthefieldwork,laboratoryworkandlectureswascarriedoutfor3years.Intotal67selectedstudents(applicants:214) fromvariousuniversities in theworldhave joinedand learnedenvironmental studiesunder themulticultural atmosphereofKyoto since 2016. In addition, JGPhasprovidingopportunities for internships and researchprogram in overseasuniversities forstudents,andreceivingstudentsfrompartners’universitiestoconductinternationalcollaborativeresearch.Inthisway,ourprogrampromote/fosterinternationalization,anddevelopenvironmentalstudieswithinterdisciplinaryresearchesinmulti-culturecondition.

3) International research and study abroad fairTheprogram isalso joiningeventson“StudyAbroadFair”and“InternationalSymposium inEnvironmentalStudies” invarious

countriesintheworld,i.e.Vietnam,Thailand,Tanzaniaetc.,topromoteinternationalcollaborativeeducationandresearch.Inaddition,internationalcollaborativestudies/fieldwork/researcheshavebeenconductedinvariousplaces.

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Project for the Reconstruction ofVernacular Architecture and ItsSignificanceforContemporarySocietyProfessorHirohideKOBAYASHIEnvironmentalDesign,RegionalArchitecture

Vernacular Architecture in Modern SocietyEven in remotevillages, the spreadof themarket

economyandaccompanyingshiftsinvalueshavealreadybecomepartofdailylife,andthelocalcultureandcustomsuniquetoaregionaregraduallydyingout.Inparticular,vernaculararchitecture—thehighlyindigenoustraditionalhousingcultivatedbythenatural featuresofaregion—isquicklybeing replacedwithbuildings incorporatinglargeamountsofnewmaterialssuchasconcreteblocks,galvanized ironsheets,andcementslates.Fieldsurveysthathavebeenconductedso faracrossAsia, theSouthPacific, and West Africa also reveal that in manycases residentshavenotbeen constructing their owntraditionalbuildingssincethe1970sand1980s.Forsucharchitectural techniques tobepasseddownthroughthegenerations,thereneedstobecollaborativeeffortsamongthelocalcommunitytoconstructhousingwithoutoutsidehelp.There is, therefore, a risk that such techniquesofvernaculararchitecturewillbe lostashighlyskilledcommunityresidentsgrowolderwithouttheopportunityto transfer theirknowledgewith thenextgeneration.Moreover,giventhatarchitecturalspacesreflectnotonlyarchitectural techniques,butalso thedaily lifestylesofthevillagecommunityand itscohabitationwithnature,the loss of vernacular architecturewill also have animpactonthepotentialofmanytraditionalcustomsandritestobekeptalive intothe followinggenerations.Thediverseabundanceofvernaculararchitectureisgraduallyslippingawayandwillbedifficulttoreviveonceitislostcompletely.

Conductingsurveys in thevillagesand listening towhat individuals have to say,we find thatmany areconsciousof thenecessityand importanceof traditionalhousing. However, a number of factors hinder theconstructionofsuchhousing,suchasrestrictionsontheuseof resourcesdue to forestconservationpolicies, thedecline inuseful resources aroundvillages, reluctanceto provide construction labor resources in financiallystrugglingvillage communities, or strongpreferencesformodernhousingusingnewbuildingmaterials.Atthesametime,whenmysurveyresearchbringsmetoacentralfigureinthevillagecommunitywhoisconcernedabout this situation—andwhenweengage in repeated

discussions—thisconcerncomestogetherasaconsensusamongthe localpeople,and it ispossible toestablishaproject for reconstructingvernacular architecture. Sofar,wehavecooperatedwithandsupportedinitiativesinVietnam(2008and2018),Fiji (2011),Thailand (2013),andVanuatu(2017),tacklingvarioushurdlesalongtheway.

Sustainability of Vernacular Architecture

Basedonmyexperiencewithreconstructionprojects,it ispossible to summarize the factors that contributeto the construction and maintenance of vernaculararchitecture into three elements: local materials,traditional techniques, and collaborative labor.Theseelementsaremutuallylinkedinthesensethatknowledgeand techniques are passed down through interactionbetweenthegenerations inthevillagecommunities,andsuchskillsareadoptedtouseforestresourceseffectivelyandrationally, allowing thevillagecommunity toenjoythesubstantialgiftsof the forest.Moreover, lookingateachelementasaregional resource, localmaterialsarepartofthelocalnaturalenvironment(physicalresources),traditional techniques are part of the local culture(intellectual resources), and community cooperation ispart of the local society (human resources), such thatas awhole sucharchitecture is aproduct of the localenvironment itself.Thisdemonstrateshowthecreationandsustainabilityofvernaculararchitecturereliesonthepreservationof theregionalenvironment. Investigatingvernacular architecturemeans investigatingnot onlybuildings,butalsocommunities,naturalenvironments,andeventhecultureofthearea.Thedistinctivecharacterofsuchvernaculararchitecturecanbeseenasnotsomuchtheantiquatedproductofabygoneera,butasanessentialelement for creating balanced regional environmentsin the future fromthepointofviewofregional identityandcoexistencewithnature inourextremelyglobalizedmodern society. In that sense, projects to reconstructvernaculararchitectureprovidesignificant insights intonot only the community residents in and around theproject,butalsoourdailylivesandhousinginthemodernday.

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Striving forSustainableDevelopmentUtilizingRegionalResourcesProfessorIzuruSAIZENRegionalPlanning

Farming villages weakened in the process of economic development

Iengage inresearchonthedevelopmentofregionalareasand farmingvillages insideandoutsideof Japanwith a central focus on field surveys and analysisusing geographic information systems. In Japan, thedepopulation and agingpopulation of farmingvillageshasbeen a clear issue for several decades.Given theextremely severe and complexbackground, it is stilldifficult to findaneffectivesolution.Nodoubtvery fewpeopleduring Japan’speriodofhigheconomicgrowthpredictedthatruralcommunitieswouldlosetheirvitality.Effortsshouldprobablyhavebeenmadeat the time todevisemeasuresinpreparationforthefuture.Meanwhile,inmanyof the agricultural villages in thedevelopingcountriesofSoutheastAsia, thebenefitsof theeconomicdevelopment of the country as a whole have seenimprovementsinlivingstandardsandlevelsofhappiness,asreflectedbythecontentedsmilesonmanychildren’sfaces.However, suchrapiddevelopment isalso insomewaysvividlyreminiscentofJapan’shigheconomicgrowth,andwe thereforeneed to carefully consider initiativestowardthefuture.Astheeconomydevelops,theconceptofamonetaryeconomybeginstoencroachonagriculturalcommunities aswell.While livehood in the farmingvillagesinsuchcountrieswastypicallybasedonasystemofself-sufficiency,farmersbegintousethefields,inwhichtheypreviouslyused forcultivating food for themselves,forgrowingcashcropsandeventuallybegintointensivelyfarma certain crop in order to increase their profits.While this raises the potential formakingmonetaryprofit, italso increases theirvulnerability tochanges inthemarketvalueof the cropand tonaturaldisasters.Somemaywreakcatastrophicand irreparabledamages

in justashortperiodof time.Andasthepopulations infarmingvillagesincrease,demandarisesfornewindustry.However,asinmanydevelopingcountries,urbanindustryisdrivingtheeconomysothat therisingpopulation liesincreasingdeindustrializationofthefarmingvillages.

Revisiting what is always thereOne method of ensuring sustainable economic

development insuchregions is toeffectivelyutilize thelocalresourcesavailableinanarea.“Regionalresources”refers to those resources that have been cultivatedthroughout the longhistory of the region,which arehighly compatiblewith the natural environment andclimate of that area, andwhich have supported thelifestylesof the localresidentsover theyears.However,therearemanyregional resources that aregraduallybeing lost in the shadow of economic development.These include, forexample, festivalsuniquetoacertaincommunity,traditionalcropcultivation,andslash-and-burnagriculture.Thesetraditionsandpracticeseachhavethepotential tocontribute to thecommunity in the formofecological tourism,securingcrops forself-sufficiency,orthesustainableuseof forests.Byreconsideringregionalresources, it ispossible toboost theunderlyingvitalityof an area.Developing countries are also entitled toenjoy economicprogress andprosperity.At the sametime, it isessential toensure that theypursuesuitableand sustainable development in linewith the stagesofdevelopment. I aim todevelopachievablemeasuresthroughdiscussionswithlocalpeople.

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Clarifyingtheconnectionsamonghumanhealth,environment,andsocietyAssociateProfessorKayoUEDAEnvironmentalHealthSciences

We have been exper ienc ing a trans i t i on o fenvironmentalhealth risks over thepasthalf-century.In thepast time, themainconcernswerewhether thehigh levelof industrialpollutants fromthe local sourcemayhadcauseddiseasesorexacerbatedpre-existing illconditionsinashorttimeperiod,whichmadepeopleinferthe associationbetween its association.Currently,weareaware that theseenvironmentalhealthrisksshouldbeaddressed inaglobal scale, as representedbyheat-relatedmortalityunderclimatechangeandrespiratory/cardiovascular diseases morbidity attributable totransboundaryairpollutants.Theemergingenvironmentalhealthproblemsalso include thehealth effects of lowlevels of chemicals on allergic diseases, concerns ofhealth effects ofmaternal exposure to environmentalpollutants on fetal andneonataldevelopment.Further,various individual- or community-level factors, suchassocioeconomic statusandmedicalprogress,modify thehealtheffectsofenvironmentalpollutants.

Our laboratorytries todisentanglethehealtheffectsof environmental pollutantsusing epidemiological andexperimentalapproaches.Ofthose, Ihavebeen involvedwithepidemiologicalstudieswhich focusthedistributionanddeterminantofhealthanddiseases in “population”while experimental approaches use cells, animals,and sometimes human to elucidate health effects ofenvironmentalpollutantsandunderlyingmechanisms.

Oneofmyspecificresearchgoals is to identifywhoaremoreatrisk fromenvironmentalpollutants.Wecanconsidersusceptiblepopulationswhoare likely tohavemoreseriousresponsestoacertain levelofexposuretopollutants,andvulnerablepopulationswhoare likely tobeexposed tohigher levelsofenvironmentalpollutantsmoreoftenthanothers.Susceptibilityisgenerallyrelated

tophysiologicalvariation.Forexample, it is consideredthat childrenaremore susceptible thanadultbecausethey are still under thedevelopment and thedefensesystem is immature.Vulnerability is related topeople’sbehaviorandsocial factors. In thestudyexamining theassociationofhot temperatureandheat-related illnessesinJapan,wefocusedonageasafactorthatcouldmodifytheeffect of temperatureonhealth.Theage-stratifiedanalysisrevealedthat themiddle-agedmaleshadhigherrisksofheat-relatedillnessesthanotheragegroups.Thiswasanunexpectedfindingbecausewehypothesizedtheelderly,withdeterioratedphysiological functiondue toagingprocess,wasmoresusceptibletoexposuretohightemperatureduring summer.From this observation, itis speculated that themiddle-agedpeople tend toworkoutdoor longerhours than theelderlywhile theelderlystayindoorswhereairconditioningisavailableandavoidgoingoutside.Especially,Japanesepeoplehavebeenmoreawareofheat-relatedillnessesfrompreventingheatstrokecampaignsfocusingontheelderlyafterthehotsummerin2010.Thisresultisjustapieceofevidencethatindirectlysuggesthowmuch individualbehaviorandsocial statusmodifyenvironmentalhealthrisks.But thisgivesusaninsightabout theconnectionsamong individual, society,andenvironment.

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ConveyingtheSignificanceandSafetyofUsingRecycledWaterinAgricultureAssociateProfessorAkiraYOSHINOAgriculturalEconomics

Mas te r ’ s s tuden t s a t t he Schoo l o f G l oba lEnvironmentalStudiestakepartinalong-terminternshiplastingatleastthreemonthsasacompulsorypartofthecurriculum.Over the threeyearssince2015,eachyearonestudent fromthe fieldofEnvironmentalMarketingManagement has pursued his or her internship byparticipatinginaninitiativeinItomanCityinOkinawatoinvestigatethepotentialuseofrecycledwaterinfarming.

The recycledwater has been developed throughefforts ledbyProfessorHiroakiTanaka’s laboratoryattheKyotoUniversityGraduateSchool ofEngineering.ByapplyingultrafiltrationandUVdisinfectiontotreatedwastewater,theyhavecreateda low-costsupplyofsafewater suitable fordirectuse—even to irrigatecropsofvegetablessold forrawconsumption. In ItomanCity inOkinawa,whereuseoftherecycledwaterisbeingtested,therearehighhopesforitsuseduetothechronicwatershortage that farming in theareahassufferedover theyears.Thisapproachisalsoenvironmentally-friendlyasitreducestheamountoftreatedwastewaterreleasedintorivers.

Yet, regardless ofhowsafe thewatermaybe, thelocal governmentheadingup theproject and farmerswere concerned about the possibility that consumerscouldbe reluctant topurchasevegetablesgrownwithrecycled water, given that such water comes fromsewage.This iswhytheyreachedouttoour laboratory.Riskcommunication for foodproductshasbeenoneofthe focusesofourresearchsince thescandal thatarosesurroundingBSE—ormadcowdisease,asitiscommonlyknown.

Inordertobeabletocommunicaterisktoconsumersandthegeneralpublicitisnecessarytostartbylisteningopenlytopeople’sinterpretationsandconcernsregardingthemessageputoutby thosedeveloping theproducts.ChiharuMiwa—thefirststudenttopursueherinternshipat thisproject inOkinawa—drewon theknowledgeofchemistrythatshehadacquiredasanundergraduatetocreateapamphletandwebsiteexplainingthesignificanceand safety of recycledwater,while also carrying outa survey to listen towhat consumershad to say.Theresultsrevealedthatthemajorityofconsumerswerenotcompletelyagainst the ideabuthadavague feelingofconcern.Suchconcern focusedonthepossibilityof toxicchemicals thatmayhavebeenoverlookedand theriskofunanticipatedaccidents, rather than theriskof foodpoisoning.Thisresultcameasashocktothose involvedinthedevelopmentofthewater,astheyhadtakengreat

painstoensurethatE.colibacteriaandviruseshadbeeneradicated.

Serika Yuto, the student who went to Okinawathe following academic year, took part in a test runsellingvegetablesgrownusingrecycledwaterwith thecooperationoffarmers,andcreatedandstarredinavideoexplaining recycledwater.Alongside these activities,sheconductedasurveyandskillfullyappliedadvancedstatisticalanalysis to theresults inorder toestimate towhatextent theactual saleofvegetables cultivated inOkinawaPrefecturewouldbeaffected if recycledwaterwasused in cultivation.This revealed that as longasexplanationsregardingrecycledwaterareprovided, theimpact onvegetable sales isnot significant enough tomeritconcern.

This,however,leftthequestionofhowtoensurethatthemessagegetsacross.Thethirdstudenttoparticipateintheinternship,MinoriOda,whospecializedineducationasanundergraduate, setout to tackle thisquestion. Inadditiontopublishingarticlesinthelocalnewsletter,shealso setupa recycledwater tankandhydroponicskitinthe lobbyoftheItomanCityHall, testingoutwaysofencouragingpeopletowanttofindaboutmoreregardingrecycledwater.Displayingsuchitemswashighlyeffective,with justunder90%of localpeoplebecomingawareoftheexistenceofrecycledwater,andjustunder40%beingdrawntotheexplanationonrecycledwater.

Asa result of such surveyand researchactivities,the recycled water project in Itoman City is beingdeveloped forcommercialpurposes.Asour roledrawstoanend, it seems fair to suggest this internshipandother such opportunities aredistinctive of theSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudies in theway that theyallow students fromvariousbackgrounds acrossboththesciencesandhumanities tocooperatewithand learnfromresearchersfromotherfieldsaswellasgovernmentand industryrepresentatives,andtodrawontheirownknowledgeandability intheirrespectivespecialistfieldstocontributetoacertainprojectand,indoingso,pursuetheirownresearch.

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Research Laboratory Profi le: Professor Makoto USAMIGlobal Environmental Policy, Department of Global Ecology

―What kind of research do you do, Professor Usami?I do research on legal philosophy in connection with

environmental issues. I approach environmental problems and policies from the perspective of justice, with a particular interest in expanding the applicable scope of this ideal. People of the same era share straightforward rules of justice, such as the principle that items borrowed should be returned. But what about those of different generations? Given that future people will be adversely impacted by the environmental degradation we cause today, we can conceive an obligation for the current generation to act with consideration for future generations. On the other hand, what is the reason for obliging the current government to use its citizens’ money on policies for the benefit of people in the distant future long after we ourselves have departed, such as 500 or 1,000 years from now? One of my research interests is to explore environmental problems and policies from the viewpoint of intergenerational justice. I am also interested in the issue of apportionment beyond national borders. For example, the tensions between developed and developing countries over the reduction of CO2 emissions show that climate change is a question of global justice. Climate justice, which is the subject of much research in the international academic community in recent years, thus encompasses the dual facets of intergenerational justice and global justice.

―How do you run your laboratory?Currently there are seven Doctoral students, 11

Master’s students, and four research students in my laboratory. I have six international students from China, two from Indonesia, one from South Korea, one from Switzerland, and one from Bangladesh. We use a mixture of English and Japanese in our seminars. The large number of international students is a feature of the School of Global Environmental Studies, and I think that engaging in discussions and interactions with these students off ers great stimulation to our Japanese students, too. There are three pillars to research supervision in my laboratory: (1) individual consultations of approximately one hour each, held periodically; (2) seminars, held on an ad hoc basis; (3) joint seminars with other research laboratories in the social sciences, held bi-annually. (2) and (3) involve presentations and discussions among graduate students of many diff erent disciplines and specializations, enabling

my students to gain feedback from a variety of angles and delve deeper into their own research.

―Tell us about your graduate studentsʼ research.My current students are engaged in an extremely

diverse range of research projects, including psychological exploration of motivations for citizens to purchase green products, inquiry into indigenous people’s attitudes toward the commodification of genetic resource in Indonesia, econometrical analysis of the development of solar panel technology in South Korea, case study of climate change adaptation projects in Africa, legal research on international treaties on radioactive waste, and theoretical analysis of climate justice.

― (Question to Ms. Cita Ekanijati an international student from Indonesia who presented at Professor Usamiʼs laboratory research reporting session on January 26, 2016) Tell us what motivated you to study in Professor Usamiʼs laboratory and about the School of Global Environmental Studies.Cita: I study environmental policy under Professor

Usami. Both the Professor and the other graduate students provide valuable comments to support my research, and the laboratory also has many books and other materials. In Indonesia, it is not common for students to learn directly from a professor. The access to direct, attentive professorial supervision is one of the great attractions of the School of Global Environmental Studies. The School also has systems that provide students with financial support for projects, internships and participation in international conferences. I hope to become a university faculty member when I return to Indonesia.

―Interviewerʼs PostscriptEnvironmental problems have been recognized as

global-level challenges for many years now, but these problems are broad-ranging not only in spatial terms but in temporal terms as well. To what extent can we share common rules and ethics in relation to such multi-dimensional problems? The basis for addressing the question of responsibility beyond generations may already exist within Asian societies, but the design of actual institutions for this purpose is still a work in progress. Furthermore, achieving global consensus on how to deal with environmental problems requires not only the reconciliation of diff erent value outlooks but also the striking of political and economic bargains. Professor Usami has an open, global laboratory that refl ects precisely these challenges. (Ayako IWATANI)

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Research Laboratory Profi le: Professor Yoshizumi KAJIIAtmospheric Chemistry, Department of Natural Resources

―What kind of research do you do, Professor Kajii?I specialize in atmospheric chemistry. My research

involves detecting and evaluating atmospheric substances and shedding light on the mechanisms of atmospheric pollution. In the 1970s, atmospheric pollution became a serious social problem in Japan as well. Photochemical smog is caused by substances known as oxidants, which are formed when nitrogen oxides (NOx) found in gas emissions react with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmosphere. Japan achieved a reduction in oxidants in the 1980s, as a result of factors such as the impact of the Air Pollution Control Act and combined public and private sector efforts to keep the air clean. Since the 1990s, however, oxidants have been increasing once more, and identifying the cause of this increase has become an urgent priority. Oxidant concentrations tend to be higher in spring and lower in summer, meaning that the ongoing increase cannot be attributed simply to long range transport of pollutants such as PM2.5 from China. There is thus a need to detect both oxidants and the VOCs from which PM2.5 particles and oxidants are formed, but it is extremely difficult to identify them given that there are between 500 and 2000 different types of VOC. We have focused our attention on substances known as OH radicals. When they react with VOCs in the atmosphere, OH radicals form stable H2O molecules and dissipate. Measuring the speed of such dissipation yields data corresponding to the overall volume of atmospheric VOCs. In our research lab, we have a hand-made device that uses laser technique to create OH radicals artifi cially and causes them to react with compounds in the atmosphere. Working in partnership with the National Institute for Environmental Studies and other universities, we use this device to measure atmospheric compounds in order to gain our understanding of the chemistry in the air.

―How do you run your laboratory?My laboratory current ly has two Program-

Specific Researchers, one Master’s student, and one Doctoral student in the Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, and fi ve Master’s students in the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies. Each morning at 9:30, Program-Specific Researchers and the Doctoral students gather with my Assistant Professor, Yosuke Sakamoto, for a brief meeting. Once a week, a seminar is held for undergraduate and graduate students, where we report on the progress of our research. Once every half-year, all graduate students make presentations

on their research. We also hold journal meetings to review the latest academic journals, including a monthly joint journal meeting with the laboratory of Professor Masahito Sugimoto (Aquatic Chemistry, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies). There is also a weekly workshop organized by the graduate students themselves, with study activities including thematic summary of books in the fi eld of atmospheric chemistry.

― (Question to the graduate students gathered in the laboratory) Tell us about your research.Student A: I am studying in Professor Kajii’s laboratory

because I want to deepen my interest in atmospheric pollution.

Student B: I am interested in automobiles, and I do research on exhaust gases.

Student C: I am researching the mobility of substances in the environment.

Student D: My motivation was the Kyoto Protocol. CO2 is said to be the cause of global warming, but there may be other factors as well. That is what I am researching.

―Tell us what the atmosphere in the laboratory is like.“Free” might be the best word. We can choose our

own research topics freely, and we are allowed to do our research in the manner in which we choose. I was even able to do research overseas, in Vietnam, when writing my Master’s thesis. It was a great learning experience.

―Interviewerʼs PostscriptI gained a sense of the “freedom” of Professor Kajii’s

laboratory even during my own brief visit there. Despite my status as a complete stranger to his academic field, Professor Kajii took the time to explain his research to me carefully and coherently. The innovative, cutting-edge content of his research seemed to strike a great contrast with the hand-made device fitted with a profusion of pipes and the adjacent case full of plants used in the measurement of VOCs. In Professor Kajii’s lab, today is another day in the ongoing search for solutions to environmental problems through the power of science. (Ayako IWATANI)

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TheSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudies iscomposedof the “DoctoralProgram inGlobalEnvironmentalStudies,”designed to fosteroutstanding 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.

Masterʼs Program in Environmental ManagementThisprogramtrains internationally-mindedpractitioners

with theknowledgeandpractical skills required to tackleenvironmentalproblems from the local to theglobal level.Thisprogramalso fosters researchers capable ofworkingat 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 andelective 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 asSansaiGakurin. Students’ specializedstudy themes are selected from a vast range of themesrelatedtoglobalenvironmentalstudies,basedonpriorstudyandapproachesavailableinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesaswell as in theareasofnatural science, agricultureandengineering.Afterreceivingadoctoraldegree,studentsmaywork atuniversities 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 report written; 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).

Doctoral Program in Global Environmental Studies

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Inordertogaintheskillsneededtobecomeoutstandingenvironmentalmanagementprofessionalsorenvironmentalresearchers,studentsarerequiredtoparticipateinalengthyinternshipstudy.Basedonpracticalexperiencegainedoutsideof theuniversity, studentsgainprofessional skills thatwillenable them towrite an innovativemaster’s thesis.Aftercompletingthemaster’sdegree,studentsmaycontinueontothedoctoralprograminordertoobtainadvancedprofessionaland academic research skills ormay choose towork fornational or local government organizations, internationalorganizations,environment-relateddepartmentsof industries,environment-relatedindustries,orenvironment-relatedNGOs,amongothers.

Curriculum1The core requirements of the Master’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’s Program inEnvironmentalManagement.Individual educationbasedonpractical experienceoutsidethe classroomenables students to acquire competence inaddressingglobalenvironmental issues.TheGraduateSchoolofGlobalEnvironmental Studies has arrangementswithawide rangeofdomestic and international environmentalresearchinstitutionsandorganizationsthatcurrentlyserveashosts for internshiptraining.Previously,studentshavebeenplacedasinternsatgovernmentalresearchinstitutes,privateresearchorganizations, foreignuniversities,and internationalorganizations suchas theUnitedNationsand internationalNGOs.

Twokindsof internshipareavailableforstudents:Long-term internships,whichrequire students to spendat leastthreemonths at one site in order to train and cultivatepractical skills, and short-term internships of one to two

months 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).

5 Double Masterʼs Degree Program

Thisprogramseeks to train/foster specialistswhowillhavein-depthknowledgeofglobalandregionalenvironmentsand thepractical skills necessary to solve environmentalproblems, and who are instilled with an internationalperspective.Studentswhosuccessfully completeapprovedcoursework overseas at thepartneruniversitywill gaintransfercreditandearntwomaster’sdegreesintwodifferentfieldsforthreeyears.

Partneruniversities:MahidolUniversity,Thailand (EnvironmentalandWater

ResourcesEngineering,FacultyofEngineering)BogorAgriculturalUniversity,Indonesia(MasterProgram

inRegional Planning andMasterProgram inLandscapeArchitecture)

GraduateSchoolatShenzhen,TsinghuaUniversity,China

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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 report written; 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.

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Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (Environmental Management, Global Environmental Studies)Goal

Secure the current and future health and sustainability of the global environment by fostering (1) practitioners with an ability to improve, sustain, and manage the environment, (2) researchers who establish sustainability as the basis of an integrated, interdisciplinary field, and (3) Internationally effective professionals who address the environmental challenges confronting the 21st century.

Prospective Students We seek a diverse body of students with different backgrounds and perspectives: Future researchers from all academic fields with a keen interest in global environmental problems and their solutions and future and current practitioners with a passionate enthusiasm for environmental management and a sincere commitment to acquiring and implementing knowledge and practical skills.

Cultivate professional practitioners and researchers who pursue field-based research with a sincere commitment to contribute to the environment and environmental sustainability.

Acquire a wide range of expertise and management skills for practical and sustainable solutions to environmental problems, and complete a master’s thesis.

Acquire professional capacities and expert ise for pursuing independent research and professional work, and complete a doctoral dissertation.

Doctoral Program

Completion

Admission

Admission

EducationalGoal

Educational Goal

Criteria for Doctor’s Degree

Criteria for Master’s Degree

Master’sProgram

Completion

Admission

Environmental Management （Doctor）Foster practitioners with high level of specialized manag emen t sk i l l s , b road kno wledg e and problem-solving skills who can work towards the solution of global and regional environmental problems.

Master’s Program in Environmental ManagementFoster practitioners with in-depth knowledge and problem solving skills and a broad international perspective, in order to solve regional and global environmental problems.

Cultivate internationally active researchers addressing regional and global environmental problems with interdisciplinary perspectives and methodologies.

Global Environmental Studies (Doctor)

Dissertation Submission, Defense, and Review Courses and Seminars & 2nd Progress Report (Advanced Exercise and Seminars in Global Environmental Studies IIb)

Master’s Thesis Submission, Presentation, and Thesis ReviewResearch for Master’s Thesis（Environmental Management Seminar (Compulsory))Internship Report （Internship II (Compulsory))

Dissertation Submission, Defense, and Review Courses and Seminars & 2nd Progress Report (Advanced Exercise and Seminars in Global Environmental Studies Ⅲａ，Ⅲｂ）

Internship (>5 months) & Report （Internship）Courses and Seminars （Advanced Exercise and Seminars in Global Environmental Studies Iia)

Courses and Seminars（Advanced Exercise and Seminars in Global Environmental Studies IIa, IIb)

Internship （more than 3 months）（Internship I (Compulsory))Coursework 1. Basics in Global Environmental Studies (Compulsory); 2. Environmental Management Seminar A(Compulsory); 3. Environmental Management Seminar B (Compulsory); 4. Basics in Environmental Management; 5. other lectures in Environmental Management

Courses and Seminars, 1st Progress Report (Advanced Exercise and Seminars in Global Environmental Studies Ia, Ib)

Courses and Seminars, 1st Progress Report (Advanced Exercise and Seminars in Global Environmental Studies Ia, Ib) （report every 6 months)

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D2

D3

M1

M2

Completion of Doctoral program is certified based on whether the dissertation contributes to solving global and regional environmental problems, and whether the applicant acquires a high level of professional skills and logical communication capabilities.

Progress Report

Progress Report

Progress Report

Progress Report

Progress Report

Conferment of master’s degree is based on whether the thesis contributes to solving global environmental problems and regional environmental problems, and whether the applicant acquires sufficient knowledge, expertise, and logical communication skills.

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VOICE 1 Hideaki AnazawaMaster’s Program, Resource Recycling Science

TheSchool ofGlobalEnvironmental Studies allows students todevelopabroadrangeofknowledgeon theenvironment,unrestrictedby theboundariesbetween the arts and sciences, and to study theenvironment inrelation tovarious fields, suchasengineering, science,economics,education,and law—allstartingfromthe fundamentals.Thismade itaveryeasy learningenvironment formeassomeonewhodidnotgraduate froma facultyspecializing inenvironmentalstudies.Theschoolbringstogetherstudentsfromanumberofcountries,eachwithadifferentbackground,culture, religion,and individualcharacter.Asweexchangedopinionsandengagedindiscussionsaspartofourday-to-daystudies, listenedtopresentationsduringvarious lectures,participated ingroupwork,pursuedfieldwork,andengagedinothersuchopportunities,eachdaybrought fresh ideas thatwewouldnothavecomeupwithalone.

Anotheradvantageoftheschool isthefactthatparticipatinginaninternshipisacompulsorypartofthecurriculum.Theinternships,whichprovideexperiencesthatarenotpossiblesimplythroughgraduateschoolstudies,areachancetodevelopyourownresearch,gainexperience inthefield,andbuilda foundationofknowledge,whileat thesametimeofferingtheopportunityto learnaboutthecurrentstateofsocietyandtheworldaswellastotakeaverycloselookatyourself,asiftheywere

atraininggroundforpreparingtogoout intotherealworldofwork.

The School of Global EnvironmentalStudiesoffersdoubledegreeprograms,whichallowstudents toacquiremaster’sdegrees in twocountries. IbecameinterestedinsuchprogramsandtookpartinthedoubledegreeprogramwithMahidolUniversity,Thailand.HereattheGraduateSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudies, Iwasable tostudyabroadrangeofelementsin the fieldofenvironmental studies, acquiringaconsiderableamountofknowledge. I thenwent toMahidolUniversity inThailandwhere Ipursuedthestudyofengineeringingreaterdetail,allowingmetohonemyknowledge inthatfield.Mytravels inthesetwocountriesgavemetheopportunitytodevelopadeeperunderstandingofboththecurrentstateoftheglobalenvironmentandthedifferencesbetweentheculturesofeachcountry.

Ibelieve thatbyprovidingsuch learningopportunities theSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudies fulfills thegraduate school’s aimof“educatingresearcherscapableofpursuingkeyrolesontheglobalstage,”as itoffersagreatenvironment forstudents todevelop theirskills tobecome leading international figures in environmental studies in anincreasinglyglobalizedsociety.

Voices from Students

VOICE 2 Sharda KCDoctoral Program in Global Environmental StudiesTerrestrial Ecosystems Management

Myname isShardaKC. IamaDoctoralProgramstudent in theLaboratory ofTerrestrialEcosystemsManagement at theGraduateSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudies (GSGES).Aftergraduating fromGSGES,IdecidedtocontinuestudyingtheretowardmyDoctorate.TheknowledgeacquiredduringmyMaster’scoursewasamajor factor inmydecisiontoproceedfurtheralongtheresearchpath.I initiallychosethisgraduateschoolbecause the teaching isdelivered inEnglishandalsobecauseIwasawarethatGSGES incorporatesscientificandsocio-economicaspects,atboth the local throughglobal levels, in thestudyprocess.So,itteacheshowglobalenvironmentalissuescanbeaddressedthrough theuseof locally availablenatural resources.Thecourse isdesignedto fosterthedevelopmentofresearcherswiththecapacitytotacklebothglobal and local environmental issues inpursuit ofglobalsustainability.Field-basedstudiesplayakeyroleinidentifyingresourcecirculation issuesandsuggestingsolutions forsustainabledevelopmentandenvironmentalconservation.

TheGSGESprovidesmultidisciplinarycoursesinthatitincorporatesscience, engineering,agriculture, economics, and thehumanities.Eachstudentcanselectsubjects inwhichheorsheisparticularly interestedandacquiredeeperknowledge in those fields.Thegroupdiscussions,occasional lectures byvisitingprofessors, andweekly lab seminarshelp tobroadenknowledge indifferentsubjects.And,comments fromprofessors and fellow labmembers in the seminars are of ongoingassistanceindevelopingresearchthemesandtheskillsrequiredtoattain

ourobjectives.Another great feature of GSGES is the

internship program. This enables us to put theknowledgegained through teachingand topracticaluse ineverydaysituations. Internship studyduringmyMaster's programplayed animportant role indeterminingmyresearch topicandbroadeningmyexperiencewithaviewto furtherresearch.Theprogramalsoprovidesopportunities todeepen thepracticalknowledge thatweneed forourresearchworkandtoexpandourpotentialaftergraduation.Sincemyresearchworkrelatestoagriculturalactivitiesbasedonanexperimentalframework,IlivedinthehouseoffarmerinaruralvillageinNepalandcarriedoutexperimentalwork.ThoughIamaNepalicitizen, Ididnothaveanyexperienceoflivinginaruralareaofthecountryandworkingwitha farmer.Throughthat internship, Icametorealizehowhard lifecanbewhenthereare limitedresourcesandfacilities. Ialsodevelopedskills inprojectmanagementandengagingwith localcommunitiesthatcouldbehelpfulinmyprofessionalcareer.

AtGSGES, there aremany international students of differentnationalities,cultures,andfaiths,bothattheschoolandinthelaboratory.I rarely felt lonely living ina foreigncountry. Itwasanopportunityforustoshareourculturesandreligiousbeliefswithotherstudents. IbelievethatGSGESistheidealinstitutionforthosewhowanttoacquirelearningandpracticalexperience in respectofvariousenvironmentalissues,whichisthekeytobecominganinternationalresearcher.

VOICE 3 Shahar Lilia Griffi nMaster's Program, Socio-Cultural Symbiosis

Studying inadifferentcountrycouldbequitechallenging,butawell-knownphrasesays:“Themagichappenswhenyoustepoutsideofyourcomfortzone”.

WhenIcametoknowaboutthemasterprogramofEnvironmentalManagementin theGSGES, Iknew I found thebestprogram forme. Iwasattractedby thepracticalaspectof thesestudies, and theultimategoalof thegraduateschool: toqualifyfutureexpertsthatwouldhavepositiveimpactonthehealthandsustainabilityoftheglobalenvironment.

IntheGSGESwestudyvariouscoursesregardingglobalenvironmental issuesandsustainabilityindifferentfields:economics,engineering,andeducationalongwithotherfields.Apartfromstudyingintheclassroom,weallalsowentouttothefield,andsawinourowneyeswhatarewestudyingabout.Thiscombinationoftheoreticallearningalongwithpractical learning isproductive, especiallywhendealingwithenvironmentalmanagement.OnethingI likedespecially ismeetingthe localpeoplewhenwewentto thefield.HearingaboutthepracticesandruralcultureofJapanwasfascinatingandauthentic,aswellasdirectlyrelatedtoissueswehavelearnedinclass.

TheprofessorsintheGSGESareveryhelpfulandwelcomeintelligentdebatesandpersonalconsultations.Thefactthatourprofessorshavebothperspectives–thelocalandtheglobal–andthe fact that thefieldsof theirresearchdiversegreatly,givesus, thestudents,multipleperspectives toourownresearch. I thinkthatourjointseminarsandthecommentsIhavereceivedfromtheprofessorsreallyimproved

myresearch.Although studying and researching interesting

topicsisveryfulfilling,itisverydemandingaswell:beingamaster student requiresmy classmates andme tostudyhard,spendingmuchofourtimeindeepeningourunderstanding　in　environmental related topics, andespeciallyhaveahighself-disciplinewhenconductingourresearch.Inthetimeofourinternships,wewereoperatingindependentlyinthefield,anditwasourobligationtomakeourbestoutofthisexperience.

Since theGSGES isquitea smallgraduate school compared tootherKyotoUniversitygraduateschools, there isagoodsenseofcommunity,whichmakes itaniceplacetowork in.Onemore integral featureof theschool is its internationalcommunity:thestudents,andsomeoftheteachers,comefromdifferentbackgroundsandcultures,whichmakesthetimetogetherveryenrichingandeducating. Inthatsense, itdoesnotmatterwhereyouare from,sinceeverybodycontributes to thediscussionofglobalenvironmentalissues.

Indeed, challengesarenot easy,but theyalwaysprovideusbenefitswhenovercoming them. Studying global environmental studies in a multiculturalenvironment is lookingonestepahead,asweaimtoapply theoreticalaswell aspracticalsolutionsforthefuturesociety.

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Voices from Graduate Students

Graduated fromMaster’sProgram(2017)

TomohiroAOKICommunity-ReactivatingCooperatorSquad(MinabeTownHall)

IenteredtheSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudieswiththeideaof“Iwanttocreateasystemthatdrawsouttheappealofruralareasandincreasestheirvitality!”

In theLaboratory of SustainableRuralDevelopment, I learnedmethodsfor communitybuilding, andat the same time Iwasable todirectlygo to localcommunitiesinJapanandabroadandexperiencerealcommunity-buildingsiteswherespecializedknow-howwasbeingapplied.Inparticular,throughtheschool’sinternshipprogram,Istayedinaruralareaandfeltfirsthandtheconditionsinthecommunityfromtheperspectiveof itsresidents. Increasingthevitalityof the localcommunityrequires that “industry (companies), academia (research institutes), government(nationaland localgovernments),andthepeople (localresidents)”cometogetherasoneandworkcooperatively,andIlearnedthatthefunctionof“intermediaries”isvitalinordertocoordinatethatcooperationamongthem.

Sincegraduating fromtheschool, Ihavebeenworkingasamemberof theCommunity-ReactivatingCooperatorSquadofMinabe,atown located intheHidakaDistrictofWakayamaPrefecture,buildingamodel fora systemthat isbasedoncooperationamongeachconstituentof the “industry-academia-government-people”partnership and thatwill lead toboosting the local community’svitality. I amproactivelygoing to the siteof communityactivities, interactingwith thepeoplefromthetownhallandfromthecommunity,andasIbuildtrustwithbothsides, Iamstartingtofulfillthat“intermediary”functionbetween“governmentandpeople.”Furthermore, alongwith regular consultations and interactionwithpeople fromresearch institutesat theSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudiesandelsewhere, Iamstarting tomakeprogressonstrengthening “academia-people”cooperationbycarryingoutactivitiesaimedatgettingadvicefromtheperspectiveofexperts.Stepbystep, Iamgettingcloser tomyobjectiveofcreatinga “systemto increase thevitalityofthelocalcommunity.”

Ibelievetheinternshipsystemthatprovidedafirsthandfeelfortheatmosphereatthesiteandthegroupdiscussionsthatpermitteddebateswhichtranscendedtheframeworksof“field,nationality,andteacher/student”havebeenextremelyusefulinallowingmetosmoothlyimplementthesetypesofcommunityactivities.TheSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudiesisappealinginasmuchasyouhavetheopportunitytointeractwithsomanyenthusiasticteachersandfellowclassmatesfromJapanandabroad,and it ispossibletogainbroad-based,systematicknowledgeandtotakeonthechallengeofeverysortofresearchfield inJapanandabroad,whichopensuplimitlesspossibilitiesforyourownfuture.

Graduated fromMaster’sProgram(2009)

TakumiMIYAZAKIBank o f Tokyo -M i t s ub i s h i UF J(temporarilytransferredfromOsakaGas)

SincegraduatingfromtheSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudies,Ihavebeenworking foragascompany,handlingthedevelopmentofenergy infrastructuressuchasdomesticandforeignresources,aswellaspowerplants. Ihavehad thegood fortune tohaveopportunitieslikebeingposted tooursubsidiary in theUKandbeing temporarilytransferredtoafinancialinstitution;andwhileitishardwork,IfeellikeIampursuingafulfillingcareer.

The twoyears I spent at the School ofGlobalEnvironmentalStudies unquestionably builtmy foundation.My interactionswithinternational students at the school and the internship system thatallowedme towork ina research laboratoryat aBritishuniversitygavemetheopportunitytoturnmyattentiontotheworld.Also,withinthenumerousuniqueprograms,bystudyinghard togetherwithmyclassmateswhohaddiversevaluesandbackgrounds,itmademerealizehownarrowmyownperspectivewas. I feel that ithasenabledmetopersistentlyworktodiscoversolutionswhenIhavebeenplaced invariousenvironments.

Evennow, IaskmyselfdailywhetherIamreallyembodyingtheidealsoftheSchoolofGlobalEnvironment,butthestimulationIreceivedfrommyclassmatesaswellasseniorandjuniorfellowstudentswholiveearnestlywithoutturningtheirbackontheirownbeliefsstillenergizesmetoday.Globalenvironmentalissuesareextremelydifficultproblems,but ifyouare thinking thatyouwant to contribute to the solutionsthroughyourwork,thenbyallmeans,IhopeyouwillconsiderenrollingintheSchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalStudies.

Graduated fromMaster’sProgram(2017)

IMSOPHANAVYCambodia-JapanCooperationCenterPhnomPenh,Cambodia

Life in Japan, aswell as inmygraduate school (GSGES)provides me many new experiences, and knowledges. I amimpressedbyGSGESprogrambecauseofsharingopportunity,fieldtrip,andinternshipprogram.

Students are al lowed to share their knowledge andunderstanding through group discussions, presentations,and assignments. I have learned a lot fromdifferent kinds ofpresentations, such as presentation in graduate school, jointlaboratory,andmyownlaboratory.Inaddition,myresearchtopicwasimprovedbythecommentsofprofessorsandparticipants.

I amnot onlyprovided theoreticalbase, but alsopracticalbasedprogram.Field trip toTango ismemorableexperience tometocollectoceancreaturesandtoidentifytheirages;inaddition,Ihave learnedhow todistinguish soil types andmeasure treedimensions.

Internship isanother interestingactivity. Icouldbuildgoodnetworkswith internshiphosting institution,andI learnedaboutthe reality ofworkingwithCambodiangovernment institution.Besides assistingadministrative staff to organize seminars andworkshops, I took internship opportunity to do field surveyto collectdata formy thesis.To collectdata, I havepreparedquestionnaire to interview community. Internship is a goodopportunity toreach targetedcommunityandaccess todata formyresearchtopic.

GSGEShasprovidedmeagoodopportunitytolearn,improve,and shareknowledge throughpresentations, field trips, andaninternship.Iamnowworkingasacoordinator inCambodia-JapanCooperationCenter(CJCC)inPhnomPenhCambodia.

Graduated fromMaster’sProgram(2012)andDoctoralProgram(2016)

MaiKOBAYASHIResearcher, Research Institute forHumanityandNature

Having lived overseas for a long time, I wanted to studyenvironmental issues in theJapanesecontextandunder theguidanceof teacherswhoemphasizepractice. Ididnotwant to live inTokyo,and I looked forward to studyingatagraduateschoolwithanopenenvironment likeSansaiGakurin (GroveofUniversalLearning).DuringmyMaster’sProgramat theschool, I spentmanydaysstruggling toimprovemy rustywriting skillswhileworking onmy compulsorysubjects.Ihadmanyopportunitiesinclassandthroughjointprojectstointeractwithmyfellowclassmates,andthatgeneratedastrongsenseofcamaraderie.ItwasalsoatimewhenIhadtheluxuryofmeetinglotsofpeoplefromdifferentculturalareasandlearningagreatdealfromeachindividual’sawarenessof issues,differentperceptions,anddreams.Asenvironmental issuesbecomemoreseriouswitheachpassingyear, theveryfactthatthisisacross-sectoralexperimentwithnopredeterminedanswerstocertainquestions—suchaswhattheissueis,howthethreatshouldbeunderstood,orhowsolutionsshouldbeshared—testedourcommunicationskillsaswetriedtounderstandoneanother.Ioftenhadthefeelingthattheschool’sstudents,whocametogetherwithaneyetodiversityandasenseofaneedforintegration,possessedanewtypeofimaginationthatwasabitdifferentfromtheteachersaswell,whohaveproducedexceptionalresults inthecontextof thetraditionalacademicframework.Thisurgentnew field requires an appropriate, flexibleimagination.ImovedontotheDoctoralProgram,andsincegraduating,Ihavebeenworkingasaprojectresearcherat theResearchInstituteforHumanityandNature,where Iwas fortunateenough toworkasan internduringmyMaster’sProgram.There, IhavecontinuedmyresearchonorganicagriculturepolicyinBhutan—afieldthatIwasabletoenterthankstomyworkattheschool—aswellasonthe futureofsustainablefood.

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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

InordertodevelopaGlobalEnvironmentalStudiesDirectoryatKyotoUniversity,wedeviseandhostregularevents,includingtheKyotoUniversityGlobalEnvironmentalForum,theHannariKyotoShimadai-juku, and theGlobalEnvironmentalStudiesKonwakai.TheKyotoUniversityGlobalEnvironmentalForumbringstogetherresearchersfrominsideandoutsidetheuniversitytoprovidethegeneralpublicwithaninsight intotheresearchconductedbytheGSGES.Firstheld inApril2008andgenerallyheldthreetimesayear, the forumhasbeenheld thirty-twotimesasofOctober2018.TheHannariKyotoShimadai-juku,which isheldat theShimadaiGallery inatraditionalKyototownhouse, includespubliclectures thatconnect theresearchpursuedat theuniversitywitheveryday life. Itwas launched inNovember2004andhasbeenheld fortytimesasofMarch2018.Meanwhile, theGlobalEnvironmentalStudiesKonwakai isan informalgathering forGSGES facultymembers topresentanddiscuss theirresearch.The firstKonwakaiwasheldat the timeof theGSGES’establishment inApril2002andasmanyas116havetakenplaceasofJuly2018.

Inadditiontotheseevents,wealsoparticipate inuniversity-wideinternationalseminarsandforumsrelatedtoglobalenvironmentalstudiesandcollaboratewithavarietyofeventsandactivitiesheld inKyotowiththeaimofexpressionrelatedtohumankindandtheenvironment.

2) Activities designed to promote research

Weprovidemedium-and long-termsupportaimedatensuring that theresearchof theGSGES isunifiedtowardpromoting“globalinterests”—intereststhatareaboveandbeyondthegainsandlossesofhumansociety—andtowardthedevelopmentofcivilizationacrosstheglobe.

ThemainstayoftheseactivitiesistheregularpublicationoftheSANSAINewsletter,whichreportstheresearchandeducationalactivitiesof theGSGES.The first issueof theSANSAINewsletterwaslaunchedinOctober2012,andAugust2018sawthepublicationofthe22ndissue.

3) Activities designed to support education

Weare currently providing support for international education programsprovided atKyotoUniversityandtheGSGES.Thevibrantactivity in internationaleducationandresearchcollaborationattheGSGESispresentedatthesymposiums,seminars,andothersucheventsheldseveraltimeseachyear.The followingtableshowsthe locations,participantnumbers,andothersuch informationonthemainsymposiums.

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MainInternationalSymposiumsheldbytheGSGES

Date Location Collaborating university No. of participants (universities/countries)

March 5, 2009 Kyoto, Japan － 155 (11/3)

March 10, 2010 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi University of Science and Technology 85 (11/3)

March 11, 2011 Hue, Vietnam Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry 150 (11/5)

December 11, 2011 Shenzhen, China Tsinghua University 97 (5/3)

March 7-8, 2013 Kyoto, Japan － 141 (15/10)

September 15, 2013 Hoi An, Vietnam Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry 99 (13/5)

March 25, 2014 Kyoto, Japan － 141 (10/7)

September 29, 2014 Can Tho, Vietnam Hanoi University of Science and Technology 90 (14/6)

July 27, 2015 Da Nang, Vietnam University of Danang 134 (12/5)

December 11-12, 2015 Kyoto, Japan － 152 (25/16)

November 13-14, 2016 Bangkok, Thailand Mahidol University 185 (30/14)

October 30-31, 2017 Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi University of Science and Technology 285 (42/15)

November 30 - December 1, 2018 Bogor, Indonesia Bogor Agricultural University 195 (19/9)

Posterforthe31stKyotoUniversityGlobalEnvironmentalForumandapresentationattheforum(June2,2018)

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Flyerforthe40thHannariKyotoShimadai-jukuandapresentationattheevent(March27,2018)

ParticipantsatthesymposiuminBogor,Indonesia(December1,2018)

TheSANSAINewsletterIssueNo.22(PublishedSeptember1,2018)

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Private enterprise

・AoiConsultantsCo.,Ltd・EarthshipAcademy・EnvironmentalControlCenterCo.,Ltd.・HACHIOHCo.,Ltd.・KANSOCO.,LTD.・LAGOCo.,Ltd・LINKCo.,LTD.・LIXILCorporation・MiyamaPowerHD・MiyamaSmartEnergy・OKUMURACORPORATION・PricewaterhouseCoopersAarataLLC・ResearchInstituteforNaturalCapital

Co.,Ltd・REVOINTERNATIONALINC.・SANKIENGINEERINGCO.,LTD.・TOYOCONSTRUCTIONCO.,LTD.・YAMADAFARM

country/the local government

・KashiwaCity・KatsuragiTown(WakayamaPrefecture)・KyotoCity・KyotoPrefecturalBoardofEducation・KYOTOFUDISASTERVOLUNTEER

CENTER・LakeBiwaEnvironmentalResearch

Institute・MinistryoftheEnvironment・OkinawaPrefecturalGovernment・TsushimaCity

NPO/NGO

・CertifiedNPOOrganizationFURUSATOKAIKICENTER

・chokomaka・CITYNETYokohama・FUJISANCLUB・GreenGrassNPO・InstituteforSustainableEnergy

Policies(ISEP)・JapanAssociationofDrainageand

Environment・JapanCenterforaSustainable

EnvironmentandSociety(JACSES)・KIKONetwork・LEAF-LearningandEcological

ActivitiesFoundationforChildren・NPOSHINRINGAKKOUMORINKO・SatoyamaNetAYABE・SocialDesignCenterAwaji

Various corporation / research organizations

・AEONEnvironmentalFoundation・CenterforEnvironmentalRemote

Sensing,ChibaUniversity・CentralResearchInstituteofElectric

PowerIndustry・GraduateSchoolofHorticulture,Chiba

Univ.

・InstituteforGlobalEnvironmentalStrategies(IGES)

・JAPANENVIRONMENTALSANITATIONCENTER

・JapanFisheriesResearchandEducationAgency

・KYOTOCITYGREENERYASSOCIATION

・NaraNationalResearchInstituteforCulturalProperties

・NationalAgricultureandFoodResearchOrganization(NARO)

・NationalInstituteforEnvironmentalStudies

・NationalInstituteofAdvancedIndustrialScienceandTechnology(AIST)

・NipponIntemationCooperationforCommunityDevelopment(NICCO)

・NorthwestPacificRegionEnvironmentalCooperationCenter(NPEC)

・PublicWorksResearchInstitute・RemoteSensingTechnologyCenterof

Japan・RenewableEnergyInstitute・ResearchInstituteforHumanityand

Nature・SailorsfortheSea・TheJapanInternationalResearch

CenterforAgriculturalSciences(JIRCAS)

・TheJapaneseAssociationforConservationofArchitecturalMonuments

・UnitedNationsUniversityInstitutefortheAdvancedStudyofSustainabilityOperatingUnitIshikawa/Kanazawa(UNU-IASOUIK)

international organization /overseas

・BogorAgriculturalUniversity・CaenUniversity・CenterforInternationalForestry

Research(CIFOR)・CharlesSturtUniversity・ChiangMaiUniversity・ChiangMaiUniversity,RegionalCenter

forSocialScienceandSustainableDevelopment

・ChulalongkornUniversity・ConservationInternational・CooperativeResearchandEducation

CenterforEnvironmentalTechnologyKyotoUniversity-TsinghuaUniversity

・CumbriaActionforSustainability・ＤanangUniversityofTechnology

(DUT)・EconomicResearchInstitutefor

ASEANandEastAsia(ERIA)・EnergyResearchInstitute,

ChulalongkornUnivetsity,Thailand・EuropeanUniversityatSt.Petersburg・FacultyofEngineering–Andalas

University・HanoiUniversityofScienceand

Technology

・HueCollegeofSciences・HueUniversity・HueUniversityofAgricultureand

Forestry・IFFSTAR・IFSTTARNantes・IndonesiaJointCreditingMechanism

Secretariat(JCM)・InstituteforFoodandResource

Economics,BonnUniversity・InternationalWaterManagement

Institute(IWMI)・IRSTA,Bordeauxresearchcenter・JomoKenyattaUniversityof

AgricultureandTechnology・KazakhNationalAgrarianUniversity・LilleUniversityofScienceand

Technology・LilleUniversity・LilongweUniversityofAgriculture&

NaturalResources・MyanmarEngineeringSociety・NationalParksBoard・NationalScienceandTechnology

CenterforDisasterReducion・NationalTaiwanUniversity・NationalTaiwanUniversityBuilding&

PlanningFoundation・NationalUniversityofLifeand

Environmental.SciencesofUkraine・PlanEnergi・PTGagasDianamigaAksenta・QingdaoProductQualitySupervision

andTestingresearchCenter・RenewableEnergyManagement

Bureau,PhilipineDepartmentofEnergy(REMB)

・ResilienceDevelopmentInitiative・SokoineUniversityofAgriculture・TarlacStateUniversity・TheGobiInstitut・TheNGOForumonCambodia・TheUniversityofDaNang・TheUniversityofPhilippine-Dilliman・UNESCOBangkok・UNESCOIvorycoast・UNICEFinMyanmar・UnitedNationsEnvironment

ProgrammeInternationalEnvironmentalTechnologyCentre

・UniversitedeLorraine・UniversityCollegeCork・UniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego・UniversityofHawaiiatManoa・UniversityofJambi・UniversityofScienceandTechnology

atLille1・UniversityofSouthAustralia・UniversityofthePhilippinesLosBaños・UniversityoftheSouthPacific・UniversityofZambia・XiamenUniversity・XinjiangEcologyandGeography

Institute(XIEG),ChineseAcademyofSciences

RecentCollaboratingInstitutionsforInternshipStudy

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Private Sector

・IHICorporation・ALMECCORPORATION・EXEDYCorporation・EXResearchInstituteLtd.・NTTDATACorporation・OBAYASHICORPORATION・OKUMURACORPORATION・KubotaCorporation・KumagaiGumiCo.,Ltd.・CTIEngineeringInternationalCo.,Ltd.・JapanBankforInternationalCooperation、JBIC・SANYUCO.,LTD.・SanyuConsultantsInc.・GLIONCo.,Ltd.・TSPCO.,LTD.・DeNACo.,Ltd.・DENSOCORPORATION・DENTSUINC.・TOYOTAINDUSTRIESCORPORATION・NihonSuidoConsultantsCo.,Ltd.・DevelopmentBankofJapanInc.・NomuraResearchInstitute,Ltd.・FORWARDCO.,LTD.・HAKUHODOCONSULTINGINC.・BusinessConsultants,Inc.・Hitachi,Ltd.・HitachiSolutions,Ltd.・FujitsuGeneralLimited・FunaiSokenHoldingsInc.・TheBostonConsultingGroup・SumitomoMitsuiBankingCorporation・MontbellCo.,Ltd.・RolandBergerHoldingGmbH・WorksApplicationsCo.,Ltd.・AccentureJapanLtd・EsriJapanCorporation.・IshizakaInc.・IDEAConsultants,Inc.・EF-ONINC.・NTCINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD.・KajimaCorporation・KEYENCESOFTWARECORPORATION・KISOJIBAN・KyotoUniversity・KYOWAHAKKOBIOCO.LTD.・Coca-ColaBottlersJapanInc.・KOKUSAIKOGYOCo.,Ltd.・INPEXCORPORATION・JXNipponMining&MetalsCorporation・ShizenEnergyInc.・SHIMIZUCORPORATION・ShowaShellSekiyuK.K.・SumitomoForestryCo.,Ltd.・SwingCorporation・SEKISUICHEMICALCO.,LTD.

・NationalFederationofAgriculturalCooperativeAssociations・SoftBankCorp.・DAIKENCORPORATION・CHUBUElectricPowerCo.,Inc.・ChiyodaCorporation・TSUKISHIMAKIKAICO.,LTD.・CentralJapanRailwayCompany・TokioMarine&NichidoFireInsuranceCo.,Ltd.・TOKYOGASCo.,Ltd.・TokyoElectricPowerCompanyHoldings,Inc.・TOHOGASCO.,LTD.・ToyoEngineeringCorporation・TODACORPORATION・NIPPONTELEGRAPHANDTELEPHONEWEST

CORPORATION・WestJapanRailwayCompany・JGCCORPORATION・NipponKoeiCo.,Ltd.・NIPPONSYSTEMWARECO.,LTD.・NIPPONTELENETCORPORATION・NECCorporation・NorinchukinBank・PACIFICCONSULTANTSCO.,LTD.・PanasonicCorporation・HanedaAirportServiceCO.,LTD.・ValueFrontierCo.,Ltd.・PIAPIACOMMUNITYSUPPORTGK.・HitachiZosenCorporation・TheProcter&GambleCompanyofJapanLimited・McKinsey&Company・MarubeniCorporation・MizuhoInformation&ResearchInstitute,Inc.・MITSUI&Co.,Ltd.・MITSUBISHIMOTORSCORPORATION・MitsubishiCorporation・YahooJapanCorporation・JanssenPharmaceuticalK.K.・Rakuten,Inc.・RinnaiCorporation・YUGENGAISHAAZUSAKOUMUTEN

AfterGraduation

Masterʼs Program in Environmental Management

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Doctoral Program

Corporate Organization

・KYODONEWS・GotohEducationalCorporation・JapanScience&TechnologyAgency(JST)・NationalInstituteforEnvironmentalStudies・NewEnergyandIndustrialTechnologyDevelopment

Organization(NEDO)・ResearchInstituteforHumanityandNature・JapanInternationalCooperationAgency(JICA)・JapanFoundation・JapanRailwayConstruction,TransportandTechnology

Agency・JapanExternalTradeOrganization(JETRO)・NationalInstituteofTechnologyandEvaluation

Ministry/Local Government

・MinistryoftheEnvironment・MinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustry・NuclearRegulationAuthority・ShigaPrefecture・TsushimaCity・NagoyaCity・MinistryofAgriculture,ForestryandFisheries・ForestryAgency・KyotoCity

Overseas

・FacultyofSocialandPolitics・HueUniversityofSciences・KingMongkut'sInstituteofTechnologyLadkrabang・Landtitlingoffice・MinistryofHousingandPublicWorks・SemarangStateUniversity・StateministryfornationalDevelopmentplanning・TiRayonSoleil・WildlifeConservationSociety・SchoolofUrbanRailTranslation・UniversitiSainsMalaysia・HanoiUniversityofScienceandTechnology・InstitutTeknologiBANDUNG・RenEnergy

Ph.D Program

・KYOTOUNIVERSITY・OKAYAMAUNIVERSITY

・AmamiWildlifeCenter・InstituteofNotoSatoumiEducationandStudies・ResearchInstituteforNaturalCapitalCo.,Ltd・E-konzal・OBAYASHICORPORATION・TOSHIBACORPORATION・HASEKOCorporation・RoyalUniversityofAgriculture・KyushuUniversity・KyotoUniversity・MinistryoftheEnvironmentGovernmentofJapan・NationalInstituteforEnvironmentalStudies・NationalResearchandDevelopmentAgencyPublicWorks

ResearchInstitute・UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme・UnitedNationsUniversity-IAS・SumitomoForestry・SumitomoRikoCompanyLimited・ResearchInstituteforHumanityandNature・TheUniversityofTokyo・ChineseAcademyofFisherySciences・JapanInternationalCooperationAgency(JICA)・InstituteforGlobalEnvironmentalStrategies・JapanSocietyforthePromotionofScience・NIPPONTELENETCORPORATIONKICKSmartLife

Laboratories・BangladeshAgriculturalUniversity・MahidolUniversity・TheUniversityofMelbourne・BandungInstituteofTechnology・BogorAgriculturalUniversity・HanoiUniversityofNaturalresourceandenvironment・HanoiUniversityofScienceandTechnology・HueUniversity・HueUniversityofSciences・InstitutTeknologiBANDUNG・KingMongkutsInstituteofTechnologyLadkrabang・KyotoUniversity・MINISTRYOFPUBLICWORKSANDHOUSHING・SchoolofUrbanRailTranslation・ThuyloiUniversity・UniversityofDanang・WillisJapanHoldingsK.K.

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ListofAcademicStaff

Global Environmental Policy Professor Makoto USAMIEnvironmental EconomicsProfessor Toru MOROTOMIGlobal Ecological Economics Associate Professor Akihisa MORISustainable Rural DevelopmentProfessor Satoshi HOSHINOAssociate Professor Kenichiro ONITSUKA

Environmental Health SciencesProfessor Hirohisa TAKANOAssociate Professor Kayo UEDAAssistant Professor Akiko HONDASocio-Cultural Symbiosis Professor Wataru SANOAssociate Professor Ayako IWATANIEnvironmental Marketing ManagementAssociate Professor Akira YOSHINO

Department of Global Ecology

Ontology of Environment and TechnologyProfessor Junji SATOEnvironmental Education Associate Professor Jane SINGERAssociate Professor Misuzu ASARILecturer Roger C. BAARS

Environmentally-friendly Industries for Sustainable Development Professor Shigeo FUJIIAssociate Professor Shuhei TANAKAAssistant Professor Hidenori HARADAEnvironmental InfrastructureEngineering Professor Takeshi KATSUMIAssociate Professor Atsushi TAKAI

Global Environmental Architecture Professor Hirohide KOBAYASHIAssistant Professor Chiho OCHIAI Biodiversity ConservationProfessor Hiroaki SETOGUCHIAssociate Professor Kanto NISHIKAWAAssistant Professor Shota SAKAGUCHI

Department of Technology and Ecology

Landscape Ecology and Planning Professor Shozo SHIBATAAssociate Professor Katsue FUKAMACHIAssistant Professor Ryo HIGASHIGUCHIEnvironmentally-Friendly Energy ConversionProfessor Takeshi ABEAssociate Professor Kohei MIYAZAKI

Regional PlanningProfessor Izuru SAIZENAssistant Professor Narumasa TSUTSUMIDA Urban Infrastructure EngineeringProfessor Kunitomo SUGIURAAssociate Professor Eiji HARADAAssistant Professor Tomohiro TANAKA

Atmospheric ChemistryProfessor Yoshizumi KAJII Assistant Professor Yosuke SAKAMOTOEcosystem Production and DynamicsProfessor Akira OSAWAAssociate Professor Naoki OKADAAssistant Professor Masako DANNOURA

Department of Natural Resources

Terrestrial Ecosystems ManagementProfessor Shinya FUNAKAWAAssociate Professor Hitoshi SHINJOAquatic Environmental BiologyProfessor Yoh YAMASHITAAssistant Professor Keita SUZUKI

Environmental Innovator Program (EIP) -Cultivating Environmental Leaders across ASEAN Region-Project Associate Professor Suwanna Kitpati BOONTANON Project Assistant Professor Wen LIUTop Global University Project “Japan Gateway: Kyoto University Top Global Program” (JGP) Environmental StudiesProject Assistant Professor Yuki OKAMOTO

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