Land Scarcity

michaelprasetya SG

Why land scarcity is a problem, especially in Singapore?

angel7030 SG

becos, the property will keep going up and in turn move everything up leading to high cost of living and life will be more miserable for those living in HDB, you can see the guy changing cloth too

kramnave SG

Land scarcity is a problem because it restricts us in buiding mega complexes, large artistic monuments and houses that can contain an amusement park and a zoo. It is especially a problem in Singapore because of culture. We are narcissistic group of people and having this restriction has serious impact on our mental well being and it is a common cause of psychological disorders.

Fantagf SG

There are land away from the city area of Singapore not used. Guess it has got to do with $$$. Land here are not fetching high price compare to those in the city areas.

Scarcity? All depends on what definition it is with the ruling party.

Okie, with this post, i hit 10k posts.

ha ha ha.

lionnoisy SG

My friends.are u new to singapore.can u read Google Earth first.

1.OFFICE SPACE

do u know Marina South,abt 300 plus ha,can double up office floor area

in whole SINGAPORE.Thats is,if currently there is abt 70 million sq ft office space

in whole SG,

Marina South can provide another 70 million sg feet office space.

I am not talk abt Marina East yet.

2.Residential and industries

Changi Airport is 1250 ha or 12.5 km sq--km2.

--Jurong island .new reclaimed land 20 km2 since 1995.

--Tuas Extension --abt 20 km2.since 1995.

--Changi East abt 25 km 2--abt two times of the Changi airport.

---Tekong Island---abt min 20 km2.....

The shortage of sands dunt affect our immediate needs.

Majority of All these reclamations is for your children or grand children.

3.compare Google Earth and

u can read from

VIEW MASTER PLAN 2008

4.anyone say SG is short of land is either physically blind or his mind is blind.

lionnoisy SG

kramnave SG

do we have land for self sustainability ? i.e enough land for catchment, agriculture, cattle.

Ah Chia SG

Why land scarcity is a problem, especially in Singapore?

Maybe because Singapore is small, population big?

angel7030 SG

do we have land for self sustainability ? i.e enough land for catchment, agriculture, cattle.

got, chicken farm at geyland and duck farm at joo chiat

angel7030 SG

Maybe because Singapore is small, population big?

no, the population is not big, just that many uncles and aunties are getting fatter and bigger...good life mah...so no space liao

lionnoisy SG

do we have land for self sustainability ? i.e enough land for catchment, agriculture, cattle.

Oh dunt be so greedy lah.We cant aim for low value added primary production.

1.Water catchment---two third by 2011 and 90% later

currenlty,half of land is for catchment.SG is one of the pioneer in Urban Catchment.

currently,local catchment provide half of SG water needs!!

Beige in color is current water catchment area.Green is water
catchment area of proposed Reservoirs of Marina,Sg Puggol ,
Sg Serangoon and Lower Seletar.All the new and extended
reservoirs will be ready in 2 years .

Two third of land become catchment in 2011.

after completion of Marina Reservoir scheme (alrdy in operation but in e process

of desalination)and Punngol and Serangoon Reservoirs scheme,

Further, a new technology will treat mexture of sea and rain water

into potable water.When it is fully implemented,

90% of land become catchment.read below.

reda more here.

Bye bye MY water by 2011,search Part 1 and 2.

Only 30% water fr MY in 2011

R & D

lionnoisy SG

Maybe because Singapore is small, population big?

it depend how u do the TOWN PLANNING.

Big place like Oz also need impose water restrictions.Why?

Big place without proper planning and executions of polices also fail.

Stevenson101 SG

do we have land for self sustainability ? i.e enough land for catchment, agriculture, cattle.

No. I think we got enough water to support ourselves under emergency ration circumstances but if you want to factor in argriculture and cattle for self sufficiency we won't have enough.

kramnave SG

Oh dunt be so greedy lah.We cant aim for low value added primary production.

Not being greedy. Just trying to tell you that land is scarce in Singapore. When you have to depend on others for food, land is scarce. When majority of Singaporeans live in "apartments" land is scarce. When you need to reclaim land, land is scarce.

Very basic.

kramnave SG

No. I think we got enough water to support ourselves under emergency ration circumstances but if you want to factor in argriculture and cattle for self sufficiency we won't have enough.

question is without purchasing/recyling water, how long can that last ? To answer TS's very basic homework question.

kramnave SG

it depend how u do the TOWN PLANNING.

Big place like Oz also need impose water restrictions.Why?

Big place without proper planning and executions of polices also fail.

You don't get a lot of rain in Australia.

lionnoisy SG

Very basic.

who will think SG can be self sufficient in foods,except a great advance in technology.

do u dare to eat such food? 10 days veggie,instead of 3 months,

,one year pig to replace 4 years pig etc

kramnave SG

who will think SG can be self sufficient in foods,except a great advance in technology.

do u dare to eat such food? 10 days veggie,instead of 3 months,

,one year pig to replace 4 years pig etc

Nobody will think that SG can be self sufficient. That is why TS had this homework question :" Why land scarcity is a problem, especially in Singapore?"

Stevenson101 SG

question is without purchasing/recyling water, how long can that last ? To answer TS's very basic homework question.

I'd say social order would crumble in a week, there would already be panic and hoarding on the streets on the first day.

Singapore isn't capable of supporting 4 million (or 6 million if we want to follow the government goal)on any level of comfort.

kramnave SG

who will think SG can be self sufficient in foods,except a great advance in technology.

do u dare to eat such food? 10 days veggie,instead of 3 months,

,one year pig to replace 4 years pig etc

anyway, fyi..you are kinda consuming such food already. Without an advancement in technology we would probably have suffered the fate Thomas Malthus predicted.