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From Cold War Island to Low Carbon Island: A Study of Kinmen Island

From Cold War Island to Low Carbon Island: A Study of Kinmen Island

Hua-Yueh Liu
Copyright: © 2012 |Volume: 8 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 12
ISSN: 1548-3908|EISSN: 1548-3916|EISBN13: 9781466614529|DOI: 10.4018/jthi.2012100104
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Liu, Hua-Yueh. "From Cold War Island to Low Carbon Island: A Study of Kinmen Island." IJTHI vol.8, no.4 2012: pp.63-74. http://doi.org/10.4018/jthi.2012100104

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Liu, H. (2012). From Cold War Island to Low Carbon Island: A Study of Kinmen Island. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI), 8(4), 63-74. http://doi.org/10.4018/jthi.2012100104

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Liu, Hua-Yueh. "From Cold War Island to Low Carbon Island: A Study of Kinmen Island," International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI) 8, no.4: 63-74. http://doi.org/10.4018/jthi.2012100104

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Abstract

Kinmen’s military landscape is a legacy to the history of war. Since the abolishment of military administration after the Cold War, Kinmen Island has transformed from a front-line to a tourist-oriented island. Due to the recent opening of relations between Taiwan and China, there has been a large influx of tourists into Kinmen Island to visit its rich ecosystems and the historic battlefields, leading the author to rethink the future management of the island. As Kinmen Island lacks electricity and water resources, the development of renewable energy to render Kinmen a low-carbon island has been identified as the best option. To achieve this goal, the installation of a distributed power system integrated with abandoned military facilities to replace the centralized power plant on the island would benefit development and would represent the core strategy of the low-carbon initiative.

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