Doors to Diplomacy Participants

Kang Chiao Bilingual Elementary School (2016 CyberFair Project ID 8071)
Taiwan, Xinbei
Official Status: Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 1. Local Leaders

We estimate 10 student(s) from 11 to 12 will work on this entry.

Description of Our Community: New Taipei City, which surrounds Taipei City and Keelung City, is located in the Taipei Basin. With convenient transportation, such as the Port of Taipei and the MRT, the city is a busy and densely populated area that is also known as the largest municipality in Taiwan. As there is no designated water reservoir within New Taipei city, water disaster and management problems from flooding caused by heavy rainfall of typhoons to restricted water usage during the dry season every year remain an important issue in the city. At the same time, the process of urbanization is inevitably accompanied by environmental problems like the heat island effect and air pollution. Therefore, it is critical for people in the city to be educated on flood and drought prevention as well as ways to protect our ecosystem.

Project Description: How did people in Taipei City respond to issues dealing with heavy rainfall, droughts, or the heat island effect? Mr. Jui-Wen Chen had an awesome idea; he invented the JW Eco-Technology, which provides an effective solution the aforementioned environmental problems. Through this project, we hope that we can gain an in-depth understanding of how Mr. Chen, who had a junior high school education, became an expert on green energy. Through reading about the topic, watching videos, going on field observations, conducting interviews, surveying, and many others means of research, we will learn about Mr. Chen and how he makes “breathing roads” using his JW Eco-Technology. We will also learn how his invention can prevent flood and drought, purify the air, and regulate temperature.

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