%X 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.
%K Land use; Landforms; Offshore structures; Reclamation, Coastal cities; Island state; Penang Island; Systematic research; VLFS, Land reclamation
%R 10.1109/ISTMET.2014.6936512
%D 2014
%L scholars4140
%J ISTMET 2014 - 1st International Symposium on Technology Management and Emerging Technologies, Proceedings
%O 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
%A L.H. Eik
%A S. Liew
%I Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
%T A conceptual floating alternative to land reclamation for application in congested island states and coastal cities of Malaysia
%P 235-239