Establish a Sustainable Ecological City

Eco-city Declaration

Eco-city Questionnaire Survey

I Research and Analysis　　II Eco-city Questionnaire

【Research and Analysis】

We use questionnaires to explore the general public's view of the current "eco-city." After the test, questionnaire statistics and analysis were conducted to provide reference for this study. We use the time of Wednesday afternoon to issue questionnaires at the MRT station and the stores near the school. And ask our parents to help distribute questionnaires to colleagues, neighbors and relatives. A total of 120 questionnaires were sent out and 120 were collected. The questionnaire recovery rate reached 100%. There are 4 obviously not serious answer, so void. After the statistics, 116 valid questionnaires. The following is a statistical chart of the questionnaire and analysis.

Basic Information (Number of respondents)
1. Sex: Male (65) Female (51)
2. Age: 18~29 (21) 30~39 (43) 40~49 (28) Above 50 (24)
3. Educational Background: Elementary Schools (0) Junior High Schools (6) Senior High Schools (45) University (53) Graduate Schools (12)
4. Occupation: Farming (0) Military, Teachers, and Government (26) Labor (17) Business (23) Service (31) Housewife (8) Others (11)

Questionnaire Analysis

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1.

Taipei City Environmental Protection Agency does have the implementation of waste separation and resource recycling.

Analysis:
The data show that the overwhelming majority of the people think that Taipei is doing a good job in promoting waste separation and resource recovery. The reason is that the municipal government can carry out garbage collection and resource recovery for a long period of time. In addition, the school usually conducts environmental education and advocacy. Therefore, citizens have long developed a good idea of doing waste separation and recycling.

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2.

Taipei City has many parks and green spaces.

Analysis:
The data show that the overwhelming majority of the public think that the number of park and green spaces in Taipei need to be strengthened. This may be caused by the over-exploitation and excessive sacrifice of green space in Taipei City, which may result in the decrease of park and green space.

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3.

Taipei's streets have good afforestation.

Analysis:
The data show that half of the people agree that the streets in Taipei City have good afforestation. The reason may be that the city government is promoting the afforestation projects in urban areas. In addition, some communities actively create a low-carbon living environment, The reason for the disagreement may be that the current municipal government's project of greening the city is only promoted in some communities. In addition, some communities are not very active in creating a low-carbon living environment, Nearly half of the people did not obviously feel the greenery.

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4.

The river in Taipei provides a place for people to relax and entertain.

Analysis:
The data show that the vast majority of people think that Taipei's river can provide people good places of leisure and entertainment. The reason may be that the municipal government actively rectifies the river to improve the ecological environment and make the overall landscape reform. It is an eco-friendly water park suitable for public leisure and a good place of biking.

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5.

The rivers in Taipei provide a good habitat for birds, insects, plants and fish.

Analysis:
The data show that the vast majority of people think that the rivers in Taipei can provide birds, insects, plants and fish and other animals good habitats. It may be because the city government has conducted extensive remediation and revitalization of the rivers, which flow through Taipei City for a long time. Coupled with the continuous construction of underground sewers and the prevention of direct sewage discharge into the rivers, the city gradually fills the rivers of Taipei with greenery and vitality.

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6.

Taipei City has a convenient public transportation system.

Analysis:
The data show that the overwhelming majority of the public think that there is a convenient mass transit system in Taipei City. The reason may be that Taipei City continuously strengthens public transport such as buses, mass transit and public bicycles, and improves convenience so that citizens are willing to take public transport.

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7.

Taipei's air quality is good.

Analysis:
The data show that the overwhelming majority of the people do not think that the air quality in Taipei City is good. The reason may be that there are too many vehicles and locomotives in Greater Taipei area, and the terrain of the basin is not easy to disperse the exhaust gas. Although there is ample public transportation in Taipei, most people are still accustomed to using cars and locomotives. Therefore, to effectively improve the air quality in Taipei, citizens must first change their habit of using public transport.。

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8.

Taipei City Government has always advocated environmental protection and raised public awareness of environmental protection.

Analysis:
The data show that the overwhelming majority of the public think that the Taipei municipal government has often advocated environmental protection and raised public awareness of environmental protection. The reason may be that the Taipei Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau regularly organizes environmental protection activities in various communities to enhance visibility and public participation, for example, clean forests, clean streams, or cooperate with mass-market stores, convenience stores and restaurants, and let everyone can gather discount points by buying green products to increase their environmental protection awareness.

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9.

In Taipei, it is easy to get green labels, energy saving labels and other products from green stores.

Analysis:
Data show that the vast majority of people think it can be very convenient to buy products with eco-friendly or energy-saving water labels in the green stores. It may be because environmental carbon reduction is the trend of the times. An increasing number of discount stores, supermarkets, chain stores and retailers have joined the ranks of "green shops" and started to sell products with "eco-labels," which include all kinds of daily necessities such as appliances, light bulbs, detergents, stationery paper and so on. It is easy to procure products that are eco-friendly, energy-saving and water-saving, and people can purchase everything at once in one store.

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10.

Taipei City should reduce land development and keep green space as much as possible.

Analysis:
Data show that the vast majority of people think that Taipei should reduce land development and try to retain green space. The reason may be Taipei's high population density and commercial prosperity. In order to let the city expand and grow, people develop the land constantly and construct many buildings on the land, and that results in fewer and fewer green spaces. Therefore, it is generally hoped that the government should step up restrictions on proper reserve of green space for development of land.

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11.

Incentives should be encouraged in Taipei to encourage private industry to build energy-efficient green buildings.

Analysis:
The data show that the vast majority of people think that the Taipei municipal government should have incentives to encourage private industry to build green buildings. The reason may be that in recent years, everyone's awareness of environmental protection raises. The construction of new public or private buildings as well as the improvement of old buildings should have comprehensive substantive rewards and measures. Hope to be able to create energy-saving, low-pollution living environment.

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12.

Will you support the Taipei City Government's efforts to promote eco-city construction and policies?

Analysis:
The data show that the overwhelming majority of the public are willing to support the Taipei municipal government in promoting various initiatives and policies in eco-cities. This may be due to the obvious over-exploitation of Taipei City, the population congestion, the threat of climate change, quality of life and residents' health is jeopardized by the deteriorating quality of air and water. So people all hope the government can move towards a sustainable eco-city.

In the MRT station please fill in the questionnaire

Ask the uncle at the store to fill in the questionnaire

Ask the uncle on the street to fill in the questionnaire

Research Experience：

After all people work together to complete the questionnaire, the next task is to carry out the questionnaire and content analysis. In the process of analyzing the questionnaire and talking with the public, we found that everyone has a good understanding of the connotation of ecological city and environmental protection knowledge. However, people do not know much about the vision of an eco-city planned by the Taipei City Government. They only know the importance of environmental protection and energy conservation, such as saving energy, sorting and recycling waste, using public transportation and buying green products as much as possible. Therefore, we think the government should make more use of the mass media to actively publicize the advantages and importance of eco-cities and let everyone know more about the meaning of eco-cities. We believe that because of the public's approval and cooperation, we will surely achieve more with less effort.

In the process of completing the questionnaire, some people still do not quite understand the question of the questionnaire is related to eco-city, only know that it is related to environmental protection and energy conservation. But we think at least everyone can do environmental protection well. In addition, the surveyed people generally pay more and more attention to the sustainable development of urban planning. They think that green space, air quality, green consumption, waste sorting, transportation and ecological habitat can make our living environment better, can achieve the goal of the ecological environment, and the most important thing is those can make our city become a more healthy place for people to live.

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【Eco-city Questionnaire】

Eco-city Questionnaire

Taipei 2017

Reference:
Research Team Edit 

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