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Wen-Yan Chiau

Wen-Yan Chiau

Education and Examination

  • B.S., Urban Planning, National Chen-Kung University, Taiwan (ROC).

  • L.L.M., Urban Planning, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan (ROC).

  • M.A., and Ph.D., City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Experience

  • Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (ROC).

  • Legislator at-large, Legislative Yuan, Taiwan (ROC).

  • Professor and Director, Institute of Marine Affairs and Resource Management, National Taiwan Ocean University.

  • Dean, College of Ocean Law and Policy, National Taiwan Ocean University.

  • Chair Professor, National Taiwan Ocean University & National Sun Yat-sen University.

Achievements

  • “Ching Hsing Art Award” (First Prize in Chinese Painting, 1981).

  • “Canadian Studies Award” (Canadian Trade Office in Taipei, 1995 and 2002).

  • “National Cheng Kung University Distinguished Alumni Award” (National Cheng Kung University, 2015).

  • “Lifetime Contribution Award” (Taiwan Institute of Landscape Architects, 2016).

  • “Planning Award” (The highest Award, Taiwan Institute of Urban Planning, 2021).

Expertise

  • Marine Affairs and Policy, Coastal Zone Management, Wetland Conservation, Environmental Planning and Management, Marine Spatial Planning, National Land Use Plan, Underwater Cultural Heritage Preservation.

Publications

  • (Ph.D. Dissertation)

  • Wen-Yan Chiau (1991), Hazardous Waste Management: Establishing A Framework for Taiwan. University of Pennsylvania, USA.

  • (Books in Chinese)

  • 1. Wen-Yan Chiau, et al. (1993), A Study on Environmental Education Act. Environment Protection Administration, Taipei.

  • 2. Wen-Yan Chiau (1997), My Home in Formosa: A Win-win thinking for the Environment and Development. Hu Printing Co., Taipei.

  • 3. Wen-Yan Chiau (2009), Ocen and Taiwan: Sustainable Development. Vol. 1-3, Taiwan Research Institute, Taipei.

  • 4. Wen-Yan Chiau (2015), Travel Essays. Weber Culture Co., Taipei.

  • 5. Wen-Yan Chiau (2017), Ocean and Coastal Management. Wunan Publication Co., Taipei.

  • (Papers in English)

  • 1. Yi-Che Shih, Chiu L. Chou*, Wen-Yan Chiau. (2009), Geographic information system applied to measuring benthic environmental impact with chemical measures on mariculture at Penghu Islet in Taiwan. Science of the Total Environment. 407 (6):1824-1833. (SCI)

  • 2. Yi-Che Shih, Wen-Yan Chiau*. (2009), Marine Protected Area Planning Experiences at Chinwan Bay in Penghu, Taiwan. Ocean & Coastal Management, Vol. 52 (8): 433-438. (SCI)

  • 3. Yi-Che Shih, Wen-Yan Chiau*, Chiu L. Chou. (2010), Maritime safety for fishing boat operations and avoidable hijacking in Taiwan. Marine Policy.3 (2):349-351. (SSCI)

  • 4. Tai-An Peter Chen, Tzu-Chien Chang, Wen-Yan Chiau, Yi-Che Shih. (2013), Social economic assessment of coastal area industrial development: An application of input–output model to oyster farming in Taiwan. Ocean & Coastal Management, Vol. 73: 153-159. (SCI)

  • 5. Shih-Chang Lin, Yi-Che Shih, Wen-Yan Chiau*. (2013), An impact analysis of destructive fishing and offshore oil barges on marine living resources in Taiwan Strait. Ocean & Coastal Management, Vol. 80: 119-131. (SCI)

  • 6. Chao-Kai Yang, Wen-Yan Chiau, Yi-Che Shih*. (2016), Sediment characteristics under and around cobia cage farms at Penghu, Taiwan, as visualized by Redox potential and sulfide content profiles using GIS as documentation tool. Journal of Aquaculture & Marine Biology, Vol. 4 (6): 00101. DOI: 10.1546/jamb.2016.04.00101.

  • 7. Yi-Che Shih*, Yen-Chiang Chang, Warwick Gullet, Wen-Yan Chiau. (2020), Challenges and Opportunities for Fishery Rights Negotiations in Disputed Waters – A Taiwanese Perspective Regarding the Fishing Boat Case Incident. Marine Policy. 121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103755 (SSCI)

  • 8. Ching-Ching Kuo, Ching-Hsiewn Ou, Wen-Yan Chiau*, Chao-Shing Lee. (2023), Challenges and conflicts in the designation of Taiwan’s underwater cultural heritage protected areas. Marine Policy, 105656 (SSCI)