為環境、生物與人類健康做更精準、創新的貢獻
臺大生農學院成立綠色健康研究中心
有鑑於氣候變遷、人口集居、社會結構改變等，導致全球高溫、環境惡化、空間擁擠、生活節奏快速，嚴重衝擊人類、生物和環境健康，國立臺灣大學生物資源暨農學院成立「綠色健康研究中心」做為綠色健康科技研究、教育培訓、創新創業與國際交流基地。4月10日在臺大園藝暨景觀學系造園館舉辦「中心開幕茶會」以及「綠色健康科技應用論壇」。
綠色健康研究中心係由農業部農村發展及水土保持署補助經費，成立健康景觀智能室、療癒景觀規劃室、景觀環境模擬室三個研究室。健康景觀智能室中建置生心理監測系統，結合Apple Watch的生理數據、即時心理問卷系統以及地理圖資系統和AI影像分析系統，從人們體驗環境之身心資訊辨識促進健康的環境特徵。療癒景觀規劃室運用數位孿生技術，模擬都市景觀植栽與建築設計組合對於風、溫度、空氣品質以及人類健康之影響。景觀環境模擬室由HTC公司協助建置，運用360 VR和電腦生成VR發展在虛擬自然景觀、綠色運動、環境教育與食農教育以及虛擬觀光之可能，幫助住院病人、行動不便長者也能虛擬體驗自然。
4月10日上午開幕茶會，許多來自農業與醫學兩大領域之產官學研專家與會祝賀，綠色健康研究中心陳惠美主任除了對中心進行簡介之外，並帶與會嘉賓參觀三個實驗室。搭配研究中心之環境與設備，下午論壇規劃五個場次，邀集農業、醫學、文化創意等領域共計20位專家學者共同研討智慧穿戴與健康環境規劃以及VR在農業體驗與療癒環境設計和動物健康應用之發展與潛力。綠色健康研究中心之成立，希望建立一個平台，整合臺大生農學院的研究能量，結合AIoT為臺灣在環境、生物與人類健康做更精準、創新的貢獻。
臺大生農學院綠色健康研究中心開幕，會場座無虛席。(照片/綠色健康研究中心提供)
農村發展及水土保持署林長立副署長參觀健康景觀智能室(照片/綠色健康研究中心提供)
園藝暨景觀系學生在景觀環境模擬室中示範跟著VR太極老師在虛擬森林中做綠色運動(照片/綠色健康研究中心提供)
農業部前部長陳吉仲體驗騎乘VR自行車暢遊世界自行車道(照片/綠色健康研究中心提供)
農業部前部長陳吉仲(右)蒞臨綠色健康研究中心開幕，與臺大生農學院林裕彬院長(左)和中心主任陳惠美教授(中)合影(照片/綠色健康研究中心提供)
【Grand Opening and Forum of the Green Health Research Center】
Given climate change, population concentration, and changes in social structures, global warming, environmental degradation, crowded spaces, and fast-paced lifestyles are seriously impacting human, biological, and environmental health. The College of Bioresources and Agriculture at National Taiwan University has established the "Green Health Research Center" to serve as a hub for green health technology research, education and training, innovation and entrepreneurship, and international exchange. On April 10th, a "Center Opening Tea Party" and a "Green Health Technology Application Forum" were held at the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture's Horticulture Hall.
The Green Health Research Center, sponsored by the Agency of Rural Development and Soil Water Conservation, is a hub of innovation housing three state-of-the-art research laboratories. The Health Landscape Intelligence Lab is equipped with a psychophysiological monitoring system that combines Apple Watch physiological data, real-time psychological questionnaire systems, geographical information systems, and AI image analysis systems to identify the health environment characteristics from people's experience of the environment. The Healing Landscape Planning Lab uses digital twin technology to simulate the impact of urban landscape planting and architectural design combinations on wind, temperature, air quality, and human health. The Landscape Environment Simulation Lab, assisted by HTC, uses 360 VR and computer-generated VR to develop possibilities in virtual natural landscapes, green exercise, environmental education and agri-food education, and virtual tourism, helping hospitalized patients and mobility-impaired elderly experience nature virtually.
During the morning opening tea party, many experts and scholars from the fields of agriculture and medicine visited. Director Hui-Mei Chen of the Green Health Research Center not only introduced the center but also led the guests to visit the three labs. In the afternoon forum, five sessions were planned, inviting a total of 20 experts and scholars from the fields of agriculture, medicine, and cultural creativity to discuss the development and potential of smart wearables and health environment planning, VR in agricultural experience and healing environment design, and animal health applications. The establishment of the Green Health Research Center aims to forge a platform that melds the research prowess of the College of Bioresources and Agriculture at National Taiwan University with AIoT, thus making more precise and innovative contributions to Taiwan's environment, biology, and human health.
The opening of the Green Health Research Center at the College of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University, was packed with attendees. (Photo/Green Health Research Center)
Deputy Director Chang-Li Lin of the Agency of Rural Development and Soil Water Conservation visited the Healthy Landscape Intelligence Room (Photo/Green Health Research Center)
Students from the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture demonstrated green exercise in the Landscape Environment Simulation Lab, following a VR tai chi instructor in a virtual forest. (Photo/Green Health Research Center)
Former Minister of Agriculture, Chi-chung Chen, experiences riding a VR bicycle to explore world cycling routes. (Photo/Green Health Research Center)
Former Minister of Agriculture, Chi-chung Chen (right), attended the opening of the Green Health Research Center, posing for a photo with Dean Yu-Pin Lin of the College of Bioresources and Agriculture at National Taiwan University (left) and Professor Hui-Mei Chen, the center's director (center). (Photo/Green Health Research Center)
