SINGAPORE- THE LITTLE RED DOT! :O
Lack of land space is a serious problem for us because Singapore has a land area of only 581.5 sq km in 1960. Population increases due to
natural and importation of foreign talents and foreign workers as well as
growing industries and businesses, and this increases the demand for more land. This
pushes up land price which means high property cost which may make Singapore an
expensive place to set up business in, forcing companies to establish themselves elsewhere. The problem of lack of land will hamper the growth of Singapore into a vibrant global city. Thus, there is an urgent need for the Singapore government to increase land supply in Singapore, so as to cater to the growing needs of Singaporeans and for economic expansion.
UNDERGROUND CITY! :O
1) UNDERGROUND CITYThe Singapore government in trying to increase land in Singapore has built an underground city.
An underground city is defined as a network of tunnels built below the ground surface to connect buildings such as office blocks, shopping malls and train stations. Such a network of tunnels is usually built in the city centre. An example in Singapore is the underground city connecting the City Hall MRT station to various buildings in the nearby areas such as the Esplanade and some hotels in the Marina Bay area.
CONSERVATION OF LAND- LAND AS A NATURE RESERVE! :O
2) CONSERVATION OF LAND- LAND AS A NATURE RESERVE
Destruction of land has the effects of destroying the natural scenery, disturbing the habitats of the living organisms as well as increasing the shortage of land. Land conservation can minimize these losses and damage so that more land can be made available for human use.
Nature reserve refers to an area of land that is designated as a protected area. It is an area reserved to protect the plants, wildlife and physical surroundings for that area. Having nature reserves will create a natural heritage for the people of future generations as well as to protect the land from being exploited for commercial, residential, industrial purposes, for urbanization and cultivation of crops. Therefore, many governments have taken steps to protect the limited available land for future generations. The lands protected for their natural heritage in Singapore are The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, The Sungai Buloh Wetland Reserve, Pulau Ubin and mangroves on the Northern coast.
Hence, land use planning is an essential step for land conservation. In some areas, the government may impose a conservation restriction on a land owner limiting the use of land for the purpose of land conservation. In this way, valuable land can be reserved for proper development.
CLEARING LAND! :O
3) CLEARING LAND
The Singapore government also increases land in Singapore by clearing land. This refers to the removal of vegetation on the land. Clearing of land in a forest called deforestation involves cutting down the trees and removing the undergrowth. The deforested land can then be used for economic activities such as farming, building and construction of transport communications, for example, roads and highways. In this aspect, the Singapore government has been regularly doing so.
LAND MANAGEMENT THROUGH LAND USE PLANNING! :O
4) LAND MANAGEMENT THROUGH LAND USE PLANNING- In Singapore, land management through land use planning can be achieved using the
mixed land use policy, having
high density buildings as well as
soil-less farming.
The Singapore government has employed these methods well to maximize existing land use thereby increasing land in Singapore.
Mixed land use refers to having various types of land use in one area, for example, different activities like residential, commercial and industrial are carried out together forming a mixed land use. A form of mixed land use is the shophouses. Commercial activities could occupy the ground floors and residential flats could occupy the upper floors.
In Singapore the Bras Basah Road and Victoria Street-Middle Road areas are excellent examples of a mixed land use policy.
- Residences, colleges like Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, a university as in the Singapore Management University, the National Library, shopping malls, arcades, health clubs, hotels and restaurants are located here.
- People live, study, work, shop, dine and enjoy themselves here.
- The land is being made use of both in the day and night.
- The Integrated Resort of Marina Bay Sands at Marina Bay which has a few gardens, a convention centre for business meetings, 5-star hotels, a drama centre for entertainment, a museum, a casino, shopping malls and restaurants all of which are to be ready by 2010.
- The Resort World in Sentosa there is a residential area, a tourism training school, museums, theme parks, leisure hotels, a casino, fast food outlets and shopping malls which are to be ready by 2010.
Secondly, under land management through land use planning, buildings can be built higher and closer together. Building high density buildings in Singapore allow for more space thus increasing land in Singapore and is an effective use of land and is a solution to land limitations in a small city like Singapore. This is both a solution and way that the Singapore government has successfully used to meet the rising demand for land.
In Singapore, examples of high density buildings are blocks of HDB flats in the residential towns. High rise and densely packed skyscrapers in the CBD area in Singapore due to lack of land in the city area is yet another example of the use of high density buildings to increase land in Singapore. Restaurants and shops can be found at the ground level and offices in most of the upper levels and residences in the remaining top levels. The 50-storey buildings at The Pinnacle @ Duxton are other examples of high density buildings in Singapore. The use of high density buildings is the most common way of maximizing the use of land space in urban areas. In this way, more residential flats are available to house a growing population and also more office space to accommodate expanding economic activities.
Thirdly, under land management through land use planning the Singapore government used soil-less farming (hydroponic farming) to increase land use in Singapore. Soil is not needed to grow vegetables, fruits and flowers. Modern technology and scientific knowledge are used to grow crops without using soil. Crops to be planted are housed in a specially designed environment. Crops are grown in troughs filled with nutrient solution. This method takes up little space because such troughs can be stacked one above the other. Hence, less land is needed thereby maximizing and increasing the existing land use.
LAND RECLAMATION! :O
5) LAND RECLAMATION- process of creating usable land in places where land would otherwise not be available. Reclaiming land can be done by landfill, restoration of derelict land and empoldering.
LANDFILL involves filling a body of water, e.g., sea, swamp, with solid deposits such as sand, rock or soil. A good example is the land reclamation done in Singapore, where landfill has been used to reclaim land from the sea and swamps.
Land reclamation projects after 1960 were large enough to contribute to the growth of Singapore’s land area.
The following examples show what the Singapore government did to increase land in Singapore using the land reclamation method:
1. In the early 1960’s, the swamps in Jurong were drained and then filled in to provide land for the setting up of Jurong Industrial Estate. This spear headed Singapore’s industrialization plans and other land reclamation projects.
2. In 1963, the land reclamation project in Bedok provided land space to build new homes for Singaporeans.
3. Jurong Island, Singapore for petro-chemical and bio-diesel industries was created by filling up gaps between 7 small islands with rocks, sand and soil. Subsequently, most of the land reclamation work in Singapore involved the landfill method.
4. One remarkable land reclamation project is the creation of new land in the South of Singapore to form Marina Centre and Marina South. This reclaimed land will enlarge the Central Business District (CBD) of Singapore.
5. Swampy area in the south bank of the Singapore River was reclaimed from swamps, to become now the Boat Quay Area.
6. The Telok Ayer area, near Chinatown was reclaimed from swamps.
7. Industrial Estates in Jurong and Tuas were built on land reclaimed from swamps.
8. Housing areas like Marine Parade and Tanjong Rhu in the east coast are land reclaimed from the sea.
9. Changi Airport with the three terminals were built on land reclaimed from the sea.
10. Parts of Sentosa Island and St John Island were also reclaimed. They are now used for recreational purposes.
- Through the above massive land reclamation projects, Singapore’s land size has increased from 581 sq km in the 1960’s to 705 sq km today.
Restoration of DERELICT LAND is also used to increase land in Singapore.
- Derelict Land is an abandoned piece of land which is damaged and useless. Derelict land can be reclaimed and made useful again. It can be covered with vegetation to create places for recreational activities. Little Guilin in Bukit Batok was a mining pool that was made into a venue for recreational purpose. Disused granite quarries in Bukit Timah, Bukit Batok and Pulau Ubin can be made useful if they are reclaimed. Restoring derelict land can be used to solve land scarcity problem to a certain extent as more new land is created. This new land can be used from recreation to agriculture.
SINGAPORE- THE LITTLE RED DOT! :O
Lack of land space is a serious problem for us because Singapore has a land area of only 581.5 sq km in 1960. Population increases due to
natural and importation of foreign talents and foreign workers as well as
growing industries and businesses, and this increases the demand for more land. This
pushes up land price which means high property cost which may make Singapore an
expensive place to set up business in, forcing companies to establish themselves elsewhere. The problem of lack of land will hamper the growth of Singapore into a vibrant global city. Thus, there is an urgent need for the Singapore government to increase land supply in Singapore, so as to cater to the growing needs of Singaporeans and for economic expansion.
UNDERGROUND CITY! :O
1) UNDERGROUND CITYThe Singapore government in trying to increase land in Singapore has built an underground city.
An underground city is defined as a network of tunnels built below the ground surface to connect buildings such as office blocks, shopping malls and train stations. Such a network of tunnels is usually built in the city centre. An example in Singapore is the underground city connecting the City Hall MRT station to various buildings in the nearby areas such as the Esplanade and some hotels in the Marina Bay area.
CONSERVATION OF LAND- LAND AS A NATURE RESERVE! :O
2) CONSERVATION OF LAND- LAND AS A NATURE RESERVE
Destruction of land has the effects of destroying the natural scenery, disturbing the habitats of the living organisms as well as increasing the shortage of land. Land conservation can minimize these losses and damage so that more land can be made available for human use.
Nature reserve refers to an area of land that is designated as a protected area. It is an area reserved to protect the plants, wildlife and physical surroundings for that area. Having nature reserves will create a natural heritage for the people of future generations as well as to protect the land from being exploited for commercial, residential, industrial purposes, for urbanization and cultivation of crops. Therefore, many governments have taken steps to protect the limited available land for future generations. The lands protected for their natural heritage in Singapore are The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, The Sungai Buloh Wetland Reserve, Pulau Ubin and mangroves on the Northern coast.
Hence, land use planning is an essential step for land conservation. In some areas, the government may impose a conservation restriction on a land owner limiting the use of land for the purpose of land conservation. In this way, valuable land can be reserved for proper development.
CLEARING LAND! :O
3) CLEARING LAND
The Singapore government also increases land in Singapore by clearing land. This refers to the removal of vegetation on the land. Clearing of land in a forest called deforestation involves cutting down the trees and removing the undergrowth. The deforested land can then be used for economic activities such as farming, building and construction of transport communications, for example, roads and highways. In this aspect, the Singapore government has been regularly doing so.
LAND MANAGEMENT THROUGH LAND USE PLANNING! :O
4) LAND MANAGEMENT THROUGH LAND USE PLANNING- In Singapore, land management through land use planning can be achieved using the
mixed land use policy, having
high density buildings as well as
soil-less farming.
The Singapore government has employed these methods well to maximize existing land use thereby increasing land in Singapore.
Mixed land use refers to having various types of land use in one area, for example, different activities like residential, commercial and industrial are carried out together forming a mixed land use. A form of mixed land use is the shophouses. Commercial activities could occupy the ground floors and residential flats could occupy the upper floors.
In Singapore the Bras Basah Road and Victoria Street-Middle Road areas are excellent examples of a mixed land use policy.
- Residences, colleges like Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, a university as in the Singapore Management University, the National Library, shopping malls, arcades, health clubs, hotels and restaurants are located here.
- People live, study, work, shop, dine and enjoy themselves here.
- The land is being made use of both in the day and night.
- The Integrated Resort of Marina Bay Sands at Marina Bay which has a few gardens, a convention centre for business meetings, 5-star hotels, a drama centre for entertainment, a museum, a casino, shopping malls and restaurants all of which are to be ready by 2010.
- The Resort World in Sentosa there is a residential area, a tourism training school, museums, theme parks, leisure hotels, a casino, fast food outlets and shopping malls which are to be ready by 2010.
Secondly, under land management through land use planning, buildings can be built higher and closer together. Building high density buildings in Singapore allow for more space thus increasing land in Singapore and is an effective use of land and is a solution to land limitations in a small city like Singapore. This is both a solution and way that the Singapore government has successfully used to meet the rising demand for land.
In Singapore, examples of high density buildings are blocks of HDB flats in the residential towns. High rise and densely packed skyscrapers in the CBD area in Singapore due to lack of land in the city area is yet another example of the use of high density buildings to increase land in Singapore. Restaurants and shops can be found at the ground level and offices in most of the upper levels and residences in the remaining top levels. The 50-storey buildings at The Pinnacle @ Duxton are other examples of high density buildings in Singapore. The use of high density buildings is the most common way of maximizing the use of land space in urban areas. In this way, more residential flats are available to house a growing population and also more office space to accommodate expanding economic activities.
Thirdly, under land management through land use planning the Singapore government used soil-less farming (hydroponic farming) to increase land use in Singapore. Soil is not needed to grow vegetables, fruits and flowers. Modern technology and scientific knowledge are used to grow crops without using soil. Crops to be planted are housed in a specially designed environment. Crops are grown in troughs filled with nutrient solution. This method takes up little space because such troughs can be stacked one above the other. Hence, less land is needed thereby maximizing and increasing the existing land use.
LAND RECLAMATION! :O
5) LAND RECLAMATION- process of creating usable land in places where land would otherwise not be available. Reclaiming land can be done by landfill, restoration of derelict land and empoldering.
LANDFILL involves filling a body of water, e.g., sea, swamp, with solid deposits such as sand, rock or soil. A good example is the land reclamation done in Singapore, where landfill has been used to reclaim land from the sea and swamps.
Land reclamation projects after 1960 were large enough to contribute to the growth of Singapore’s land area.
The following examples show what the Singapore government did to increase land in Singapore using the land reclamation method:
1. In the early 1960’s, the swamps in Jurong were drained and then filled in to provide land for the setting up of Jurong Industrial Estate. This spear headed Singapore’s industrialization plans and other land reclamation projects.
2. In 1963, the land reclamation project in Bedok provided land space to build new homes for Singaporeans.
3. Jurong Island, Singapore for petro-chemical and bio-diesel industries was created by filling up gaps between 7 small islands with rocks, sand and soil. Subsequently, most of the land reclamation work in Singapore involved the landfill method.
4. One remarkable land reclamation project is the creation of new land in the South of Singapore to form Marina Centre and Marina South. This reclaimed land will enlarge the Central Business District (CBD) of Singapore.
5. Swampy area in the south bank of the Singapore River was reclaimed from swamps, to become now the Boat Quay Area.
6. The Telok Ayer area, near Chinatown was reclaimed from swamps.
7. Industrial Estates in Jurong and Tuas were built on land reclaimed from swamps.
8. Housing areas like Marine Parade and Tanjong Rhu in the east coast are land reclaimed from the sea.
9. Changi Airport with the three terminals were built on land reclaimed from the sea.
10. Parts of Sentosa Island and St John Island were also reclaimed. They are now used for recreational purposes.
- Through the above massive land reclamation projects, Singapore’s land size has increased from 581 sq km in the 1960’s to 705 sq km today.
Restoration of DERELICT LAND is also used to increase land in Singapore.
- Derelict Land is an abandoned piece of land which is damaged and useless. Derelict land can be reclaimed and made useful again. It can be covered with vegetation to create places for recreational activities. Little Guilin in Bukit Batok was a mining pool that was made into a venue for recreational purpose. Disused granite quarries in Bukit Timah, Bukit Batok and Pulau Ubin can be made useful if they are reclaimed. Restoring derelict land can be used to solve land scarcity problem to a certain extent as more new land is created. This new land can be used from recreation to agriculture.
Lack of land space is a serious problem for us because Singapore has a land area of only 581.5 sq km in 1960. Population increases due to natural and importation of foreign talents and foreign workers as well as growing industries and businesses, and this increases the demand for more land. This pushes up land price which means high property cost which may make Singapore an expensive place to set up business in, forcing companies to establish themselves elsewhere. The problem of lack of land will hamper the growth of Singapore into a vibrant global city. Thus, there is an urgent need for the Singapore government to increase land supply in Singapore, so as to cater to the growing needs of Singaporeans and for economic expansion.
1) UNDERGROUND CITY
5) LAND RECLAMATION
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