授業科目名 年度 学期 開講曜日・時限 学部・研究科 全担当教員 単位数
50146:Vision Building Special Lecture Ⅳ(P) 2020 春セメスター 月3 政策科学部 桜井 良 2

キャンパス

OIC

授業施設

AS356セミナールーム

授業で利用する言語

英語

授業の概要と方法

This course will explore the relationship between human life and natural environment, and how conservation can be achieved with a specific focus on human-wildlife interaction and biodiversity conservation. Human-wildlife conflicts including agricultural and forestry damage by wildlife are big issues in most of rural area in Japan, and also in many area of all over the world. This course covers important elements for understanding human wildlife relationships such as hunting, and overviews international case studies in which people live in harmony with wildlife. The teacher will also explain tools such as facilitation that enable collaboration with other people, and students will practice them in a trial workshop.

受講生の到達目標

After taking this course students will be able to understand
1.how our lives are connected to natural environment,
2.human-wildlife conflicts in Japan and all over the world,
3.key factors and ideas for understanding and solving human-wildlife conflicts; hunting, human dimensions,
and 4.concept of workshops and facilitation for reaching consensus among different stakeholders.

事前に履修しておくことが望まれる科目

N/A

授業スケジュール

授業回数/
担当教員（複数担当の場合） 		テーマ
キーワード・文献・補足事項等
1

Introduction; what is nature?

2

Human life and natural environment; definition of nature, biodiversity.
Conservation of nature; history of environmental issues in Japan, framework for natural resource management (Short Report)

United Nations Environment Programme. 2009. Ecosystem Management Programme.

3

Conservation of endangered species; cases of American bison and Japanese wolf

4

Wildlife in Japan; how many species are in Japan? What are the population trends of bears, boars, deer, and monkeys?

Ministry of the Environment. 2008. The Wildlife in Japan.
Sakurai, R. 2019. Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management in Japan.

5

Rural villages and wildlife conflicts: industrialization, urbanization, depopulation and aging in local communities, human-bear conflicts in Hyogo prefecture (Short Report)

Sakurai et al. 2014. Public perceptions of significant wildlife in Hyogo, Japan.
Sakurai, R. 2019. Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management in Japan.

6

Students’ involvement in wildlife issues: student-rangers for protecting wildlife damage
What can you=students do to solve human-wildlife issues in rural village?

Sakurai, R. 2012. Evaluation of the monkey-persimmon environmental education program for reducing human-wildlife conflicts in Nagano, Japan.
Sakurai, R. 2019. Chapter 9: A collaborative approach for coexistence with wildlife in rural regions of Japan. in Human-Wildlife Interactions.

7

Hunting; rapid decrease and aging of hunters in Japan, traditional hunters: Matagi, student association of hunting

Serup, B. 2007. Female hunting participation in Europe and North America
Sakurai, R. 2019. Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management in Japan.

8

Group work about debate (Report about wht you will say in debate)

9

Debate

10

Living with wildlife: cases of all over the world /
Human Dimensions: new science for solving wildlife issues: white tailed deer management in New York and wolf reintroduction in Michigan

Jacobson, S. K. 1998. Training idiot servant; importance of human dimensions.
Sakurai, R. 2019. Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management in Japan.

11

Mid-term Exam
Survey & interview to encourage collaboration; preparation for interview exercise

12

Interview exercise (Short Report about results of interview)
Facilitation and workshop; importance of reaching consensus

13

Preparation for workshop; group-work (Short Report about role you play in workshop and what you will say)

14

Roleplaying Workshop; Solving human-bear conflicts

15

Review of workshop; presentation by evaluation group
Review of the course (Short Report about workshop)

授業実施形態

授業外学習の指示

This course will consist of a combination of lecture and group discussion sessions including role playing and facilitation workshops through the collaborative efforts of all students. Students are expected to read materials assigned for homework. Once in every two or three weeks, students will submit a short report. Also, students need to prepare for the Mid-term exam.

成績評価方法

種別 割合(%) 評価基準等
定期試験（筆記） 0

レポート試験
（統一締切日を締切とするレポート）		 0

上記以外の試験・レポート、平常点評価
（日常的な授業における取組状況の評価）		 100

35%: Six reports
25%: Mid-term Exam
40%: Attendance in classes and group discussion

成績評価方法(備考)

受講および研究に関するアドバイス

教科書

書名 著者 出版社 ISBNコード 備考
Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management in Japan: from Asia to the world Sakurai Ryo Springer 978-981-13-6331-3

教科書(使用頻度、その他補足)

Some parts of the course are based on this book: "Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management in Japan". The instructor will provide more information about this book in the class..

参考書

書名 著者 出版社 ISBNコード 備考
Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management D. J. Decker, S. J. Riley, W. F. Siemer Johns Hopkins University Press 9781421406541
Are Bears our Friends or Enemies? R. Sakurai Lambert Academic Publishing 978-3-8454-0386-1
Human-Wildlife Interactions: turning conflict into coexistence Frank, B., Glikman, J. A., and Marchini, S. Cambridge University Press 978-108-40258-3

参考書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考になるwwwページ

授業内外における学生・教員間のコミュニケーションの方法

学生との直接対話

備考

【科目ナンバリング・カリキュラムマップはこちらから/Click here to see the Curriculum-Map and Course-Numbering】
URL:http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp//students/pathways-future/course/curriculum.html