Let's solve regional problems from an academic perspective using transportation economics and geography!
Research Themes
Transportation is essential for daily life, such as commuting to work or school. However, there are various problems with transportation, such as congestion in large cities and maintaining and securing transportation with few users in rural areas. All of these are important issues that must be resolved in local communities. However, solving such transportation problems may involve problems with the transportation itself, or problems with the environment surrounding the transportation, such as population and industrial structure. The goal of this seminar is to enable students to present their own solutions to these transportation and community problems from an "academic perspective" focusing mainly on economics and geography.
Activities
- Acquiring academic knowledge
We mainly read textbooks on transportation economics and geography. If we don't understand something, we ask the professor or our friends in the seminar to help us. - Conducting fieldwork
Participants will visit transportation operators and local governments to gain a first-hand understanding of the realities of transportation and local issues. - Presentations and reports
Students will present their own solutions to transportation and local problems that they have uncovered through fieldwork from an academic perspective, and will also acquire skills in reporting and document writing.