Holistic approach of urban revitalization-Taipei Experiences 城市再活化：台北縣經驗

Prof. Lee Hong-Yuan--Deputy Governor of Taipei County李鴻源教授--臺北縣政府副縣長

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Third Conference of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU)City and Water – June 12th – 14th 2008 in Taipei (Taiwan)

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Urban Governance?

Climate Change?Global Risk?

Regional Competition?

Taipei’s Future?

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Challenge: From global to local

• Climate change is a global issue• Its impacts are visible and have to be

coped with at local scales

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Taiwan’s environmental risks

Coastal region of Dongshih Village in Chiayi County嘉義東石沿海地區，齊柏林拍攝，2007-06-30

2008-06-14 5Wan-lao Village, Dong-shih Town of Chiayi County嘉義網寮，齊柏林拍攝，2007/03/04

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Risks

Opportunities• Integrated approach of adaptation

and mitigation • Multifunctional land use• Innovations

Water managementFisheries

EcosystemsSoils

RecreationAgricultureForestry

Energy

Insurance

Spatial Planning Monitoring

Society Dynamics

Climate Change

Risks and Opportunities

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1. Vital StatisticsTaipei County

Taipei City

• Population: 3808,000• Areas: 2,052㎞2

• 29 administrative divisions – 10 cities– 4 towns– 15 small towns（1,017 villages ）

• The largest county in Taiwan

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Disadvantage• Unevenly developed• Insufficient

infrastructure• High population

density

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Yilan

Taipei Port

Hsinchu Industry District

Keelung Port

Keelung

National Freeway No.1

Taoyuan

Taoyuan International airport

TaipeiMetropolitan

Hsinchu National Freeway No.5National Freeway No.3

TaipeiCounty

Northern Taiwan

• Potential for large area development

• Close to political and economical center

• Easy access to airports and seaports

• Several mass rapid transit lines under construction

• Well-educated abundant human resources

• Abundant natural and cultural resources

Advantage & Opportunities

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2. New concept of water management

• Water management is both a special and a total solution to Taipei County’s development

Water management

Landscape Renewal

Public Participation

Sustainable HomelandUrban Revitalization

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3. Non-engineering method

• In-site water quality improvement– Constructed wetland– Gravel contact oxidization process

印度莕菜 水菖蒲

琉璃燭Hsinhai constructed wetland 水金英

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Promoting constructed wetlands

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Constructed1：新海一期濕地(8Ha,6000CMD)

新海二期濕地(5Ha,4000CMD)

2：浮洲人工濕地(13Ha,11000CMD)

3：林口溪人工溼地(0.8Ha,120CMD)

Constructing

1：塔寮坑溪溼地(9Ha,10000CMD)

2：湳仔溝上游溼地(8Ha,10000CMD)

3：鹿角溪溼地(16Ha,12000CMD)

4：茄苳溪左岸溼地(0.2Ha,300CMD)

5：深坑中正橋礫間(0.1Ha,2200CMD)

6：草濫溪人工礫床(0.4Ha,1000CMD)

Planning1：大漢橋至華江橋段右岸河廊人工溼地

(15Ha,10000CMD)

2：新海橋上游右岸溼地(8.5Ha,6000CMD)

3：浮洲橋下游右岸礫間淨化場

(2Ha,10000CMD)

4：浮洲橋上下游右岸溼地

(36Ha,28000CMD)

5：城林橋上游溼地(23Ha,16000CMD)

6：鶯歌礫間淨化場(0.8Ha,15000CMD)

7：三峽礫間淨化場(0.5Ha,5000CMD)

8：江翠礫間淨化場(1.64Ha,2000CMD)

9：中原礫間淨化場(3.51Ha,45000CMD)

10：秀朗礫間淨化場(1.44Ha,300CMD)

11：二重疏洪道(180Ha,88000CMD)

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Constructing 300 hectares constructed wetlands in 3yrsTo treat 300,000 tons of sewage per day

Taipei county’s experiences

1. Dreamriver Project2. Taipei Metropolitan Park

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Tamsui River

Keelung RiverErchong floodway

Chung-Kang channel

Hsindian River

Dahan River

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Pollution and Flood

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The vision ofsustainable water management

Clean waterClean waterNo flood

Good environment

Intercept andprocess pollution

Recycle and reuse ofwater resources

supply ,infuse andVitalize water

Improve function ofdrainage

Dabbler space

Beautify urban

Promote the quality of life

No odor

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Economic DevelopmentBureau

Cultural AffairsBureau

Civil AffairsBureau

EducationBureau

InformationOffice

FireBureau

Public HealthBureau

EnvironmentalProtection Bureau

Public Participationpublic-private partnership

Local adaptationand distribution

Flagship plans of Western Taipei CountyFlagship plans of Western Taipei CountyDreamriverDreamriver

Taipei Metropolitan Park Taipei Metropolitan Park

Cultural landscapeand industry promotion

Water ResourcesBureau

Urban and RuralDevelopment Bureau

TransportationBureau

Public WorksBureau

Infrastructures planning

Labor AffairsBureau Land Administration

Bureau

AgricultureBureau

Healthy city

Flagship plans of Western Taipei County--Coordination and integration of administrations

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Sewage Interceptor

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Zili St.

Wugu industry district

Water quality standardBOD (mg/L) 3

DO (mg/L) >5

SS (mg/L)

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Strategy

• Holistic approach of urban revitalization

• To start from the northern part of Hsin-chuang with a 2.3 billion NTD budget

• TOD:– Transit-oriented development– 3 mass rapid transit lines

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Fascinating river gallery lightwindGreen

320M710M560M

water710M

4 areas5 activity nodes

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Puppet show square

Waterfall squareWelcome square

Gong-drum square

Ecology square

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Area of light

Fountain squareOverview stage

Waterfall

dabbler bankBikeroute &

Walking path

Art pave tile

Light stageExhibition wall

Grass slope

Parking lotGreen belt

Bike pathWalking path

Parking lot

Green beltGrass slope

Walking &jogging path

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Urban redevelopment planning

1 Fascinating river gallery2 Exercise grounds3 MRT station4 Commercial zones 5 Elementary schools

310 ha. redeveloped areas150,000 job opportunities400,000 happier citizens

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新莊副都心計畫區頭

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濕地公園

中港大排願景館

新莊副都心計畫區頭

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濕地公園

中港大排願景館

1 fascinating river gallery• Ecologic and

fascinating river gallery• Improve façade along

channel• Unique business

district• Regional landscape

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2 sports places1. Hsin-chuang Stadium

2. Ferry wharf– International sports

competition

– Leisure industry

– Revitalizing business district

– Comprehensive strategic development

– Surrounding landscape improvement

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3 MRT station• Transit-Oriented

Development• Revitalizing MRT

station areas• Adaptation of

industrial land use• Pedestrian path to

MRT stations• Improving

landscape

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Hsin-chuang Line

Circular Line

Taoyuan International Airport Line

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1. Xin-zhuang station2. Hsin-fu station3. Tou-qian-zhuang station

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• Transit-OrientedDevelopment

• Promoting local commercial zones

• Reserving cultural landscape

• Pedestrian path system• Revising urban plan• Improving environment

4 Commercial Zones

Hsin-chuang old street

Channel areaHsin-fu Rd.

Stadium area

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5 Elementary school• School as the core

of the neighborhood• Safe roads to

schools• Greening rooftops

and hedges in school

• Revising urban plan• Improving

environment

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Better future for Hsin-chuang

living

job

education

festival

Eco

leisure

Sufficient open spaceParents and kids

Opportunities of jobsBetter environment of job

Urban green galleryHealthy environment

Leisure spaceSport leisure industry

Revitalizing land of 310 ha. 150,000 Jobs 400,000 happier citizens

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Public Participation

• Local illustration– Representatives

of citizens

– Principals and teachers

– Cultural workers and artists

2008-06-14 34Speech by Ms. Oesha Ramsundersingh from the Netherlands

Speech about the Cheonggyecheon ( 清溪川 ) in Seoul

Public Participation

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Public ParticipationWebsite and platform for information sharing http://http://dreamriver.tpc.gov.twdreamriver.tpc.gov.tw

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Taipei Metropolitan Park

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424 HectaresErchong Floodway

7 floods between past 20 years……

Finding the way

to solve the constraints from flood regulation

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Site Comparison ─

Central Park, New York City, USA

340 340 Hectares

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To transform the floodway into Taipei Metropolitan Park, improving 1,050,000 people’s livings with only 30million USD.

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Nearby estuary of Tamsui river Lots of metal-sheltered factories

Apartment buildings

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Environmental analysis Northern section of Erchong floodway

More metal-sheltered factories

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Wugu garbage dump

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Environmental analysis Middle section of Erchong floodway

More metal-sheltered factories

Old housing

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Wugu industry district

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Environmental analysis Southern section of Erchong floodway

Mixture of old and new apartments buildings

Mixture of apartments and factories

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Concept of Taipei Metropolitan Park

• A model for river environment preservation

• Remolding Taipei metropolitan’s environmental axis

• Green and comfortable river space

• Reestablishing the relationship between human and river

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MRT

MRT

Revitalizingprogram

Marketrebuilding

Redeveloping program

Revising urban plan

Revising urban plan

Urban renew project

Urban renew project

Urban renew project

Urban renew projectRevising urban plan

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Alternatives for Existing Traffic System

• Adapting traffic system in Erchong Floodway

• Closing two cross roads

• Changing traffic routes

• Maintain the quality of traffic

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Constructed Wetland

grassplot and dabbler

-- Eco-protecting Lake--water-management park--Eco-protecting swamp

--dabbler park

Leisure farming

--Citizen’s plantation --Exercise and Sports Park

grassplot and dabbler

--dabbler park

Concept of 3 sections• Constructed

Wetland

• Grassplot and dabbler

• LeisureFarming

• Exercise and Sports Park

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Concept of landscape• Constructing green

land of water management

• Outdoor entertainment spaces

• Outdoor activities and landscape

• Demonstration site of in-site water improvement and cleansing projects

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• Integral leisure path program– Coordinating the roads ,

parks, squares outside and inside of embankment, such as bike routes.

• Squares Space on high- standard embankment– Greening the gentle slope

of high-standard embankment

Concept of landscape

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• Greening pavements to embankment• To enlarge parks and to extend to community

Improving access

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Concept of landscape• Suitable and comfortable riverside for

leisure activities

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• Greening inside and outside of the embankment

• Gentle slope with eco-engineering

• Greening the embankment and sidewalks

Greening

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Friendly facilities for Neighborhoods

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• Planting characters– Segmentation,

buffering– Comfortable green

open space• Planting on slope and

top of embankment• Enlarging natural view• Landmark• Plant landscape

Concept of landscape

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Lu-ti Park

蘆堤公園

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Sports Park 運動公園

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Wugu wetland Ecology Park

五股濕地生態園

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Citizens’ Farm 縣民農園壹

Leisure farming

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Public Communication Dialogue with citizens over 2,000hrs

• Policy illustration conference• Apartment management committee• Staffs and students of the schools• Biker organizations and theme sports organizations• 2100 workshop of Metropolitan Green Valley, to organizing

communities• Website to raise promotion efficiency• Community planners marsh into community• Spatial experiencing activities of Metropolitan Green Valley• Promoting by media, to record series activities of Metropolitan Green

Valley

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Sustainable education center

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Plan of Sustainable Education Center

• 300 ha. constructed wetland• Sustainable education center

– Exhibition, classrooms and offices– Coordinating environmental resources of wetland

ecology and saving energy– The pivot of research and protecting of

environment• Education of teachers in-service and

environmental education• Energy classroom and teaching area of

wetland ecology• Website and digital information center

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Farm wetlands: Bird watching in Tien-lao-yan

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River wetlands: Old hiking trail at Da-pin elementary school

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Natural wetlands: experiencing campus of mangrove

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Wetlands on campus : Sheng-keng elementary school

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Constructed wetlands: Constructed wetlands in Lu-jiao stream

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Intertidal zone wetlands : Ma-gun Intertidal zone

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Educational capability of wetlands

‧Stimulate our most original feelings from within

‧Accommodate energy for our learning‧Provide shelters for multi-various

spaces‧A perfect learning place for teachers

and students‧A vivid textbook‧Nourish higher level thinking

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The course of wetlands• Experiencing of The course of wetlands• The course of wetlands about

environmental protection• The courses of wetlands coordinating

index of ability of fields• Develop wetland courses create learning

desire

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Keelung River truncation curving straight

Thank you for your attention!