The PhD in Landscape at Chiba University is a research-intensive doctoral program offered through the Graduate School of Horticulture that focuses on the advanced planning, design, and sustainable management of natural and built outdoor environments. The program provides interdisciplinary research training in areas such as landscape ecology, environmental planning, urban green infrastructure, land use management, plant materials, ecosystem conservation, and sustainable landscape development. Doctoral candidates undertake independent field-based and laboratory research to develop innovative landscape strategies that integrate ecological systems with human activities in urban and rural contexts. Emphasizing environmental sustainability, spatial analysis, and design innovation, the curriculum prepares graduates to contribute to academic research, environmental consultancy, urban and regional planning initiatives, and policy development related to sustainable land and landscape management at national and global levels.

NOTE: The university may have additional program-specific eligibility requirements.
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