The institute has since its very early stage pursued an extensive academic contacts with their countries. This development has achieved a significant progress especially in research collaboration. The primary achievement in recent year is the transnational research project of Ecological Energetic Evolution of Urban System during the period of 1993 and 1995.
This two-year program was funded by the Gian Gen Kuo foundation in Taiwan and undertaken by professor Huang of this institute and professor Odum of Environmental Policy Center, Florida University. At the moment, we have raised funds from British Trade and Cultural Office for another three-year international collaboration project from January 1999 to December 2001. Our research partner is University of Liverpool, Pacific Asia Research Institute. This project is focused on the regional distribution of Taiwan investment in China, and its impacts on surplus rural labour and sub-municipal economies.
Collaboration researches
Huang, Shu-Li. and Odum, H. T. (1996), Ecological energetic evolution of urban system, funded by Chiang Ching-kuo International Scholar Foundation.
Chou, T. L. and Kirkby, R. J. R. (2000), The urban transition in Mainland China, funded by Education and Cultural Section, British Trade and Cultural Office.
Visiting scholars to the institute
| 1983ĦAEarl Bossard, professor, University of Califoria-San Jose. |
| 1990ĦAHoward T. Odum, professor, University of Pennsylvania. |
| 1992ĦAIan L. McHarg, professor, University of Pennsylvania. |
| 1995ĦAWard Edwards. professor, University of Southern California. |
| 1996ĦAHoward T. Odum, professor, University of Florida. |
| 1999ĦAIan Douglas, professor, Manchester University. |
| 1999ĦARichard J.R. Kirkby, Professor, University of Liverpool. |
| 2002ĦAReginald Yin-Wang Kwok, University of Howaii. |
| 2003ĦARoger Bristol, University of Manchester. Delivering a lecture on "British Planning transformation" in International Planning Forum |
| 2003ĦALouis Albrechts, Professor, Catholic University of Leuven. Delivering a lecture on "Planning as Catalysis for change - the case of Flemish structural plan" |
| 2004ĦARoger Bristow, University of Manchester, UK. |
| 2004ĦAWilliam Budd, Washington State University, USA |
| 2005ĦARoger Bristow, University of Manchester, UK. |
| 2005ĦAHarry Dimitriou, University College London, UK. |
Post-doctorate research fellows
| 2003ĦAThomas Abel, Evaluating Sustainable Tourism Development in Taiwan, funded by International Research Fellowship Program, National Science Foundation, USA. |
