BBC Focus - 09.2019

FEATURE ECOCITIES

s theworld’spopulationcontinuestorise,

spaceis becomingscarcer,andcitiesarelookingfor

newplacestohosttheirresidents.ForSingapore–

theworld’sthirdmostdenselypopulatedcountry

andhometonearlysixmillionpeople– theansweris to

headdownwards.

Climatechangeandrisingsealevelsmeanthatreclaiming

landis nolongera sustainableoptionforSingapore.Instead,

SINGAPORE

GOING

UNDERGROUND

A

“Moving transport

beneath the surface

will help people escape

GET T Y IMAGES Singapore’s weather”

TO COPE WITH SURGING POPULATIONS, CITY PLANNERS

ARE STARTING TO LOOK BENEATH THEIR FEET FOR SPACE