Abstract:Taiwan Island is of mountainous with high density of population concentrated on a narrow belt of western plain. Human activities are pushing to move toward hillside and even mountains after an overdeveloping of flat plain. These include local community, agricultural zone, golf course, and road network, among others. The competition of land use with nature leads to landscape change to dramatic degree. The complex geological setting of is prone to landslide and soil erosion triggered by torrent storms if soil an… Show more
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