Mapping cross-boundary climate change vulnerability: case study of the Hualien and Taitung Area, Taiwan

Sustainability 2016, 8(1), 64; doi:10.3390/su8010064:

This study uses biophysical vulnerability and social vulnerability data from Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) to assess the vulnerable areas in Hualien County and Taitung County (Hualien-Taitung Area). It assesses and identifies possible areas to be impacted by climate changes in the area, and proposes spatial adaptation strategies from a cross-border governance perspective to help local governments to increase resilience and to move toward sustainable development.