Land reclamation, Hong Kong, South China Sea. Photograph: © SAF – Coastal Care
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Environmental NGO says such projects could also harm the environment and cause erosion, as well as loss of coastal resources…
Read Full Article, FMT News, Malaysia
What Happens to a Coral Reef When an Island is Built on Top? the Washington Post (07-11-2015)
Seven such coral reefs are being turned into islands, with harbors and landing strips by the Chinese military, and it is destroying a rich ecological network. “It’s the worst thing that has happened to coral reefs in our lifetime…”
Preventing Ecocide in South China Sea, Guardian UK (07-20-2015)
Such Quantities of Sand, The Economist (07-27-2015)
Asia’s mania for reclaiming land from the sea spawns mounting problems…
Great Wall Of Sand: Chinese Mischief at Mischief Reef, The New York times (04-12-2015)
Central Govt Halts Jakarta’s $40 Billion Reclamation Project, The Jakarta Post (04-13-2015)
Built on Sand: Singapore and the New State of Risk, Harvard Design Magazine (09-07-2015)
The island’s expansion has been a colossal undertaking. It is not merely a matter of coastal reclamation: Singapore is growing vertically as well as horizontally. This means that the nation’s market needs fine river sand—used for beaches and concrete—as well as coarse sea sand to create new ground…
