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Kengo Nakamura

Learning the world through RESD program

Environment Risk Analysis, Division of Environmental Systems Engineering, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
Place of stay: Tongji University (China), Kyoto University (Japan), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Pohang University of Science and Technology (Korea)
Term: June 27 – July 17, 2010
In the RESD (Regional Environment and Sustainable Development) program, I had exciting and interesting three weeks with the participants from Japan, Korea, and China. In China, we took several classes on environmental issues in China. Being exposed to the actual environmental problems that the largest country in the world is facing, I could have a broader view of the environmental issues in Asia, which I could have never obtained in the lab. Then, we visited Japan, and learned the history of environmental problems in Japan, a negative legacy of rapid economic growth. We had an interesting discussion on how we can better manage current environmental issues based on Japan's experience. While some students put stronger emphasis on economic development with sufficient attention to its negative side, other students and I argued that finding a better balance between these two aspects is more important. Our last stop was Korea. I was very impressed with the lectures on cutting-edge technologies in many areas of environmental engineering.

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