Course Materials

Week 1: Eco-City

June 26

Welcome & Introduction: Department of Geography, National Taiwan University
NTU Campus Tour: National Taiwan University

June 27

Environmental Education in Taiwan: Dr. Shin-Cheng, Yeh (葉欣誠教授), National Taiwan Normal University
Eco-Campus: Minzu Junior High School (民族國中生態校園)
Eco-Village: Treasure Hill - Taipei Artist Village (寶藏巖台北國際藝術村) [Video] [Reading]

June 28

Circular Economy - Policies and examples from Taiwan: Grayson Shor and Ann Hsu, Taiwan Circular Economy Network (循環台灣基金會)
Conservation Efforts and Challenges in Taiwan - Visit to National Taiwan Museum (台灣博物館)

June 29

Beitou: Taipei Public Library Beitou Branch (Green Building 北投圖書館綠建築), Beitou Hot Spring Museum (溫泉博物館), Thermal Valley (地熱谷) [Video] [Reading]
Guandu: Guandu Nature Park (關渡自然公園)
Tamsui: Chi Po-lin Foundation (齊柏林基金會)

Week 2: Food and Society

July 1

Introduction to Food and Society Issues in Taiwan: Dr. Po-Yi Hung (洪伯邑教授), National Taiwan University
Documentary viewing and discussion: "Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above"

July 2

Food Justice and Sovereignty: President Hsaio-Fen Lai (賴曉芬董事長), Homemakers United Foundation (主婦聯盟環境保護基金會)
Self-Cooking Movement by College Students: Zao Ka Studio (灶腳工作室)

July 3

Urban Beekeeping: 蔡明憲老師, Urban Beekeeping Project (城市養蜂計畫) [Reading] [Video]
"Return to the Farm" Sustainable Tea Production: Sanpuku (山不枯)

July 4

Pinglin: Farm work at Sanpuku (山不枯茶園), Ping-Lin Tea Museum (茶葉博物館), Ping-Lin Old Street (坪林老街)
Mucha Energy Hill: Solar Energy Generation (木柵能源之丘) [Reading 1] [Reading2]

July 5

Research Case Studies: Coffee and Tea, TAs: Cindy Chang and Yu-Hsiu Lien
Tour of NTU Farm (台大農場)

Week 3: Renewable Energy & Community Revitalization

July 8

Welcome & Introduction: Department of Geography, National Changhua University of Education
Offshore wind farm in Changhua: Grid Connection Manager Tony Lee (李俊誼電力工程師), Ørsted Energy (沃旭能源)
Environmental Issues in Central Taiwan: Dr. Chia-Yang Tsai (蔡嘉陽理事長), Changhua Environmental Protection Union (彰化環保聯盟)
Baguashan Eco-Tour and Green Building: Bagua Mountain National Scenic Area (八卦山風景區), Marty Shieh (謝孟霖老師)

July 9

NCUE Green Energy Research Center: Dr. Wei-li Chen (陳偉立教授)
Transition from Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy - Opportunities and Challenges: Dr. Ker-Hsuan Chien (錢克瑄教授)

July 10

Taichung Tour - Urban Center Renewal: Dr. Yu-Ling Song (宋郁玲教授), Dr. Pei-Wen Lu (盧沛文教授)
Taichung Hub (台中願景館), Taichung Literature Museum (台中文學館), Taichung Time Walk (台中時空漫步)

July 12

Experience Farm Work and Rural Culture: Ta-Yu Community Development Association (大有社區發展協會)
Coastal Changhua - Wind energy, Fang-Yuan Inter-tidal Ecology, Changhua Coastal Industrial Zone (彰化濱海工業區): Dr. Chia-Yang Tsai (蔡嘉陽理事長), Changhua Environmental Protection Union (彰化環保聯盟)

July 13

Week 4: Tourism, Hakka & Aboriginal Communities

July 15

Welcome & Introduction: Department of Geography, National Kaohsiung Normal University
Tourism Geography - Hakka & Aboriginal Communities: Dr. Yung-Sen Chen (陳永森教授)

July 16

Geo-heritage of Shoushan National Nature Park: Dr. Lih-Der Ho (何立德教授)
Human-Wildlife Conflicts in Urban Areas (Formosan macaques ): Dr. Hsiu-Hui Su (蘇秀慧教授)
Natural Springs and Community Development: Dr. Shih-Hsiung Liang (梁世雄教授)

July 17

Field Trip: Shoushan National Nature Park (壽山國家自然公園)

July 19

National Pingtung University (屏東大學)
Liudui Hakka Cultural Park (六堆客家文化園區)
Wugoshui Community (五溝水社區): Mr. Chao-Hsiung Tseng (曾昭雄老師), Pingtung Sustainable Cultivation and Development Association (屏東深耕永續發展協會)

July 20

Taiwan Indigenous Culture Park (原住民文化園區 )
Dragonfly Beads Art Studio (蜻蜓雅築琉璃工坊)
Rinari Aboriginal Community (禮納里-脫鞋子好茶部落): Mr. Jin-Long Lee (李金龍總幹事), Rinari Community Development Association (禮納里社區發展協會)

Week 5: Environmental Activism & Conclusions

July 22

Environmental Activism: VP Chung-Yueh Tsai, 蔡中岳副執行長, Citizen of the Earth, Taiwan (地球公民基金會)

July 23

Final Presentations

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