1977年聯合國教科文組織對「環境教育」一詞作出定義: 「環境教育是一種教育過程,在這過程中,個人和社會認識他們的環境以及組成環境的生物、物理和社會文化成分間的交互作用,得到知識、技能和價值觀,並能個別地或集體地解決現在和將來的環境問題。」 生態環境教育包含「地域環境」與「社會文化」兩層面,透過自然環境的體驗,獲得環境友善之生態倫理觀念,進而從中尋找自然生態及人為環境永續共存的可能性。 新北市瑞芳區猴硐地區的基隆河谷地形與礦脈古道具備文史景觀價值,本研究以該地區的旅遊條件整合生態環境教育觀點;並透過文獻探討以猴硐國小閒置舊校舍作為生態環境教育園區,提出該園區的空間規劃建議,希冀此園區成為推廣生態環境教育的最佳範例。
In 1977, Environment Education was made a definition by United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is “ Environmental education is a learning process that increases people's knowledge and awareness about the environment and associated challenges, develops the necessary skills and expertise to address the challenges, and fosters attitudes, motivations, and commitments to make informed decisions and take responsible action.” Eco-environmental education includes Regional Environment and Social Culture two levels. Through experienced nature environment, not only get ecological ethics of friendly environment but also find possibility of nature ecology and artificial environment sustainable coexistence. There have history and landscape values for Keelung valley topography and vein trails in Hou-Tong, Ruifang Dist., New Taipei City. Opinion of this research is to integrate travel conditions of this area into eco-environment education. And using old idle school as eco-environment education park by literature researching to propose the suggestion for spatial planning of the park. Hope this park will be the best example for popularizing eco-environment education.