Prof. Everette Joseph (Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, University at Albany, SUNY) and Prof. Terri Adams...
Following Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, the atmosphere of energy polices in Japan has undergone a dramatic change. The Japanese government has revised the 'Basic Energy Plan', and actively facilitated debate on such as whether Japan can abolish nuclear power, how to introduce a substantial amount of renewable ...
A year ago, the 309 Taiwan for nuclear abolition march was attended by the people in the north, midland, and south, east; they poured into the streets, and these 220,000 strong people reenergized the movement of the abolition of NPP4 which stagnated after year 2000. Where did the 220,000 people come from?...
Since 2009, the success of commercial mining of "shale gas" has made the US the world's largest natural gas producer. Now, about a quarter of natural gas produced in the United States is "shale gas", and there is no doubt that its share will continue to ...
The Workshop on Social Impact Assessment was hosted by RSPRC on January 11, 2017. Dr. David Ip, Professor Emeritus from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and University of Queensland, was invited by RSPRC to give a talk introducing some key issues and sharing his thoughts on the international theory and framework of social impact assessment. ..
"The Workshop on Energy Transition in East Asia” was hosted by RSPRC and Graduate Institute of National Development, NTU, on 10th and 11th August. During the two-day workshop, scholars from Taiwan, Japan and Korea had a discussion about the key issues on Energy transition in East-Asia including the structural change in energy systems...
Prof. Dr. Fumiko Kasuga (Section Chief, National Institute of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan) and Prof. Dr. Bach Tan Sinh (Acting Director of the Research Centre of S&T Policy, National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategic Studies, Vietnam) visited RSPRC on 24th Nov...
"2016 International Conference of Social Welfare Politics in Chinese Societies" was held by the Risk and Policy Research Center, College of Social Science (RSPRC) at National Taiwan University. The main theme of this year's conference was "New Risk and New Social Policy: Horizon among Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong." Prof Kuei-Tien Chou, RSPRC Director...