Coaction with expertise forthe future of Hokkaido University

Sustainability Report 2017
Toward a sustainable campus

Sustainability Report 2017
Toward a Sustainable Campus

Coaction with expertise forthe future of Hokkaido University
What does Hokkaido University mean to you?
The university must have characteristics that are talked about
within your school or faculty.
When you talk with people from different departments,
you may discover attractive feature of the university.
There are sure to be some bright prospects for the future.
This year s sustainability report looks at Hokkaido University s
features and potential from various viewpoints.

CONTENTS
Message from the President

01

Cover story Round-Table Discussion

05

Round-Table Discussion by Students 1
Homework for Hokkaido University

09

Round-Table Discussion by Students 2
Making Hokkaido University more comfortable11

Students editorial project
What is precious about Hokkaido University

13

Movements toward theestablishment of a sustainable campus
The concept and evaluation of a sustainable campus

15

Achievements and issues of Hokkaido University revealed by ASSC

17

Efforts to reduce environmental burdens

20

Changes in environmental data

21

Material balance

21

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HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY Sustainability Report 2017

Message from the PresidentInterview with the new president

Toyoharu Nawa, President, Hokkaido University Maki Ikegami, Oﬃce for a Sustainable Campus

Why is sustainability important?
The university needs to make the students understand.

Toyoharu NAWA
Graduated from the Department of Architectural Engineering, School of Engineering,
Hokkaido University. Completed the Master s course of the Division of ArchitecturalEngineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University. Doctor of Engineering(Tokyo Institute of Technology). After working for the Central Laboratory of Chichibu
Cement Co., Ltd. (Taiheiyo Cement Corp.) and the Central Cement Concrete
Laboratory of Chichibu Onoda Cement Corp., he was hired as an assistant professor
in the Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University. He was promoted to hiscurrent position in April 2017 after holding the posts of professor in the Graduate
School of Engineering, member of the Educational Research Council/deputy dean of
the Faculty of Engineering and dean of the Faculty of Engineering/dean of the
Graduate School of Engineering/dean of the School of Engineering at Hokkaido
University. He specializes in building structures and materials, in civil engineering
materials, construction and construction management, and in earth and resource
systems engineering.

Message from the President

President, Hokkaido University

Specially Appointed Associate Professor,
Oﬃce for a Sustainable Campus

Maki IKEGAMI

Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Oﬃce for a Sustainable Campus
Graduated from the Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku
University. Master of Science. Graduated from the Graduate School ofEnvironmental Studies, Tohoku University. Doctor of Philosophy. After holding thepost of assistant professor in the Graduate School of Environmental Studies at
Tohoku University, she joined Hokkaido University in April 2012 to study theconcept of sustainable campuses and whether it would take root in Japan and therest of East Asia. She has conducted education and research on the establishmentof a sustainable campus, a term with various meanings. The Assessment System for
Sustainable Campus (ASSC), which is one of her achievements and speciﬁes theroles of universities in society, has been used by universities in Japan and overseas
for the development of strategies that seek the establishment of sustainable
societies.

Professor Toyoharu Nawa was appointed as the 19th president of Hokkaido University in April
2017. In an interview, the new president of the university, where a new campus master plan isbeing formulated, expressed his thoughts and what he expects from faculty and students.
*This interview was conducted in June 2017. The remarks have been edited by the Oﬃce for a Sustainable Campus.

Safety, security and sustainability

pany. I had the following questions about urban sus-

Ikegami：First, I d like to hear your views on sustain-

ings eventually deteriorate, so how can we demolishability, including the ideas you ve gained from yourthem safely? How can we dispose of large amounts

own experience.

of waste and conserve the environment? To conduct

Nawa：I first became aware of sustainability aroundstudies to solve these issues, I returned to the univer-1995. At the time, I was involved in the development

sity.

of cement for high-strength concrete and the con-

Ikegami：You specialized in architecture.

struction of super high-rise buildings at a private com-

Nawa：Yes. When I started research on construction

tainability: No matter how durable they are, all build-

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materials with low CO 2 emissions, the main focus oftrate, such as Tokyo and Sapporo, not enough shel-the construction industry was on new buildings, andters can be secured and damage can be serious at

not many people placed emphasis on sustainable

times of earthquakes if sufficient green spaces aren tdevelopment. Wooden buildings may last for moresecured. I was first engaged in the construction ofthan 1,000 years, but concrete is superior in terms ofhigh-rise buildings to secure green spaces. However,disaster management. So I first considered the devel-facing the fact at the time of the Great Hanshin Earth-opment of eco-cement, whose production process

quake that buildings don t last forever, I decided toaffords CO2 emissions reductions.

contribute to the creation of a safe, secure and sus-

Ikegami： Was there a reason for expanding yourtainable society by considering the dangers of demoli-

scope of research to resources?

tion and waste disposal.

N a w a：C o n s t r u c -Ikegami： Safety probably means there s no threattion is a resource-

to life, but don t the conditions for safety differ

intensive industry.

from individual to another?

Concrete produc-

Nawa： Safety has the functional sense of buildings

tion consumes

not being destroyed, and security refers to peacenearly 1 ton perof mind. For example, good buildings don t have to beperson of sand,oppressive. Being able to live peacefully while safetygravel and otheragainst earthquakes and other disasters are main-a g g r e g a t etained are fundamentals. Then we ll have to think

resources every

about environmental issues to achieve sustainability.

year. Since quality
river sand andgravel had already03

Research is diﬀerent fromeducation

been depleted, theIkegami：I feel that the word

acquisition of aggregate by quarrying mountains wasroughly synonymous with having a society wherecontributing to environmental destruction. The

future generations think that they can continue to live

destruction of concrete due to the reaction between

happily.

aggregates and alkalis also causes deterioration. It

Nawa：Yes, it is. I believe that society must give its

was therefore necessary to reconsider construction

successors hopes for the future.

materials from the viewpoint of materials science.

Ikegami：Do students in Japan have hopes for

Ikegami：Did you also shift to the field of resources

future?

as an instructor?

Nawa： I think it s a role of education to give such

Nawa：Architecture students aren t taught the basic

hopes. At universities, it s first necessary to makeknowledge of physics and chemistry that s necessary

students understand why sustainability is importantfor studies of environmental issues. In resource engi-

and how it contributes to their future.

neering, I taught physics and chemistry and addressed

Ikegami：Education is a duty of universities, but uni-

environmental issues comprehensively with consider-versities must also pursue achievements in research.

ation to environmental contamination and recycling. As

How do you think the improvement of a university s

I felt that a fusion with the academic fields of resource

reputation can be connected with the promotion ofengineering is necessary to establish a new field ofstudents understanding of sustainability?

construction sustainability, I decided to shift to the

Nawa： Research should be diverse; education

field of resources myself to inject new life into it.

should not. University education is about teaching

Ikegami：How do you feel about buildings and theknowledge that should be acquired by individual stu-

environment now that you ve been continuing yourdents and fostering their ability to hand down Japa-

studies?

nese cultures and technologies. Fostering such stu-

Nawa：The most important things are safety anddents naturally leads to improved research results.

security. In large cities where populations concen-

Good research begins with good personnel develop-

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isment.

Hokkaido, as well as international students--you must

Ikegami：Is there some way to be ranked in the top

demonstrate the language, culture and ideas of your

100 universities in the world?

place of origin. I think it s an advantage of Hokkaido

Nawa：I think that whether the university is able to

University that students can experience and under-

rank in the top 100 depends on its ability to have pur-stand diverse cultures and ideas while exercisingpose, to develop strategies and to define the direction

their individuality.

in which to advance. Hokkaido University has thoseabilities. Instructors conducting advanced researchshould further promote mutual communication and

Go out into the ﬁeld and learn

should have leaders to guide those instructors.

Ikegami：Lastly, could you talk about the value of

Ikegami：Do you think research should be conducted

involving students in campus development?

in groups rather than by individuals?
Nawa：In architecture, for example, a good building
can t be constructed by gathering proposals fromindividuals who are studying pillars, walls and lighting
separately. Good results are produced when adesigner proposes an ideal building for a certain typeof resident and all those around him or her cooperate.
Although academic fields are now increasingly segMessage from the President

mented, research must take a larger perspective. It
will also be important in the future to place further
emphasis on fostering human resources who havecomprehensive design abilities.
Ikegami：What is designing ability?

Nawa：Various instructors are involved in discussions

Nawa：To create something, it s necessary for one toon campus development. I hear that the lifespan of

sufficiently absorb basic knowledge and refine one s

Poplar Avenue is 80 years and that seedlings for the

analytical ability to clearly identify a concept andgeneration after the next have already been pre-one s ability to give ground to design. Design ability ispared. In light of this, I believe it s highly significant

the ability to comprehensively understand circum-

for instructors not only of architecture, but also of

stances and solve problems. In other words, it s the

agriculture and social sciences, to discuss the ideal

ability to create solutions in one s own head instead

structure of a campus and for students to participateof finding them from past data.

in tree-growing, building design and other activities, in

Ikegami：I feel that, although Japanese are brilliant inorder to have first-hand experience of the process of

their individual studies and technologies, they re notrealizing dreams.

very good at developing ideas to combine and make

Ikegami：I think it s ideal for a university to use theuse of their achievements.

campus for both research and education.

Nawa：Such thinking may have come from the orien-

Nawa：It s exactly what s meant by practical learn-tation toward imitating Western countries during theing, which is one of Hokkaido University s basic phi-

rapid modernization of the Meiji era. People shouldlosophies. It exemplifies Dr. Clark s remark, Go out

create things based on their own identities. I believe

into the field and learn. I believe that real education

Japanese have brilliant ideas that can make the mostand research are about providing opportunities toof our technologies.

think and having students participate in such opportu-

Ikegami：What s the identity of the students of Hok-nities.

kaido University?

Ikegami：Thank you very much.

Nawa：Their image is Boys, be ambitious! To projecta strong presence on a campus where there aremany different students--including 60% from outside

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Cover story

Round-Table
Discussion

Harness the power of his

Hokkaido University has a wealthof historical resources thatdeserve to be regarded asassets. Based on the idea thatthe value of such assets may beenhanced if the facilities that
store and manage them work
together, staff members fromthree such facilities gathered forthis discussion.
*The round-table discussion was held in
June 2017

1

Introduction of theArchives, the Museum
and the Library

Kyoko JOTakaaki INOUENorth Library,
Hokkaido University Library

Associate Professor,
Hokkaido University Archives

Kyoko Jo works as a library staﬀ at Hokkaido
University. She s been in charge of user services at
the North Library since 2016. She s learning by trial
and error every day to accomplish one of themissions of the library: to support the developmentof students who are eager to learn and to solve
problems on their own by providing a wealth of
information that s accessible in a comfortable, stimulating learning space.

Takaaki Inoue has been the director of the Hokkaido
University Archives since its opening in 2005. The University Archives collects a wide range of materials on theuniversity s history, ranging from documents from thedays of the university s predecessor, Sapporo Agricultural
College, more than 140 years ago to snapshots recently
taken on campus. The archives store and present these to
the public. They also handle various inquiries and investigations.
He hopes that, when students want to know and learn
about the history of Hokkaido University, they would ﬁndout the Archives has almost everything they need.

First, please introduce the05

archives, the museum and thecial university records are supple-

Currently, the basic task of thelibrary.

mented by materials on campus

archives is to collect objects, andInoue：The Hokkaido University

life and by research procedures

subjects of research conducted inArchives collects materials on theestablished by faculty members,

individual schools are displayed

university s history. Although thealumni and former employees orunder the theme of Cutting-edge

majority are

their families. The primary pur-

HU.

documents,

poses are to collect, sort andserves alcoholic beverages now,

objects andstore such materials and present

and I d like it to be used as abooks are also

them to the public.

place for discussions.

collected. There

Ohara：The Hokkaido University

Jo：The University Library pro-are two main

Museum was established in 1999

vides books, magazines and elec-

categories ofand was renovated in 2016. It hastronic media to everyone at Hok-materials. One

four tasks. The first is to handkaido University as infrastruc-is official university documents

down academic specimens to theture for education, research andprepared or acquired for univer-next generation by storing andlearning. The large libraries aresity management. When certain

sorting them. The second is to

the Main Library and the North

documents are no longer neces-

conduct interdisciplinary research

Library. The Main Library is closesary as official documents,using academic materials. The

to the buildings that house thethey re stored as historical

third is to promote the dissemina-

liberal arts departments, and its

records of past management andtion of research results by holding

collection consists mainly of Hu-

decision-making methods. The

exhibitions and seminars. The

manities materials. The Northother category is private materi-

fourth is to create and dissemi-

Library contains books for under-

als provided by persons related tonate various research projects

graduate students and serves as

the university. For example, offi-

centering around the museum.

a place for first-year students to

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There s also a café that

tory

make the museum a base in a network for disseminating research
results from Hokkaido University.
In fact, exhibits at the Second
Farm and Fisheries Museum at
School of Fisheries Sciences,which are also under the controlof the Museum, are insufficient.
There are also display spaces on
the second floor of Clark Memorial Student Center and Centennial Hall. One main goal of theMasahiro OHARA

Professor, Hokkaido University Museum

displays in a well-established network to make the entire campus a
museum zone. Another goal is theestablishment of a base to turnmaterials and specimens into academic resources. All research
projects produce products that
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Round-Table Discussion

After having worked as an assistant professor at the
Hokkaido University School of Agriculture, Masahiro Ohata
has worked for the University Museum since 2000. He
became a professor and the deputy director in 2011. He s incharge of managing the insect specimens at the museum,
including their use in research and display. He specializes insystematic entomology, especially beetles of the family
Histeridae. In addition to entomology, he teaches classes on
the preservation of museum collections and museum
practice. He s continued activities to make the University
Museum more open to the local community and its residents
by introducing the Saturday seminars for citizens, themuseum volunteers, the parataxonomist training course andthe CISE network.

plan is to incorporate individual

must be stored somewhere, andthe Museum is to serve as a basefor such storage. Biological anddry specimens require reposito-

study. In addition to these, theInoue：In 2005, when the Univer-ries with proper air conditioning

existence of 21 departmentalsity Archives was first establishedto avoid vermiculation and moldlibraries that provide comprehen-

as an organization, materials were

growth. However, since thesive services to individual depart-stored in a vacant space bor -Museum is in an old building thatments distinguishes Hokkaido Uni-

rowed from the university. Then,

was constructed in 1929, we still

versity. The Hokkaido University

it became possible for thehave a long way to go before

Library was designated as aArchives to use its own repository

solving the repository issue.

United Nations Depository Library

in April last year, when a building

Jo：While the University Libraryin 1963. It collects UN publica-that had been used as the centerhas played a role as a base fortions and presents them to thefor international students was

the accumulation of knowledge,

public, and holds events for stu-

given to the Archives. Now thatit s also required to protect anddents to discuss global issues. It

we ve finally established an envi-

make use of its contents and func-

also serves as an EU informationronment for sorting materials andtion as a more stimulating place

center to transmit information

creating a list of them, our firstfor students, faculty and people

from the EU. The library s Raretask is to create an easy-to-outside the university, and as a

Books and Special Collections

retrieve database system to makeplace where new innovations are

Room has valuable materials,

the materials easy to use.

created from old things. I believe it

including Northern studies materi-O h a r a：A s a

can become a place where stu-

als related to the Ainu and Sibe-c a m p u s

dents motivate and improve eachria, materials on Hokkaido s

museum, theother by mutually sharing theirdevelopment and old maps.

University

experiences of overseas study,

Museum hasinternational cooperation, volun-

What are your facility s ambi-

two plans. The

teer work and other extracurricu-

tions and issues?

first is a plan tolar activities. Since Hokkaido UniHOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY Sustainability Report 201706

versity has many learning support

pared, pin length, pin insertion

space to individuals who haveorganizations other than thepositions and the proper spread ofvaluable specimens. While thelibrary, it will be good to have athe legs are predetermined. These

three facilities sometimes lend to,portal site where information on

are the products of knowledge

and borrow from, one-another,what kind of support is provided isaccumulated by past entomolo-

there s no particular system forgathered for students to use ingists who found the best methods

the regular exchange of views.

self-learning and study.

through trial and error.

Although there are exhibition

2

J o：T h e G o o g l e S c h o l a r p a g erooms at the research forest insays Stand on the shoulders ofTomakomai and the Akkeshi

The signiﬁcance oflooking at history

All three facilities have beenpredecessors, who completed

preserving historical

work and made other achieve-

resources and presenting themments, are likened to giants whoto the public. What do you

provide a foundation for new

think is the significance ofknowledge and perspectives.

such activities?

That s where the significance of

Ohara：The museum has four his-

libraries lies, and the power of old

torical exhibition spaces called

materials and actual objects

The Exhibition Hall of the University Archives

History of Hokkaido University

remains strong. The real feelings

Marine Biological Laboratory andcontaining materials on our prede-of an object, such as its texture,valuable materials in the Hok-cessors, from Dr. Clark to Nobel

smell and appearance to the

kaido University Botanical Gar-

Prize-winner Professor Akira

naked eye can t be transmitteddens, they re not systematicallySuzuki. New students enter theelectronically. That s probably

linked. It s therefore desirable touniversity every year, and I think

why museums and archives placeestablish an official committee toit s difficult for them to develop

importance on objects.

manage the exhibition of materials

Inoue：I think history is somewhat

at the university.

necessary if the present is toInoue：Hokkaido University willseen from a skeptical viewpoint.

celebrate its 150th anniversary in

Because there are old things, we

2026, and I expect there will be

can wonder whether something isplans for the three facilities to dotrue or can be seen from a differ-something to commemorate it. In

ent viewpoint. I think that seeing

the days of Sapporo Agricultural

things with skepticism is the basic

College, Dr. Clark suggested

viewpoint of learning and scienceenhancement of the library andat universities and that old things

the collection of specimens, andare the foundation of that view-

established specimen rooms topoint.

improve the learning environment

The paleobiology collection room of the
Hokkaido University Museum

their own identity if they don t
know the history of their own university. In this sense, it s the
responsibility of instructors toteach the history of the university

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giants. I think that says it all. Our

3Dream plan forcooperation among
the three facilities

for students. Since its foundation,
Hokkaido University has placed
great emphasis on using actual
materials for learning. I also thinkrepeatedly. The education that s

What s possible if the threethat the university deeply under-

provided to them now wouldn t

facilities cooperate with eachstands the importance of its his-exist without intellectual property

other?

tory. It s because of our strong

and without a campus that had

Ohara：It would be good to share

shared belief in appreciating its

been established by our prede-a large repository. If there were aown history. Since these threecessors. I m studying entomology.

proper repository, it would be pos-facilities are responsible for thisWhen insect specimens are pre-sible to make a profit by renting

task, there must be many ways for

HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY Sustainability Report 2017us to cooperate. For example,
plant specimens made by the botanist Kingo Miyabe, who was a student in the second graduatingclass at Sapporo Agricultural College and later became a professor,

Yaenkoro Ainu documents(replica, Hokkaido University Library)are in the Museum,the Archives
has letters sent to him, and the
Library has his collection of books.

used to lend, for example, aIf the three facilities were to put

brown bear specimen for classes.

them together, it would be possible

The University Library has a good

to hold an exhibition to celebrate

network with each department.

M i y a b e

The Museum has objects that cansbe seen only by those who visit. If

J o：I h a v e a n

we were to cooperate and create

idea of estab-a system to deliver Museum

lishing an out-

specimens to students, it would

reach base out-

be very appealing.

side of Hok-

Inoue：If you look at the campus

kaido University. There is ain two dimensions, Furukawa Hall,

museum of University of Tokyo in

the School of Agriculture, and the

a commercial building KITTE man-more than 100-year-old former

aged by Japan Post Co., Ltd. in

Department of Entomology andfront of Tokyo Station,where

Sericulture Classroom share thepeople drop in for free when they

area with the Museum, theare shopping at the building. An

Archives and the Library. If you

enormous number of skeletal andlook at the campus as a tourist

other natural history specimens

resource, this southern area isare displayed, as well as thethe most attractive part. Here, themuseum shop is well-stocked andremains of the ancestors of Ainu

fun. I think it would be good to

who once lived by the Sakushu-

Hours◎ Admission is free for all threefacilities.
◎ The facilities may be open or
closed temporarily for university events or other occasions.

■ Hokkaido University Museum○ O P E N : 10:00 ‒ 17:00*10:00 ‒ 21:00 June ‒ October Fridays only

○ CLOSED : Mondays, 12/28 ‒ 1/4*When a national holiday falls on a Monday,
closed on the Tuesday after that Monday■ Hokkaido University Archives○ O P E N : 9:30 ‒ 16:30○ CLOSED : Saturdays, Sundays,
public holidays,
December 29 ‒ January 3,■ Hokkaido University Library

have something to publicize Hok-kotoni River lie, and more histori-

kaido University to the outside. If

cal relics can be found when youthat could be realized, I d like to

dig the ground. While the campus

start by promoting the university

is in such area, cutting-edge(Open-stack reading rooms of theCentral Library, reading rooms
on 2F ‒ 4F of the North Library)○ O P E N : 8：00 ‒ 22:00 on weekdays(9：00 ‒ for visitors)
9：00 ‒ 19：00 on Saturdays, Sundays andnational holidays

around Sapporo Station or Odori

research worthy of the Nobel*The libraries may have shorter hours onsome days.

Park.

Prize is conducted there. It is rare
for a university in Japan to haveIs there anything else you dan environment where its history

like to add?

overlaps with the campus itself. It

Ohara：I have a dream of deliver-may be interesting to include

ing objects of the Museum assuch characteristics in the mean-teaching materials through theing of cooperation. We should

Library's delivery system. In Sap-

make more use of theseporo, the Central Library has aresources, which we can tell new

system to deliver books tostudents

elementary and junior highenvironment we have.

schools, and the system is also

Thank you very much forThis is the favorable

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achievements.

today.

○ CLOSED : December 28 ‒ January 3,
on Saturdays andSundays during the
University Festival(early June),on the
no-electricity dayof the university(September)andduring the National
Center Test for University Admissions(mid-January)*For details, visit the Library website.

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Round-Table Discussion by Students#1

Homework for
Hokkaido University

What about Hokkaido University should be improved that isn t noticed by instructors?
To explore this question, three students discussed issues that should be addressed by Hokkaido University.
*The discussion was held in June 2017.

What should be changed?

well. Not many students areban without explanation. Anothertaking advantage of the opportu-

thing is about bicycles on

What do you think should benities offered by the College tocampus. People on bicycle shouldchanged at Hokkaido Univer-talk face to face with alumni.

show better etiquette, becausesity?

Some students think the program

they pose a danger by riding at

Nishimura：is for preparation to study abroad.

high speeds and because aban-First, it s

It d be good if more students

doned bicycles are an eyesore.

hard to movecould use these opportunities toSomething should be done toaround on

improve themselves. One more

make the campus more pleasantcampus. It sthing: I ve heard that the budget

for everyone.

good to havefor labor costal a r g e

has been

campus, butr e d u c e d

Let s think of solutions
to these issues.

it takes about 20 minutes to walkbecause of

How can we make it easier tofrom one end of the main street tonational fundget around?

the other. There are buses for

reduction.

Yamashita：Students are saying

faculty, but students can t use

It d be bad ifthat it d be nice to have an under-

them. The second is the lack ofthis affects

ground passage. Then we d becommunication with other

our education.

able to ride bicycles even when it

schools. My only contacts with

Fukuyama：Talking about person-

is rainy or snowy.

students from other schools havenel expenses, I felt sorry for someNishimura：Even an arcade roadbeen those I met in first-year

friends when I heard them saying

would be enough.

classes or club activities. The

that there were no longer profes-

Fukushima：The risk of accidents

third is about information. For

sors in their lab or that courses

might also decrease if the under-

example, Hokkaido University has

they d planned to take wouldn t

ground road were made exclu-

the Health Care Center*1 , which

be offered this year. I also felt

sively for bicycles, while cars

can be used free of charge byunhappy that playing sports on

stayed on the surface.

students, but I didn t find out

Central Lawn was suddenly

about it until my fourth year. Morebanned to avoid damage to the

The problem of getting aroundinformation should be provided on

grass. I eventually understood it

on campus could be solved if

what facilities are available.

was because of the high mainte-

there were a budget. Now how

Yamashita：What troubles me innance costs, but it was hard for

can we increase communica-

everyday life on campus is thatstudents to accept such a suddention with other schools?

there are too many puddles on
the sidewalks. It s so bad in frontof the School of Engineering thatit s sometimes impossible to walkthrough. Next, grass grows neatly
on the Central Lawn and in frontof the School of Agriculture on
the south side of the campus, but
the area around the Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine is like a thickforest. I d love to see the lawn
extended to the north side. Another thing is that I feel that
Nitobe College*2 is not publicized
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KazukiNISHIMURA
A 4th year student in the Schoolof Medicine. Born in Iwamizawa,
Hokkaido. His hobbies are futsal,
piano and reading.

NagisaYAMASHITAA 4th year student in the Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine. Born in Osaka
Prefecture. A member of the Japan
Association of Veterinary Students.
Her hobbies are making sweets andwatching musicals.

Ken
FUKUYAMA
A 3rd year student in the
School of Engineering. Bornin Kanagawa Prefecture. A
member of the Hokkaido
University Co-op Student
Committee. His hobbies are
bowling and graphic design.

Fukuyama：Although there arecult for me to participate.

Fukuyama：Yes, I do. I also study

students from different schools in

How can you contributeto Hokkaido University?

pharmacology and cell engineering.

class. I have friends from the

How can you contribute to

Yamashita：The Faculty of Veteri-

School of Engineering and themaking Hokkaido University

nary Medicine and the School of

School of Agriculture, but I don tmore attractive?

Medicine cover fields such as

know anyone from the School of

Yamashita：I m a student of the

public health and food hygiene.

Dental Medicine.

second class to enroll in Nitobe

When the School of Engineering

Nishimura：Neither do I. This isCollege who needs to pave thewere to join, it might be possible

my first time to speak to a student

way for students in successive

to bring chemical apparatus infrom the School of Veterinary

graduating classes. When I go into

tests that currently involve only

Medicine.

society, I ll have to do my best so

the human eye, to create indexes

Yamashita：It s easier to makethat people around me will say

to present the test results asfriends at my own school,

students of Nitobe College are

numerical values.

although there are opportunities

good.

Nishimura：It might be possible toto interact with students from

Fukuyama：As a member of theresearch the health of bothdifferent schools in Nitobe Col-

Hokudai Co-op*3, I hope to play ahumans and animals.

lege, as it s a university-wide pro-role in spreading information to

I m looking forward to yourgram.

students. Sometimes students

success. Thank you very muchlisten to certain information only

for today.

the first-year basic class, I only
talked to certain students in the

N i s h i m u r a：T h e n w e c o u l dresearch zoonotic diseases.

For example, if a free spacebecause it s provided by fellow

for students were establishedstudents. For

in a new building, would you be

example, if

able to interact with a wider

new rules on

range of students?

bicycles are

Yamashita：Even if there were aestablished,space that could be used freely, I

we can pro-may not talk to strangers.

vide thatFukuyama：Instructors may haveinformation,

contact with other schools

including the circumstances andwebsite.

through cross-disciplinary

background of their establish-*2：［Nitobe College］

exchanges, but it may be difficult

ment.

for students.

Nishimura：It is impossible for stu-

Let s leave the problem on thetioned before. So we have to do

reduction of labor cost budget,

what we can in our research andas it can t be solved by stu-other activities. We ve got todents. How about the commu-

work hard every day to makenication and information? How

people think that students of Hok-do you get information about

kaido University are reliable.

the university?
Yamashita：Through the bulletin

What if the three of you fromboard in the school building and

the School of Engineering, theTwitter. But, if the Twitter

Faculty of Veterinary Medi-

account were official, I might notcine and the School of Medi-follow it. Information should becine were to conduct R&D

given by something like word oftogether?

mouth. from instructors to their

Yamashita：We might be able tostudents.

make something that could be

Nishimura：I was asked by anused for both animals andacquaintance to take part inhumans.

today s discussion. If the person

Nishimura：Do you study chemis-

had been an instructor I didn t

try in the School of Engineering,know, it might ve been a bit diffi-

Mr. Fukuyama?

Round-Table Discussion
by Students #1

dents to build the arcade I men-

Terminology*1：［The Hokkaido University
Health Care Center］
At Kita 16-jo, the Center provides
initial treatments for colds and othermedical conditions, first-aid forburns and injuries, consultations on
mental health and health examinations. For details, visit the center s

Established in 2013, the college
offers a special education program
to foster global human resources.
While taking regular undergraduate
courses, students receive education
to foster a rich sense of humanity
and a global outlook.
*3：［The Hokkaido University
Co-op Student Committee］
The Committee undertakes various
activities, such as bicycle safety
inspections, the promotion ofmutual-aid programs and Gomi Navi(the collection and recycling of
disused items), to improve campus
life at Hokkaido University from theviewpoint of students, while incorporating the ideas and cooperationof Co-op members.

HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY Sustainability Report 201710

Round-Table Discussion by Students#2

Making Hokkaido University
more comfortable

The vast, verdant Hokkaido University campus is popular among locals and tourists for its pleasantness.
But is it also comfortable for students, who spend every day on campus? The frank opinions of students were
heard in the discussion.
*This round-table discussion was held in June 2017.

shops, even if only small ones.

Naho
NISHIKAWA
A 2nd year student in the School ofFisheries Sciences. Born in Osaka
Prefecture. A member of an unoﬃcial a cappella group. Her hobby isvisiting cafés.

There are no shops near someTaketsugu
TAKAHASHI

buildings̶near the Graduate

A 3r d year student in the Scho o l o f
Engineering. Born in Mie Prefecture. A
member of the Student Council for Sustainable Development (SCSD). His hobby isbouldering.

School of Environmental Science,for example.
Horita：That s true.
Nishikawa：There isn t anywhere
to eat, either.
T a k a h a s h i：W h e n w e g e t
together with students of different
schools, we use the library mostRyoto HORITA
A 2nd year student of the School of Law.
Born in Ebetsu, Hokkaido. A member of the
karate club (ﬁrst dan level). His hobby iscycling.

of the time. But the libraries are
only at the north and south endsof the campus. Wouldn t it begood to have space to talk at thecenter of campus?
Horita：I agree.

Where are the places forstudents?

I work part-time on other days. I

Takahashi：To be honest, are you

also study often at the library

happy about staying in yourafter my club activities.

classroom?
Horita：We need permission to

Where and how do you spend

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breaks between classes andPlease discuss what kinds ofuse another classroom. I think it safter class hours?

places you want there to beinconvenient.

Takahashi：

for students.

Takahashi：We don t even know

Since most of

Horita：Since Hokkaido University

which classrooms are vacant.

my lectures

has a beautiful campus, it d be niceHorita：It d be very helpful if

are in theto have some benches.

there were notices of vacantsame room, I

Takahashi：Outside? Maybe on

rooms.

stay there

the Central Lawn?

Takahashi：It d be good if weduring breaks

H o r i t a：I t d b e n i c e t o h a v e

could use vacant rooms for study-

to finish mybenches on the Central Lawn.

ing.

assignments. I m at the library

Nishikawa：Aren t there benches

Nishikawa：That d be a goodwhen I study or when my club

there?

system. We might be able to use

members meet after school.

Horita：Not many. There are only

them for circle activities, too.

Nishikawa：I stay in the class-three. I d like to see more.

Takahashi：As it is, even whenroom during breaks. When I don t

Takahashi：The library of thethere are vacant classrooms, wehave a class in the next hour, I go

School of Engineering doesn t

don t know whether we can use

home or I look around the shops

have enough seats. There arethem.

near Sapporo Station. After

only few dozen seats.

Nishikawa：We feel a little guilty

classes, I work part-time or go out

Horita：Despite the vastness ofabout using them.

for dinner with friends.

the Hokkaido University campus,

Horita：I study or do my assign-

there aren t many places to hang

Where would you like there toments at the library during myout.

be spaces for you to talk withbreaks. After classes, I have club

Nishikawa：I think it d be good tofriends and eat snacks? And

activities on Mondays, Wednes-

be able to study while snacking inwhat kind of facilities woulddays, Fridays and Saturdays, andthe library. I also want more

you want?

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Nishikawa：It d be good to havethe snowy season.

Nishikawa：I don t have a locker.

several such spaces.

Takahashi：I d want more cafete-

Takahashi：There are no lockers

Takahashi： I d want at least one

rias.

in the School of Engineering,at the center of campus.

Nishikawa：I d want more variety

either. I know some schools have

Nishikawa：on the menu.

lockers. It d be good if there were

I d want more

Takahashi：All the cafeterias area locker for each student. Then I

spaces similar

crowded at lunch time. Maybe we

could leave my lab coats in it.

to the refresh

could invite a restaurant chain to

spacesopen a branch on campus.

[theWhat score would you
give the overall
comfort level of
Hokkaido University?

media court,

H o r i t a：A n e w r e s t a u r a n t

lounges andwouldn t have to be operated bylobbies] that

the Co-op.

are currently in the libraries.

Takahashi：If there were a family

Horita：Even just having somerestaurant, that d be a good

What score out of a hundredtables and chairs would make aplace to talk with friends.

would you give the overall

big difference.

N i s h i k a w a：A M c D o n a l d s o r

comfort level of Hokkaido Uni-

Takahashi：If possible, computers

Starbucks would be nice, too.

versity?
Horita：Since

and Wi-Fi would be nice, too.

I m in the Hu-

yen each to spend instead ofmanities

around you of which availabil-

100 million yen among thecourse, I m

ity you re not sure about?

three of you, what would you

usually in the

Ta k ahashi：Ther e a re lo ts o f

use it for?

Faculty ofclassrooms in the School of Engi-

Takahashi：I d like for the entire

Letters build-neering. If at least two rooms

campus to be cleaned, as there

ing, at the

could be secured as study rooms,

are places that haven t been

main library or around the Central

I think some students would use

cleaned sufficiently. Something

Lawn. I d give those places 80

them.

else I d want is connecting pas-

points, as they re very comfort-

Horita：The Faculty of Letterssages between each floor of theable. If the north side of thebuilding also has lots of class -buildings of the School of Engi-

campus, which seems to be inrooms. If we get permission, we canneering, because it s sometimes

poor condition, is included, I dborrow a room for a study sessiondifficult to move smoothly

give 60 points.

for a seminar, for example. But webetween buildings.

Nishikawa：I d give 70 points.

don t know whether we can use a

Nishikawa：I d want another hall

The Central Lawn is pleasant androom to study. It d be very conve-

for circle activities. Since our athere are cafés and museums, but

nient if classrooms that are avail-

cappella group is unofficial,

I might give a lower score to theable during certain hours were indi-

there s no place to practice or tonorth area partly because it scated on the bulletin board.

store speakers and microphones.

hard to get around.

How would you spend
100 million yen?

I d also want a comfortable café

Takahashi：I d give about 75

near Kita 18-jo, like Elm no Moripoints now, but my rating wasnear the Main gate.

lower before. That s because, inI know it s a sudden sugges-

Horita：I d want old library books

my first and second years, I didn ttion, but if there were a budget

and classroom textbooks to beknow about the facilities at theof 100 million yen, what would

updated to the latest edition. I duniversity and which of them I

you use it for on campus?

want lockers, too. Students of the

could use. If someone had given

Takahashi：Underground pas-

School of Law need to carryme information on available facili-

sages. I don t know if 100 million

heavy books, including the bookties, my original rating would ve

yen is enough. Transportation isof six major laws. It d be good ifbeen higher.

absolutely necessary, because

we could leave them on campus.

Some problems might be

the campus is too big.

I d be happy if I could have asolved by communicating infor-

Nishikawa：How about increasing

locker that was big enough for amation properly even without

on-campus bus service?

suit and what I need to study.

expanding facilities.

Horita：It d be good if bus service

Takahashi：Aren t there lockers?

Thank you for your usefulwere increased and became

Horita：There are, but they reopinions, everyone.

available for students, at least invery small.
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Round-Table Discussion
by Students #2

If you could have 100 million
Are there vacant classrooms

12Students editorial project

What is precious about

Hokkaido University

What do you think is precious about Hokkaido University?
Places, moments, atmosphere, events, people, living things…?
This open-ended question was asked to people within and beyond Hokkaido University.

◎Message from all students involved: We hope this project serves as an opportunity for everyone to rethink

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HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY Sustainability Report 2017

◎We feel that being a place where everyone can be free to speak out and cooperate is another precious

What s precious about
Hokkaido University
what s precious about Hokkaido University.◎Thanks to everyone who cooperated, we were able to reconfirm the attractiveness of our campus and find new viewpoints.
asset of Hokkaido University…

*These photos were taken in June and July, 2017

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Movements toward the establishment of a sustainable campus■ The concept and evaluation of a sustainable campus
The concept of a sustainable campus
The concept of a sustainable campus has re-

A sustainable campus can be defined asacently been broadened beyond the notion of

platform for the university to become a driv-

an ecological campus with a low environmen-

ing force for the establishment of sustainable

tal impact. As shown in Fig. 1, the concept

society.

includes the formation of a pleasant campus
space that is in harmony with the local community, the creation of opportunities for partnership between the university and externalorganizations, the realization of a lifestylewith low environmental impact in cooperation
with the government, and the solution of regional issues through education and research.
＊Reference: Maki IKEGAMI and Takao OZASA, Sustainable
Campus Assessment System: results and analysis for 2014 ‒Research on the Sustainable Campus Assessment System Part4, Summaries of technical papers of the Annual Meeting 2015,
Architectural Institute of Japan (selected summaries), pp. 763-

Fig. 1

766, 2015.

The Image of Sustainable Campus（M.Ikegami, revised in 2014）

Overview of the Action Plan for Creating a Sustainable Campus
The Action Plan developed by Hokkaido Uni-(see p. 37), and a new system for implement-

versity (official name: Action Plan for Creating

ing the PDCA cycle was established.

a Sustainable Campus) is based on theuniversity s environmental policy (see p. 04)

ACT

PLAN

and presents measures to be taken for creating a sustainable society. Since it is important
to assess the progress of implementation of

Practices after
the revision

the Action Plan, the university s Office for a

Action Plan for
Creating a Sustainable
Campus 2012
［developed in 2012］

The creation of asustainable campus

Sustainable Campus has established the Comprehensive Assessment System for Environmental Efficiency based on the PDCA (plan,do, check and act) cycle. The system operates throughout the university, with the Office
for a Sustainable Campus playing a central
role.

Assessment andreview of theimplementation statususing the Assessment
System for
Sustainable Campus

Implementation of
the Action Plan［ASSC, established in 2013］

CHECK

DO

The Action Plan 2012, developed in March
2012, was revised to the Action Plan 2016

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HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY Sustainability Report 2017

Fig. 2Concept of the Comprehensive Assessment
System for Environmental Eﬃciency

Assessment System for Sustainable Campus (ASSC)Ⓡ

As a method for assessment ( check ) in the

The university has been assessed using the

PDCA cycle of the Action Plan, the Assess-

ASSC since FY 2013, which has enabled thement System for Sustainable Campus was es-

university to effectively develop a detailed

tablished in the university. The systemannual plan for each successive year. In ad-

covers the four fields ofmanagement,

dition, joint operation of the ASSC by Hok-

education and research,environment andkaido University and the Campus Sustainabil-

under which there are

ity Network in Japan (CAS-Net JAPAN) has

170 evaluation criteria in total. Annual as-

contributed to the development of strategies

sessment is conducted for all of these crite-

by domestic and international universities for

ria to assess the implementation status of thethe creation of a sustainable society.

local community,

Action Plan every year.

ASSC assessment of Hokkaido University in FY 2016
Because thefacilities for satisfaction and a design competi-

contest project was not conducted in FY 2016,tion for the Kita 13-jo gate was held. Future

the university s score foreducation andtasks are the stable promotion of

was slightly lower than in previous

sustainability-related education and research,years. However, the scores for management

and the implementation of measures to saveand environment increased, as the faculty ofenergy and reduce non-industrial waste

Health Science and the Institute for Interna-throughout the university.

research

Movements toward the creationof a sustainable campus

Creating a Sustainable Campus

tional Collaboration surveyed users of their
Hokkaido University s result (FY2016)

ⅠManagement

62.21

68.99

72.21

74.94

69.79

17

Ⅰ-3 Financial resource management

12

Ⅰ-4 Asset management

12

Ⅰ-5 Facility management18

Ⅰ-6 Network to enhance sustainability

4

Ⅰ-7 Personal training

6

Ⅰ-8 Procurement and contracts

ⅡEducation
and Research

74.96

46.33

61.25

58.99

16

Ⅱ-2 Research

11

Ⅱ-3 Students

5

Ⅲ-1 Ecosystem

24

Ⅲ-2 Land16

Ⅲ-3 Public Space

15

Ⅲ-4 Landscape

Ⅲ Environment

19national univs，FY2014
HU，FY2014
HU，FY2015
HU，FY2016

9.25

Ⅲ-6 Energy and resources

40.25

Ⅲ-7 Basic Equipment

14

Ⅲ-8 Facilities

17

Ⅲ-9 Transportation17

Ⅲ-10 Use of historical assets on campus

4

Ⅳ-1 Collaboration between industry,academia,

21

Ⅳ-2 Community service

19

Ⅳ-3 Dissemination of Information

2

Ⅳ-4 Disaster prevention

18

Ⅳ-5 Role of university after strike0%

IV. Local
community

Fig. 1 Score percentages of Hokkaido
University in four ﬁelds

6

Ⅲ-5 Waste

III. Environment

59.42
55.06

72.91
63.23

5

Ⅱ-1 Education

II. Education
andresearchT

Ⅳ Localcommunity

12

Ⅰ-2 Organization to consider sustainability

I. Management

83.72

81.40
80.23

Score

Ⅰ-1 Policy and overall plan

8
20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

： Other 19 national universities averageFig. 2 Score percentages of Hokkaido University by assessment area
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Movements toward the creation of a sustainable campus■Achievements and issues of Hokkaido University revealed by ASSC
Assessment using the Assessment System for Sustainable Campus (ASSC) is based on informationfrom different faculties. Interviews were conducted at two faculties that were active in providing
information on sustainability-related education and research in FY 2016.

The aim of health sciences : QOL improvements
Health sciences is an aca-

jointly with the School of Engi-

those in information science.

demic field that aims to help

neering.

Being in Hokkaido, the univer-people maintain mental and

Focus is placed not only on thesity should first focus on thephysical health without illness

health of individuals, but also

development of rehabilitation

or injury. I think its aim is toon the state of local communi-

and nursing devices suited toties. Professor Toyama says,

snowy regions, and then on

Removing labels from plastictransport systems in extensive

drink bottles and separating

inhabited areas.

waste can be a burden forof the university is to handsenior citizens and others withdown the environment andphysical challenges. It is desir-resources to the next genera-able for local communities totion. I believe that conducting

create systems to support

re se a rc h a n d e d u c a tion w ith

them.

sustainability in mind and coop-

When the social implementation

erating with those in variousof projects is emphasized, co-fields using available knowl-

improve quality of life (QOL)

operation with other faculties

edge are sound approaches.

through health,says Profes-

and with those in other fields is

Since various studies are beingsor Harukazu Toyama of theimportant. Therefore, the Fac-

conducted at the Faculty ofFaculty of Health Sciences. He

ulty of Health Sciences is co-

Health Sciences, please also

specializes in rehabilitation sci-

operating actively with the

pay attention to otherence, with particular focus on

School of Medicine, the School

researchers of the faculty,

athletic rehabilitation, which isof Engineering, the School ofsays Professor Toyama.

related to sports medicine, andVeterinary Medicine, themusculoskeletal medicine for

School of Agriculture, and withjoints, the spine and otherbody parts. The high risk of
QOL reductions from poorknee and lower back conditions is known as
syndrome.

locomotive

The Faculty of

Health Sciences is studying
the causes of increased risk

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Harukazu TOYAMA
Deputy Dean/Professor in the Facultyof Health Sciences, Hokkaido University
Graduated from the Department of Medicine, Schoolof Medicine, Hokkaido University. Doctor of Medical
Science. He has been in his current position since2013, after holding the posts of assistant professor in
the School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, andassociate professor in the Rehabilitation Division of
Hokkaido University Hospital. He is a sports doctor
certiﬁed by the Japan Sports Association and theJapanese Orthopedic Association, a medical specialist certiﬁed by the Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine and a director of the Japanese Orthopedic Society of Knee, Arthroscopy and Sports
Medicine (JOSKAS).

One mission

Faculty of Health Sciences
The Faculty of Health Sciences has 7 fields : Fundamental Nursing, Comprehensive Development Nursing,
Biomedical Science and Engineering, Medical Laboratory Science, Rehabilitation Science, Functioning andDisability, and Health Sciences and Technology. For the ASSC assessment in the
researchfield, the Faculty presented

and communities that support them,

Education and

A survey on the relationship between senior citizens living alone
A study on carbon management and water pollution in Asia

andother sustainability studies, as well as A study on the ongoing education of public health nurses who support regional activities and other studies on regional practices.

The Faculty of Health Sciences : devoted to diverse research
projects and human resource development
Associate Professor Michiyo

sciences often serves as a

specializes in health sciences,

Hirano, who specializes in nurs-

basis or foundation for nursing.

says,

ing, says,

I m developing a

Through mutual cooperation be-

opment is important for the de-way to evaluate the social ac-

tween the two fields, it willvelopment of sustainable com-

tivities of senior citizens, espe-

become possible to show

munities. I conduct research on

cially those certified as needing

what s necessary for current

indexes for assessing the

support, since there are cur-urban development and how

human resource development ofrently no ways to measureeffective rehabilitation can be

public health nurses. Since it sthese. Spending time with one s

by using available data.

difficult to know how to develop

family, friends and other famil-of them are concerned about

the abilities of public healthiar people and enjoying conver-

the expected increase in mar-nurses, who deal with a widesations are important social ac-

ginal communities due to therange of people, from infants totivities, so I d like to include

extreme demographic aging insenior citizens and the physi-these in the evaluation. I hope

Hokkaido. They say that they

cally challenged, and who are

to present the research results

are devoted to research andinvolved in community develop-

in a year or two for use ineducation because cooperation

ment, I m making a table offuture care services.

between local residents andabilities that can be used forProfessor Saeki and Associate

professionals of health, nursing

assessment by oneself and byProfessor Hirano often conduct

and welfare is essential forothers. I m also a member ofjoint research. Under the prem-

community development, which

the Yu Yu Mashi-no-kai, which

ise thatis why it is important to foster

is an organization of local resi-

health sciences,dents. I share ideas with otherNursing is a practical science

members and summarize thethat directly involves people

results in research papers.

and organizations, and healthMichiyo HIRANO（left）

Kazuko SAEKI（right）

Associate Professor in the Faculty of
Health Sciences, Hokkaido University

Professor in the Faculty of Health
Sciences, Hokkaido University

Graduated from the Graduate School of Human
Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University.
Doctoral degree in nursing. She has been working at
Hokkaido University since 2007, after working as apublic health nurse at a prefectural public healthcenter in Hokkaido. She is currently promoting
research on the social activities of senior citizens
who are certiﬁed as needing support.

Graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Hosei
University. Graduated from the Public Health Nurse
Division of Hokkaido Prefectural School of Hygiene.
Obtained a Doctoral degree in Health Sciences fromthe University of Tokyo. Engaged in public healthnurse education at Sapporo Medical University,
Kanazawa University and Hokkaido University. Her
research theme is human resource development inregional health services. She became the president of
the Japan Academy of Public Health Nursing at thetime of its establishment. (She currently serves as anauditor-secretary.)

Human resource devel-

nursing is part ofthey say,Movements toward the creationof a sustainable campus

Professor Kazuko S aeki, who

Bothprofessionals.

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Movements toward the creation of a sustainable campus

The Center for Advanced Tourism Studies（CATS）
The Center provides information and conducts university-community relations activities in an integrated manner, in addition
to conducting surveys, research and education that are related to tourism development.
For the ASSC assessment in the Education and Research field, the Center presented Tourism Development Studies andthe World Heritage Management Seminar in its curriculum and sustainability research projects entitled A study on architectural heritage management in developing regions with respect to tourism development and A study on the individuation
process of a historical urban area as its education and research activities.

Research on tourism and exchanges for local residents
It s not just about increasing

interfere with farming, and healmost entirely discarded. There-

tourists, says Associate Profes-

sees this as an important prob-

fore, the Center also focuses on

sor Hirofumi Ueda of the Centerlem to be solved. In education, an

the sustainability of learning.

for Advanced Tourism Studies

assignment to create a tourism

Associate Professor Ueda is cur-

(CATS). According to Associatemaster plan for the Hokkaido

rently researching woodland

Professor Ueda, the Center,

University campus, which is also

burial. This practice started

which specializes in studying

a tourist spot, is given in thearound 2000 in Germany andcommunity-based tourism,

Seminar on Landscape Planning,

Japan. In Germany, it refers tofocuses its research on urban

in order to make students thinkhuman burial in forests; in Japan,

tourism development for local

of solutions that benefit bothit refers to the planting of trees

residents and supports tourism

tourists and the university in

instead of tombstones. Associate

development in municipalities

terms of spaces and systems. As-

Professor Ueda believes that, if

within and beyond Hokkaido. It

sociate Professor Ueda also

graveyards in Japan can incor-

also uses its expertise to assist

teaches the concept of forest

p o ra te fo re sts, a n e w for m ofin establishing systems to pre-aesthetics to students. Under

visits to graveyards that involves

vent local cultures and living

this concept, when the economy

the gathering of descendants inenvironments from being

circulates smoothly and every-

forests will be created. He

destroyed by the tourism indus-

thing is in harmony and is favor-

expressed his hope to revitalize

tries in Jordan, Ethiopia andable for humans and the ecosys-

the local community throughother countries.

tem, a truly beautiful forest canwide-ranging tourism exchanges

Associate Professor Ueda him-be created. The concept wasand to contribute to the local andself is helping to develop a tour-

introduced from Germany in the

global communities.

ism master plan for Biei Town.

Meiji era and spread to the Uni-

Tourists who visit the town toversity of Tokyo and Hokkaido

see the agricultural scenery may

University, but it has now been

Hirofumi UEDA

Associate Professor, Hokkaido University
Center for Advanced Tourism Studies
Graduated from the Course of Forest Environment
Science, Department of Life and Environmental
Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, the University ofTokyo. Graduated from the Department of Forest
Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life
Sciences, the University of Tokyo. Obtained aDoctoral degree in Political Science (Dr.rer.pol.) fromthe Department of Urban and Regional Sociology,
School of Architecture, Urban Planning andLandscape Architecture, University of Kassel,
Germany. He has held his current position since2016, after working as a lecturer in the School of
Design at Sapporo City University. He is also an
associate professor in the Graduate School ofInternational Media, Communication and Tourism
Studies.

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■Eﬀorts to reduce environmental burdens
Saving energy in appliances around us
Hokkaido University monitors the effectivenessbuilding were turned off on August 3 and 4. Theof energy-saving measures for regularly used

reduction of the number of fluorescent lights orappliances through measurements conducted

their replacement with LED lights and themainly by the Office for a Sustainable Campus,

switching off of lights when they are not neces-the Facilities Department and promoters tosary were found to be effective energy-saving

reduce environmental impacts. As shown in Fig.

measures.

5, it was confirmed that the power consumption

E.g., annual power charge for heated bidet toilets in the School ofof all electrical appliances was reduced by

0.05 [kW/unit] × 24 [hours/day] × 365 [days/year] × 285 [units] × 17.5

Engineering/Graduate School of Engineering

50% or more by switching them to energy-[yen/kWh] = 2,180,000 [yen/year]

saving mode. It is effective to switch copiers toTechnical Support.

sleep mode as needed, to lower the heat-*The number of units (285) is according to a survey conducted by the Oﬃce of*The unit price of electricity (17.5 yen/kWh) was calculated based on the electriccharges paid by the university in FY 2015.

retention temperature setting of electric kettles
heated seats and the water of bidet toilets tolow. Since a great many appliances are usedevery day, it is important to establish the roumode throughout the university.

High ‒ High (lids closed)

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

0.35

Reduction of53％

Low ‒ Low (lids closed)
Reduction of
Low ‒ Low
(unheated water)

73％

Movements toward the creationof a sustainable campus

tine of switching appliances to energy-saving

0
Seat temperature:high ‒water temperature:high (lids open)

Bidet toilet

to 80°and to switch the temperature setting ofPower consumption［kW］

Low ‒ Low
(heated water)

In addition, an attempt to quantitatively measure the effect of power-saving efforts wasPC

made, with a laboratory of the Faculty of Ad-

When in use

vanced Life Science as a model case. When all

one hour during the lunch break on July 19,
2016, power consumption was reduced by approximately 13%. However, no significant decrease in power consumption was observed
when 14 of 17 draft chambers in the same

CopierAdvanced Life Science, were switched off for(4 liters)

the North Campus, which houses the Faculty ofReduction of91％

When in use

Electric kettle

the lights in Open Laboratory Building No. 2 on

Sleep

Low-energy
Power-oﬀ (sleep)

Reduction of70％

Heat retention
temperature (98°C)
Heat retention
temperature (90°C)
Heat retention
temperature (80°C)

Reduction of

90％

Fig. 5 Actual power consumption of regularly used appliances
during their use and when they are in energy-saving mode
(Measurement results of FY 2015)■The acquisition of Gold certiﬁcation (FY 2015)
In the ASSC assessment of the Campus Sustain-

able campus and other activities. Considering

ability Network in Japan (CAS-Net JAPAN) for

the assessment for FY 2016, the acquisition of

FY2015, Hokkaido University acquired the cer-Gold certification in two consecutive years istification: Gold. At the ASSC certification cer-

expected.

emony in February 2017, the Office for a Sustainable Campus gave a presentation entitled
Six years of efforts to create a sustainablecampusand presented theCreating a Sus-

tainable Campus contest project, a collectionof used books,

the 3 Rs

(reduce, reuse,recycle) for computers, education on a sustainHOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY Sustainability Report 201720

Movements toward the creation of a sustainable campus■Changes in environmental data
◆Primary energy consumption
4.02

Energy consumption

500

253

4.24

3.97
274

245

253

322

304

256

242

264

46.0

36.9

29.8

27.6

27.9

2.45
1,096

0

3.14

2012
Electricity

2.37

2.26

2.26

2.31

1,113

1,134

1,149

1,144

2014

2015

2013
Heavy oil

KeroseneGas (heating)

Conversion factor by type of energy

2016
Gas (general)

6

4

2

(Year)

0Electricity (daytime) 9.97 MJ/kWh

308

Water consumption

328

235

241

36.8

238
31.9

241

740

697

627

623

38.4

36.3

33.4

34.3

500

0

300

314

36.5

750

250

（㎥ /person）
360

22.5

180

583

120

30.6

60

164

163

165

193

149

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Municipal water (Sapporo)
Well water (Sapporo)

Municipal water (Hakodate)
Well water (Hakodate)

240(Year)Per full-time staﬀ member/student

310

43.4

2.73

3.33

9.95

8.16

8.04
0.538

20
10
0

1.52

1.50

34.7

35.2

1.37
34.7

2012

2013

2014

Electricity

Heavy oil

Kerosene

Heavy oil 39.1 MJ/liter

Kerosene◆Greenhouse Gas Emissions

1,250
1,000

0.145

30

Electricity (nighttime) 9.28 MJ/kWh（10³ ㎥）
Sapporo and Hakodate campuses
1,500

337

40

Per unit area

◆Water Consumption
314

0.114

50

0

Per person (Sapporo)
Per person (Hakodate)

Note : Per-capita consumption ﬁgures include temporary staﬀ.

（10³ton-CO₂）
Sapporo and Hakodate campuses
120

3.37

0.161

100

CO2 emissions

244

1,500

1,000

5.08

（10³GJ）
60
Hakodate Campus

Energy consumption（GJ/ ㎡）
8

Sapporo Campus

Energy consumption/total ﬂoor area

（10³GJ）
2,000

3.29

2.99

0.153

0.149

80
60

0.108

0.106

112

111

111

2012

2013

2014

0.095

40
20
0

Emissions (Sapporo)

Per unit area (Sapporo)

Note 1 : The adjusted emission factor [kg- CO 2 /kWh]F Y 2 012, 0.678 in F Y 2 013, 0.6 8 3 in F Y
Since the value of F Y 2 016 has not been
2016.
Note 2 : F o r e l e c t r i c p o w e r, C O 2 e m i s s i o n s w e r e■Material balance *Sapporo = Sapporo Campus, Hakodate = Hakodate Campus
Input
Electricity● Heavy oil● Kerosene● Gas●

PrimaryenergyOﬃce
supplies●●（ [Sapporo] 1,144,169GJ＋ ）1,181,135GJ [Hakodate] 36,966GJ
27,866GJ（[Sapporo] 27,865GJ＋[Hakodate] 0.8GJ）
3,970GJ（[Sapporo] 3,965GJ＋[Hakodate] 5.4GJ）
546,821GJ（[Sapporo] 538,964GJ＋[Hakodate] 7,857GJ）

Paper
365tons（[Sapporo]＋[Hakodate]）
Green purchase items 270items（[Sapporo]＋[Hakodate]）

Chemicals
Amountsof chemicals ● controlled under the [Sapporo] 46,698kg ※none in Hakodate
PRTR notifications
handled

Water
21

Municipal water● Well water●

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171,671㎥（[Sapporo] 149,161㎥＋[Hakodate] 22,510㎥）
823,503㎥（[Sapporo] 582,536㎥＋[Hakodate] 240,967㎥）

Unive
activ

◆Industrial Waste Generation

0.063

0.106

0.005

7.11

7.86

0.062

0.001

3.75
3.0
2.25
1.5

1.42

1.40
36.8

37.0

2015

2016

Gas (general)

36.7 MJ/liter

0.75(Year)

0

Energy consumption per total ﬂoor area

（GJ/ ㎡）
4.5（t）
Sapporo Campus
5,000

（t）
Hakodate Campus
60
50

4,000

40
3,000

2,000

3,452

2,846

30

4,194

50.4
3,067

2,739

1,000

30.2
10

0

Per unit area

20

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016 （年）

0

14.96
2014

2015

2016 (Year)

Note : The figures for the Sapporo Campus exclude waste disposed by individual faculties (e.g., electricalappliances). The figures for the Sapporo Campus include infectious waste, but those for the Hakodate
Campus exclude them as they are measured per liter.

Gas 46.0 MJ/m 3◆General and Other Waste Generation

0.148

0.12

0.093

0.09

0.094

0.06

107

109
0.03

2015
Emissions (Hakodate)2016(Year)

General and other waste

0.15

Emissions per total ﬂoor area

0.144

2.97
12.5

7.5
5
2.5
0

0

0.744

0.671

3.04

0.251
3.12

0.248
2.52

0.632

0.677

0.532

0.570

6.63

6.95

2012

2013

0.242
3.21
0.554

General waste (Sapporo)
Waste for fuel (Sapporo)

Per unit area (Hakodate)used for calculation was 0. 485 in FY 2011, 0.688 in2014 and 0.676 in FY 2015.
revealed, the value for F Y 2015 was used for F Y

0.771

3.19

2.44
10

（㎥ /person）
1.8

Sapporo and Hakodate campuses

0.668

2.76

0.260
1.83

0.263
1.48

0.583

0.585

0.549

0.503

0.481

7.22

7.12

6.99

2014

2015

2016

Kitchen waste (Sapporo)
Bottles, cans andPET bottles (Sapporo)

1.5

0.656

2.78

1.2
0.9
0.6
0.3

(Year)

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2.92（10³ ㎥）
15

Per full-time staﬀ member/student（ton-CO₂/ ㎡）
0.18

0General and other waste (Hakodate)
Per person (Sapporo)
Per person (Hakodate)

Note 1 : Kitchen waste is generated by the university hospital s food preparation facilities.
Note 2 : Full-time staff numbers include temporary staff.

calculated by using direct consumption.

rsity
ities

OutputGreenhouse
gas

●

●

(FY 2016)

Waste

●
●

CarbondioxideNon-industrial
12,151㎥（[Sapporo] 11,495㎥＋[Hakodate] 656㎥）
waste[Sapporo] general waste 6,985㎥／waste to be converted to fuel 1,484㎥

Liquid waste
fromexperimental
facilities

640.5tons（[Sapporo] 627＋[Hakodate] 13.5tons）
2,461tons（[Sapporo] 2,446＋[Hakodate] 15tons）

Infectious waste[Sapporo] 293 ＋ [Hakodate] 160liters

Inorganic liquid
waste● Organic liquid
waste●

kitchen waste 263㎥／bottles, cans and PET bottles 2,763㎥

Waste paper
Industrial waste(other than infectious waste)●

112,286t-CO2（[Sapporo] 109,316t-CO2＋[Hakodate] 2,970t-CO2）*Since the carbon dioxide emission factor of electricity in FY 2016 has not been revealed,
the value for FY 2015 (0.676 kg-CO2/kWh) was used.

22,956liters（[Sapporo] 22,258ℓ＋[Hakodate] 698liters）
128,031liters（[Sapporo] 120,800ℓ＋[Hakodate] 7,231liters）

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Organizations Involved
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operators on campus)
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contracted

commercial

Published

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for September 2018)

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