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Yuh-Ming Lee
Institute of Natural Resource Management, National Taipei University, New Taipei City 23741, Taiwan

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Journal article
Published: 05 February 2021 in Sustainability
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Adaptation to climate change is an important issue now and will continue to be for generations to come. This study designs an educational and practical workshop for adaptation to climate change at a local community level. The community universities in Taiwan normally facilitate social activities and informal learnings. This study thus defines the educational or social activities conducted in community universities as community-based affairs. After reviewing the phase II adaption action plan of Taiwan, critical adaptation sectors of disasters and water resources are identified. A case study on designing the community-based adaptation (CBA) workshop for water resources management in the Dahan River Basin is thereby developed. The learning subjects or practicing topics include an introduction to climate change impacts and their mitigation and adaptation; adaptation sectors of disasters, infrastructure, water resources, and agricultural production; and the utilization of water resources under climate change. Concept mapping of climate change impacts and debating possible global climate trends could further encourage participants to think in-depth and to act accordingly. This study also applies the rigor and relevance (R&R) framework to assist in the design of the CBA workshop and thereby to assess the effectiveness after its delivery. To further investigate the two-dimensional R&R levels of the CBA workshop, this study proposes eight combinations of contents and outcomes (tasks). In summary, this workshop gives background knowledge on geography and applies the analysis tool of concept mapping. The 10 learning subjects or practicing topics developed are mostly at the high rigor levels of 4—Analysis and 5—Synthesis. The overall “application level” of the CBA workshop is ranked as level 4 of “predictable real-world application.” The eight tasks that can “expand” the rigorousness of knowledge acquisition and “empower” the relevance of skill application are found to fall into Quadrant “C—Assimilation”.

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Ting-Fang Hsieh; Yuh-Ming Lee. Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change: The Case of a Community University Workshop in Taiwan. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1729 .

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Ting-Fang Hsieh, Yuh-Ming Lee. Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change: The Case of a Community University Workshop in Taiwan. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):1729.

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Ting-Fang Hsieh; Yuh-Ming Lee. 2021. "Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change: The Case of a Community University Workshop in Taiwan." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 1729.

Journal article
Published: 27 October 2017 in Sustainability
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Waste-to-energy (WtE) incineration technology is widely used to solve the energy supply, greenhouse gas emissions, and waste generation problems in urban areas. In Taiwan, there are new laws and regulations that would affect greenhouse gas management of WtE incineration plants. This research aims to identify or raise key issues to be promoted for WtE incineration plants due to existing management systems and complex issues mixed with GHG, energy, and solid waste treatment. This study utilizes inventory analysis and social LCA (SLCA) approach on GHG management of WtE incineration plants in Taiwan to systematically identify materiality issues to be promoted. According to the results of materiality analysis for SLCA, this study generalizes four stakeholders, nine subcategories, and their 15 inventory indicators; and concludes that, among assessment results of 15 inventory indicators, three indicators are at a high level, four at a medium level, and eight at a low level. In total, 12 materiality issues are recognized. This study suggests WtE incineration plants should consider the following materiality issues with respect to priority: a systematic database and calculation methods, the goal and criteria of the laws and regulations, technology development toward circular economy and promotion activity or opportunity for local community and organization level.

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Yu-Tsang Lu; Yuh-Ming Lee; Chien-Yu Hong. Inventory Analysis and Social Life Cycle Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Waste-to-Energy Incineration in Taiwan. Sustainability 2017, 9, 1959 .

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Yu-Tsang Lu, Yuh-Ming Lee, Chien-Yu Hong. Inventory Analysis and Social Life Cycle Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Waste-to-Energy Incineration in Taiwan. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (11):1959.

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Yu-Tsang Lu; Yuh-Ming Lee; Chien-Yu Hong. 2017. "Inventory Analysis and Social Life Cycle Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Waste-to-Energy Incineration in Taiwan." Sustainability 9, no. 11: 1959.

Journal article
Published: 11 October 2017 in Sustainability
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This paper reviews offshore wind power project finance and provides an integrated assessment that employs Equator Principles, life cycle assessment, risk assessment, materiality analysis, credit assessment, and ISAE 3000 assurance. We have not seen any comprehensive review papers or book chapters that covers the entire offshore wind power project finance process. We also conducted an SWancor Formosa Phase 1 case study to illustrate the application of integrated assessment to better assist policymakers, wind farm developers, practitioners, potential investors and observers, and stakeholders in their decisions. We believe that this paper can form part of the effort to reduce information asymmetry and the transaction costs of wind power project finance, as well as mobilize green finance investments from the financial sector to renewable energy projects to achieve a national renewable energy policy.

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Yu-Che Tseng; Yuh-Ming Lee; Shih-Jung Liao. An Integrated Assessment Framework of Offshore Wind Power Projects Applying Equator Principles and Social Life Cycle Assessment. Sustainability 2017, 9, 1822 .

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Yu-Che Tseng, Yuh-Ming Lee, Shih-Jung Liao. An Integrated Assessment Framework of Offshore Wind Power Projects Applying Equator Principles and Social Life Cycle Assessment. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (10):1822.

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Yu-Che Tseng; Yuh-Ming Lee; Shih-Jung Liao. 2017. "An Integrated Assessment Framework of Offshore Wind Power Projects Applying Equator Principles and Social Life Cycle Assessment." Sustainability 9, no. 10: 1822.

Journal article
Published: 08 December 2016 in Sustainability
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Taiwan, like many other countries, often incentivizes private investors to participate in the construction of infrastructures for environmental protection. The build-operate-transfer (BOT) or build-operate-own (BOO) model of financing public infrastructure was introduced to Taiwan in the 1990s. Among them, the construction of incinerators to treat the municipal solid waste using the BOT/BOO model was quite a success in the beginning. With the socio-technical change of lifestyle and waste generation, the amount of amount of trash dropped dramatically. The policy failed eventually, however, because the government over-estimated the trash quantity and refrained from inter-municipality cooperation to treat trash efficiently. This failure triggered a rash of intense debates and legal disputes. In the case of the Taitung incinerator, the 26th incinerator located in southeastern Taiwan, the arbitration resulted in the government making significant compensation payments to the private sector. The finished construction was consequently converted into a “mothballed and pensioned off” facility. This study applies in-depth interviews and literature review to discuss aspects contributing to the policy failure and proposes some possible remedial measures. Five aspects are summarized, namely, the administrative organization’s rigid attitude, the irrationality of the BOT/BOO contracts, the loss of the spirit of BOO partnerships, the heavy financial burden on local government, and the abandonment of inter-municipality cooperation. The remedial measures for the policy failure are presented in the form of thorough policy evaluation, room for contract adjustments under the BOT/BOO model, encouragement of cross-boundary cooperation, and revision of the legal framework for implementing decentralization.

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Lih-Ren Liu; Yuh-Ming Lee. Remedial Measures for Erroneous Environmental Policies: Assessing Infrastructure Projects of Waste-to-Energy Incineration in Taiwan with a Case Study of the Taitung Incinerator. Sustainability 2016, 8, 1284 .

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Lih-Ren Liu, Yuh-Ming Lee. Remedial Measures for Erroneous Environmental Policies: Assessing Infrastructure Projects of Waste-to-Energy Incineration in Taiwan with a Case Study of the Taitung Incinerator. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (12):1284.

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Lih-Ren Liu; Yuh-Ming Lee. 2016. "Remedial Measures for Erroneous Environmental Policies: Assessing Infrastructure Projects of Waste-to-Energy Incineration in Taiwan with a Case Study of the Taitung Incinerator." Sustainability 8, no. 12: 1284.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2016 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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Wen-Chi Yang; Yuh-Ming Lee; Jin-Li Hu. Urban sustainability assessment of Taiwan based on data envelopment analysis. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2016, 61, 341 -353.

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Wen-Chi Yang, Yuh-Ming Lee, Jin-Li Hu. Urban sustainability assessment of Taiwan based on data envelopment analysis. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2016; 61 ():341-353.

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Wen-Chi Yang; Yuh-Ming Lee; Jin-Li Hu. 2016. "Urban sustainability assessment of Taiwan based on data envelopment analysis." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 61, no. : 341-353.

Book chapter
Published: 09 June 2016 in Applied System Innovation
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Hui-Ting Tang; Yuh-Ming Lee. Ecodesign: An example of take-away packaging. Applied System Innovation 2016, 547 -550.

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Hui-Ting Tang, Yuh-Ming Lee. Ecodesign: An example of take-away packaging. Applied System Innovation. 2016; ():547-550.

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Hui-Ting Tang; Yuh-Ming Lee. 2016. "Ecodesign: An example of take-away packaging." Applied System Innovation , no. : 547-550.

Journal article
Published: 19 May 2016 in Sustainability
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In a time of rapid climate change and environmental degradation, planning and building an ecologically sustainable environment have become imperative. In particular, urban settlements, as a densely populated built environment, are the center of attention. This study aims to build a clear and concise synthesis of sustainable urban development not only to serve as an essential reference for decision and policy makers, but also encourage more strategically organized sustainability efforts. The extensive similarities between environmental planning and a policy-making/decision-making/problem-solving process will be carefully examined to confirm the fundamental need to build a synthesis. Major global urban sustainability rankings/standards will be presented, discussed, and integrated to produce a holistic synthesis with ten themes and three dimensions. The study will assemble disparate information across time, space, and disciplines to guide and to facilitate sustainable urban development in which both environmental concerns and human wellbeing are addressed.

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Hui-Ting Tang; Yuh-Ming Lee. The Making of Sustainable Urban Development: A Synthesis Framework. Sustainability 2016, 8, 492 .

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Hui-Ting Tang, Yuh-Ming Lee. The Making of Sustainable Urban Development: A Synthesis Framework. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (5):492.

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Hui-Ting Tang; Yuh-Ming Lee. 2016. "The Making of Sustainable Urban Development: A Synthesis Framework." Sustainability 8, no. 5: 492.

Journal article
Published: 01 May 2015 in Applied Mechanics and Materials
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Taiwan, located in subtropical areas, relies heavily on air-conditioning to adjust the environment to maintain occupant comfort and work efficiency. Among numerous indicators that measure living comfort, the one corresponding to the change of temperature and relative humidity is the most felt by people. This study will investigate data on changes in the atmospheric environment in Taiwan over the years, and will correlate them to temperature and relative humidity within the comfort range for human beings. The Heat Index will also be examined and applied in this research in order to help air-conditioning systems better adapt to more volatile weather patterns and variable human needs. A simultaneous and precise control of temperature and relative humidity with reference to the Heat Index can reduce the load for air-conditioning without compromising environmental comfort.

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Hui Ting Tang; Yuh Ming Lee. Energy-Saving Operation Strategies for Air-Conditioning Systems in Response to Challenges Posed by Atmospheric Environment of Taiwan. Applied Mechanics and Materials 2015, 764-765, 1075 -1079.

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Hui Ting Tang, Yuh Ming Lee. Energy-Saving Operation Strategies for Air-Conditioning Systems in Response to Challenges Posed by Atmospheric Environment of Taiwan. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 2015; 764-765 ():1075-1079.

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Hui Ting Tang; Yuh Ming Lee. 2015. "Energy-Saving Operation Strategies for Air-Conditioning Systems in Response to Challenges Posed by Atmospheric Environment of Taiwan." Applied Mechanics and Materials 764-765, no. : 1075-1079.

Journal article
Published: 09 September 2014 in Sustainability
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This study is intended to conduct an extended evaluation of sustainability based on the material flow analysis of resource productivity. We first present updated information on the material flow analysis (MFA) database in Taiwan. Essential indicators are selected to quantify resource productivity associated with the economy-wide MFA of Taiwan. The study also applies the IPAT (impact-population-affluence-technology) master equation to measure trends of material use efficiency in Taiwan and to compare them with those of other Asia-Pacific countries. An extended evaluation of efficiency, in comparison with selected economies by applying data envelopment analysis (DEA), is conducted accordingly. The Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI) is thereby adopted to quantify the patterns and the associated changes of efficiency. Observations and summaries can be described as follows. Based on the MFA of the Taiwanese economy, the average growth rates of domestic material input (DMI; 2.83%) and domestic material consumption (DMC; 2.13%) in the past two decades were both less than that of gross domestic product (GDP; 4.95%). The decoupling of environmental pressures from economic growth can be observed. In terms of the decomposition analysis of the IPAT equation and in comparison with 38 other economies, the material use efficiency of Taiwan did not perform as well as its economic growth. The DEA comparisons of resource productivity show that Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Japan performed the best in 2008. Since the MPI consists of technological change (frontier-shift or innovation) and efficiency change (catch-up), the change in efficiency (catch-up) of Taiwan has not been accomplished as expected in spite of the increase in its technological efficiency.

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Pin-Chih Wang; Yuh-Ming Lee; Chiu-Yang Chen. Estimation of Resource Productivity and Efficiency: An Extended Evaluation of Sustainability Related to Material Flow. Sustainability 2014, 6, 6070 -6087.

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Pin-Chih Wang, Yuh-Ming Lee, Chiu-Yang Chen. Estimation of Resource Productivity and Efficiency: An Extended Evaluation of Sustainability Related to Material Flow. Sustainability. 2014; 6 (9):6070-6087.

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Pin-Chih Wang; Yuh-Ming Lee; Chiu-Yang Chen. 2014. "Estimation of Resource Productivity and Efficiency: An Extended Evaluation of Sustainability Related to Material Flow." Sustainability 6, no. 9: 6070-6087.