TY  - CONF
KW  - Land use; Landforms; Offshore structures; Reclamation
KW  -  Coastal cities; Island state; Penang Island; Systematic research; VLFS
KW  -  Land reclamation
SP  - 235
TI  - A conceptual floating alternative to land reclamation for application in congested island states and coastal cities of Malaysia
ID  - scholars4140
N2  - It is a well-known fact that water covers approximately two thirds of the world's surface. For small, congested island states like that of Penang Island in Malaysia, the act of expanding its land area through reclamation of shallow coastal seas is a common sight. However, despite proven economic viability for reasonable depths, land reclamation poses detrimental effects to both people and environment. This paper presents an alternative solution to reclaim coastal seas, employing the concept of Very Large Floating Structures (VLFS). The application of VLFS and their major developments over the past two decades are briefly reviewed. Subsequently, applications of VLFS for increasing the land area in congested island states and coastal cities in Malaysia are discussed alongside proposed key systematic research areas and practical implementation models. © 2014 IEEE.
N1  - cited By 2; Conference of 1st International Symposium on Technology Management and Emerging Technologies, ISTMET 2014 ; Conference Date: 27 May 2014 Through 29 May 2014; Conference Code:108851
AV  - none
EP  - 239
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84912121695&doi=10.1109%2fISTMET.2014.6936512&partnerID=40&md5=1dff70539c32513612925ef8defe5542
A1  - Eik, L.H.
A1  - Liew, S.
SN  - 9781479937042
PB  - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y1  - 2014///
ER  -