"The characteristics of Tiehpan actually make it naturally 'sustainable,'" says Yu. Tiehpan is replete with mountain, sea, flora and fauna, and outlying islands haven't been overly developed. Also, years of military tensions there created a culture of thrift and reuse of resources that made the locals naturals for the sustainability project. Put into practice, a sustainable community has three components-ecology, economy, and society.
「鐵板社區的體質其實本就十分『永續』，」喻肇青表示，鐵板蘊含豐富的山、海、動植物資源，而離島沒受到過度開發的破壞，加上長年戰地文化薰陶，村民對生活資源的「再利用」和「節約」觀念，使聚落發展成「永續村」的潛力十足。