2023 Spring and Summer Semester
Environmental Business Theory
This class is for third-year undergraduate students, and can also be taken as a minor or a second major by students from other departments. In this lecture, students will learn about the concept of environment business, and go on to gain understanding about policies in this field, related markets and market trends, and, respectively, relevant industries and industry response trends. The key areas of study within environment business are related to industries for reducing emissions, such as pollution prevention and treatment, and energy conversion and, business to counter global warming and recent climate changes. In this lecture, the attempts of private companies to manage their carbon footprint and to operate more sustainably will be analyzed, through both individual and group work.
Principle of Environmental Economics and Policy
This class is for students on a master's program. In this class, students will attend lectures on the basic principles of economics. This knowledge will serve as the basis for later lecture on the origins and history of environmental economics, as well as policies based on market mechanisms that relate to climate change mitigation. Students will practise finding solutions to environmental problems by applying an environmental economics approach to their respective fields of expertise.
This class is intended for graduate students enrolled in the Master's programme. Through attending lectures on environmental economics and policy science, from the basics to their potential applications, students will deepen their understanding of the relationship between environmental economics, policy methods, policy evaluation, and LCA (Life Cycle Assessment). In addition, students will develop basic knowledge of methods of empirical analysis including data collection, and will come to evaluate different issues within the fields of environmental economics and environmental policy.
Peace Lecture
This class is an elective course for all grades in all departments.In each of the fifteen classes, a different professor will give a lecture on a subject of interest. I teach one of these classes, which will cover how Korean history is taught in elementary, middle, and high schools. I provide some important events in history from ancient times to modern times. Students will be able to discuss how historical events have influenced the relationship between Japan and Korea. They will have the opportunity to consider how the younger generations can forge a better relationship between the two countries in the future.
2023 Fall and Winter Semester
This class is for first-year undergraduate students. By approaching environmental problems from an economic angle, this class aims to investigate and formulate concrete measures to solve environmental problems, while simultaneously identifying the mechanisms through which these problems develop. Furthermore, while addressing particular environment issues, it provides an accessible introduction to thinking analytically in the field of environmental economics.
This class is intended for students studying on the doctoral programme of Public Health. The goals of the session are to understand climate change policies by considering their relationship to market mechanisms; to recognise trends in corporate carbon management and the development of ESG (Environment, Society, Governance) and sustainable finance-related business strategies in response to recent policy changes.
This course is primarily aimed at students taking majors from the science department, particularly fisheries science, environmental science and engineering. It introduces the study of environmental topics – especially those related to the ocean and marine environments – from a social perspective. In particular, it will cover environmental business, animal welfare legislation, and nexus approaches to aquatic and marine environments.
Special Lecture on Environmental Management
This class is intended for graduate students studying for a Doctorate. This class focuses on corporate environmental management, and provides comprehensive theories and knowledge on "What is a company", "Corporate value", "Corporation and natural capital", "Corporate and social capital", and "Corporate sustainability", etc. Students learn about the way of thinking about social values and corporate values in environmental management of companies in a capitalist society.
This lecture covers the latest issues regarding the role of corporations in capital society and the theory of sustainable carbon management. In addition, executives of local businesses provide practical examples of management strategies for achieving carbon neutrality and a sustainable society.
This class is for first-year undergraduate students. The objectives of this course are to study the history of international co-operation on cases where air pollution transcends state borders. Our particular focus is on the current status of international treaties on this subject, and their provisions on matters of air quality in East Asian countries.