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MOI 2O18 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN)
I. Construction and Planning Agency Organization
The Construction and Planning Agency (CPA) consists of 6 major divisions and 4 administrative
offices as well as 5 units, which are used for temporary purposes. They are the Divisions of Planning,
Urban Planning, National Parks, Public Housing, Building Administration, and Public Works and the
Offices of Personnel, Civil Service Ethics, Budget, Accounting & Statistics, and Secretariat. The five units
for specific tasks are the Senior Technician's Office, the Information Management Office, the Public
Relations Office, the New Town Construction Division, and the Urban Regeneration Division. There are
also 9 subordinate agencies under the CPA, which are made up of the Urban and Rural Development
Branch, and 8 National Park Headquarters for Kenting, Yushan, Yangmingshan, Taroko, Shei-pa,
Kinmen, Marine and Taijiang National Park, respectively. Another task force is the Shoushan National
Natural Park Preparatory Office.
II. Comprehensive Planning
1. Spatial Planning Administration
(1) The CPA implements the "Spatial Planning Act," in order to reinforce the task of preserving
environmentally sensitive areas and assuring land use safety.
(2) The CPA conducts the "Revised Regional Planning of the Nation" and assists municipality and county/
city governments to complete "Regional Planning" in planning jobs.
(3) The CPA is continuing execution of the "National Land Use Monitoring Program," using remote sensing
to map the land use and land cover changes 6 times per year. According to 2017 images the proportions
of the natural and artificial coastlines of Taiwan were 43.81% and 56.19%.
2. Coastal Zone Management
The CPA continued to develop the "Coastal Zone Management Act." The CPA will build an effective
and functional system, with which to integrate the conservation, protection and management of affairs
among relevant authorities. Further, according to this new legislation, it will be able to implement the
planning of the coastal lands of this country, with consideration for the balance of conservation, protection
and development.
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