The Influence of the Regional Revitalization Policy on Taiwan’s Land Planning_Taking Pingtung County Township as an Example

Autor: Po-Cheng Chou, Kuei-Feng Chang
Rok vydání: 2020
Zdroj: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 588:042014
ISSN: 1755-1315
1755-1307
Popis: Taiwan’s population estimate report released in August 2018 shows that the population will decrease by over 1/4 by 2065, and the proportion of the elderly population in the total population will increase to 41.2%. In addition, in terms of population distribution, the urban population accounted for 69.2% of the total in 2017 and will exceed 70% by 2065, thus, the problem of uneven regional population distribution will become more severe. Moreover, as the young and strong labor force flock in large cities, the rural industrial labor force is insufficient, and the gap between urban and rural areas is widening. Therefore, the Executive Yuan set 2019 in Taiwan as the first year of local revitalization as a land development strategy to address population loss, recreate local employment opportunities, and revitalize the local industrial economy. In this context, Taiwan began promoting the Land Planning Law in 2016, which aims to cope with climate change, ensure land safety, conserve the natural environment and cultural assets, promote rational allocation of resources and industries, and pursue sustainable development. However, the priority areas for local revitalization are mostly remote and vulnerable areas, such as agricultural, hillside, and forest lands. Land use laws and regulations have many restrictions and lack flexibility in use, which is not conducive to attracting industries or population return. Thus, this study chose Pingtung County as a case study to explore the related factors of land use under the promotion of local industrial development, and provide strategic direction for Taiwan’s township land planning.
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