The Indicators Constructed by FAHP and the Delphi Method to Evaluate Sustainable Development of Taiwan’s Indigenous Tribal Environment

Abstract

The research aims to investigate the indicators for evaluation of sustainable development of Taiwan’s indigenous tribal environment. For that matter, the indicators for evaluation of sustainable development of Taiwan’s indigenous tribal environment are obtained from literature reviews and further 1nalysed through two questionnaire surveys by the Delphi method and the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP).The research findings are summarized as follows: (1) Five first-class indicators and 24 second-class indicators for evaluation of sustainable development of Taiwan’s indigenous tribal environment are derived; (2) First-class indicators are life culture, art culture, historical site, natural environment and tribe experience according to their weights from high to low; (3) Nines key factors for evaluation of sustainable development of Taiwan’s indigenous tribal environment are celebration of festival, traditional cuisine, life etiquette & custom, architectural feature, ancient monument, traditional artistry, life experience, life style and industrial activity. The research findings as suggestions for sustainable development of Taiwan’s indigenous tribal environment will be submitted to the relevant organizations or other researchers who are interested in our research in their follow-up studies.