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Kyoto University

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

GUIDEBOOK 2015
ガイドブック 2015

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. Throughour educational and research programs, we seek to foster a new generation of professional
practitioners.
Helping us realize this goal is a multidisciplinary and international faculty from fields that
include engineering, agriculture, law, economics and literature. The graduate school seeks
to 1) achieve in-depth discussion and collaboration among faculty members, 2) train highlevel 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 withvarious local governments in Japan as well as extended international academic collaboration
with universities and researchers in such countries as Vietnam, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Fiji,
Germany and Sweden.
Our educational program trains outstanding professionals and leaders in environmental
management. Core lectures are conducted in English and all students in the master’s program
are required to participate in one week of fieldwork, held in the summer, as well as a threemonth internship program.
The 442 master’s program graduates and 134 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 rolein universities, research institutions, government offices, private enterprises and NPOs
throughout Japan and overseas. GSGES welcomes inquisitive, hard-working and global-minded
individuals ready to take part in leading the way to a sustainable future.

Dean, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies

Shigeo FUJII

IndexIntroduction ……………………………………………………… 2▶ Overview and Objectives▶ Separation of educational, research and supporting organizations▶ Collaboration with other graduate schools, institutes and research
centers of Kyoto University and other organizations▶ Carrying out university-wide research projects

Hall of Global Environmental Research(Research Body) ………………………………………………… 4▶ Department of Global Ecology …………………………………………… 5▶ Department of Technology and Ecology ………………………………… 10▶ Department of Natural Resources ……………………………………… 14

Introduction of Academic Staff ……………………………… 18
School of Global Environmental Studies(Educational Body) …………………………………………… 20▶ Doctoral Program in Global Environmental Studies
・Curriculum Structure
・Progress Toward the Degree
・Admission Information………………… 20▶ Doctoral Program in Environmental Management …………………… 22
・Curriculum Structure
・Internship Study
・Progress Toward the Degree
・Admission Information………………………………………… 23

Voices from Graduate Students ……………………………… 24
Sansai Gakurin………………………………………………… 25

Recent Collaborating Institutions for Internship Study
After Graduation

… 26

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Global Ecological Economics ………………

6

Sustainable Rural Development …………

6

Resource Recycling Science ………………

7

Socio-Cultural Symbiosis…………………

7

Environmental Marketing Management …

8

Environmental Perspectives in Asian
Economic History …………………………

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Environmental Education …………………… 9
Environmentally-friendly Industries for
Sustainable Development ……………… 10
Environmental Infrastructure Engineering … 11
Global Environmental Architecture ……… 11
Environmental Biotechnology …………… 12
Landscape Ecology and Planning……… 12

Environmental Systems Biology ………… 13……………………………………………… 27
Regional Planning………………………… 14

Earthquake Disaster Risk Management … 15
Atmospheric Chemistry …………………… 15
Ecosystem Production and Dynamics …… 16
Terrestrial Ecosystems Management …… 16
Aquatic Environmental Biology ………… 17

Department of Natural
Resources

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

Department of Technology
and Ecology

Voices from Students

Global Environmental Policy ………………

Department of Global
Ecology▶ Master’s Program in Environmental Management …………………… 21
・Curriculum Structure
・Internship Study
・Progress Toward the Degree
・Admission Information

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Introduction
Overview and Objectives
Objectives and features of the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies
Many serious global environmental problems are posing challenges for humanity in the 21st
century. Abundance and convenience are desired by those people living in developed countries
but mass production, mass consumption and mass waste have resulted in climate change, ozone
layer depletion, water pollution, ground water and soil contamination, and waste-related problems.
Since developing countries with rapid population growth are following the same path as developed
countries, this will impose new stresses on the planet. The exploitative systems of primaryindustries such as agriculture, fisheries and mining undermine the growth of developing countries
that primarily depend on these industries, and the least-developed countries still must eradicate
poverty in order to provide a basic standard of living for their people. Yet there has also been
progress, with some countries seeking to achieve sustainable and equitable development in linewith the development goals conceived by the United Nations, and many OECD countries, including
Japan, now strongly supporting conservation and the recycling of resources.
Global environmental problems include many complex issues on every scale, from global to local.
We must tackle these problems in two ways — first, by applying research and academic skills inorder to gain a greater understanding of the problems involved, and second, by seeking to solvethese problems. The first approach requires the training of highly skilled researchers who canapply scientific principles and an appreciation of complexity to the study of global environmental
studies. The second requires the training of high-level practitioners who can address problems byimplementing sustainable and practical approaches.
Fostering top-notch researchers and practitioners requires innovative educational and research
programs focusing on the global environment and drawing on a wide range of disciplines. By
incorporating teaching derived from many disciplines in the natural and social sciences, theevolving and innovative field of global environmental studies can offer academic study combinedwith practical experience in various domestic and overseas organizations.
The Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies is organized flexibly so as to meet thevaried needs of both research and education. Some of its unique organizational features are shownon the following pages.

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Educational, research and support organizations
Global environmental studies are at an early stage of formation. Research activity needs dynamic
development with strategic views combining foresight and flexible interdisciplinary integration.
Educational programs require sound, systematic teaching of a broad spectrum of global environmental
topics with a view to social relevance and profundity. Research and educational activities, therefore,
require different conditions. In order to meet these conditions, the Graduate School includes a researchbody, the Hall of Global Environmental Research, and an educational body, the School of Global
Environmental Studies. Further, a supporting organization for education and research, the Groveof Universal Learning, provides wider perspectives to both researchers and students with different
disciplinary backgrounds so that they can develop their research and talents cooperatively.

Collaboration with other graduate schools, institutes and research
centers of Kyoto University and other organizations
The Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies collaborates with many other graduate schools,
institutes and research centers of Kyoto University to conduct interdisciplinary study and educationthat link other academic fields with global environmental studies. In order to facilitate such support, theGraduate School has invited professors from other faculties of the university as collaborating professors.
They not only teach and conduct research at their home institutions, but also, at the request of studentsof the Graduate School, they provide lectures and guide research and thesis-writing for master's anddoctoral degrees. The Graduate School also invites visiting professors and lecturers from institutions
within Japan and abroad to speak on current topics. The educational programs emphasize formal
instruction as well as collaboration with domestic and international NPOs and NGOs to give students
opportunities for internship study and field experience in various sectors.

Carrying out university-wide research projects
In order to open up new areas of research in global environmental studies that are substantiallydifferent from those of the traditional sciences, it is necessary for professors of the Graduate School topromote university-wide research projects with the intensive collaboration of researchers from different
areas. The Graduate School promotes and actively participates in these research projects.

3Hall of Global Environmental Research(Research Body)

This organization includes three types of faculty: permanent professors, professors on double appointments, andcollaborating professors. Double-appointment professors teach and conduct research both at their home schools,
institutes or the various research centers of Kyoto University, and at the Graduate School. They hold professorships
at two institutions within Kyoto University for a limited term. Collaborating professors are professors who teach andconduct their research not only at the institution within Kyoto University to which they have been appointed, but also
at the Graduate School. These three types of faculty, together with visiting professors, explore global environmental
issues and develop advanced technologies related to global environmental problems. Predicated on the desire to achieve
global benefits, ecological conservation and recycling of natural resources, the Hall of Global Environmental Research iscomposed of three research groups, the departments of Global Ecology, Technology and Ecology, and Natural Resources.

SCHOOL OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Global Environmental Studies
Environmental Management

HALL OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
Department of Global Ecology
Global Environmental Policy
Global Ecological Economics
Sustainable Rural Development
Resource Recycling Science
Socio-Cultural Symbiosis
Environmental Marketing Management
Environmental Perspectives in Asian Economic History
Environmental Education

Department of Technology and Ecology
Environmentally-friendly Industries for Sustainable Development
Environmental Infrastructure Engineering
Global Environmental Architecture
Environmental Biotechnology
Landscape Ecology and Planning
Environmental Systems Biology

Department of Natural Resources
Regional Planning
Earthquake Disaster Risk Management
Atmospheric Chemistry
Ecosystem Production and Dynamics
Terrestrial Ecosystems Management
Aquatic Environmental Biology

SANSAI GAKURIN / GROVE OF UNIVERSAL LEARNING
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Department of
Global Ecology
In the global society of the 21st century, human socio-economic activities and the natural environment are
increasingly interdependent, and international relationships to support the advancement of science and technology,
economic development and environmental preservation are strengthening.
With these trends in mind, the Department of Global Ecology seeks to promote scientific contributions by (1)studying the framework of human and environmental symbiosis, (2) integrating existing natural and social science
disciplines into the new discipline of global ecology, (3) developing policies and techniques aimed at serving common
global interests that transcend national and international economic interests, and (4) conducting studies which cancontribute to governance that can enlarge management capabilities for the global environment.

Global Environmental Policy／Global Ecological Economics／Sustainable Rural Development／
Resource Recycling Science／Socio-Cultural Symbiosis／
Environmental Marketing Management／Environmental Perspectives in Asian Economic History／
Environmental Education

Makoto USAMI, Professor+81-75-753-2967

across the world. Another group has to do with intergenerational
justice, which relates to the question of what are grounds for the
obligation that the present generation might bear to future people.
On the other hand, we also conduct empirical and normative
research on environmental policy integration, policy transfer,environmental law, and governance for sustainability by using
concepts, theories, and methods developed in policy analysis andpolitical science.

Department of Technology
and Ecology

In the laboratory of Global Environmental Policy, we explore
normative and positive questions concerning environmental
problems and policies on local, national, regional, and global
scales. On one hand, foundational topics are studied from theperspectives of legal and political philosophy. One group of these
topics concerns the issue of global justice, asking, for instance,
what principle should be adopted in distributing the benefits andburdens of climate change policy among individuals or states

usami.makoto.2r@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Department of Global
Ecology

Global Environmental Policy

Department of Natural
Resources

Global and intergenerational justice5

Global Ecological Economics
Deqiang LIU, Professor
Akihisa MORI, Associate Professor+81-75-753-3454

liu@econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-9203

mori.akihisa.2a@kyoto-u.ac.jp

When considering which measures to employ in order tocounter traditional challenges such as poverty and economic
depression, we need to take into account global environmental
issues and the limits of global resources. This means that it isvery important to clarify who should be responsible for promoting
the development process and what kind of rule should be applied
to this process in order to enhance the quality of life needed forhuman society.
When providing directions for sustainable development, weneed to address several key questions, including:－ What is a sustainable society?
－ If there is such a society, how can it be realized?
－ What kind of quality of life and what kind of lifestyle canwe expect when such a society is realized?
－ What can the world economic system do to conserve
the global environment and attain both intergenerational
equity and North-South equity?
In order to answer these questions, our field of Global Ecological
Economics pursues two basic research goals:⑴ To clarify underlying economic, social and institutional factorsthat cause degradation of the environment and adversely affect
the quality of life—locally, nationally, regionally and globally.
⑵ To determine what kind of policy instruments, policy
integration, financial and institutional arrangements are
required in order to transform economic and industrial
structures so that they can advance sustainable developmentin the long term.
Currently, the academic staff pursue specific researchconcerns focusing on such topics as:－ Political economy of sustainable development－ Economic development and environmental policy andgovernance in Asia
－ Globalization, climate change and global environmental
policy－ Environmental aid and the harmonization/diffusion ofenvironmental policy and technology－ Regional environmental and economic policies in East Asia
－ Energy, environment and climate policy integration－ Environmental fiscal reform, carbon energy tax reform－ Financial mechanisms for the global environment (CDM,
PES, REDD, Green Climate Fund, etc.)

Deepening economic and environmental inter-dependence,
regional division of labor and resources in East Asia

Sustainable Rural Development
Satoshi HOSHINO, Professor
Shizuka HASHIMOTO, Associate Professor
Kenichirou ONITSUKA, Assistant Professor+81-75-753-6157

shoshino@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-6177

hash@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-6159

onitsuka@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Rural sustainability (RS) was traditionally maintained bypreserving harmony within a geographically limited frame. This
type of harmony was maintained by five components, as shownin the figure on the right. Because all of these components areassociated with regional characteristics, rural sustainability also
involves characteristics that are unique to each region.
In recent years, however, the declining and aging population,
economic globalization, climate change and excessive humaninduced development have brought about changes in those fivecomponents. As a result, rural regions are now facing various
challenges and this, in turn, is significantly impairing rural
sustainability.
Working from a rural planning perspective, the Laboratoryof Sustainable Rural Development is designing and evaluating
measures and policies in an attempt to offer solutions to thesechallenges and to rebuild region-specific rural sustainability
that can extend into the future. Our research concerns cover awide range of topics including regional resource management
by way of knowledge management, restoration of social capital(SC) and regional revitalization, symbiosis between residential
environments and wildlife, regional development through regional

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informatization, the establishment of resident-led community
planning theory, and proposals on how to carry out regional
realignment and social infrastructure development in a society
with a declining population.

Components of Rural Sustainability and their Changes.

Resource Recycling Science
Masaki TAKAOKA, Professor
Kazuyuki OSHITA, Associate Professor
Takashi FUJIMORI, Assistant Professor+81-75-383-3335

takaoka@epsehost.env.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-383-3336

oshita@epsehost.env.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-383-3339

fujimori@epsehost.env.kyoto-u.ac.jp

2) Control of hazardous trace substances.
3) E valuation and optimization of waste treatment andmanagement systems.
Our laboratory is also part of the Department ofEnvironmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering,
Kyoto University, and is located at Katsura Campus, wherestudents in the Graduate School of Engineering are working
together with lecturer Dr.Tadao Mizuno and technical staff
member Kenji Shiota.

-4|FT| (Å )To establish a sound material-cycle society, our laboratory
aims to develop procedures to analyze, manage, design andcontrol treatment and disposal systems for solid wastes, including
recycling and resource recovery, by applying techniques basedon the disciplines of environmental systems engineering andenvironmental chemical engineering. By performing fundamental
and applied experiments on both a laboratory scale and on afield scale and using computer analysis and simulation, we are
addressing the following subjects:
1) D evelopment of technology for optimum waste treatment,
recycling and energy recovery.

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Landfill site of municipal solid waste in Shenzhen, China

Wataru SANO, Professor
Ayako IWATANI, Associate Professor+81-75-753-2909

sano.wataru.4r@kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-2875

iwatani.ayako.6v@kyoto-u.ac.jp

environmental movements are, the degree of political influence
agricultural lobby groups have, and the ranking of environmental
ministries and agencies. We examine the political background ofenvironmental problems from a political science perspective andenvironmental policies from the viewpoint of policy studies.

Department of Technology
and Ecology
Department of Natural
Resources

This laboratory will help students to gain an understandingof  environmental problems and their causes and examine public
policies designed to solve these problems from the viewpoints ofpolitical science and cultural anthropology.
Humankind has hitherto been able to flexibly adapt to anever-changing environment. However, a dramatic increase in boththe productivity and consumption of human societies since thebeginning of the modern era has imposed a tremendous load on
the environment and resulted in disasters that humans lack thecapacity to deal with. For example, as global capitalism expands
and effective ways to protect the environment are being sought,
what kind of changes have hunter and gatherers and commercial
nomads, who have led their nomadic life while utilizing naturaland human resources, been exposed to, and what risks have they
faced? In order to consider complex environmental problems, we
examine how various communities have adapted to environmental
changes and have maintained their lifestyles over time from acultural anthropology perspective.
Regarding environmental problems in developed countries,
political as well as economic factors play a crucial role.
Environmental policies are formulated based not only on
differences in public attitudes to environmental issues but also
on a range of political factors such as whether or not a country
has environmentally-conscious political parties, how active

Department of Global
Ecology

Socio-Cultural Symbiosis

Camping Site of a Nomadic Community called
Kalbeliya (Rajasthan, India, Sep. 2011)7

Environmental Marketing Management
Akira YOSHINO, Associate Professor+81-75-753-5921

To achieve a more sustainable society beyond “negative
externality” problems, all members of society must internalize thevalue of harmonizing with the environment. Can enterprises cover
the costs with the returns from their pro-environmental activities?
Is there a high probability that they can gain the support ofconsumers? Our current themes are as follows:－
Corporate market strategy based on pro-environmental
activities: differentiation strategy, defensive strategy,
and brand strategy beyond CSR－
Environmental communication between corporationand consumer: environmental labels, environment

Pro-environmental agricultural practices: the fish cradle project inShiga prefecture, Japan－－－

yoshino@eeso.ges.kyoto-u.ac.jp

management system certification, and environmental
risk communication
Consumers’ perceptions and behavior in relation toenvironmental issues: consumer segmentation, analysis
of consumer behavior
Pro-environmental agriculture: activities andmanagement, market analysis, and consumer behavior
Food risk communication: theories, analysis ofconsumers’ risk perception and risk-averse behavior,and evaluation of food safety policies

A model of consumer behavior in selecting pro-environmental
products

Environmental Perspectives in Asian Economic History
Naoto KAGOTANI, Professor+81-75-753-6929

The primary focus of this area of study is historicaldevelopments in Asia. The nineteenth century is now widely
understood to have been the first great age of modern
globalization, introducing the conjoined concepts of the ʻfree trade
revolution,’ the ʻtransportation revolution,’ and the ʻinternational
financial revolution’ of the mid-century years. More recently,
comparisons among regional economies have been suggested asa method for studying global history. Rather than concentrating
on intra-European comparisons, this approach to global history
focuses on comparisons between major regions such as Western
Europe and East Asia. It analyzes the process of globalization interms of the interactions between different regions, rather thanthe unilateral influence of the West. East Asia stands out as oneof the regions least affected by Western colonialism, and provides
the best example of industrialization in the nineteenth century.
The nineteenth century was also an era characterized by
globalized economic crises, most of which have been examined
surprisingly little in terms of their international dimensions.
Epidemic outbreaks, in particular, became common throughout
the world during the nineteenth century. People carried various
endemic diseases from port to port along seaborne trade routes
and such diseases spread easily in the rapidly expanding
cities, where the development of sanitation facilities had not
kept up with the increase in population. This process certainly

8kago@zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp

disrupted trade and could be considered a contributing factor
to the economic depressions that followed. The process ofindustrialization in East Asia must be considered in terms ofthese globalized economic crises.
Altogether, these geophysical, biological and ecological factors
may have been closely connected with economic movements,
but it is not clear how and to what extent these factors may
have operated. These significant questions must be addressedat the under-explored boundaries between history and scientificdisciplines that historians often ignore.

The world’s major shipping routes

Environmental Education
Rajib SHAW, Professor
Jane SINGER, Associate Professor+81-75-753-5708

shaw.rajib.5u@kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-5933

singer.jane.6e@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Our research field is built on three pillars: (1) education
for sustainability (2) disaster risk reduction and (3) community
resilience studies.  We aim to reduce the gap between knowledge
and practice through pro-active, field-level, community-based
education, research and project implementation.  
Education for sustainability empowers individuals andcommunities to create a more sustainable future. Our activities
include development of a comprehensive approach for tertiarylevel sustainability education as well as efforts to promote campus
sustainability. Disaster risk reduction approaches focus mainly
on vulnerable communities in Asia with emphasis on urban risk,climate change adaptation, ecosystem-based risk reduction, anddisaster education. Finally, community resilience studies focus on

Experiential learning of students

migration and displacement induced by development, disasters
and climate change, with special emphasis on dynamics of social
networks and the role of institutional and technological innovations
in enhancing well-being while preserving a community’s natural
resource base.
Overall, we seek to learn from field experience andproject management. Working closely with national and local
governments, non-government organizations, United Nations,bilateral and multilateral development agencies and regional
bodies, faculty and students develop unique process-oriented
community-based approaches for education, disaster management
and environmental sustainability.

Mr Satish Kumar in discussion with students

Focus group discussion with communities

Department of Global
Ecology
Department of Technology
and Ecology
Department of Natural
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Department ofTechnology and Ecology
A delicate balance between nature and humanity has emerged as part of the global system through theinteraction between nature and human culture. Human culture, as well as human life, cannot be maintained without
sustaining such a balance. In order to position global environmental studies as a fundamental science relating to the
topic of human existence, we try to integrate environmentally friendly technologies across disciplines and develop
technologies and technological criteria appropriate for an environmentally balanced civilization.

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

Environmentally-friendly Industries for Sustainable Development
Shigeo FUJII, Professor
Shuhei TANAKA, Associate Professor
Hidenori HARADA, Assistant Professor+81-75-753-5151

fujii@eden.env.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-5171

t-shuhei@eden.env.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-5169

harada@eden.env.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Japan overcame severe problems with environmental pollution in
the 1960s and 70s and became one of the world’s most environmentallyadvanced countries. During this process, Japan accumulated vast
amounts of knowledge, skills and experience in the practical solution ofenvironmental problems. This includes environmental technologies, legal
systems and environmental policies. On the other hand, most developing
countries in Asia are still suffering from serious environmental problems
and our experience has not yet been fully utilized by these countries. Thisis mainly due to the lack of international education systems suitable fortransferring environmental technologies and the lack of practical training
in solving real environmental problems in Japan. Industries should beenvironmentally friendly in order to achieve the sustainable developmentof a global civilization. Such industries should promote resource recycling
and energy saving, and avoid the use of hazardous substances.
By means of the various research projects carried out in thislaboratory, we foster environmental leaders who will have the ability
to solve environmental problems anywhere in the world. Conservationand management of aquatic environments, the promotion of resource
recycling, the development of energy-saving industries, and theimprovement of environmental sanitation in developing countries are
all topics being studied using many kinds of tools, such as water quality
analysis, micro-pollutant analysis, water and micro-pollutant treatment
technologies, and land use data analyses based on satellite images.
Examples of surveys and experiments

10Environmental Infrastructure Engineering
Takeshi KATSUMI, Professor
Toru INUI, Associate Professor
Atsushi TAKAI, Assistant Professor+81-75-753-9205

katsumi.takeshi.6v@kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-5752

inui.toru.3v@kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-5114

takai.atsushi.2s@kyoto-u.ac.jp

This area of study focuses on infrastructure development andmanagement from the viewpoint of environmental social systems.
The goal of our studies is to preserve and restore the hydrologicalenvironment and geo-environment, which are essential for any
form of infrastructure development.
To accelerate the creation of a recycling-based society,we particularly focus on 1) engineering developments for theappropriate reuse or disposal of waste materials, including
those generated by natural disasters, 2) the total design andmanagement of landfill sites used for waste disposal, withparticular interest in verifying the performance of liners andcovers installed in waste containment facilities, and 3) the
development of remediation techniques for contaminated soils andgroundwater, and the evaluation of their effectiveness.
In addition, we seek to develop concepts and technologies forthe creation of sound future infrastructure, in light of the changes
occurring in the population and in the climate, as an alternative
to the typical form of infrastructure that has the sole aim ofsupporting economic development.

Model test on infiltration of non-aqueous
phase liquids in subsurface

Panorama of a waste landfill site

Kenji OKAZAKI, Professor
Hirohide KOBAYASHI, Associate Professor
Chiho OCHIAI, Assistant Professor+81-75-753-5773

okazaki@archi.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-4806

kobahiro@archi.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-5723

ochiai.chiho.2x@kyoto-u.ac.jp■Design for a harmonious human environment and its contexts
This research explores the development of a “harmonious
human environment” based on local culture and natural settings.
Learning from sustainable urban and rural settings, the aim is togain a better understanding of the global environmental order inall forms. The findings obtained and the experiences studied are

Department of Natural
Resources■Design for a safe human environment rooted in local culture
and contexts
This research explores the development of a “safe humanliving environment” by gaining a better understanding of natural
disasters, human behavior and their relationships with lifestyles.
Based on the experience gained from past disasters, knowledge
about regional disaster prevention and the latest technologies,
measures, plans and design concepts are proposed andimplemented in the form of practical applications for the creationof disaster-resilient buildings and societies.

then realized through planning and design, and implemented in
the form of practical applications for local societies.

Department of Technology
and Ecology

Global Environmental Architecture focuses on various aspectsof the human environment, including people, lifestyles, shelterand communities. Learning about sustainable environments fromlocal culture and natural settings, our aim is to establish new
frameworks which will make a significant contribution to current
global environmental and disaster management issues.

Department of Global
Ecology

Global Environmental Architecture

Shake table demonstrationof building models(retrofitted and nonretrofitted) in Afghanistan

Reconstruction project of Fijian
traditional wooden house “Bure”

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Hideaki MIYASHITA, Professor
Tohru TSUCHIYA, Associate Professor
Ryoma KAMIKAWA, Assistant Professor+81-75-753-7928

miyashita.hideaki.6v@ kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-6575

tsuchiya.toru.8e@kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-7894

kamikawa.ryoma.7v@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Photosynthesis is the most important process responsible
for supplying huge amounts of chemical energy for the Earth’s
ecosystem. Photosynthetic algae and phototrophic bacteria
in aquatic environments, as well as land plants in terrestrial
environments, all play a key role as primary producers in theirrespective ecosystems.
We are interested in the biodiversity of phototrophic
microorganisms and their photosynthetic mechanisms, especiallyin the cyanobacteria and microalgae that are the key phototrophs
for forming and preserving aquatic ecosystems. Targeting thoseorganisms, we work on a broad range of studies focusing on
their ecological distribution, biodiversity, genome, molecularmechanisms used for photosynthesis, evolution, genetic
engineering and related topics. Based on these studies, we also
aim to develop environmentally friendly technologies which canmake use of these phototrophs for the production of low-impact
materials.

Phytoplankton research at Lake Biwa

Cyanobacteria (left)
Chlorophyll that absorbs light energy (right)

Landscape Ecology and PlanningShozo SHIBATA, Professor
Katsue FUKAMACHI, Associate Professor
Junichi IMANISHI, Assistant Professor

12+81-75-753-6084

sho@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-6081

katsue@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-6099

imanishi@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

The goals of our laboratory can be summarized as:1) Protecting natural areas, including endangered wildlife habitats.
2) Restoring degraded natural habitats.
3) Planning and managing sustainable landscapes.
The scope of our research covers a variety of areas, ranging
from small gardens and urban parks to rural and mountain areas,
and also includes regions undergoing desertification. We deal withthe landscape ecology of both heavily populated areas as well as
relatively unpopulated natural areas in order to propose better

solutions to land use conflicts between man and nature.
Recognizing that we cannot stand apart from nature, andthat ecological sustainability may not be achieved without
corresponding cultural sustainability, our current areas of concern
include landscape planning, design and management that takes
wildlife habitats into consideration, and the development ofsuitable methods for ecological mitigation carried out as part ofthe environmental assessment process.

Cultural landscape: an important
aspect of landscape planning

Ecological monitoring by remote sensing

Environmental Systems Biology
Yasuo MORI, Professor
Shigeki KIYONAKA, Associate Professor+81-75-383-2761

mori@sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-383-2755

kiyonaka@sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp

In order to establish a sound physiological basis for studying
how living organisms, including human beings, are capableof surviving in an ever-changing environment, it is crucial tounderstand the intrinsic molecular systems responsible for sensing
and adapting to changes in environmental parameters. We take amultidisciplinary and integrative approach to this topic, employing
biochemical, molecular genetic and neurobiological techniques.
Our specific aims are:1) To study a group of ion channels called TRP that function as
biosensors for changes in environmental parameters such asatmospheric oxygen and temperature, and the mechanism ofadaptation through them.
2) To study the calcium channels which control neurotransmission
between neurons in the brain, the control center of our
behavioral responses to environmental stimuli.
3) To develop molecular probe techniques able to detect in vivo
responses to chemical and physical stimuli.

TRP ion channels as biosensorsof changes in environmental
parameters

Calcium channels control
neurotransmission between
neurons in the brain.

The heat production in brown adipocytes
visualized by the thermosensor

Department of Global
Ecology
Department of Technology
and Ecology
Department of Natural
Resources13

Department of
Natural Resources
The Department of Natural Resources considers the global ecosystem to be a complex composed of nature andhuman society and seeks to avoid environmental destruction by conducting dynamic analyses of resource circulation
on both a global scale and within regional ecosystems. Our research and educational approaches are, therefore, built
on both global and regional perspectives, based on the idea that natural resource management must conform witha well-designed human lifestyle on a local scale that, in turn, contributes to the conservation of the larger ecosystem
and ultimately that of the global environment. Topics that receive particular attention include the environmentfriendly utilization of organic resources, technologies for low-impact material conversion and recycling, and the proper
management of land and water resources. Field-based studies of geospheres, biospheres, coastal zones and watersheds
also play a key role in identifying resource circulation issues in such regional units and suggesting solutions forsustainable development and environmental conservation that can be carried out on both a local and a global scale.

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

Regional Planning
Tsugihiro WATANABE, Professor
Izuru SAIZEN, Associate Professor
Narumasa TSUTSUMIDA, Assistant Professor+81-75-753-6367

nabe@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-6369

saizen@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-6368

naru@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

We seek local and regional scale solutions for global
environmental issues by achieving well-balanced development
among urban and rural areas through an appropriate evaluation
and utilization of natural and social resources. Our field-based
studies include the following topics:

and rural development in developing countries, ecosystem
networks and human activities in Mongolia, and participatorywater management in Egypt.

■Regional Planning use analysis
Formulating strategies for optimal Regional Planning use
management in rural areas and urban fringes by means ofanalysis and modeling of land/water use change utilizing remotesensing/GIS (land use planning with geocomputation, analysis of
local characteristics by spatial data mining, and spatial modelingof urban expansion in Asian megacities).
■Designing a region
Setting directions and strategies for the future of various
regions, based on an understanding of their natural andsocial characteristics, including social capital and community
development, utilization of local resources in Japanese rural areas.
■Sustainable rural development in Asia and Africa
Seeking development approaches that focus on local resources
and indigenous knowledge such as environmental restoration andfood production management in Indochina, indigenous agriculture

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Monitoring of urban sprawl using satellite imagery

Earthquake Disaster Risk Management
Junji KIYONO, Professor
Aiko FURUKAWA, Associate Professor
Yoshihiro OKUMURA, Assistant Professor+81-75-383-3249

kiyono.junji.5x@kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-383-3250

furukawa.aiko.3w@kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-383-7501

okumura.yoshihiro.8x@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Earthquakes cause damage to our built environment anddisrupt our social systems. Our laboratory studies cover a broad
field, ranging from the estimation of strong ground motion in thenear fault zone to the combined effects of strong ground motion
and tsunami, and investigationof the mechanisms responsible
for structural damage andhuman injury. Our goal is toachieve effective earthquake
risk reduction, accomplished via
analysis of the earthquake loss
chain of causation, and to develop
effective mitigation measuresfor each link in that chain. This
involves:⑴ Numerical simulation of seismic ground motions⑵ Analysis of the failure phenomena in masonry buildings during
earthquakes⑶ Investigation of the mechanisms responsible for injuries andfatalities resulting from earthquakes, and the development ofsuitable simulation techniques

Maximum velocity of seismic
ground motions in Kyoto

Failure process for masonry structures

Yoshizumi KAJII, Professor
Yosuke SAKAMOTO, Assistant Professor+81-75-753-6897

kajii.yoshizumi.7e@kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-6634

sakamoto.yosuke.7a@kyoto-u.ac.jp

Mechanism of oxidant formation

Research activities

Department of Natural
Resources

We are developing ultrasensitive and highly precise instruments
to measure reactive trace species such as HOx radicals and NOx
and we are using these instruments to obtain information about
possible sources of air pollutants, such as vehicles.
Our final goal is to integrate the knowledge obtained fromour observations and considerations in order to provide a soundscientific basis for the improvement of air quality.

Department of Technology
and Ecology

We investigate atmospheric chemistry, mainly focusing on
the issue of photochemical ozone formation. Despite the apparent
downward trends for both NOx and VOCs (precursors ofphotochemical oxidants) detected in mega-cities in many advanced
countries, including Japan, photochemical oxidants have still
increased in recent years.
We are trying to determine the cause of this upward trend.

Department of Global
Ecology

Atmospheric Chemistry15

Ecosystem Production and Dynamics
Akira OSAWA, Professor
Naoki OKADA, Associate Professor
Masako DANNOURA, Assistant Professor+81-75-753-6095

aosawa@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-6097

okad@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-6094

dannoura@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

We investigate dry matter production, plant community
dynamics and plant ecological and physiological functions that
produce the various ecosystem patterns observed in forests andother major ecosystems, based primarily on two perspectives.
First, we study structural dynamics and its mechanisms inforest ecosystems. This involves tree-ring analysis, mathematicalmodels and ecological measurements being used in combination.
Carbon dynamics and carbon accumulation in boreal forests arebeing studied in Canada, Finland, Estonia, Russia and Japan alongwith their past patterns. Boreal forests are the ecosystems where
the effects of global warming are likely to appear first.
The second research approach focuses on analyzing theinternal structure of stem wood. From the perspective of
ecological wood anatomy and using both stable isotopes andtree eco-physiological techniques, it examines the relationships
between the size and distribution of water-conducting vessels andleaf opening, shoot extension and the growth rate of trees. Treesin tropical regions, such as Thailand and Malaysia, are being
examined along with those found in temperate climates.

Fig.1

Fig.2
Fig.3

Fig. 1: Litter traps installed in a pine forest site in northwestern Canada
Fig. 2: A tropical seasonal forest with deciduous trees in the dry season
Fig. 3: A tree-ring sample used for estimating tree growth and past standstructure

Terrestrial Ecosystems Management
Shinya FUNAKAWA, Professor
Hitoshi SHINJO, Associate Professor
Tetsuhiro WATANABE, Assistant Professor+81-75-753-6101

funakawa@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-6299

shinhit@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-75-753-6101

nabe14@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Our continued existence depends heavily upon terrestrial
ecosystems that include air, water, soils, plants and animals.
We also influence the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems andact as one of the components. The recent increase in humanactivities adversely affects ecosystems and the environment at
both the local and global levels, in the form of desertification,water and soil pollution and land degradation.
Our laboratory is engaged in a broad range of studies onterrestrial ecosystems management. The study topics include
soil characterization, fertility mechanisms and maintenance, theutilization and conservation of soil resources, the mechanismof soil degradation and its remediation, and the reappraisal ofindigenous agro-ecosystems management techniques in thehumid and semi-arid tropics. We also study holistic approaches
to rural development and ecosystems management that can beused to enhance human welfare and security in Japan, Asia andAfrica.

Clear-cutting of tropical lowland forest in Indonesia

Honeycomb used as a non-timber forest product (Cameroon)

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Aquatic Environmental Biology
Yoh YAMASHITA, Professor
Keita SUZUKI, Assistant Professor+81-75-753-6410

yoh@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp+81-773-62-5512

suzuki.keita.3r@kyoto-u.ac.jp

We examine the ecology and ecological production systemsof aquatic biological resources from various points of view. In
particular, we investigate integrated coastal zone management,
based on an understanding of the ecological relationshipbetween terrestrial and coastal areas, including productivity andbiodiversity, which are strongly affected by human activities.
■Connectivity of hills, humans and oceans
We examine the ecological links between forest, river, humanand coastal ecosystems, and the impacts of human activities oncoastal biological production systems. These concepts are thenused to identify suitable methods for aquatic zone management inorder to achieve future sustainable development.
■Ecology of aquatic organisms
We study production systems of aquatic biological resources,
focusing on energy flow from nutrition and primary production
through to macrobenthos and fish, emphasizing the life history,
survival, growth, movement and feeding characteristics of key
species.
■Management of aquatic biological resources
We examine management approaches that focus on resources
produced by specific aquatic environments in local areas. We
develop appropriate methods to manage resources, restore
environments and enhance stocks.

Set net operation at Tai, Maizuru, Kyoto

Department of Global
Ecology
Department of Technology
and Ecology
Department of Natural
Resources

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Introduction of Academic Staff
Negative environmental impacts ofagriculture
Professor Shinya FUNAKAWA
Terrestrial Ecosystems Management (Soil science)

How can we manage agricultural
practices while mitigating their
negative impacts on the environment?
It is widely believed that agriculture is

However, we should remember that lowland paddies

environmentally friendly. However, we often observein Japan could be free from the typical problems describedthat agricultural practices actually degrade the local

above. That is, they provide both water resources andenvironment. Since we cannot survive without foodmineral nutrients at the same time. Japan experiences

production, we have to develop an approach to agriculturalactive orogenic movement with intensive volcanic activity,

management which does not lead to environmental

resulting in active erosion in upland streams and thedegradation.

downstream deposition of weatherable minerals that can

Water and mineral nutrients, both of which arerelease mineral nutrients in lowland areas. It is a well-essential ecological resources in agriculture, are usuallyknown fact that lowland paddies in Japan have supported

not compatible with each other. Mineral nutrients arequite a high population since the Edo era without the help

generally scarce in soils found in humid climates due toof chemical fertilizers.

intensive mineral weathering, while the availability of

It is, therefore, questionable whether we shouldwater resources is usually a limiting factor for agricultural

practice Japanese agriculture based only on economic

production in dry climates where soils are generally fertile

considerations. Two major approaches have been usedin terms of their mineral nutrient content. To overcome

when discussing future agriculture, one emphasizing thethese inherent limitations, the application of chemical

global economy and free trade, and the other prioritizing

fertilizer is a very common practice as part of modernizednational food security. I strongly recommend that we

agriculture in humid regions, whereas irrigation is

include the negative environmental impacts of agriculture

indispensable for farming in dry areas. However, a heavy

in these discussions. Japan possesses inherently gooddose of chemical fertilizer results in nutrient leaching from

agroecological conditions with which we can minimize thesoils and consequent downstream contamination. Intensive

negative environmental impacts of agriculture. We canirrigation causes the depletion of regional water resources

contribute to decreasing environmental degradation inas well as accelerated secondary soil salinization. Bothforeign countries that export environmentally high-cost

examples suggest that agricultural practices can easily

food materials by producing our own food domestically.

bring about environmental problems.

I believe that such a viewpoint should be included in

In the past, human beings have cultivated land by
adjusting to the respective soil and climatic conditions
in different areas. As part of my research activities,
which are focused on local agriculture in countries such
as Japan, South East Asia, Africa and Central Asia, I
seek to identify the essential components of sustainableagriculture.

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Domes tic f ood p r od u ction cou ld
decrease environmental deteriorationin other countries

discussions of future possibilities for agriculture in Japan.

Environmental Refugees andDevelopment-Induced Displacement
Associate Professor Jane SINGER
Environmental Education

Ethical concerns raised bydisplacement

Displaced by a hydropower dam in
Vietnam

The theme of my research is human migration

I am currently involved in a research project inand displacement. This includes development-

central Vietnam, examining ethnic minority villages

induced displacement as well as those displaced bydisplaced by construction of a hydropower dam. Many

natural disasters or environmental changes -- flooding,developing countries rely on cheap, plentiful hydropower

desertification, deforestation, landslides, long periods ofto supply their growing energy needs, but dam

drought and rising sea levels -- often linked to climaticconstruction too often displaces and impoverishes people.

change, who are often called “environmental refugees.”

Resettled populations may receive compensation for

I’m especially interested in the ethical concerns raised

their original homes and land, and they may benefit fromby displacement. The question arises of what we mean

improved infrastructure, health care and educational

when we call people “environmental refugees,” because

opportunities, but this often comes at a price. Replacement

under international law, a refugee is someone who can’t

land is usually much less productive than their original

return to his or her home because of a legitimate fear

farm plots, so that even though they can transitionof persecution, civil warfare or generalized violence. A

from subsistence farming to cash crop agriculture andlegally recognized refugee has the right to be accepted

recompensed manual labor, displaced residents may noby other countries and to be provided with basic

longer have basic food security for their families. For

human needs. But there is as yet no legal definition of

ethnic minority residents, who make up a disproportionate

environmental refugees or clarification of their legal

percentage of those displaced in Vietnam, low educationrights by any international legal body. From an ethicaland adaptive capacity makes it even more difficult tostandpoint we can argue that most of those people

recover from the shock of resettlement.

originate in developing countries, which are not primarily

According to a 1986 United Nations General Assembly

responsible for emitting the greenhouse gases that are

declaration, everyone has the right to participate in andlinked to climate change. Because the developed countries

enjoy the benefits of development. In this case, somecause most of the emissions, under the “polluter pays”

people suffer while others, particularly industry, urban

principle, don’t they bear responsibility for accepting andareas and the rising middle class, reap the benefits

providing for environmental refugees?

of hydroelectric generation. Development-induced
displacement raises ethical questions about how toapportion benefits equitably.

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School of Global Environmental Studies(Educational Body)

The School of Global Environmental Studies is composedof the “Doctoral Program in Global Environmental Studies,”
designed to foster outstanding researchers responsible forfurther development of the new field of global environmental
studies, and the “Master’s Program in Environmental
Management” and “Doctoral Program in Environmental
Management,” both designed to train outstanding practitioners
capable of addressing environmental issues from the local to
the global level. The educational goals of these programs areshown in the following table.
Doctoral Program in Global Environmental Studies
This program fosters researchers capable of working
at the international level by tackling global and local
environmental issues using innovative approaches andmethodologies drawn from various fundamental academic
fields.
Masterʼs Program in Environmental Management
This program trains internationally-minded practitioners

with the knowledge and practical skills required to tackle
environmental problems from the local to the global level.
This program also fosters researchers capable of working
at the international level by addressing global and local
environmental issues using approaches and methodologies
drawn from various fundamental academic fields.
Doctoral Program in Environmental Management
This program fosters practitioners with advanced
management expertise and the extensive knowledge andskills required to address environmental issues from the local
to the global level. This will enable them to make a practicalcontribution when working in international settings.
Students participating in any of the above programs may
enroll in both compulsory and elective courses offered in
English, in keeping with the Graduate School’s aim to train
professionals capable of working in an international setting.
Students seeking to further their interdisciplinary knowledge
base are also able to take credited lecture courses from otherschools in Kyoto University.

Doctoral Program in Global Environmental Studies

This program accepts students who have obtained amaster’s degree or the equivalent in various fields. The
program encompasses the Department of Global Ecology, theDepartment of Technology and Ecology, and the Departmentof Natural Resources of the Hall of Global Environmental
Research, as well as Sansai Gakurin. Students’ specialized
study themes are selected from a vast range of themes
related to global environmental studies, based on prior study
and approaches available in the humanities and social sciences
as well as in the areas of natural science, agriculture andengineering. After receiving a doctoral degree, students may
work at universities or environment-related government/
private-sector research organizations.

1

Curriculum structure

In order to develop outstanding researchers, course
guidance is provided, as needed, on subjects offered under the
Master’s Program in Environmental Management, focusing
primarily on lectures and seminars.
An academic supervisor and a sub-supervisor are
assigned to each student upon entry into the university, andthe student receives interdisciplinary guidance.

2

Progress towards the degree

First year: Academic supervisor selected; research plan
drafted, reviewed and presented; preliminary
thesis report written; and enrollment in exercises

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and seminars.
Second year: Enrollment in exercises and seminars.
Third year: Second thesis report written; enrollment inexercises and seminars; submission, review anddefense of a doctoral thesis; Doctoral Degree in
Global Environmental Studies awarded to student.
The standard time taken to complete the program is three
years. However, exceptional students may be able to complete
the degree in less time.

3

Admission information

Applicants will be graded according to the sum totalof their marks for English ability (evaluated on the basis of
TOEFL iBT (preferred), TOEFL PBT, TOEIC SP or IELTS
test scores) and interview performance (specialized knowledgeof the applicant's chosen study area and presentation of a
research plan).

Masterʼs Program in Environmental Management

In order to gain the skills needed to become outstanding
environmental management professionals or environmental
researchers, students are required to participate in a lengthy
internship study. Based on practical experience gained outsideof the university, students gain professional skills that will
enable them to write an innovative master’s thesis. Aftercompleting the master’s degree, students may continue on to
the doctoral program in order to obtain advanced professional
and academic research skills or may choose to work fornational or local government organizations, internationalorganizations, environment-related departments of industries,
environment-related industries, or environment-related NGOs,
among others.

1Curriculum

The core requirements of the Master’s Program in
Environmental Management are courses in the theoreticalfoundations of global environmental studies (Global
Environmental Policy and Economics, Global Environmental
Engineering, Management of Global Resources andEcosystems, Environmental Ethics and Environmental
Education). The student studies environmental management
fundamentals and theories, and attends seminars
corresponding to the student’s area of interest. After that, thestudent completes an internship and then submits a master’s
thesis.
Students also attend environmental management seminars,
which include special lectures by invited lecturers, fieldwork,
experiments and practical study, and a literature review,
all of which serve to instill in the student the fundamental
knowledge and skills needed for environmental research orpractice at the international level.

2months for students whose research objectives are best
achieved through brief practical experience. (For short-term
internships, the submission of preliminary thesis work is
required.)3

Progress towards the degree

First Year: Course work, drafting of internship study plan,internship.
Second Year: Submission and review of master’s thesis for
the Master’s Degree in Global Environmental
Studies.

4

Admission information

Applicants will be graded according to the sum totalof their marks for English ability (evaluated on the basis of
TOEFL iBT (preferred), TOEFL PBT, TOEIC SP, or IELTS
test scores), general knowledge of the global environment,
basic knowledge of the applicant’s choice of study area andinterviews (to assess specialized knowledge gained over thecourse of the undergraduate program, the study plan, and theapplicant’s suitability for the master’s program).

Internship

An internship is a compulsory part of the curriculumof the Master’s Program in Environmental Management.
Individual education based on practical experience outside
the classroom enables students to acquire competence inaddressing global environmental issues. The Graduate Schoolof Global Environmental Studies has arrangements witha wide range of domestic and international environmental
research institutions and organizations that currently serve as
hosts for internship training. Previously, students have beenplaced as interns at governmental research institutes, private
research organizations, foreign universities, and internationalorganizations such as the United Nations and internationalNGOs.
Two kinds of internship are available for students: Longterm internships, which require students to spend at least
three months at one site in order to train and cultivate
practical skills, and short-term internships of one to two21Doctoral Program in Environmental Management

This program aims to train professionals capable offunctioning in an international setting by equipping themwith the comprehensive knowledge and skills needed for
resolving conflicts and managing global environmental issues.
Internship study (domestic or overseas) and the preparation ofa doctoral thesis help students develop the skills required forenvironment-related work after graduation. Graduates of thedoctoral program are expected to find employment in nationalor local government, international organizations, environmentrelated departments of industries, environment-relatedindustries, environmental NGOs, universities, or government/
private-sector research organizations with an environmental
focus, among others.

1Curriculum

In order to cultivate outstanding environmental
management practitioners and researchers, course guidanceis provided, as needed, on subjects offered under the Master’s
Program in Environmental Management, focusing primarily
on lectures and seminars. The student also completes aninternship program lasting approximately six months, andthen submits a doctoral thesis.
An academic supervisor and sub-supervisor are assigned
to each student upon entry into the university, and thestudent receives interdisciplinary and practical guidance.

2

Internship

An internship is a compulsory part of the curriculumof the Doctoral Program in Environmental Management.
Individual education based on practical experience outside
the classroom enables students to acquire competence inaddressing global environmental issues.
The Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies hasarrangements with a wide range of domestic and international
environmental research institutions and organizations thatcurrently serve as hosts for internship training. Previously,
students have undertaken internships with governmental
research institutes, private research organizations, foreign
universities, and international organizations such as theUnited Nations and international NGOs. Doctoral students
must spend at least five months training and cultivating
practical skills at their internship sites. After returning to the
Graduate School, students prepare their doctoral theses bydrawing upon their experiences outside the classroom.

3

Progress towards the degree

First year: A cademic supervisor selected; research plan
drafted, reviewed and presented; preliminary
thesis report written; preparation of an internship22

plan, and enrollment in exercises and seminars.
Second year: Internship
Third year: S econd thesis report written; enrollment inexercises and seminars; submission, review anddefense of a doctoral thesis.
Doctoral Degree in Global Environmental Studies awarded
to student.
The standard time taken to complete the program is three
years. However, exceptional students may be able to complete
the degree in less time.

4

Admission information

Applicants will be graded according to the sum totalof their marks for English ability (evaluated on the basis of
TOEFL iBT (preferred), TOEFL PBT, TOEIC SP, or IELTS
test scores) and interview performance (to assess relevant
research skills and specialized knowledge gained over thecourse of master’s study or practical achievement in relation
to environmental management, as well as their research planfor the doctoral program).
*Note for applicants from overseas
In keeping with the international focus of this Graduate
School, we warmly welcome applications from overseas
students to all our programs. International applicants to the
Master’s Program in Environmental Management shouldnote, however, that some of the credited electives offered by
the school may be taught only in Japanese. Applicants arestrongly advised to consult with their intended academic
supervisor for further information on what classes areavailable. International applicants should also note that while
proficiency in Japanese is not a requirement for the Master’s
Program in Environmental Management, a degree of Japanese
speaking, listening comprehension and reading ability may
enrich their social and academic interactions during theirstudy at the Graduate School.

Voices from Students

VOICE 1
Ryo NAKAMURA

Landscape Ecology and PlanningBecause GSGES (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies) offers
classes in various fields including economics and ecology among others, this makes
it possible for you to cultivate a global perspective through which to approach
today’s environmental issues. In addition, you get a sense that your knowledge
and thinking ability are improving day by day because the classes provide many
opportunities for discussion with students from different countries who are involved in different fieldsof study.
One attraction of the GSGES internship program is that you can tackle current environmental issues not only inJapan but also overseas. I did my internship with the National Parks Board in Singapore. Through my daily activities,
such as surveying fauna and flora, and workshop activities, I learned about the biodiversity problems faced by nature
reserves and management practices aimed at resolving those problems. In addition to the practical experience, I found that
communicating with officers who have a range of knowledge and perspectives was very stimulating and was an invaluable
experience that I could not get in everyday campus life. Now my Singapore experience is incorporated into my field ofstudy.
You develop global perspectives in GSGES classes. And you approach various problems from such perspectives in yourinternship, while gaining practical experience. Following the internship, you incorporate the experience into your field ofstudy. You can keep advancing through GSGES educational programs.

VOICE 2
Yi-chun CHEN

Global Ecological Economics
I think the emphasis on interdisciplinary studies and the provision of a numberof lectures conducted in English make GSGES a special graduate school. The school
also seeks to foster academic interaction and cooperation with other institutions andorganizations, both in Japan and overseas. GSGES students typically begin theirresearch by identifying issues relating to human society and global environmental
problems. They are then instructed to find the optimal methodology in each academic
field in order to further their research on their chosen topics. This is what I regard
as the “GSGES Way” — a way to access environmental studies and to conduct research. It is an approachthat has attracted many students of various nationalities and with different academic backgrounds. Students with a passion
for solving environmental problems attend lectures, engage in discussions, and make presentations together, regardless of
their individual academic fields. I think that this kind of training is vital because cooperation among various disciplines isnecessary for solving environmental problems; moreover, it is invaluable experience which can help us a great deal, either in
our future careers or in our research activities.
GSGES provides various lectures for master’s program students, together with a compulsory three-month, longterm internship program. My research focus is on exporting of environmental technologies from Japan, so I applied for
an internship program conducted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, ITPO Tokyo. The work
experience has given me a chance to observe at first hand how the Office functions and to exchange ideas with people
whose work is related to environmental technology transfer.
GSGES has organized academic fields not only in science but also in the social sciences and humanities concerning
environmental studies. For example, there are academic fields such as global ecological economics, with which I am affiliated,
as well as policy, marketing management, and others. Currently, there are joint seminars for the above-mentioned threefields, each year. This provides a platform for interdisciplinary discussions and opinion exchange, especially within thedisciplines of the social sciences, while also offering students opportunities to make research presentations.
I have enjoyed my time at GSGES due to its diverse student population and range of disciplines, and also for its practicalpursuit of solutions to problems faced by societies. This is why I had no hesitation in deciding to continue with the doctoral
program at GSGES.

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Voices from Graduate Students

Graduated fromMaster's Program (2012)

Graduated fromMaster's Program (2012)

Tsushima City

Itochu Corporation

Mizuki HOSOKAI
I am currently working at Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture,
as a member of “Shimaokoshi-Kyoudoutai,” a project to revitalize
local communities initiated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs andCommunications. My primary task is to foster local revitalization
through education-related activities, such as conducting interviews
with local residents, supporting community studies, and establishingschool curricula to enable local knowledge to be passed on to the next
generation. I am very pleased to have this challenging job.
One attraction of GSGES is that it provides a number ofopportunities for us to broaden our perspectives through group
work and presentation-making, which are features of the educational
programs. In addition, it is possible to concentrate a lot of class work
into the first semester of Year 1 and then manage the remaining time
for our own study activities. In my case, I visited several places inboth Japan and other countries and had valuable opportunities to talkwith local residents. Through these experiences, I became interested inlocal regions of Japan, ultimately deciding to work on Tsushima Island,
situated on a national border.
Having access to alumni who are active at home and abroad
serves as a great incentive for me when I feel the need to recharge mymotivation or improve my abilities through my current job. Thanks to
my GSGES experiences, my days have been somewhat fuller.
We are frequently required to be able to conduct dialogues basedon our own abilities in order to unearth the root of a problem andto obtain vital information through conversations with others. The
knowledge acquired during my master’s course is now contributing to
my own current task.

My desire to experience an internship at an internationalorganization was one of the reasons I decided to come to GSGES.
As an undergraduate, I was involved in NGO activities concerning
environmental issues such as overseas dam problems, while I
was majoring in analytical chemistry. At GSGES, I completed afour-month internship at the Stockholm Environment Institute,
Asia office in Thailand, with the theme of how to adapt to global
warming, as a member of the Global Environmental Policy study
area. During my internship, I helped to support international
conferences and drafted reports regarding developing countries.
In addition, at GSGES I enjoyed lectures and group work in
English together with international classmates, which is one of
the special features of the graduate school, and I was able to learn
about environmental issues based on differing values. The mutual
cooperation and logical thinking which were acquired through myoverseas internship and research are now useful for my work at a
private company. GSGES provides many opportunities to expand
one's potential.

Graduated from
Doctoral Program (2013)

Graduated fromMaster's Program (2007)

Independent Consultant

Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA)

Noralene M. UY

GSGES provides an excellent venue for holistic education andtraining that encourages one to pursue his or her full potential. The
lectures and seminars in the laboratory and graduate school, as wellas internships with UNISDR and the ASEAN Secretariat, equipped
me with the knowledge and practical skills to take on varying
responsibilities in my field of expertise at both the international
and local level. In addition, studying in an international setting not
only exposed me to cultural diversity but also sensitized me to thehighest standards of excellence. More importantly, it opened doors
for me because I was able to develop networks among peers.
I am currently engaged as a consultant for both the United
Nations Development Programme Philippines and the AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB). In the former position, I review thepolicy and institutional landscapes of disaster risk reduction andmanagement (DRRM) and climate change adaptation (CCA) in
the Philippines for harmonization of DRRM and CCA policies anddevelopment of the capacities of national government agencies
and local government units. In the latter role, I am involved indeveloping country-specific disaster risk management briefs
to assist integration of disaster risk concerns into the Country
Partnership Strategy for ADB developing-member countries. The
GSGES experience has enabled me to contribute to global activity
on disaster management and climate change adaptation, which I
will continue to pursue in earnest.

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Tomoharu YAMAUCHIAya OKADA

My internship experience in Vietnam while studying at
GSGES influenced my desire to work in the area of international
cooperation. At GSGES, I learned about community-based disastermanagement, not only in Japan but also in developing countries.
In my work, I have been in charge of disaster preparedness/prevention projects in Central America and Africa. I am currently
stationed in JICA’s Burkina Faso office in Africa, taking charge ofvarious projects involving water and sanitation.
Since many countries in Africa have poor living standards anddo not meet the requirements for conducting disaster management
projects, the direct application of my GSGES studies to my work islimited. However, there are many other aspects that have provenuseful, such as learning about numerous different approaches to theenvironment from various fields through a variety of curricula, andbeing in an academic research environment that values fieldwork
and is not just limited to laboratory work.
By making use of the diversity of research fields, the support
provided for field research and the wide-ranging networks thatare unique to GSGES, I was able to establish an effective basis forworking in the international cooperation sector.

Sansai Gakurin
Sansai Gakurin was established in 2002 to promote and support the activities of the new Graduate
School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES) at Kyoto University by facilitating the exchange of ideas
across relevant disciplines, both inside and outside the university. “Sansai” refers to the traditional East
Asian triad of heaven, earth and humanity that embraces the phenomenal world. “Gakurin” means a“grove of scholars.” The 2001 mission statement of Kyoto University promulgated its intention to pursue
harmonious coexistence within the human and ecological community on this planet.

1) Activities designed to integrate all academic disciplines related to
global environmental studies and coordinate the outreach activities
of GSGES.
To broaden knowledge of global environmental studies at Kyoto University, Sansai Gakurin holds
regular events such as the ʻKyoto University Forum (global environmental forum)’ and the ʻHannari Kyoto
Shimadaijuku’ (each three times a year), and organizes lecture/discussion gatherings by faculty open
to all students and faculty. In addition, Sansai Gakurin co-organizes public international seminars andforums related to the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES), and collaborates withorganizations within Kyoto city to engage the public over environmental concerns.

2) Activities designed to promote research.
Sansai Gakurin supports innovative medium- and long-term research by the GSGES faculty tointegrate the research activities from diverse fields and support achieving a more harmonious balance ofman and nature.
Sansai Gakurin also regularly publishes the Sansai Newsletter to promote GSGES activities.

3) Activities designed to support education.
Sansai Gakurin supports various ongoing international education programs by GSGES faculty.

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Recent Collaborating Institutions forInternship Study

Private Sector

Corporate Organization

・Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd
・AMITA Institute for Sustainabale Economies
・Hatanaka Kumiko Architecture Design Office・Okumura Corporation
・Kao Corporation
・Environmental Assessment Center Co.,Ltd・Kubota Environmental Service Co., Ltd・Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co.,Ltd.
・Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd・Taisei Corporation
・Takano landscapePlanning ,CO Tokachi Office・Chugai Technos corporation
・Denso Corporation
・TORAY TECHNO CO., LTD.
・Tobimushi Inc.
・Nakabori Soil Corner
・IBM Japan Services Company Ltd.
・Japan Promotion center for Advanced Technology (JPAT)
・Panasonic Corporation
・Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting CO.,Ltd
・Munemoto Shinsaku Architecure Design Company
・LAGO.Co.,Ltd
・Research Institute for Natural Capital Co., Ltd・World Wide Fund for Nature Japan
・Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)・Nippon Intemation Cooperation for Community Developmen (NICCO)
・Institute for Global Enviromental Strategies (IGES)
・MIT

Ministry
・Ministry of the Environment
・National Institute of Health Sciences

Local Government
・Kyoto City, Waterworks Bureau
・Kyoto prefecture, Kizugawa City・Kobe City, Waterworks Bureau
・Shiga Prefectual Moriyama Junior and Senior High School
・Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Environment Bureau
・Iida city office, Nagano prefecture
・Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture
・Minami Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture
・Wakayama Prefecture, Tanabe City

NPO/NGO・Oxfam Japan・Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies
・Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Sociaty (JACSES)
・NPO Groundwork Mishima
・KES Environmental Management System Standard
・Satoyama Network in Seya
・NPO Satoyamanet Ayabe
・Sea Turtle Association of Japan・Habitat for Humanity Japan・Mori wa Umi no Koibito

Independent administrative agency/Research Institution
・Research Institute for Environmental Sciences and Public Health of Iwate Prefecture
・Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
・National Institute for Environmental Studies
・National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS)・Lake Biwa Environmental Research Institute・Shimane Prefectural Mountainous Regions Research Center・Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN)
・Public Works Research Institute・Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center (EDM) National ResearchInstitute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED)

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Others・Ishizuti Fureai village
・See-D Committee
・Conservation International Japan

Overseas
・Argovia・Beijing Normal University
・Burapha University, Department of Civil Engineering・Center for Environmental Planning and Technology University (CEPT)・Centre for Alternative Technology (Wales, UK)
・Centre for Appropriate Technology and Development (CATD)
・Chulalongkorm University
・Danag University of Technology (DUT)
・Department of Architecture, Hue College of Sciences
・Greifswald University / Institute of Biochemistry
・Hanoi University of Science and Technology
・Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, Center for
Agricuktural Forestry Research and Development (CARD)
・International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Cameroon
・JADE Bangladesh
・JETRO Dusseldorf
・Kasetsart University
・Laguna Lake Development Authority
・Mahidol University, Thailand
・National Parks Board, Singapore
・National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
・Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs (PSYSC)・Royal Society for Protection of Nature・Royal University of Agriculture
・SEEDS India
・State of California Department of Fish and Game
・Stockholm Environment InstituteAsia Center
・The David Suzuki Foundation
・The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)・The Office of Civil Defense, Region X, Philippines
・UNESCO Bangkok Office
・UNESCO Hanoi Office・United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
・United Nations Volunteers Headquarters Office (UNV)・United States Environmental Protection Agency National
Exposure Reseach Laboratory
・Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
・University College Cork.
・University of Caen
・University of Madras
・Universiti Malaysia Sabah
・University of the South Pacific・WIND IN NEPAL PVT LTD.
・World Wide Fund for Nature（WWF）Kenya Office
・Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of Chinese
Academy of Sciences
・NPO Apcas Sri Lanka Office・United Nations Industrial Development Organization
・Tsinghua University
・Qingdao landscape and sanitation management center,
China・Action for greening SahelAfter Graduation
Masterʼs Program in Environmental Management
Private Sector
・Accenture Japan Ltd.
・Asahi Industry Co., Ltd.
・Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd.
・Adeka Engineering &Construction Corporation
・Amita Holdings Co., Ltd.
・Amita Institute for Sustainable Economies Co., Ltd.
・Aeon Retail Co., Ltd.
・Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation
・Itochu Corporation.
・Iwatani Corporation
・Internet Business Japan Co., Ltd.
・Water Agency Inc.
・SE Corporation
・S.T. Japan Inc.
・NTC International Corporation
・NTT Communications Corporation
・NTT DATA Corporation
・Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
・Okumura Corporation
・ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS Co., Ltd.
・Onward Kashiyama Co., Ltd.
・Kao Corporation・Kajima Corporation
・KANAE Coporation
・Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.
・KANSAI COKE & CHEMICALS Co., Ltd.
・Kyocera Corporation
・Kuraray Co., Ltd.
・Green Power Investment Corporation
・Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
・Kenko Mayonnaise Co., Ltd.
・CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.
・CTI Engineering International Co., Ltd.
・Kodama Corporation, Ltd.
・Komatsu Ltd.
・Cyber Agent Inc.
・XYMAX Corporation
・Sapporo Breweries Ltd.
・Sanyo Electric Co, Ltd.
・Coelacanth K&H Architects Inc.
・JFE Engineering Corporation
・Sigmaxyz, Inc.
・Jiji Press, Ltd.
・Sharp Corporation
・Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.
・Ns Solutions Corporation
・Sumitomo Corporation
・Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
・Seijo Ishii Co., Ltd.
・Sekisui House, Ltd.
・Soken Co., Ltd.
・Sojitz corporation
・Soft Bank Corp.
・Daikin Industries, Ltd.
・Taisei Corporation
・Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
・Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd.

・Takara Bio Inc.
・Tamanoi Vinegar Corporation
・Local Environment Plan
・Architects Regional Planners &Associates, Kyoto
・Bud of the Earth Co., Ltd.
・The Chunichi Shimbun
・Chubu Centrair International Airport
・Tecnos Japan Inc.
・Information Services International-Dentsu, Ltd.
・Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.
・Toshiba Corporation
・Toray Industries, Inc.
・Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting Co., Ltd.
・Toyota Tsusho Corporation.
・Toyota Boshoku Corporation
・The Nishinippon Shimbun
・Nippon Telegraph And Telephone
・West Japan Railway Company
・JGC Corporation
・Nihon Suido Consultants Co., Ltd.
・Nitori・IBM Japan, Ltd.
・Nihonkai Consultant Co., Ltd.
・Nikkei Inc.
・Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.
・Japanese Consumer Co-operative Union
・Japan Finance Corporation Business・Japan Tobacco, Inc.
・Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
・Hakuhodo Inc.
・Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd.
・Panasonic Corporation
・Panasonic Ecology Systems Co., Ltd.
・Yamato Co., Ltd.
・beBit, Inc・Hitachi Inspharma, Ltd.
・Hitachi, Ltd.
・Hitachi Zosen Corporation
・Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
・Fidelity Worldwide Investment
・Fujitsu Research Institute・Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
・Future Architect, Inc.
・Pricewaterhouse Coopers Co., Ltd.
・Bridgestone Corporation
・PREC Institute, Inc.
・The Procter & Gamble Company of Japan, Ltd.
・Bearing Point, Inc.
・Boston Consulting Group・Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
・Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd.
・MITSUI & Co., Ltd.
・Mitsubishi Chemical Medience Corporation
・Mitsubishi Corporation
・Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
・The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
・Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.
・Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
・Milbon Corporation

・Yamaha Corporation
・Unilever
・The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
・Yokohama Marunaka Seika Co., Ltd.
・The Yomiuri Shimbun
・Rakuten, Inc.
・Laplace System Co., Ltd.
・LIXIL Corporation
・Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
・Resona Bank, Ltd.
・Livesense Inc.
・Retec Engineering, Inc.
・ROKI Co., Ltd.
・Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.
・Wataru & Co., Ltd.

Ministry
・Ministry of the Environment
・Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
・Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
・Ministry of JusticeLocal Government
・Aichi Prefecture
・Amagasaki City・Osaka Prefecture
・Kyoto City・Kouga City
・Saijyo City・Sapporo City
・Shiga Prefecture
・Tokyo Metropolitan Government
・Toyonaka City
・Tsushima City
・Hiroshima City

Independent administrative agency/Research Institution
・Japan Science and Technology Agency
・Japan International Cooperation Agency
・Japan External Trade Organization
・RIKEN

NPO/NGO・Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies
・Kiko Network27Doctoral Program in Environmental Management

Doctoral Program in Global Environmental Studies

Corporate Organization

Overseas

Overseas・Global Environment Centre Foundation
・Global Environmental Forum
・Chuetsu Organization for Safe and Secure Society
・Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax Co.
・Rural Culture Association
・T he Matsushita Institute of Government andManagement

・Lloydʼs Register Quality Assurance
Limited・SEEDS Asia
・U n i t e d N a t i o n s I n t e r n a t i o n a lStrategy for Disaster Reduction
・Asian Disaster Preparedness Center[ADPC]
・K orea Institute of Construction
Technology
・U n i t e d N a t i o n s E n v i r o n m e n t
Programme・T h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s o f f i c e f o r
Disaster Risk Reduction
・United Nations University
・Inter-American Development Bank・M alaysian Medical Relief Society(MERCY Malaysia)

・Bangladesh Agricultural University
・Hanoi University of Science and Technology
・Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry
・Nexus engineering consultants
・Queenʼs University, Canada
・Regional Environmental Planning Inc.
・Sun Yat-Sen University
・T ransport and Communications
University Lecturer
・Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
・University of the Philippines Los Banos
・World Meteorological Organization
・United Nations Centre for Regional
Development

Others・Institute of Scientific and Industrial・Research, Osaka University
・Osaka Toin Junior and Senior High School・Saijyo Industry Support Center・High school teachers in Shiga Prefecture
・JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers・Japanese Consumer's Co-operative Union
・High school teachers in Hyogo Prefecture
・Waseda University

Overseas
・Shenzhen City, China
・Cathay Pacific Airways
・Energy Natura
・Hare & Tortoise・H ue University of Agriculture and Foresty
Researcher
・Offshore・Pacific Express
・Procter & Gamble Far East, Inc

Ph.D Program・Osaka University
・Kyoto University
・University of Tokyo
・Hokkaido University

University/Research Institute・Kyoto University
・Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

Private・First class architect office
・Ex Research Institute Ltd.
・Shimadzu Corporation
・EY Japan

Ministry
・Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

University/Research Institute・T echnology Research Institute of
Osaka Prefecture
・Kyoto University
・Kyoto Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries Technology Center・S ocial Enterprise Research andDevelopment Inc.
・National Institute for Environmental Studies
・N ational Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology
・Shiga University of Medical Science・Geo-Research Institute・Chiba University of Commerce・Nagano University
・Nanzan University
・The Institute Energy Economics, Japan
・JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow
・Japan Atomic Energy Agency
・Fukuoka University
・Hokkaido University
・Ritsumeikan University

Private・A mita Institute for Sustainable
Economies Co., Ltd.
・Kajima Corporation
・The General Environmental Technos Co., Ltd.
・Sunstar Inc.
・Shimadzu Corporation
・Macrovision Urban Planning & Architecture・M i t s u b i s h i U F J R e s e a r c h a n d
Consulting Co., Ltd.

Others・Shimin Cooperation Law Office28

List of Academic Staff

Department of Global Ecology
Global Environmental Policy

Professor

Masaki TAKAOKA

Global Ecological Economics

Associate Professor

Kazuyuki OSHITA

Professor

Deqiang LIU

Assistant Professor

Takashi FUJIMORI

Associate Professor

Akihisa MORI

Socio-Cultural Symbiosis

Professor

Makoto USAMI

Resource Recycling Science

Sastainable Rural Development

Professor

Wataru SANO

Associate Professor

Ayako IWATANI

Professor

Satoshi HOSHINO

Associate Professor

Shizuka HASHIMOTO Environmental Marketing Management

Assistant Professor

Kenichirou ONITSUKA

Associate Professor

Environmental Perspectives in Asian
Economic History
Professor

Naoto KAGOTANI

Environmental Education
Professor

Rajib SHAW

Associate Professor

Jane SINGER

Akira YOSHINO

Department of Technology and Ecology
Environmentally-friendly Industries for
Sustainable Development
Professor

Shigeo FUJII

Associate Professor

Shuhei TANAKA

Assistant Professor

Hidenori HARADA

Environmental Infrastructure
Engineering
Professor

Takeshi KATSUMI

Associate Professor

Toru INUIAssistant Professor

Atsushi TAKAI

Global Environmental Architecture

Landscape Ecology and PlanningShozo SHIBATA

Professor

Kenji OKAZAKI

Associate Professor

Hirohide KOBAYASHI Associate Professor Katsue FUKAMACHI

Assistant Professor

Chiho OCHIAI

Environmental Biotechnology

Professor

Assistant Professor

Junichi IMANISHI

Environmental System Biology

Professor

Hideaki MIYASHITA Professor

Yasuo MORI

Associate Professor

Tohru TSUCHIYA

Shigeki KIYONAKA

Assistant Professor

Ryoma KAMIKAWA

Associate Professor

Department of Natural Resources
Regional Planning

Ecosystem Production and Dynamics

Professor

Tsugihiro WATANABE

Professor

Akira OSAWA

Associate Professor

Izuru SAIZENAssociate Professor

Naoki OKADA

Assistant Professor

Narumasa TSUTSUMIDA

Assistant Professor

Masako DANNOURA

Earthquake Disaster Risk Management Terrestrial Ecosystems Management
Professor

Junji KIYONO

Professor

Shinya FUNAKAWA

Associate Professor

Aiko FURUKAWA

Associate Professor

Hitoshi SHINJOAssistant Professor

Yoshihiro OKUMURA Assistant Professor Tetsuhiro WATANABE

Atmospheric Chemistry

Aquatic Environmental Biology

Professor

Yoshizumi KAJII

Assistant Professor

Yosuke SAKAMOTO Assistant Professor Keita SUZUKI

Professor

Yoh YAMASHITA

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Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies

GUIDEBOOK 2015
地球環境学堂・地球環境学舎・三才学林

ガイドブック 2015

Issued : April, 2015

Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies
Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, JAPANTEL：075-753-9167

http://www2.ges.kyoto-u.ac.jp/