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Sea Reclamation Status of Countries around the South China Sea from 1975 to 2010

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  • Junjue Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    Collaborative Innovation Center for the South China Sea Studies, Nanjing 210023, China
    School of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)

  • Fenzhen Su

    (State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
    Collaborative Innovation Center for the South China Sea Studies, Nanjing 210023, China)

  • Zhi Ding

    (State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    Collaborative Innovation Center for the South China Sea Studies, Nanjing 210023, China
    School of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)

Abstract

As a way of turning sea into land for living space for humans, the actions of sea reclamation bring about significant benefits. Nevertheless, it is also an under-recognized threat to the environment and the marine ecosystem. Based on images in two periods, sea reclamation information of countries around the South China Sea was extracted from 1975 to 2010. The spatial state and driven forces of sea reclamation are then discussed. Results show that the overall strength of sea reclamation in the South China Sea was great. New reclaimed land added up to 3264 km 2 . Sea reclamation for fish farming was the main reclamation type and widely distributed in the whole area, especially on the coast from the Pearl River Delta to the Red River Delta, and the coast of Ca Mau Peninsula. Sea reclamation in China and Vietnam was rather significant, which occupies 80.6% of the total reclamation area. Singapore had the highest level of sea reclamation. New reclaimed land for fish farming holds a key role in China, Vietnam, and Indonesia, while new reclaimed land for construction and docks dominated in Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. Areas and use-type compositions of new reclaimed land in countries varied greatly due to the differences of economic factors, policy inclination, and landscapes in the respective countries.

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  • Junjue Zhang & Fenzhen Su & Zhi Ding, 2017. "Sea Reclamation Status of Countries around the South China Sea from 1975 to 2010," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(6), pages 1-15, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:9:y:2017:i:6:p:878-:d:99420
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    1. Guang Yang & Sara Chao & Jin Yeu Tsou & Yuanzhi Zhang, 2019. "Satellite Image-Based Methods of Spatiotemporal Analysis on Sustainable Urban Land Use Change and the Driving Factors: A Case Study in Caofeidian and the Suburbs, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-16, May.
    2. Yutian Liang & Jiaqi Zeng & Shangqian Li, 2022. "Examining the Spatial Variations of Land Use Change and Its Impact Factors in a Coastal Area in Vietnam," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-19, October.

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