Hurng-Jyuhn Wang
Distinguished and Emeritus Professor
College of Humanities and Social Science, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
No. 1, Sec. 2, Da-shieh Rd. Shoufong, Hualien, Taiwan. Zip Code: 97401
- +886-3-8900191、+886-3-8903327
- hongjinwang@gmail.com hjwang@gms.ndhu.edu.tw
Research Fields
- Environmental Economics and Policy
- Sustainable Development
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Taiwan Indigenous Studies
- Non-Profit Organization Studies
Education
- Ph.D. in Natural Resources and Environment, The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, USA. 1994
- M.A. in Applied Economics, The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, USA. 1990
- M.S. in Forest Management, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. 1984
- B.S. in Forest Science, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan. 1982
Professional Experiences
- Director and Founder, Ph.D. Program in Asia Pacific Regional Studies, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan (2019-2023)
- Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan. (2016-2022)
- Director and Founder, Graduate Institute of Public Policy, National Chia Yi University, Taiwan (2010-11)
- Dean, General Education, National Chia Yi University, Taiwan. (2009-11)
- Director, Graduate Institute of Public Administration, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan (2005-08)
- Dean, General Affairs, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan (2000-02)
- Director and Founder, Graduate Institute of Environmental Policy, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan (1999-2002)
- Visiting Scholar, Yale University, USA (2002-03)
- Senior Research Scholar, Okayama University, Japan (2008)
- Visiting Professor, Majoe University, Thailand (2013-14)
- Visiting Scholar, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (2014)
- Senior Research Scholar, Okayama University, Japan (2018)
- Visiting Scholar, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (2019)
- Vice President of East Asia Environmental History Association (2019)
- Environmental Education Certification Committee Member, Ministry of Environment (2022-25)
Recent Research Interests and projects
Subject: Indigenous of Taiwan
Perspectives of Humanity and Social Justice to Indigenous people of Taiwan who were recruited as a Porter Soldier and had engaged the Second World War (1941-1945). (Research Projects: 2019-2024)
Subject: Colonial Forestry and Forestry Industries
Colonial Forestry of Taiwan (1895-1945). Self-studies
Forestry Industries after the WWII Taiwan: Hualien and Nantou (Research Projects: 2023-2025)
Subject: Local Chronicles
Chronicle of Wan-rong Township (Indigenous Dwelled), Hualien County, Taiwan (Research Projects: 2025-2027)
Honor
- An Outstanding Teacher in Teaching Excellence, National Dong Hwa University
- A distinguished Professor, National Dong Hwa University
- A recipient of the Special Contribution Award for the 300th Anniversary of Changhua County, Taiwan (2023)
- Book Author of “Forests, Tribes, and People—A History of Forestry in Taroko”, which was selected as an Honorable Mention in the 2019 Government Publications Awards
- A Fulbright Scholar of USA (2002-03)
Selected Publications (only in English and Japanese)
- Hurng-Jyuhn Wang, 1996. A System Analysis of Air Pollution and Economic Structure: Taiwan Case. Journal of Management and System 3(1): 95-115. Taiwan
- Hurng-Jyuhn Wang, Su-Cherng Hu, and Chieh-Chich Kao. 1998. An Economic Evaluation of Two Watershed Management Practices in Taiwan. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 34(3):595-602. USA
- Hurng-Jyuhn Wang and Yung-Ching Cheng. 1999. Sustainable Development of Slope-Lands Uses: The Case of Shui-Li Creek Watershed. In Water Resources Planning and Management. Singh, V. P. et. al. (eds.), Colorado: Water Resources Publications, LLC. PP. 113-122. USA.
- Hurng-Jyuhn Wang. 2001 Reexamine Sustainable Development: Definitions and Taiwan's Approaches. International Journal of Urban Sciences 4(1):67-80. Korea
- Hurng-Jyuhn Wang and John Wu. 2005. Community-Based Conservation Management: Strategies and Modeling of Wildlife Refuge at Shin-Wu-Lue Creek. Agriculture and Economics (35): 119-138. Taiwan
- Wang, Hurng-Jyuhn, 2009, Indigenous People of Taiwan. In Porsche-Ludwig, Markus and Chu, Chin-peng (eds.): The Political System of Taiwan., Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. 286pp, Germany.
- Wang HJ, Wu CS, Chen YH. (2011) Agricultural land uses and soil erosion control: The human ecosystem model application at Shui-Li creek watershed. Taiwan Journal of Forest Science. 26(4):371-82. Taiwan
- Wang, H. J., C. S. Wu, Y. Y. Huang, and J. R. Parkins (2013) Mapping the cognitive environment of fifth graders: an empirical analysis for use in environmental planning. AI & Society ,11 July 2013, Springer-London, UK
- 陳周渝、石橋健一、王鴻濬,2013, 宜蘭縣の住民の環境意識の計測。日本台湾學會報,15號,頁55-68。Japan
- Wang, H. J., W. Thongma (2015) Resident’s Recognition of Forest Resource and User’s Attributes: Influence of Participation Modes in Resource Management. Asia-Pacific Journal of EU Studies. 12(2):81-99. Korea
- 陈周渝、石桥健一、王鸿濬(2017),〈ロゲリニアモデルを用いた环境意识と住民属性の分析〜台湾・宜兰県の高校生の保护者を対象に〜〉,《环境共生》,30号,页55-64。Japan
- Hurng-Jyuhn Wang* and He-Liang Huang, “Building the Sustainable City of Yilan: The development of environmental governance learning capacity,” Landscape Change and Resource Utilization in East Asia: Perspectives from Environmental History, pp.168-186, May 2018, ISBN:978135182928, Routledge, New York, United States of America. (Edited by Ts'ui-jung Liu, Andrea Janku, David Pietz)
- Hurng-jyuhn Wang*, “The Trade-offs Between Air Pollution and Sustainability in Taiwan,” 2019 World Conference of Environmental History (WCEH), Florianópolis, Brazil, July 22-26, 2019.
- Hurng-Jyuhn Wang*, “Lessons from the Sixth Naphtha Cracker Complex of Mai-Liao, Taiwan: Environment Disputes and Health Risks,” Perspectives on Environmental History in East Asia-Change in the Land, Water and Air, pp.179-205, February 2021, Routledge, New York, United States of America. (Edited by Ts'ui-jung Liu, Micah Muscolino)
- Yogi Pasca Pratama*, Wang, Hurng-Jyuhn, Kim, Doo-CHul and Lee, Chun Hung, “The Impact of Climate Change on Crop Water Requirement for Crops on Dryland Area: A Case Study for Coffee Plantation in Sumbermanjing Wetan,” International Journal of Multidisplinary Research and Publication, Vol.6, No.3, pp.40-46, June 2023. ( IF=6.477)
- Yogi Pasca Pratama*, Hurng-Jyuhn Wang*, Nughthoh Arfawi Kurdhi*, “Identification of Factors Related to the Satisfaction of Robusta Coffee Farmers in Sumbermanjing Wetan Subdistrict, Idonesia”, Sci. Int (Lahore), 729-736, 2023. (If=2.466, 2023-24).
- Wang, Hurng-Jyuhn*, 2025, “Indigenous People of Taiwan”. In Porsche-Ludwig, Markus and Chu, Chin-peng (eds.): The Political System of Taiwan -2ed., Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. 286pp, Germany.
- Wang, Hurng-Jyuhn*, 2025, “Loyalty and Tragedy: The first fight in Philippines”. TALA: An Online Journal of History. Reviewing.
Professional Certification
- Sustainable Forestry Consultants Institute, Taiwan – The Chief Consultant
- SCS Global Service, USA FSC - FM, COC Auditor Team
- Preferred by Nature (PBN), Denmark FSC – FM, COC Specialist in Indigenous of Taiwan
