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Cleaning of the Singapore River and Kallang Basin in Singapore: Economic, Social, and Environmental Dimensions

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  • Yugal Joshi
  • Cecilia Tortajada
  • Asit Biswas

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By 1977, decades of development and inadequate long-term planning in Singapore had resulted in heavy pollution in the waterways of the city-state, threatening its very survival. This paper analyzes the strategies for cleaning the Singapore River and Kallang Basin as part of an overall development plan which aimed at sustained growth. It also analyzes the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of these strategies not only to improve the conditions of the rivers and their surroundings, but also to develop the city-state, provide its population with an improved quality of life, including a clean environment, and most importantly, propel Singapore towards the path to sustainability and economic prosperity.

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  • Yugal Joshi & Cecilia Tortajada & Asit Biswas, 2012. "Cleaning of the Singapore River and Kallang Basin in Singapore: Economic, Social, and Environmental Dimensions," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(4), pages 647-658.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:4:p:647-658
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.669034
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    1. Cecilia Tortajada & Yugal Joshi, 2013. "Water Demand Management in Singapore: Involving the Public," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 27(8), pages 2729-2746, June.

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