Taipei Beautiful: How Does Government Policy Affect Architectural Engineering?

Abstract:

Globalization and urbanization encourage city policymakers to deal with more challenges and opportunities for the sustainable future. Creating an attractive cityscape surly can increase urban competitiveness. Taipei City is now composed of complex urban systems chaotically enclosed by existing and new urban environments. The city government is attempting to re-shape its cityscape by implementing a series of city regeneration plans and provide new guidelines for architectural engineering, namely “Taipei Beautiful”, considering the improvement of urban landscape, greenery open space, built environments, sustainable campuses and public facilities. Although Taipei Beautiful is an ongoing project, achievements of the current stage have revealed potentials to significantly increase the number of tourists, decrease energy consumption, and promote economic benefits. This study presents an overall review of policies and engineering actions enacted by the city government. Difficulties, challenges, and the role of the city government in affecting architectural engineering are also discussed.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 461)
• Pages: 725-732
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.461.725
• Online since: February 2012
• Authors: Yi Kai Juan, Fan Sheng Kuo, Yeng Horng Perng
• Keywords: Architecture Engineering, Cityscape, Taipei City, Urban Regeneration

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