Strategic planning for Taipei sponge city

Abstract

With the accumulation of industrial development and human development, the effects of global climate change are becoming more and more obvious, and because of the increasingly obvious warming phenomenon and impact, countries began to put their hand on global warming mitigation and adaptation measures and policies, hoping to reduce the negative impact of global warming on people’s living and natural environment. This study explores the problems in global climate change and global warming, and aims to examine how to cope with variation of extreme climate and the highly populated environment in Taipei, and how to practice the concept of "Taipei Sponge Livable City" project as the main axis. First, this study elucidates the context of Sponge City concept, relevant academic research and case studies. This study then analyzes Taipei’s water environmental changes, the implementation of policies and projects. By translating the planning concept into a tree-like structure, on the one hand, it can analyze the relevant policies and the works of the City Department; on the other hand, it can set up a sound direction and prospect for the Taipei Sponge City Policy. Moreover, by referencing to numerous Sponge City examples, this study can improve the water policy and continuously construct the "Sponge Livable City" for Taipei City.