2025Year

Second Semester

Environmental Ecology

Lecture

Environmental Ecology

Z1100009 Environmental Ecology

SHINOZAWA Kenta

2.0Credits

Tue.4Period

Shinjuku Remote

A) A high degree of specialized expertise　100%
B) The skills to use science and technology　0%
C) The ability to conduct research independently, knowledge pertaining to society and occupations, and sense of ethics required of engineers and researchers　0%
D) Creative skills in specific areas of specialization　0%

・Learn ecology to find some hints and inspiration for each research activity and planning & design method of graduate school.
・Understand ecological-way-of-thinking to insight site, to clarify its history, and to acquire imagining the land in the future.
・Rearrange your plan & design, using site-specific relationship between space-time - in Spatio-Temporal Scale.

nothing special

Discussion Debate／Presentation／Practice Fieldwork

■1　Relationship between Land and Plants
1.　Individual - Population - Community, Association
　Preparation (Prep.) Check difference between plant community and plantation, and decide "your" plant community.
2.　Shape of Plants and Space which Plants Occupy
　Prep. Select a tree species to check its form and the principle of the form
3.　How to Be A Member of Plant Community?
　Prep. Survey relationship between plant species in the plant community and the site which survive.
4.　Environmental Gradient
　Prep. Look up the word "environmental gradient" and find some samples in dairy life.
5.　How to Understand the Formation and Structure of Plant Community
　Prep. Prepare vegetation survey data.

■2　Ecological Succession - Change of Relationship of Plants and Land
6. 　Shifting Wood - Ecological Succession
　Prep. Read " Who made the forest? " And comprehend ecological succession.
7.　A New Vision of Scenery after Understanding Ecological Succession
　Prep. Find one sample of ecological succession in daily life
8.　Creation of Urban Woodlands according to Ecological Succession and Vegegtation Management
　Prep. Check how the Meiji Shrine wood was created in relation to ecological succession
9.　Shinichi NAKAZAWA “Earth Diver”
　Prep. Check "marine transgression" in Jomon Period
10.　 Succession of Architecture / City
　Prep. Think about the difference and similarity between ecological succession and urban development.

■3　Innovation of Plant Seeds
11.　Diversity of Plant Seeds - Imagination for Survival
　Prep. Collect some seeds and imagine its innovation.
12.　Functional and Skillful Design of Plants
　Prep. Have an insight into Biodiversity according to ecological succession and evolution.
13.　Evolution and Adaptation to Environment
　Prep. Find an evolutionary-tree-model and see the stem and branches
14.　Review and brush-up
　Prep. Review and brush-up of the classes

Comments for every class: 60 points (5-10 points / each)
Reports: 40 points (2times, 20 points / each)
Pass mark: 60 points. If you absent more than 4 times, you will be rejected.

Critiques will be given in class.
Evaluation comments will be given using the presentation board on the Internet.

Distribute in class

Distribute in class

Every Thursday 1150-1320@25th floor, Shinjuku Campus. You can ask by E-mail anytime.

In this class, I intend you to get some hints for master thesis or project. Not only to hear & take notes in class time but also ask questions & talk each other. And also go fields after class. I also prepare some break time for your presentation in class. I hope you will speak actively and enjoy.

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