Reconciling Economic and Environmental Imperatives in Batam / / Poh Onn Lee.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Lee, Poh Onn,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (40 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; FOREWORD --; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY --; INTRODUCTION --; METHODOLOGY --; STATE POLICIES, ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION, AND POPULATION GROWTH --; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT --; BATAM'S ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT RECORD --; REFERENCES
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9789814818346; 9783110719550; 9783110606775
• DOI: 10.1355/9789814818346
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Poh Onn Lee.

Batam's economic transformation has been accompanied by a marked degradation of its natural environment. Enforcement to protect the environment has often been inadequate on many fronts, exacerbated by population increases. Though regulations exist for the provision of public amenities like wastewater and sewerage treatment, existing facilities are run-down and ill-equipped to cope with the present demands. The capacity of reservoirs to meet the present demand for water is also strained because of the large population base, with illegal intrusion and squatters further threatening supplies. Economic and environmental imperatives can be reconciled if more emphasis and resources are put into enforcing regulations and protecting the environment.