Title：Coastal development: urban space creation, multifunctional development, and resource conservation in coastal waters

Reporter：Prof.Tan Soon Keat  Nanyang Technological University

Time：21 October 2024 (Monday) 16:00~17:00

Venue：G2-101,Guangzhou International Campus, South China University of Technology

Abstract：

Coastal development in Singapore is challenging. Not only that the available coastline for development is limited, but the coastal area is also rather small, and the coastal waters supports many competing activities. It is always a wonder how Singapore could establish many industries (ship building, ship repairs, for example), utilities (desalination, estuary reservoirs, port and harbour), petroleum, chemical and power industries, as well as recreational activities such as beaches, bird sanctuaries and nature parks. Through this seminar, the presenter shares with the audience, coastal developments in Singapore, from 1970s to the present, outlook and future challenges.

Resume:

Dr Tan Soon Keat retired from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2023. He is both an academic and a professional engineer practising as a consultant for over 40 years in areas including hydraulic design, water resources engineering, sediment transport and coastal engineering. 

Dr Tan had conducted numerical and physical model studies for hydraulic systems, on such project as river training, coastal defence, near-shore and offshore structures and platform, ocean intake and outfall, pumping stations, pipe network, as well as dispersion and diffusion in the surface water and subsurface water and aquifer.  At the national level, Dr Tan had served as a member of the drainage design review panel for the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Singapore, and was a resource specialist in the panel of the GPC MND/MEWR Resource/NEA Panel for Singapore. Dr Tan's research interests include application of geographical information system (GIS) in water resources, numerical simulation of flow for hydraulics, hydrodynamics, and coastal engineering applications. Recently Dr Tan became increasing involved with impact of climate change, environmental engineering issues such as water quality, environmental impact and waste management from the perspective of surface water management.