"In the developed districts of Taipei City, only 16 % of the surface area is water-permeable, nearly to the point where the land is 'suffocated,'" says Lin Hsien-te, a professor in the Department of Architecture at Cheng Kung University. In his latest survey, Lin says that urban concretization is getting worse all the time, making it more difficult to prevent flooding and dispel heat.
「台北市已開發區的透水地表面積比例只有百分之十六，已經到了呼吸困難的地步！」成功大學建築研究所教授林憲德公布最新的調查結果指出，都市水泥化日趨嚴重，造成防洪、散熱更加困難。