YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION PROJECT
By observing Taiwan's social problems, defining them and seeking solutions, "Self-proposal" x "International Action" x "Implementation Action", and putting into practice the content of their proposals, the SDGs encourage young people to exert greater social and international influence in the process, and bring diversity and vitality to Taiwan and the world.
Current status of the previous goals in Taiwan
Cities are undoubtedly a key challenge for sustainable development worldwide. Although cities occupy only 2% of the land area, more than half of the world's population lives on this 2%.
In the face of a growing population, the primary challenge is the allocation of living space and public space, as well as the safety and quality of the living environment. The government can improve the efficiency of urban space by intervening in the real estate market through taxation, implementing land use zoning controls, managing building capacity and shelter rates, or using urban plans to reconfigure urban space and promote its adaptive reuse.
However, if not implemented effectively, these policies can become a tool for speculators to make profits. This is why discontent with Taiwan's housing market and the rising inequality between the rich and the poor led to the Shell-less Snail Movement in 1989 and the Chao-Yun Movement in 2014, both of which were born out of protests against the abnormal development of Taiwan's housing market.
In addition to the imperative of policy reform, the government is also trying to realise housing justice by educating people about urban policy and preventing their assets from being used by those who wish to exploit them. For example, the New Taipei City Urban Renewal Office offers free "Urban Renewal Facilitator Counselling", which brings professionals into the community to provide consultation services, explaining urban renewal laws and application procedures, as well as providing preliminary assessments of the feasibility of renewal, assisting households in communicating and coordinating integration and finding professional teams, helping people set up renewal associations, and applying for subsidies for self-help renewal and redevelopment planning fees or maintenance funding. It is hoaped that the government and the public will work together to maintain a balanced market.
What We Do
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Organizational Visits
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Publication Production
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Designing table games
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Organise Sharing Sessions
02. Production of a publication
After visiting the Centre for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) and learning about the importance of science communication and data visualisation, I wanted to produce a publication to share what I had seen and heard during the project in a graphic way and to keep a record of it. The publication will include the motivation and purpose of the trip, a description of the organisations visited, and a description of what we learned and how we lived. In addition to the documentary text and research findings, it is hoped that a physical publication can be disseminated to people outside the sharing sessions to increase the impact of sustainable development practices.
03. Designing board games
HOLA's board game design examines the current use of public space and provides participants with a way to examine their needs and develop a more appropriate blueprint for public space planning. Using Lego blocks as the basis for the zoning and use of land in Taipei, the board game introduces building space concepts such as plot ratio, shelter ratio, height restrictions and building setbacks, as well as the chance and fate card deck to draw out the adjacent and neighbouring buildings and design the most appropriate urban public space according to their roles. The board game will also be available for participants to try out at the sharing session.
04. Sharing Sessions
The HOLA Homecoming Sharing Session was a panel discussion on the Young Fly Global Initiative, with the aim of discussing the theme of sustainable cities in an interactive way. In addition to presentations and short talks, there will be a HOLA board game to try out and a HOLA publication to launch. At the end of the day, there will be an egg-twisting game where participants will be able to spin New York-related objects as souvenirs. The sharing session was held at the ( ) Arts & Culture Salon, with a leftover food takeaway at the Pick Up Eco Kitchen.