International Conference on Sustainable Development for Island Societies

20-22 April, 2000 Taiwan 

Social Sustainability of Island Social Sustainability of Island Taiwan:Taiwan:

Perspective of Environmental Perspective of Environmental SociologySociology

 Juju C. S. Wang, Ph.D.

Professor, Graduate Institute of SociologyNational Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

1. 1. INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Negative exchange UNSTAINABLE GNP

Gross National Pollution Garbage, Noise and Pollution GNP=NG(guns)+NP(pollution)

Sustainable society and social sustainability Island version in Paradigm shift

2. 2. ISLAND TAIWAN ISLAND TAIWAN AND RISKY SOCIETYAND RISKY SOCIETY

Island spatial personality Spatial shortness Least resistance principle

Island social personality Social shortness Maximum private benefits

Cultural luggage and social grammars High risky society: Risky Taiwan

3. 3. SUSTAINABLE SUSTAINABLE WINDOW FOR ISLAND WINDOW FOR ISLAND

TAIWANTAIWAN Voices of next generation Justice The rights of nature Empowerment Bottom-up, grassroots linkage Incentives for sustainable society

4. 4. ECOLOGICAL WINGS ECOLOGICAL WINGS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOR SUSTAINABLE

ISLANDISLAND From the Nation-State Border to the Borderless

Global Village From Political Diplomacy to Environmental

Diplomacy From Economic Capital to Natural Capital From Growth Machine to Eco-development Machine From Eco-imperialism to Eco-partnership From Anthropocentrism to Eco-centrism: From Political Power to Green Power

5. 5. SOCIAL ROOT FOR SOCIAL ROOT FOR SUSTAINABLE TAIWANSUSTAINABLE TAIWAN

Taiwan could be the most powerful NGO Debt for the nature swaps National trust

“One earth policy” rather than “one China policy” where the East meets the West and the North meets the

South Green market and green vote Environmental initiatives PIA (Policy Impact Assessment) Environmental justice

6. 6. CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

Glocalization Think like an island Island ethnics for sustainable Taiwan Sustainable watch