4. Theory of Environmental Resources Management
                           Lectures:
                           Shimpei Iwasaki (shimpei.iwasaki@gmail.com)
                           Masafumi Nagaishi (nagaishi@urban.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp)
                           Course Objectives:
                           This course aims to provide both a general orientation to understand what environmental 
                           resources are as well as practical insights on how to manage the resources. Topics covered 
                           include 1) basic theoretical frameworks on environmental resources, 2) management policies 
                           related to the resources at multiple scales and 3) practical case studies for the resource man-
                           agement, so that the students understand both theories and real cases. 
                           Evaluation:
                           Attendance 20%, Presentation 40%, Reports 40%
                           Topics to be covered:
                           1.       Orientation - Plan of the course
                           2.       Theory of renewable resource utilization
                           3.       Natural resource scarcity and abundance
                           4.       Theory of the commons
                           5.       Creation of the local commons
                           6.       Environmental changes and risk management
                           7.       Wildlife conservation and management
                           8.       Integrated approaches for environmental resource management
                           9.       Global overviews of water resources
                           10.      Outlook and challenges for solving the water crisis
                           11.      International cooperation for water resources focusing the approaches by Japanese 
                           ODA
                           12.      Group presentation and discussion
                           13.      Group presentation and discussion
                           14.      Group presentation and discussion
                           Textbooks:
                           No textbooks are required.
                           References:
                           References will be specified in each lecture
                           Message from Lectures:
                           The Reason Why You Study at this Course – Theory of Environmental Resource Management
                           Environmental resources are one of the most crucial fields in the broad environmental issues. 
                           Enormous threats to environmental resources in the era of globalization have put pressure 
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          on people’s livelihoods particularly where they are directly dependent on the resources and 
          related ecosystem services. This course put high emphasis on the interaction between human 
          and nature at the horizontal level across space and at the vertical level among stakeholders. 
          Many stakeholders including the local users, firms, NGOs, the governments and international 
          organizations at different scales are often involved in the management of environmental re-
          sources, requiring integrated and cooperative approaches to sustainability of the resources. 
          Throughout this course, the students are able to have a good understanding of theoretical and 
          practical knowledge on the environmental resource management in a wider perspective.
          What this Course Intends to Do for the Students
          This course covers three points to be addressed: 1) basics of environmental resources; 2) 
          management policies related to the resources at multiple scales; and 3) practical case studies 
          for the resource management. The course focus on ‘theory’ but it includes practical elements. 
          Theories and practical cases are linked each other. 
          Step Forward as a Global Environmental Leader
          Environmental resources are at the core of environmental studies. Particularly, it should be 
          stressed that the poor in developing counties are depending on natural resources in various 
          ways. When you understand basic and practical perspectives on how to manage the resources, 
          they may inspire you to gain further insights into wise use of environmental resource manage-
          ment in a local context. It will be a much help for Asian and African countries and it will be 
          an advantage as a leader.
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