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Environmental Assessment and Management Master Programs in Japan

Environmental Assessment and Management Master Programs in Japan. Two EAM final seminar Graz, Sep. 23, 2010. Nishikizawa, Shigeo and Harashina, Sachihiko Tokyo Institute of Technology. Outline of P resentation. Current situation of Japanese EA. EAM master programs in Japan Overview

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Environmental Assessment and Management Master Programs in Japan

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  1. Environmental Assessment and Management Master Programs in Japan Two EAM final seminar Graz, Sep. 23, 2010 • Nishikizawa, Shigeo and Harashina, Sachihiko • Tokyo Institute of Technology

  2. Outline of Presentation • Current situation of Japanese EA • EAM master programs in Japan • Overview • The EAM master program • at Tokyo Tech • Opinions of students

  3. Current situation of Japanese EA Environmental Assessment in JAPAN

  4. ODA and Domestic EA performance in Japan • ODA: EA regulation is advanced • ・ New JICA (since 2008): GL amendment, 2010 • ・ Advanced system for environmental and social consideration • Application of SEA,More advanced transparency • Advisory Committee for Reviewing • Domestic: EA system is not so advanced • ・EA is applied to only huge projects • ・SEAprovision is not established under the EA act

  5. EA applications in Japan In foreign countries USA NEPA30,000～50,000 * including under SEPA: 60,000～80,000 China 30,000 • Taiwan 3,000 • UK 1,000 (per year) EA applications in Japan Japan under EIA act 20 under Local ordi. 50 year

  6. Why are there few numbers of EA in Japan? “Concise EA” is not established EA is only applied for huge projects

  7. EAM Master programs in Japan － Overview －

  8. Env. Management Master programs in Japanese Universities Various type of the Environmental Management master programs are provided: c.f. The University of Tokyo: Department of Environment Systems, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences Osaka University: Department of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Interdisciplinary concept: natural and social sciences None of “Assessment program” is provided

  9. EA courses in Japanese Universities 94 courses are provided in 87 universities 11% of all Japanese universities (773) • Only 8 universities have them in Master programs Based on the survey of JEAS, 2009 The 8Master programs 2 programs are partially related to EAM Hitotsubashi University (Based on Sociology ) Meiji University( Based on Law ) 6 programs are related to EAM The Open Universityof Japan, 1994-2009 provided 3 courses consecutively

  10. Three types of 6 EAM master programs Interdisciplinary: Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) Dep. of Environmental Science and Technology, 1998 Kyoto University Dep. of Global Environmental Studies, 2002 Civil Engineering: Iwate University Dep. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Meisei University Dep. of Environmental System Social Science and Humanities: Tokyo Metropolitan University (Based on Geography ) Tokyo City University (Based on Information Studies )

  11. EAM Master programs in Japan － The EAM master program at Tokyo Tech －

  12. Master programs in Japanese Universities Required period of master program Standard period is 2 years 1 year master program is limitedly provided for the Integrated Doctoral Education Program Emphasis of the education On master’s thesis rather than coursework c.f. 30 credits ----- 22 credits : coursework 8 credits : seminar (thesis) Jobs after graduation are diverse and some are not so close to the concept of the department

  13. Curriculum at the Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Tokyo Tech Urban Environment Water Environment ✓ Urban & Built Environmental Engineering ✓Advanced Environmental Hydraulics Environmental Planning & Policy ✓ Advanced Urban Environment ✓ Open Channel Hydraulics ✓ Environmental Turbulence ✓ Watershed Hydrology ✓ Consensus Building in Environmental Planning ＊Environmental Impact Assessment ＊ Foundation of Environmental Scienceand Technology ＊Compulsory Subjects ✓Participatory Planning ✓Advanced Environmental Policy Study ✓ Process Safety Management ✓ Radiation and the Environment ✓Material Cycle Analysis ✓ Structural Materials Material & Energy

  14. Environmental Planning and Policy Unit―Highlight: 4 courses― • Environmental Impact Assessment (compulsory subject) • Prof. Harashina, Nishikizawa and others ✓ Consensus Building in Environmental Planning,Prof. Harashina Keywords: consensus building, dispute resolution, mediation ✓Participatory Planning, Assoc. Prof. Nishikizawa Keywords: public participation methodology, conference design, facilitation ✓Advanced EnvironmentalPolicy Study Government Officers at Ministry of Environment Keywords: planning administration, environmental regulation, global environmental issuesetc

  15. Outline of EA course in master program at Tokyo Tech ～　2010 spring semester ～ Class. 1: Sustainable Development Class. 2: What is EA? Class. 3: Screening Class. 4: Scoping Class. 5:Public participation & communication Class. 6-10:Impact prediction: air, water, landscape, animal, waste Class.11:Evaluation Class.12: Legal framework & case study: Japan Class.13:SEA Class.14:Capacity Development for EA Class.15: SIA for International Cooperation

  16. Opinions of students A Questionnaire Survey to students who took the EA course in the master program at Tokyo Tech., spring semester, 2010

  17. Q1: Effects of learning the EA course

  18. Q2 What should be taught in EA course? should be somewhat increase should be increase relevant should be somewhat decrease should be decrease ④Variety of evaluation items in EA ③Case studies ②EA laws & procedures ①Technical aspects in EA 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% (N=51, 2010 survey)

  19. Q 3 Should it be taught compulsorily?

  20. Q 4 Questions related to job search Yes Somewhat Yes Don’t know Somewhat No No ①want to get the EA-related job after the end of a master course ②usefulness of the EA course after obtaining a job ③want to take an internship at EA-related companies 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

  21. Q 5 Experience of learning EA during the undergraduate program Have you learned about EA at undergraduate? How did you learn? Don’t know 4%(2) Thesis, Self-learning, etc Others 7 Yes 33% (17) Lecture 14 No 63% (32)

  22. References Harashina , Sachihiko: Environmental Assessment Related Higher Education in Japan: An overview, TwoEA-M project seminar in Seoul, 2009 Nishikizawa , Shigeo: Environmental Assessment Related Higher Education in Japan: What are the main sources/ references for teaching?, TwoEA-M project seminar in Seoul, 2009 ー>See: Two-EAM HP -> Events -> conference in Seoul http://www.twoeam-eu.net/ Japan Environment Assessment Society(JEAS), JEAS news autumn, no.124, 2009 (in Japanese) The Open University of Japan http://www.u-air.ac.jp/eng/figures.html

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