The Feasibility of Promoting Eco-Burial at Military Cemetery – A Case study of Wuzhi Mountain National Military Model Public Cemetery

• Main Authors: Guo-Geng, Tang, 唐國耕
• Other Authors: Pao-Mei, Liao
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8yjx32

碩士 === 景文科技大學 === 環境科技與物業管理系碩士在職專班 === 106 === Taiwan is a narrow and small island with very intensive population as well as limited natural resources. The insufficiency of land space for funerals has always been an issue that we must face. Our country started to promote old cemetery reconstruction and eco-burial since 2003. Up until now, it has been more than 10 years. The so-called eco-burial includes tree burial, spray-away burial, flower burial, and sea burial. According to the statistics done by Taipei City Mortuary Services Office, there has been a slight growth every year, an indication that the public is more open while dealing with the funeral instead of being limited to the notion of burying under the ground or installing the ashes in the accommodation facility after cremation. In order to honor the military soldiers’ loyalty of his/her devotion to the country, the Ministry of National Defense planned the construction of National Military Model Public Cemetery in April, 1980, which has been completed for use since March 29th, 1982. It has been more than 35 years now. Considering the tombs and alcoves are going to run out soon, as well as the regulations of current Soil and Water Conservation, Regulations on Funeral Management, and Environmental Impact Appraisal Law, it won’t be able to develop more tombs and construct more ash-accommodating facilities. As a result, eco-burial is a feasible mode for burial revolution at the military model public cemetery. It not only satisfies people’s thoughts of burial bringing peace to the deceased but, also allows the deceased to become one with the tree. Life is extended through a tree burial, thus upgrading to another level; what’s more, the land can be continuously reused again and again. This study analyzes the problems and causes faced by the National Army demonstration cemetery to promote environmental burials, and investigates the knowledge and acceptance of environmental protection multiple burials by the surviving soldiers and active military personnel through questionnaires to explore the feasibility of implementing the multi-burial for environmental protection in the demonstration cemetery of the National Army. Sexually, it finally tried to develop a feasible strategy to promote the natural burial policy of environmental protection.