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Talk of the Town: Should Singapore clear mansions before forests for housing developments?
Published 2 months ago
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Plans to clear parts of Maju Forest for a new public housing estate have sparked a familiar but increasingly urgent debate: when land is scarce and homes are needed, what should Singapore be willing to sacrifice?
With vast plots of land occupied by Good Class Bungalows while forests make way for denser housing, are we making the right choices about who and what gets space in Singapore?
Dr. Harvey Neo, Professorial Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, SUTD and Tony O'Dempsey, Member of NSS Conservation Committee
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