Impact of Ecosystem Services on Hsinchu Science Park　　As a principal industrial center in Taiwan, the Hsinchu region heavily relies on the ecosystem Provisioning Services to sustain its production needs. Li et al. (in press) used “Regionalized Characterization Model of Water Consumption Impacts” to quantify the industrial value losses due to insufficient water supply during drought events. The result investing in developing alternative water sources, explore incorporating corporate social responsibility and ecosystem service compensation to safeguard the provisioning services of the ecosystem could be considered.

COVID-19 and urban food system　　Insufficient supply of food stores can lead to crowding and a higher risk of virus infection. During COVID-19, the importance of food store quantity and distribution in the spread of the virus became apparent. Li et al. (2023) used the Gini coefficient to evaluate the accessibility equity of food stores in Taipei City. This new method can show the city’s potential weakness during a pandemic and contribute to increasing urban resilience.

Urban food environments of Taipei: Food rainforest　　Food deserts have been extensively discussed in Europe and the United States for over a quarter of a century. However, this concept has received limited attention in Asian countries, including Taiwan. Li et al. (2023) conducted a systematic and critical literature review and empirical research results from Greater Taipei. They introduced the term “food rainforest” and suggested that this term has more potential to describe the current food systems in Asian cities.