Date: From September 29 (Saturday), 2012 to January 19 (Saturday), 2012, 13:30-15:00
Place: Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus, 7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, JAPAN
Enquiries and Registration: NIES Planning Division, Mr. Tomonori ISHIGAKI, 029-850-2306
Mail: jouchi.kanri [at] nies.go.jp
Please note these lectures are all to be conducted in Japanese - English translations of the topics are provided in the table (below)
- In total there will be 14 lectures, with attendance possible at as few or as many as participants wish
- There are no class fees, and having registered to participate, the first 100 applicants will be given priority. The deadline for receipt of applications is September 18 (Tuesday), 2012.
- These lectures are introductions by researchers engaged with areas of environmental science of current importance, such as climate change; material cycles; environmental chemicals; and biodiversity
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 29, 2012 | What is global warming doing to the planet? | Seita EMORI |
| Oct. 06, 2012 | This is how climate change happens | Yukihiro NOJIRI |
| Oct. 13, 2012 | Towards an anti global warming society | Toshihiko MASUI |
| Oct. 20, 2012 | Radioactively contaminated waste | Masahiro OSAKO |
| Oct. 27, 2012 | Transboundary atmospheric pollution in East Asia | Toshimasa OHARA |
| Nov. 10, 2012 | Chemistry of the stratospheric ozone layer | Takashi IMAMURA |
| Nov. 17, 2012 | Thoughts on cities in the eco-age | Tsuyoshi FUJITA |
| Nov. 24, 2012 | Biodiversity considered through common and rare animals | Akio TAKENAKA |
| Dec. 1, 2012 | Human activity and the destruction of biodiversity | Kouichi GOKA |
| Dec. 8, 2012 | Carcinogenicity and risk assessment of environmental chemicals | Yasunobu AOKI |
| Dec. 15, 2012 | Genetic trends and the relationship between the environment and human health | Keiko NOHARA |
| Dec. 22, 2012 | Current issues with water environments | Kazuho INABA |
| Jan. 12, 2013 | Considering climate change through East Asian grasslands | Yanhong TANG |
| Jan. 19, 2013 | Watershed management with firm roots in sustainability | Kuninori OHTSUBO |