TLF ID M013847
This resource is a series of satellite images of Singapore showing changes from 1973 to 2009 accompanied by a text explanation and a brief history of Singapore from British colonisation in 1819. The images and text together chart changes over time such as the destruction of the original tropical rainforest apart from small reserves such as Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, damming of coastline bays to create freshwater reservoirs, building of ports and expansion of the land into areas that once were sea, the building of Changi airport and the building of the new industrial town of Jurong. The resource includes a link to references.