Liang-Chun Chen
Liang-Chun Chen is a professor at the Graduate Institute of Building and Planning at National Taiwan University, where he has taught graduate courses including city planning, urban design, community architecture, and disaster management since 1986. Chen received his bachelor’s in architecture from Chung Yuan Christian University in Taiwan (1971), a master’s (1976) and PhD (1986) in urban planning from Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. He is a contributing and active member of many public institutions and nonprofits in the area of community empowerment.
Chen is the director of the main hazard research center in Taiwan, the National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR). He is an expert in hazard-management policy and systems. After the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake, Chen worked in community-based disaster management and has conducted five pilot case studies.
Workshop Abstracts
Introduction of Taiwan Session: 10-year Lessons from the Chi-Chi Earthquake
PowerPoint Presentation
Ten-Year Lessons Learned from the Chi-Chi Earthquake
Related Resources from Speaker
A Review of the Recovery Process of Chi-Chi Earthquake Since 1999
Related Resources by Liang-Chun Chen from the Natural Hazards Library Staff
Integrated Community-Based Disaster Management Program in Taiwan: A Case Study of Shang-An Village
Natural Hazards, 2006
The Application of Seismic Risk-Benefit Analysis to Land Use Planning in Taipei City
Disasters, 2007