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Setting: Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Setting description.

Project: Environmental Injustice in Kaohsiung

EiJ Photo Essay: Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Photo essay for Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

Image: Soil Liquefaction Potential Maps, Yunlin County

The surface soil layer with loose soil and water-saturated soil not only has an amplifying effect on ground motions, but also may cause soil liquefaction.

Timeline: Formosa Plastics' Development & Investments

Image: Mk2010, via Wikicommons.

Image: Collage of Yunlin County

This is a collage of photos representing Yunlin County, including photos of the Xingang Fengtian Temple (Beigang), farmland (Dongshih), and

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Effects of Sandy After the Years

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What vulnerabilities affect the community?

Making sure that damaged items from the storm are cut down or demolished just in case. Things from the community can not be all sloved without some help form neighboring communities.

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Picturing Justice

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What forms of precaution were exercised regarding the hazard(s)?

They wanted to make the waters cleaner and help the enviroment get better.

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The Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

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What forms of precaution were exercised regarding the hazard(s)?

people had to find higher ground and move away from water, or large bodies of oceans. After the hurricane, communities and groups of individuals helped rebuild their homes.