Course Details
Country:
Japan
Institution:
Doshisha University
Course Title:
Ecology and Economy in Japan
Course Number:
12001310
Course Description:
Ecology and Economy in Japan is a course which explores issues of industrial pollution and environmental degradation through the course of industrialization and modernization in Japan. We will discuss issues related to pollution and its impacts on the communities and on the health of the residents through interdisciplinary approach, i.e., in terms of ecological economics, entropy economics, regional planning, sociological and theological points of view. We will touch on the roles of the national and local governments, scientists, scholars, NGOs, businesses in the effort of salvation of victims and preventing the problems. Discussion topics include case studies of Minamata and Itai-itai diseases, Ashio copper mining, and Fukushima Daiich Nuclear Power Plant Accident. We will discuss some environmental issues in other countries which are indirectly caused by the Japanese demand for resources and energy.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
INTS 399
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