This research empirically tested the effect of perceived value of ecosystem services on tourists’ intentions to revisit the Aogu coastal wetland in Taiwan. Data were collected using a structured survey and structural equation modeling was then done to test the research hypotheses. Based on the data collected from 230 tourists in the Aogu coastal wetland, the perceived value of ecosystem services of wetland has a positive effect on tourists’ environmental concerns and friendly environmental behavior. Results also indicate that tourists’ environmental concern has a positive effect on friendly environmental behavior and tourists’ friendly environmental behavior has a positive effect on revisit intention to the Aogu coastal wetland. However, the effects of perceived value of ecosystem services and tourists’ environmental concerns on revisit intention were not found to be significant in this study. These results have implications for tourism management of coastal wetlands and the increase in revisit intentions of tourists.

The surrounding waters of Taiwan are evaluated as a moderate risk environment by Casualty Return, Lloyd’s Registry of Shipping. Among all types of maritime accidents, ship collisions occur most often, which has severe consequences, including ship damage, sinking and death of crews, and destruction of marine environments. It is, therefore, imperative to mitigate the risk of ship collision by exploring the risk factors and then providing preventive measures. This study invited domain experts to form a decision-making group, which helped with the risk assessment. The initial set of risk factors was selected from the literature. The expert group then identified seven representative risk factors using rough set theory (RST). The researchers worked with the experts to delineate the diagram of a bow-tie analysis (BTA), which provided the causes, consequences, and preventive and mitigation measures for ship collision incidents. The results show an integrated research framework for the risk assessment of ship collision that can effectively identify key factors and associated managerial strategies to improve navigation safety, leading to a sound marine environment.

It is essential to encourage scientific understanding of water resources. However, how to achieve this for different objects needs to be researched further. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of game-based teaching on elementary school students’ learning satisfaction in water resources science applications. Students who take the course are asked to complete a learning satisfaction questionnaire at the end. A total of 420 questionnaires were distributed, with 388 being effective, a 92% effective ratio. The questionnaire data was used to conduct the study and analysis. The Cronbach’s α for all factors exceeded 0.7, indicating that the questionnaire items are stable and internally consistent. The results of descriptive statistics, factor analysis, independent sample t-test, regression analysis, and correlation analysis revealed that students were extremely satisfied with game-based water resources science teaching. According to factor analysis, three key factors influenced learning satisfaction: “learning style,” “learning interest,” and “learning process.” Furthermore, “learning interest” was positively related to “learning style” and “learning process,” with both having a significant effect on “learning interest.” The findings of this study also show that water resources science applications can be taught and promoted in a variety of ways.