Low lying Singapore: reimaging coastal landscapes for sea-level rise adaptation

25 graduate students from the Landscape Architecture Department at the National University of Singapore were tasked to, firstly, understand the complexities of the issues related to sea-level rise in the specific context of Singapore. Analyses were made, exploring the interrelations of seemingly disparate and independent factors. The outcome of these studies are shown in Chapter 2. Thereafter, students were divided into 7 groups. The entire coastal perimeter was also divided into 7 stretches, with each group examining each stretch of similar or related land-use conditions. At this middle scale, they were able to delve into the finer considerations of developmental opportunities and constraints on a more strategic level. Each student were then asked to identify the desired site of roughly 10 hectares to test out new ideas or showcase how coastal adaptation strategies can be applied robustly to their site. Refer to Chapter 3 for these individual projects.