#IEApplication G. Do you think that the lifestyle of the inhabitants of your town or city reflects behavior that is in line with the concept of sustainable development? In your opinion, what should be improved?

1. The
EVERLASTING
TAIPEI
Taipei and Its Sustainable Development
By
Charlene Jung

2. By Charlene Jung
Presentation Structure
1 The Definition
The Society and The Charity
The Environment
The Public Policy
The Economy
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3
4
5
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6 The Need For Improvement
7 The Everlasting Taipei

3. By Charlene Jung
The Definition: The Classic Structure
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The Definition: In Taipei (divided according to the importance)
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Environment:
- Green Energy
- Green City
- Recycle
- Public Transportation
Public Policy:
- Trash-Free City
- Smoke-Free Indoor Environment
- Health Insurance
Economy:
- Green Business
- Fair-Trade Business
- Work Opportunities
Society and Charity:
- Residences’ Mindset
- Residences’ Well-Being
- Cultural Education
- Organisations

5. By Charlene Jung
The Environment: Go Green
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Street lamp with
solar panel is
common.
Trees and parks
everywhere.
People are very used
to recycling.

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The Environment: Transportation
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The extremely convenient public
transportation system encourages
the residents to use it frequently!
YouBike is a public transportation
option, residents can simply rent it
with the transportation card.

7. By Charlene Jung
The Society and The Charity: People
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People are friendly and
open, they volunteer or
donate. The photo is the
receipt(which you can be
rewarded from it) donation.
The genuine care for the
society allows people to be
very involved in all the
public issues.
The balanced life:
People in Taipei are
relatively happy, and
dare to pursue what
they want.

8. By Charlene Jung
The Society and The Charity: The Society Culture
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Cultural education
takes up a very
important part of
Taipei, from school
education to all kinds
of exhibitions,
performances, lectures
etc. It builds up the
cultural mindset and
helps to preserve the
important heritage of
the country.
Charities, NGOs and
Foundations are involved in
social issue too, and more
than a half of the Taiwanese
are into the philanthropy.

9. By Charlene Jung
The Economy
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Corporates in Taipei are
involved in developing the
green business and green
products.
More and more shops
collaborate with farmers
from rural Taiwan and offer
direct fair-trade business.
Certain business/
institution offer jobs for
minorities and disabilities.

10. By Charlene Jung
The Public Policy
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Littering will be fined in
Taipei, and all the residents
are obligated to use certain
trash bags(that you can buy
from the supermarkets or
the convenient stores) for
their trashes.
According to the
Taiwanese law,
smoking is not
allowed in any indoor
environment.
The famous health insurance
allows the residents to access
medical care and health care
at a low cost (doctors’
diagnosis with prescriptions
as well as the medicine for a
cold is around 5 euros.)

11. By Charlene Jung
The Need For Improvement
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The Dilemma:
The political situation with
China has put Taiwan/Taipei
into the dilemma of whether
to be more open or close off
to the international market.
This problem also cause a
certain amount of tension to
the society.
The Wage:
It has been more than 20
years since the last raise of
the minimum wage. As the
housing price in Taipei has
become unexpectedly high
over the past few years, the
life in Taipei is getting
tougher.
The Settlement:
People are sometimes too
settled, which makes the
society lack of significant
progression.

12. By Charlene Jung
The Everlasting Taipei
The materials inward and the relationships outward:
“It takes two flints to make a fire.”
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