Singapore is the smallest country in Asia and one of the smallest in the world. Despite this, it is a successful city-state as it has diverse cultures and religions, is harmonious, clean, safe, vibrant, high-tech, and is a conducive place to live in. However, even though it is a prosperous country, there are still inherent restraints for its development. Below, we shall observe what they are and what can be done to solve this dilemma. The problem of land supply is not only seen in Singapore but in other countries as well.
Q1: Why is there land shortage/land constraint/land scarcity?
There are actually 2 answers to this question. The first is that there is a limited supply of land. You see, only 30% of the earth's surface is land and even then, not all of it is habitable. Some parts have extremely harsh climates or are unable to suit the necessities of humans, thus making them impossible to live on.
Singapore's population is about 4 million, but with the small amount of land that we have, the population density is about 6000 people per square kilometer. That is a relatively small area for so many people to live on!
The second answer is that there is a rising demand of land. With every year, the world's population increases and so does the standard of living, thus causing a greater demand for land for food production, housing, industries (population growth results in growing industries and businesses), transport and recreation. Sometimes, these demands might not be met as there are spatial constraints. All these are true for Singapore as well. _________________________________________________________
Now that we have a better understanding on the subject, the questions are, what are the measures to solve land constraint? Are these measures effective? We are now about to explore these questions. (However, we are only going to observe the different ways the Singapore government uses to increase land in Singapore.)
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