Professor Daisuke Higaki

Hirosaki University

Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science,

Higaki Daisuke (born 1953 in Sapporo) is a geomorphologist and erosion control engineer devoting himself in management of landslides and erosion/sedimentation problems. Prof. Higaki served in the Ministry of Construction, Government of Japan for around 16 years and made enormous contribution in the sector of landslides and erosion control. After long journey of work in many places in side the Japan and outside (Nepal), he entered to Hirosaki University in 1998 and has been continuing the research and education.  

There were two reasons that made him motivated to research and education. One is the lesson of the dynamic mountain environment which he learnt from landslides. Another reason is his strong wish to help the people of developing countries such as the Himalayan countries who lose their family and property due to the erosion and sedimentation disasters.

Overall aim of his research is to develop the locality based preventive methods of erosion and sedimentation disasters and way of environment conservation. He believes the study of the mountain topography focusing on the past and present geomorphic processes makes it possible.

Lectures:

For Undergraduate Level

<21^st Century Education (General/Basic) Subject>

The Basics of Geography, Environmental Problems of 21^st Century

<Special Class>

Structure of the Basic Environment, Planning of Mountain Environment (I and II), Technical English, Experiment of Agricultural and Environmental Science

For Graduate Level

Basic Research ?Sustainable Management of Mountain Watershed

Contact:

Hirosaki University,
Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science 3^rd Floor,
3 Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture 036-8561, JAPAN
TEL/FAX: +81-172-39-3854 (Ext: 3854)