About IPSD

What is Sustainable Development?

According to the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Mainstream sustainability thinking focuses on the conflict between the environmental degradation that commonly accompanies economic growth, and the need for such growth to alleviate poverty.

During the Sustainable Development for the Environment course event on Oct. 26, 2017, students constructed artificial floating islands in wetland systems for the China Steel Structure Company, Kaohsiung City.

IPSD Features

IPSD is designed to be hands-on, interactive and students-centered.

We focus on fieldwork and community action in order to empower students to be global citizens who take the responsibility to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world.