Wei-Ta Fang 方偉達
About me 關於我
Wei-Ta Fang (Chinese: 方偉達) is a Taiwanese wetland scientist and environmental educator, a Distinguished Professor, Vice Dean of the College of Science, and the Director of the Graduate Institute of Sustainability Management and Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University. President of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) Asia Chapter. Fang was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on 14 February 1966.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in land economics and administration from National Chung Hsing University in 1989. He completed a master′s degree in environmental planning (MEP) from Arizona State University, in 1994, followed by a second master′s degree in landscape architecture in design studies (MDes.S.) from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2001. He obtained a Ph.D. from the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University in 2005. He served as a specialist in the Taipei Land Management Bureau in 1991 and 1992 and a senior specialist in charge of environmental education and environmental impact assessments (EIAs) at Taiwan′s Environmental Protection Administration(EPA) Headquarters from 1994 to 2006. He was also co-principal investigator (co-PI) for the National Environmental Literacy Survey in Taiwan during 2012, 2020, and 2025. He is currently serving as Distinguished professor, Vice Dean of the College of Science, and as Director of the Graduate Institute of Sustainability Management and Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University, and is President of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) Asia Chapter, the President of the Society for Environmental Education, and the President of Taiwan Wetland Society.
His currently studies focus on the psychological, social, and physical environmental characteristics to predict pro-environmental behavioral changes, such as smartphone usage children during COVID-19 periods.
Area 領域
永續發展: Sustainable Development、農業: Agriculture、工程與科技: Engineering and Technology、生命科學/生醫: Life Sciences / Biomedical、社會科學與人文: Social Sciences and Humanities
Expertise 專長
Wei-Ta Fang′s expertise includes sustainable management, environmental education, scientific research, and higher education administration. As a Distinguished Professor at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), he has extensive academic experience and currently serves as the Vice Dean of the College of Science at NTNU. He is also the Director of the Graduate Institute of Sustainability Management and Environmental Education, highlighting his strong focus on sustainability and educational development.