The southwest coast of Taiwan is vulnerable to flooding. This study investigated flood risk perception and adaptive behaviour among residents of five coastal villages in coastal Tainan City, Taiwan, through a questionnaire survey yielding 97 valid responses. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyse demographic characteristics, disaster experience, risk perception and adaptive behaviour, and to examine di...

Wetlands provide multiple ecosystem services, and wetland hydrology is one of the key determinants of wetland function. Budai Salt Pan Wetland provides at least 11 ecosystem services, i.e. food provision, genetic materials, climate regulation, water purification and treatment, natural hazard regulation, pollination, spiritual and inspirational, recreational, aesthetic, educational and nutrient cycling. As the wetland is comple...

Sustainable approaches are recognized as a necessity for lowland planning and management. The spatial dimension of sustainability engages relations between different land uses, ecosystems, and human effects at different scales and over time. Yunlin County, located in south‐western Taiwan, has abundant natural resources but has been suffering from flooding and land subsidence for a long time. With the effects of climate change,...

While flood mitigation measures are needed in flood‐prone areas, some may impact the environment, for example by causing habitat fragmentation. As flooding issues nowadays are more complicated and should be discussed taking multidisciplinary considerations into account, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of land use changes on flooding, landscape pattern, and ecological resources as a whole, based on past en...