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East Coast Park was first proposed as part of plans for the utilisation of land reclaimed as part of the East Coast Reclamation Project. [3] Initial plans for the park included a 9-acre (3.6 ha) swimming lagoon, areas for camping and picnicking, and outdoor sports facilities such as tennis courts.
The Great Reclamation refers to the land reclamation projects, or the East Coast Reclamation Scheme, which was a physical expansion effort led by the government of Singapore after independence that ultimately added 1,525 hectares to the country's southeastern coastline. [1]
Singapore's industrialisation (particularly in terms of coastal development) and land reclamation projects have resulted in the extensive loss of marine habitats along the city-state's shores. [16] The majority of Singapore's southern coast has been altered through the process of land reclamation, as have large areas of the northeastern coast. [16]
In October 2018, a development project was announced with the intention of creating 1700 hectares of land in the form of new islands off the east coast of Lantau, to house an estimated 1.1 million people. The project has an estimated cost of HK$500 billion. [12] [13]
East Coast Park in Singapore was built on reclaimed land with a human-made beach. The Flevopolder in the Netherlands, reclaimed from the IJsselmeer, is the largest reclaimed artificial island in the world. Land Reclamation in the Beirut Central District The whole district of Fontvieille, Monaco was reclaimed from the sea
Starting from the mid-1960s, the Government embarked on an ambitious land reclamation project that saw the coastline of the entire East Coast Region shift outwards. [1] As a result, many villagers in the area could not depend on fishing as a form of livelihood and many eventually settled away or were relocated to the neighbouring estates.
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First envisioned in the 1991 Concept Plan as a reclaimed island for housing and leisure off the current east coast of Singapore, from Marina East to Changi, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) announced on 6 June 2022 that the Long Island could be developed for housing integrated with coastal parks and spaces for recreation. A reservoir and ...