This lecture discusses what kind of design and planning is needed in cities and regions to enhance social, environmental and economic sustainability. The lecture will be divided into three parts, and the three lecturers will talk about the following themes: Toru TERADA (Coordinator of the course, Associate professor, Department of Natural Environmental Studies) Landscape and urban planning for Japanese cities Marcin JARZEBSKI (Project Associate Professor, GPSS) Sustainable society in a changing world Giles SIOEN (Project Lecturer, GPSS) Integrated planning and design for resilient and sustainable development

This course introduces students to the notions of sustainability in architecture and urban design within the Japanese context from the viewpoint of the cultural exchange between Japan and the World. The course covers four main learning outcomes. By the end of this course the students will be able to: - Interpret and explain the differences among different approaches to sustainability in architecture and urban planning. - Recognize the basic elements of traditional Japanese architecture and their relationship with the natural environment. - Describe the main aspects of the cultural exchange between Japan and other countries that have shaped the concept of sustainability in contemporary Japanese architecture. - Interpret works of contemporary Japanese architecture using different approaches to sustainability. Prior knowledge of architecture and/or urban planning is not necessary, but students enrolling in this course should be curious, proactive, and be interested in architecture. Students with all levels of English proficiency are welcome. Active learning, individual and group work, and in-class activities are essential components of this course; therefore, students are expected to be responsible for their learning and actively participate during class time.

This course introduces students to the notions of sustainability in architecture and urban design within the Japanese context from the viewpoint of the cultural exchange between Japan and the World. The course covers four main learning outcomes. By the end of this course the students will be able to: - Interpret and explain the differences among different approaches to sustainability in architecture and urban planning. - Recognize the basic elements of traditional Japanese architecture and their relationship with the natural environment. - Describe the main aspects of the cultural exchange between Japan and other countries that have shaped the concept of sustainability in contemporary Japanese architecture. - Interpret works of contemporary Japanese architecture using different approaches to sustainability. Prior knowledge of architecture and/or urban planning is not necessary, but students enrolling in this course should be curious, proactive, and be interested in architecture. Students with all levels of English proficiency are welcome. Active learning, individual and group work, and in-class activities are essential components of this course; therefore, students are expected to be responsible for their learning and actively participate during class time.

あなたにとって、わたしたちにとって、「持続可能性」とは、「教育」「学習」とは、「変革」とは、なんだろうか。この科目では、ESD（持続可能な開発のための教育）やシティズンシップ教育の概念と、わたしたちが生きる社会のあり方を探索しつつ、持続可能な未来へ向けた人間や社会の変容・変革プロセスとしての教育・学習について考え、この問いに自分なりの答えを導きだすことを目指す。 What do “education,” “learning,” “sustainability,” and "transformation" mean for you, and for all of us? In this course, we will explore this question by looking into the concept of education for sustainable development (ESD) and citizenship education, and reviewing the world that we live in, while discussing education and learning as a transformative process of people and society.

This course discusses the functions and mechanisms of innovation systems and the economic assessment of their impacts, with implications for industrial structure and dynamics and societal challenges. Particular attention is paid to corporate strategy, public policy, and institutional design. Among the issues to be discussed in this course include models of technological change, systems approaches to innovation, research and development, intellectual property rights, university-industry collaboration, public policy for innovation, and case studies in various sectors. The processes of producing, adopting, and utilizing innovations are elaborated from a perspective of co-evolution of technology and institutions. Analysis of economic evolution is introduced, and its concepts and methodologies are elaborated to represent and model the dynamics of innovations. Systemic approaches are taken to discuss the functions and structure of innovations at the national as well as industrial levels. These theoretical frameworks introduced in the first half of the course are utilized to understand the mechanisms of creating innovations on various types of societal issues, including food, energy, chemicals, information and communication, and health. Implications for public policy and institutional design are explored for a transition towards global sustainability.

This course discusses the functions and mechanisms of innovation systems and the economic assessment of their impacts, with implications for industrial structure and dynamics and societal challenges. Particular attention is paid to corporate strategy, public policy, and institutional design. Among the issues to be discussed in this course include models of technological change, systems approaches to innovation, research and development, intellectual property rights, university-industry collaboration, public policy for innovation, and case studies in various sectors. The processes of producing, adopting, and utilizing innovations are elaborated from a perspective of co-evolution of technology and institutions. Analysis of economic evolution is introduced, and its concepts and methodologies are elaborated to represent and model the dynamics of innovations. Systemic approaches are taken to discuss the functions and structure of innovations at the national as well as industrial levels. These theoretical frameworks introduced in the first half of the course are utilized to understand the mechanisms of creating innovations on various types of societal issues, including food, energy, chemicals, information and communication, and health. Implications for public policy and institutional design are explored for a transition towards global sustainability.

In this course, students will study environmental policy instruments and discuss their strengths and shortcomings, with the goal of developing the ability to apply and assess them to address practical sustainability problems. On completion of the course students should be able to: • Assess how sustainability challenges can be addressed through a range of public policy instruments (taxes, subsidies, pollution permit markets, voluntary measures, etc.). • Understand and discuss the economic principles behind these policies. • Engage with debates about the practical strengths and weaknesses of major types of environmental policies. • Analyse the appropriateness of specific policy instruments for a given case study and pre-empt main implementation issues. • Recognise and apply a range of theoretical frameworks to conceptualise the relation between the larger economy, society and the environment Environmental and sustainability policy instruments are the different strategies that governments and the public sector can employ in order to achieve socially desirable sustainability goals. These instruments include taxes and subsidies (such as pollution taxes in urban centres or subsidies for renewable energy), tradable pollution permits (like carbon markets), and market-based instruments (e.g., payments for ecosystem services). Students will learn the economic-theoretical foundations for each of these policy instruments. These foundations include the assumptions or conditions under which they perform adequately, as well as their limitations. With a robust understanding of these instruments, students will be able to analyse and assess which instruments may be more suitable for specific policy circumstances and be able to make recommendations for a given practical case. The course covers more innovative policy approaches such as voluntary environmental measures, and introduces sustainability management strategies in the private sector (business). It concludes with a view of key macro-scale concepts and models for sustainability policy at the interface between the economy, society and the environment.

This seminar course is open to all the GSFS students (except GPSS students). In this seminar course, you have to join GPSS student seminar with GPSS students through one semester. If you want to obtain the certificate of "Minor Program in Sustainability Science (MPSS)" (https://mpss.edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp),/***** then you have to take this course. If you want, you can join GPSS student seminar for one more semester by registering Seminar on Sustainability Science II and then you can earn one more credit. The GPSS Student Seminar has been held since October 2012. For this seminar, we randomly divide all students into several groups to create more opportunities for presentations and vibrant discussions. The GPSS Student Seminar is an indispensable component of the interdisciplinary approach to sustainability science. The seminar is held from 13:00 to 14:45 every Friday. The groups are decided randomly regardless of field of research. The number of master’s and doctoral students is distributed as evenly as possible among the groups. Each group has approx. 20 students. The group members will be shuffled every semester. One PhD Coordinator is selected in each group to organize the seminar. The PhD Coordinator’s main roles are the management of the seminar and the facilitation of the discussions. The PhD Coordinator works closely with the presenters and assistant professors in each group in setting the order of presentation, allocating discussants and coaches, etc. Basically 2-3 presentations are given at each session, followed by time for questions from the discussant(s) and the audience. Presentation summaries (abstract) must be uploaded on Google Drive by noon on the Monday prior to your presentation. Presentation slides must be uploaded on the Google Drive by noon on the Friday prior to your presentation. Students are asked to take the Presentation Skill guidance at least once.

This seminar course is open to all the GSFS students (except GPSS students). In this seminar course, you have to join GPSS student seminar with GPSS students through one semester. If you want to obtain the certificate of "Minor Program in Sustainability Science (MPSS)" (https://mpss.edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp),/***** then you have to take this course. If you want, you can join GPSS student seminar for one more semester by registering Seminar on Sustainability Science II and then you can earn one more credit. The GPSS Student Seminar has been held since October 2012. For this seminar, we randomly divide all students into several groups to create more opportunities for presentations and vibrant discussions. The GPSS Student Seminar is an indispensable component of the interdisciplinary approach to sustainability science. The seminar is held from 13:00 to 14:45 every Friday. The groups are decided randomly regardless of field of research. The number of master’s and doctoral students is distributed as evenly as possible among the groups. Each group has approx. 20 students. The group members will be shuffled every semester. One PhD Coordinator is selected in each group to organize the seminar. The PhD Coordinator’s main roles are the management of the seminar and the facilitation of the discussions. The PhD Coordinator works closely with the presenters and assistant professors in each group in setting the order of presentation, allocating discussants and coaches, etc. Basically 2-3 presentations are given at each session, followed by time for questions from the discussant(s) and the audience. Presentation summaries (abstract) must be uploaded on Google Drive by noon on the Monday prior to your presentation. Presentation slides must be uploaded on the Google Drive by noon on the Friday prior to your presentation. Students are asked to take the Presentation Skill guidance at least once.

This course is designed to learn a great variety of research conducted at the frontier of “Sustainability Science”, through the latest research outcomes of Sustainability Science Consortium (SSC). SSC was established to develop sustainability research, education, and public outreach programs and to strengthen coordination between national and local government, corporations, NPOs and other organizations while developing practical measures for technological innovation and social transformation (http://ssc-g.net/*****). By understanding a variety of academic fields related to sustainability and interactions among them, students will come to take part in the process of integrating multiple academic disciplines to implement sustainability science approaches.