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Sunday, March 2, 2008
In Singapore, the Future is Underground
In Singapore, the Future is Underground
With land above ground exploited almost to the point of extinction, the only way for Singapore to grow is downwards.
Pressed by circumstances, the 21st Century Singaporean is spending more and more time underground – working, driving, eating and shopping – and the trend is for more of it. For years the government had been burrowing deep into the bowels of Singapore to squeeze out more use of its limited land area. From a simple car-parking idea long ago, the subterranean concept has rapidly expanded in scope to reach almost every aspect of life.
The convenience has become an urgent solution to over-crowdedness that is expected to worsen by the proposed future population of 5.5 million people, says this story
With land above ground exploited almost to the point of extinction, the only way for Singapore to grow is downwards.
Pressed by circumstances, the 21st Century Singaporean is spending more and more time underground – working, driving, eating and shopping – and the trend is for more of it. For years the government had been burrowing deep into the bowels of Singapore to squeeze out more use of its limited land area. From a simple car-parking idea long ago, the subterranean concept has rapidly expanded in scope to reach almost every aspect of life.
The convenience has become an urgent solution to over-crowdedness that is expected to worsen by the proposed future population of 5.5 million people, says this story
Labels: Civil-Engineering
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