Construction and Planning Agency
Encyclopedia
Construction and Planning Agency of Minister of the Interior (CPAMI, Traditional Chinese:營建署) is an government agency
responsible for construction
and building codes, urban planning
, public housing
, local infrastructure, land use and management. It was established in 1981 as an administrative agency of the Ministry of the Interior in the Free Area of the Republic of China
. The current Director General is Mr Yeh, Shih-Wen.
Government agency
A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
responsible for construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
and building codes, urban planning
Urban planning
Urban planning incorporates areas such as economics, design, ecology, sociology, geography, law, political science, and statistics to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities....
, public housing
Public housing
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Social housing is an umbrella term referring to rental housing which may be owned and managed by the state, by non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the...
, local infrastructure, land use and management. It was established in 1981 as an administrative agency of the Ministry of the Interior in the Free Area of the Republic of China
Free Area of the Republic of China
The Free area of the Republic of China is a legal and political description referring to the territories under the control of the government of Republic of China , consisting of the island groups of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and some minor islands...
. The current Director General is Mr Yeh, Shih-Wen.
Divisions
- Planning, Urban Planning
- Public Housing
- National Parks
- Building Administration
- Public Works
- Building Engineering
- Road Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Construction
- Planning Administration
- Management Administration
- Land Administration
- Finance Administration