英文摘要 |
To examine the base of development for an economy and to measure the force which can undermine or strengthen the base are important on the subject of sustainable development. This paper examines the 23 cities of Taiwan from the perspective of economic, living, and ecological status, which are the objectives proposed in the document of National Comprehensive Landuse Development Plan. The status of these three aspects was measured by 19 indicators from previous studies for sustainable cities, in accordance with the 'pressure-state-response' indicator framework, at the time of 1981, 1986, 1991, and 1996. These indicators were then aggregated into three composite indexes, which were then used to indicate the change in the status of the three aspects during the 15 years and compare the differences among the 23 cities. In addition, this research used cluster analysis to classify the potential of sustainable development for the 23 cities according to their economic, living, and ecological status in 1996. The result was then used as a framework to propose strategies for implementing sustainability for these cities. |