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Week 1 (Taipei): Eco-City
Week 1 (Taipei): Eco-City
June 20
June 20
Welcome & Introduction: Department of Geography, National Taiwan University
June 21
June 21
Finding the Wild in Taipei: Lecture by TPHA Ecotourism (台北城市狩獵)
Daan Forest Park Eco-tour: Guided Tour by Taiwan Nature Trail Society (自然步道協會)
June 22
June 22
Visit to National Taiwan Museum (台灣博物館): Self-guided tour of the four branches of the Museum: Main Building, Natural History Branch, Nanmen Branch, Railway Department Park
Please download and install the Self-guided App. Guided tour by a docent at 10:30 and 2:30 at each of the four branches.
June 24: Field Trip - Along the Jingmei River (景美溪)
June 24: Field Trip - Along the Jingmei River (景美溪)
Shanshuilu Eco Park (山水綠生態公園): From a past landfill to a restoration ecopark and energy hill [Video from Taipei City Department of Environmental Protection] [Energy Hill Reading]
Shenkeng Old Street (深坑老街)
Maokong Gondola (貓空纜車) to Maokong area hiking trails around the tea plantation area: Maokong Zhangshu Trail, 貓空樟樹步道
June 25: Field Trip - A Historical Coal Mine Town (Jingtong 菁桐)
June 25: Field Trip - A Historical Coal Mine Town (Jingtong 菁桐)
Taiwan Coal Mine Museum in Pingxi (新平溪煤礦博物園區), [Official Website in Chinese]
Local Sustainable Development and Green Tourism: Dr. Victor Tao (陶翼煌教授), Tungnan University
Jingtong Old Town (菁桐老街)
Week 2 (Taipei): Food and Agriculture
Week 2 (Taipei): Food and Agriculture
June 27
June 27
Introduction to Food and Society Issues in Taiwan: Dr. Po-Yi Hung (洪伯邑教授), National Taiwan University
Urban Beekeeping: Mr. Ming-Hsian Tsai (蔡明憲老師), Urban Beekeeping Project (城市養蜂計畫) [Video]
June 28
June 28
Women's empowerment in renewable energy and climate policymaking: President Hsaio-Fen Lai (賴曉芬常務), Homemakers United Foundation (主婦聯盟環境保護基金會)
Treasure Hill - Taipei Artist Village (寶藏巖台北國際藝術村) [Video]
Zhuzihu Polai Rice Foundation Nursery Story House (竹子湖蓬萊米原種田故事館)
Hiking from Lengshuikeng to Qingtiangang (冷水坑至擎天崗步道)
Lengqing Trail (冷擎步道)
Lengshuikeng Visitor Center→Jingshan Suspension Bridge→Jixinlun Observation Deck→Qingtiangang Grassland
Distance：1.6km
Elevation：730-765m
Elevation difference：35m
Time：1hrs
Notice：
Be aware of the afternoon thunderstorms in summer and the northeast monsoon, which is prone to cause rain and fog, in fall and winter.
There are wild buffaloes at Qingtiangang. Notice buffaloes when hiking. Do not approach or tease them, if you encounter buffaloes chasing you, please make use of cattle piles to avoid them.
June 30
June 30
Site Visit: Farm to Table Co-Cultivating Generation (共耕食代)
Tour of NTU Farm and Learning Activity (台大農場)
July 1: Field Trip - Tea History and Culture from Dadaocheng to Tamsui (茶葉歷史與文化: 大稻埕到淡水)
July 1: Field Trip - Tea History and Culture from Dadaocheng to Tamsui (茶葉歷史與文化: 大稻埕到淡水)
Dadaocheng Walking Tour guided by Like It Formosa
Afternoon ferry along Tamsui River to Tamsui port
Week 3 (Taipei): Project Work Time and Presentations
Week 3 (Taipei): Project Work Time and Presentations
July 3
July 3
Environmental Issues in Taiwan Lecture, by Zhen-yuan Chen (陳震遠 研究員) Green Citizens' Action Alliance (綠色公民行動聯盟)
Afternoon: Project Work Time
July 5
July 5
Group Project Presentations
Week 3 (Changhua): Renewable Energy & Community Revitalization
Week 3 (Changhua): Renewable Energy & Community Revitalization
July 7
July 7
Welcome & Introduction: Department of Geography, National Changhua University of Education
Long-term Social-Ecological Research (LTSER) Changhua (長期社會生態核心觀測彰化站): Dr. Yuling Song (宋郁玲教授)
Renewable Energy Development along Changhua Coast: Dr. Peiwen Lu (盧沛文教授)
Offshore Wind Farm Project and Biodiversity Conservation: Chih-Ah Lee (李之安經理), Orsted Taiwan
July 8
July 8
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)
Afternoon Lectures:
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)
Wind Energy Construction and Development: Marty Hsieh (謝孟霖老師)
Incorporating Controversial Environmental Issues into Middle School Civic Curriculum: Dr. Yun-Wen Chan (詹允文教授), Curriculum & Instruction, Texas State University
July 9
July 9
Experience Farm Work and Rural Culture: Ta-Yu Community Development Association (大有社區發展協會)
921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan (921 地震教育園區)
Week 4 (Kaohsiung): Eco-Tourism & Aboriginal Communities
Week 4 (Kaohsiung): Eco-Tourism & Aboriginal Communities
July 12
July 12
Welcome & Introduction: Department of Geography, National Kaohsiung Normal University
Geo-heritage of Shoushan National Nature Park: Dr. Lih-Der Ho (何立德教授)
July 13
July 13
Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University
Forest Ecosystems in Taiwan - Long-term Ecological Research: Dr. Chia-Hao Chang-Yang (張楊家豪教授)
Field Trip: Walk Along the Si Zih Bay Coastal Trail
Week 5 (Final Wrap-up)
Week 5 (Final Wrap-up)
July 18
July 18
Sustainability design applications, Dr. Meichun Liu, UW School of Art & Design
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