1.1 Introduction
1.2 Core Concepts
1.2.1 Characteristics of APIEL
1.2.2 Environmental Leadership
1.2.3 Resonance
1.2.3.1 Interdisciplinary Resonance
1.2.3.2 Interregional Resonance
1.2.3.3 Alumni Resonance
1.3 Curriculum Structure of APIEL
1.3.1 Environmental Challenges and Leadership in Asia: Understanding Environmental Leadership
1.3.2 Field Exercises: Developing Essential Skills for Environmental Field Sites
Overseas field exercise | Domestic field exercise | ||||||||
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Unit title | Intensive Program on Sustainability (IPoS) | Zhangye unit | Bangkok unit | Thailand unit | Chiang Rai unit | Greater Pearl River Delta (GPRD) unit | Eco-Industrial Cluster | Nissan-IPoS | Internship at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) |
Theme | Food, Energy and Water | Water-related issues in arid region | Urban development and agriculture-related issues in suburban Bangkok | Sustainable solid waste management in Asian developing countries | Transboundary environmental issues | Environmental LeadershipDevelopment in GPRD, China | Eco-Industrial Cluster | Sustainable mobility with zero emission vehicles | Sewage works engineering and Stormwater Drainage Technology |
Place | Rayong Province, Thailand | Zhangye, Gansu Province, China | Bangkok, Thailand | Nonthaburi Province and Bangkok, Thailand | Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai, Thailand | Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China | Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) (Tokyo) | Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture | JICA (Tokyo) |
Period | Aug. 1–12, 2009 | Aug. 6–15, 2009 | Sep. 14–23, 2009 | Oct. 21–30, 2009 | Dec. 19–30, 2009 | Feb. 25–Mar. 7, 2010 | Oct. 2009–Jan. 2010 | Dec. 7–14, 2009 | Nov. to Dec. 2009 |
Collaborator(s) | 1. Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) etc. | 1. Cold & Arid Regions Environment & Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAREERI), 2. Zhangye Water Authority | 1. Chulalongkorn Univ. (CU) | 1. AIT, 2. Kasetsart Univ. (KU) | 1. Mae Fah Luang Univ. (MFLU) | 1. The Hong Kong Univ. of Science & Technology (HKUST), 2. Sun Yat-sen Univ. (SYSU) | 1. ADBI | 1. AIT etc. | 1. JICA, 2. Sewerage Business Management Centre |
Teaching staff(s) | Univ. of Tokyo (UT) (3); AIT (2) | UT (4); CAREERI (2) | UT (1); CU (2); Wakayama U (1) | UT (5); AIT (1); KU (1) | UT (3); MFLU (2) | UT (5); HKUST (1); SYSU (1) | UT (1) | UT (7); AIT (2) | UT (1) |
Students’ nationality | 1 Ethiopian | 1 Indonesian | 1 Columbian | 1 Filipino | 1 Indonesian | 1 Irish | 1 Portuguese | 1 Ethiopian | 1 Brazilian |
2 Japanese | 1 Thai | 1 Filipino | 1 Bolivian | 1 Cambodian | 1 Swiss | 2 Japanese | 1 Chinese | ||
N.B. 23 participants from 14 countries/regions, 11 universities | 1 Chinese 2 Japanese | 2 Japanese | 3 Japanese | 2 Sri Lankan 3 Japanese | 1 Bangladeshi 1 Portuguese 2 Chinese | N.B. 24 participants from 15 countries/regions, 11 universities | 1 Japanese |
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Unit title | Oasis unit | Hue unit | GPRD unit | Coca-Cola Young Environmental Leaders Summit | Internship in the project on Low Carbon Green Asia | Tokyo Fringe unit | Nissan-IPoS | Green Energy unit |
Theme | Sustainable integrated watershed management in cold and arid region | Flood and History in world heritage Hue city | Sustainable urban regeneration and relocation of industrial regions in GPRD, China | Corporate Social Responsibility | Low-carbon society Scenario in Asia | Urban development and agriculture-related issues in suburban Tokyo | Sustainable cities & mobility in 2050 | Sustainable energy supply |
Place | Zhangye, Gansu Province & Ejina, Inner Mongolia, China | Hue, Vietnam | Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China | Kuriyama Town, Hokkaido | ADBI (Tokyo) | Kashiwa, Chiba & Nerima, Kokubunji, Hachioji, Tokyo | Hayama town, Kanagawa Prefecture | Kashiwazaki, Niigata & Ueno, Gunma |
Period | Aug. 10–23, 2010 | Aug. 11–19, 2010 | Feb. 21–28, 2011 | Aug. 19–23, 2010 | Nov. 2010 to Feb. 2011 | Sep. 5–12, 2010 | Dec. 4–13, 2010 | Feb. 21–23, 2011 |
Collaborator(s) | 1. CAREERI, 2. Zhangye Water Authority, 3. Alashan SEE Ecological Association, 4. Wusuronggui Village & Jirigalangtu Village, Ejina | 1. Hue Univ. | 1. HKUST, 2. SYSU | 1. All counterparts of the overseas field exercise units in academic year 2009 & 2010, 2. Hokkaido Univ. (HU), 3. NPO Kuriyama, 4. Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited | 1. ADBI | 1. CU | 1. AIT etc. | 1. Tokyo Electric Power Company, 2. Korea Environmental Policy and Administration (KEPA) Society, 3. Prince of Songkla Univ. (PSU), 4. Kashiwazaki City |
Teaching staff(s) | UT (5); CAREERI (3); Univ. of Niigata Pref. (UNP) (1) | UT (4); Hue Univ (1) | UT (4); HKUST (1); SYSU (1) | UT (4) | UT (2) | UT (1); CU (2); Wakayama U (1) | UT (7); AIT (2) | UT (5); KEPA (1); PSU (1); UNP (1) |
Students’ nationality | 1 Ethiopian | 1 Dominican | 1 Ethiopian | 1 Irish | 1 Mongolian | 1 Cambodian | 1 Australian | 1 Irish |
1 Bhutanese | 1 Bangladeshi | 1 Australian | 1 Indonesian | 1 Filipino | 1 Dominican | 3 Indian | ||
1 French | 2 Filipino | 1 Filipino | 1 Ethiopian | 2 Japanese | 1 Chinese | 1 Indonesian | ||
1 Vietnamese | 1 Korean | 1 Vietnamese | 1 Cambodian | 1 Japanese | 1 Cambodian | |||
1 Mongolian 1 Chinese 2 Japanese | 1 Chinese 4 Japanese | 1 Malagasy 2 Chinese 2 Japanese | 1 Thai 1 Bangladeshi 2 Filipino 1 Bolivian 1 Portuguese 2 Japanese | N.B. 28 participants from 17 countries/regions, 10 universities | 1 Thai 1 Dominican 1 Nepali 1 Bahraini 1 Bhutanese 1 Vietnamese 1 Jamaican 1 Chinese 1 Japanese |
Overseas field exercise | Domestic field exercise | ||||||||
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Unit title | IPoS | Oasis unit | Thailand unit | Cambodia unit | GPRD unit | Ohtsuchi unit | Minamata unit | Nissan-IPoS | Coca-Cola Young Environmental Leaders Summit |
Theme | Sustainable livelihoods through integrative practices with emphasis on Food, Water and Sanitation in a peri-urban community | Water-related issues in arid region | Sustainable Urban Water Use and Management in Bangkok | Sustainable Development of Cambodia | Sustainable urban development toward Green City: GPRD, China | Reconstruction of 3.11 Great Earthquake | Sustainable stakeholder management for water environment | Technology & Society - case of energy & transportation in Kashiwanoha | Corporate Social Responsibility |
Place | Rayong Province, Thailand | Zhangye, Gansu Province, China | Bangkok, Thailand | Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Cambodia | Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China | Ohtsuchi Town and Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture | Kumamoto City and Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture | Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture | Kuriyama Town, Hokkaido |
Period | Aug. 1–12, 2011 | Aug. 27–Sep. 7, 2011 | Aug. 18–28, 2011 | Sep. 2–14, 2011 | Feb. 15–25, 2012 | 11 times of 3–4 day fieldwork | Jan. 4–8, 2012 | Dec. 5–12, 2011 | Feb. 27–Mar. 3, 2012 |
Collaborator(s) | 1. AIT etc. | 1. CAREERI, 2. Zhangye Water Authority | 1. AIT, 2. KU | 1. Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), 2. Seoul National University (SNU), 3. JICA, 4. Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) | 1. HKUST, 2. SYSU, 3. SNU, 4. Univ. of Hong Kong (UHK), 5. Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) 6. Guanzhou Urban Land Administration Bureau (GULAB) | 1. Ohtsuchi town 2. Coastal Regional Development Bureau of Iwate Prefecture | 1. Kyushu Univ., 2. Kumamoto Univ., 3. Univ. of Kitakyushu, 4. Univ. of Tsukuba | 1. AIT etc. | 1. All counterparts of the overseas field exercise units in academic year 2011, 2. HU, 3. Yokohama National Univ. (YNU), 4. JICA |
Teaching staff(s) | UT (9); AIT (2) | UT (3); Public Works Research Inst. (1); CAREERI (3); UNP (1) | UT (5); AIT (1); KU (1) | UT (4); RUPP (2); SNU (2) | UT (5); HKUST (2); SYSU (3); SNU (2); UHK (1); HKGBC (1); GULAB (1) | UT (9) | UT (4); Kyushu U (3); Kumamoto U (4) | UT (5) | UT (6), HU (2), YNU (1), JICA (1) |
Students’ nationality | 1 Chinese | 1 Brazilian | 2 Chinese | 1 Chinese | 1 Bangladeshi | 2 Chinese | 1 Chinese | 1 Chinese | 1 American |
2 Japanese | 2 Cambodian | 1 Indian | 1 Indian | 1 Chinese | 7 Japanese | 1 Japanese | 2 Japanese | 2 Cambodian | |
N.B. 22 participants from 10 countries/regions, 9 universities | 1 Korean 1 Japanese 1 Sri Lankan | 1 Nepalese | 4 Japanese 1 Nepalese | 1 Indian 2 Japanese 1 Korean | 1 Mongolia 1 Sri Lankan | 1 Indian 1 Nepalese | N.B. 18 participants from 9 countries/regions, 8 universities | 8 Chinese 2 Indian 3 Japanese 2 Korean 3 Nepalese 1 Mongolia 2 Myanmar 1 Sri Lankan 3 Thai 2 Vietnamese |
Overseas field exercise | Domestic field exercise | ||||||||
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Unit title | IPoS | Oasis unit | Thailand unit | Cambodia unit | GPRD unit | Bangladesh unit | Nissan-IPoS | Minamata unit | Coca-Cola Young Environmental Leaders Summit |
Theme | Livelihood strategies for adaptation to climate change | Water-related issues in arid region | Sustainable Urban Water Management: special focus on flood management | Sustainable Development in Cambodia | Sustainable urban development in GPRD, China | Risk assessment through food and water in rural community in Bangladesh | Climate Change & Society—case of energy issues in Kashiwanoha | Role of scientists, policy makers and citizens: Case of long lasting Minamata Disease | Corporate Social Responsibility |
Place | Nakornnayok and Pathum Thani, Thailand | Zhangye, Gansu Province, China | Bangkok & Ayutthaya, Thailand | Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Cambodia | Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China | Dhaka, Manikganji & Comilla, Bangladesh | Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture | Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture | Kuriyama Town, Hokkaido |
Period | Jul. 28–Aug. 8, 2012 | Aug. 4–16, 2012 | Aug. 19–27, 2012 | Aug. 4–14, 2012 | Feb. 21–Mar. 3, 2013 | Mar. 1–10, 2013 | Dec. 10–16, 2012 | Nov. 21–25, 2012 | Feb. 17–23, 2013 |
Collaborator(s) | 1. AIT etc. | 1. CAREERI, 2. Zhangye Water Authority, 3. Sophia Univ. | 1. AIT | 1. RUPP, 2. SNU, 3. JICA, 4. KOICA | 1. HKUST, 2. SYSU, 3. SNU, 4. UHK, 5. Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong (CUHK), 6. HKGBC 7. GULAB | 1. Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET) | AIT etc. | 1. Kyushu Univ., 2. Kumamoto Univ., 3. Univ. of Kitakyushu, 4. Univ. of Tsukuba | 1. All counterparts of the overseas field exercise units in academic year 2012, 2. HU |
Teaching staff(s) | UT (7); AIT (6); Phranakhon Rajabhat U (1); Srinakharinwirot U (1); Thammasat U (1) | UT (3); CAREERI (3); Sophia U (1); UNP (1) | UT (5); AIT (2) | UT (4); RUPP (2); SNU (2) | UT (5); HKUST (2); SYSU (3); SNU (2); UHK (1); CUHK (1); HKGBC (1); GULAB (1) | UT; DUET | UT (4); AIT (4); Srinakharinwirot U (1); Chiangmai U (1) | UT; Kyushu U; U of Tsukuba; Kumamoto U; U of Kita-kyushu | UT (4) |
Students’ nationality | 1 Chinese | 1 American | 1 Brazilian | 1 Cambodian | 1 Bahraini | 1 Chinese | 1 Chinese | 2 Chinese | TBD |
1 Sri Lankan | 1 Bangladeshi | 2 Filipino | 1 Indonesian | 1 Colombian | 1 French | 1 Sri Lankan | 1 Colombian | ||
1 Japanese N.B. 21 participants from 16 countries/regions, 8 universities | 3 Chinese 1 French 1 Japanese 1 Korean | 3 Japanese 1 Korean 1 Sri Lankan 1 Thai | 1 Japanese 1 Korean 1 Swiss 1 Swedish | 1 Indonesian 2 Japanese 1 Jordanian 1 Malagasy | 1 Japanese | N.B. 19 participants from 15 countries/regions, 8 universities | 1 Filipino 1 French 1 Ghanaian 1 Indonesian 1 Japanese 1 Korean 1 Thai |