Reclaiming land off East Coast Park for coastal protection is the right approach that will also meet the country’s other long-term needs, said experts in the wake of an announcement that public agencies will study in detail plans to build a Long Island in the coming decades. Includes comments by Professor Yong Kwet Yew (Civil and Environmental Engineering) that the two main drivers of the project – future land needs and protection against sea-level rise – require a long-lasting solution.
