Taiwan Trip City Planning Different land use examples

Taiwan Trip City Planning • Different land use + examples - rural, commercial, preservation, mixed • Pros and Cons of each kind of land use • Comparison of some land use between Taipei and Hong Kong 4 C Lui Ting Siu 6 A Chan Kwun Tat 6 A Chan Tak Ming 6 A Cheung Chi Lok 6 A Lee Yik Hang 6 A Li Kwan Ho

Map of Taipei (Mixed) Tamshui Old Main Street 淡水老街 (PT) Bei-tou Hot-spring 北投溫泉 (Rural) places near the airport (Preservation & Tourism) (PT) Yehliu野柳 (PT) Yangmingshan Datun Volcano 大屯火山區 (Mixed) Shilin 士林夜市 (Commercial) Shimen 西門町 (PT) Shifen waterfall 十分瀑布

Rural land use • road linking the airport and the city centre • Suburbs • With farms, small houses and short buildings

Pros Problems facing rural areas • Satisfy people who would like to keep their traditional farmland house • Less pollution and fresh air in this area • Urban encroachment in big cities • Being blamed for hindering economic development

Hong Kong and Taipei • Both have rural land use near the airport Taipei – some villages such as Taishan village HK – villages in Tung Chung • Both have smaller rural areas econ. development, urban encroachment more new towns built in the New Territories in Hong Kong

Preservation & Tourism Yangmingshan National Park 陽明山國家公園 -大屯火山區

Yangmingshan National Park • is famous of its volcanoes and large variety of flora and fauna

Tourist center • A model showing the overall view of Yangmingshan

Yehliu Geopark 野柳地質公園

Yehliu Geopark • hoodoo stones are distinctive features in Yehliu • They are formed by strong weathering

Yehliu Geopark • Some distinctive hoodoo stones Queen’s Head Ginger Rock

Shifen waterfall 十分瀑布

Preservation + Tourism Pros Cons • sustainable development • The famous scenic econ benefit from tourism spots may be little disturbance to society polluted / damaged environmental conservation by the tourists • Entrance fee in Shifen waterfall better maintenance is used on maintenance and security can good use of resources alleviate the problem • Scenic spots are far away from cities better conserved