Challenges of Asia-Pacific

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1 Avaintulos Oy Course Program Helsinki Metropolia University Piirukatu 13, Tampere of Applied Sciences Telephone / / Human and Environmental Challenges of Asia-Pacific (LE00AA99, 5 cr) Course Director: Senior Marketing Lecturer, Managing Director

2 LE00AA99 Human and Environmental Challenges of Asia-Pacific (5 cr) Rationale The objective of the course is to get the students acquainted with the costs and problems risen after the long era of economic growth in the region. Accordingly, gy, the emphasis is in the opportunities of foreign companies, public institutions, citizens and NGOs to solve the huge human, social and environmental problems of local people, villages, cities and national economies. Aims Understanding the human, social, economic and environmental problems and threats connected to organizing and producing welfare services in the Asia-Pacific Region. One aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the challenges related to forests, agriculture and food production, position of women, child labor, pollution of waters, air and land as well as urbanization, Mega-Cities, infrastructure and recent applications of sustainable development policy in some Asia-Pacific countries. A greater insight will be given into some selected Case Studies and Exercises as well as for selected Welfare Indicators (HDI, QOL, SWL ). Teaching and Learning Strategies The course will be arranged as an intensive weekend course (24 lecture hours). You are encouraged to become an active information seeker and user in the human, social and environmental challenges and solutions of Asia-Pacific Region.

3 LE00AA99 Human and Environmental Challenges of Asia-Pacific (5 cr) Assessment and Assessment Weighting To pass the module the student must achieve a minimum of 50 points from 100 points. Division of modules: Welfare Report Analysis (Group Work) 50 % Project Work Report (Group Work) 50 % Literature Brown Lester R.: State of the World 2011 (available in Finnish, too). Worldwatch Institute, Washington United Nations: The Millennium Development Goals Report UN, New York Other materials, given by the lecturers, will be delivered for Tuubi. Schedule Exams to Be Held: Friday No Written Exam. Saturday Saturday Course Director Course Director and Lecturer in charge for arrangements is Mr., Managing Director / Senior Marketing Lecturer.

4 Friday Organizing the Course & Task Definition for the Project Work Course arrangements: rationale, aims, program, schedules and assessment Defining the Project Works and organizing the working groups Managing Director, Mr., Avaintulos Oy (in English: Key Results Ltd.) Asian Environment Is There Still Hope Left? Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Success stories and setbacks Quality of Life Index (QOL) and Human Development Index (HDI) Agriculture, fishery, livestock, irrigation and food production Forestry issues and erosion in Asia-Pacific countries Rural and urban population Growing Mega-Cities vs. emptying villages Poverty, women s position and child labor Dinner Break Case: Three Gorges Dam One of China s Biggest Mega-Projects Ever Reasons and objectives to build Three Gorges Dam History and phases of the project Problems and challenges during the construction and implementing phases Positive and negative effects of the Dam now as it is producing energy Lessons learned from the project Education Manager, Ms. Susanna Lahtinen, Avaintulos Oy

5 Saturday Environmental Issues in Selected Asia-Pacific Countries Environmental crisis in China Water treatment in Malaysia Importance of the climate for China and India Cleantech Finland Opportunity to export Finnish expertise for Asia Corruption: The phenomenon itself, reasons, effects and solutions Lunch Break Managing Director, Mr. Tomi Tuovinen, Aasiayhteys Oy The Challenge of fsocial and denvironmental Issues in South-East t Asia: The Asian Perspective for the Issue Asia s Mega-Cities: Issues and challenges Land: Managing g Asia s rainforests The Air we breathe: Problems of the concrete jungle Asia s Climate: What can be done or is there still hope for the best? Marketing Executive, Ms. Sheila Riikonen, PlanMill Ltd.

6 Saturday Presentations of the Project Works Part One Presenting the Project Works given at Each group has 40 minutes to present their reports plus 5 minutes for discussions Presentation of 3 groups : Group : Group : Group 3 Questions, discussion and evaluation Education Manager, Ms. Susanna Lahtinen, Avaintulos Oy / Lunch Break Presentations of the Project Works Part Two Presentation of 3 groups : Group : 14 30: Group : Group 6 Questions, discussion and evaluation Susanna Lahtinen / Closing Remarks and Feedback Participant s course evaluation and feedback on the course Course Director s feedback on the course and on the Project Works

7 LE00AA99 Human and Environmental Challenges of Asia-Pacific (5 cr) PROJECT WORK TOPICS (to be finalized in a working group of 3-4 students) Prepare two (2) written Project Work Reports by Thursday at Project Work Groups will be defined on Friday during the lectures by Mr.. The students should give the names of the participants in their working group, addresses and student numbers for the Course Director on Friday Topic 1: Write an analytical report on one of the mega-size environmental or social challenges in Asia-Pacific Region. You can focus Your report for a certain country or a city or even a smaller administrative unit. You are also free to focus Your report for a greater sub-region like South Asia, South-East Asia or East Asia. The students propose the topic for the Course Director who accepts the plan suggested by the students. Here are some examples on the topics: Overpopulation, Women's position in Asia, Child labor, Energy problems, Forest industry in Asia, De-forestation, Agriculture, Food safety, Fishing, Sea-waters pollution, Climate problems in Asia, Avian Flu, Three Gorges Dam, Palm Oil Industry... You are free to suggest other topics, too. The topics mentioned before were just hints to help You to define Your final topic and its scope. (share of the grade 50 %, length pages) the

8 LE00AA99 Human and Environmental Challenges of Asia-Pacific (5 cr) Topic 2: Prepare a report ( pages) on the publication The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011, published by United Nations or Asian Development Outlook 2011 Update, published by Asian Development Bank (ADB, And, make some suggestions on the opportunities t of foreign oeg companies, public institutions, tut s, citizens ct and NGOs to solve the huge social and environmental problems of local people, villages, cities and national economies. Remember that Your argumentation is crucial in my evaluation of the grade. (share of the grade 50 %, length pages) In both of the reports: make analysis, give argumentation for what You present and use references in Your writings. Typically these kind of project works should have cover sheet, table of contents, references (quotation marks), reference list, page numbering as well as the names and student numbers of the participants. Hopefully You succeed to finalize Your Reports successfully, and, in a given schedule. My address is: jukka@avaintulos.fi. Course Director