Sustainable and resilient Singapore
G3 Full Geography - syllabus K329, 2027
Learn how planning, businesses and communities help Singapore sustain jobs, a healthy environment and a good quality of life.
- Goals of sustainable development
A strong economy, a healthy environment and a good quality of life support each other, and sustainable development needs all three.
- Planning and urban governance
Plan land and infrastructure together for the long term, then keep reviewing and maintaining them as needs change.
- Environmental resilience
Cleaning and greening improve daily life, mitigation cuts emissions, and adaptation makes food and water supplies more resilient.
- Economic resilience and skills
Businesses and workers need backup options, useful skills and the ability to keep improving how they work.
- Social resilience and participation
Strong relationships help people notice needs, share reliable information and organise support in a crisis.
- Future sustainability choices
Singapore's future depends on healthy ecosystems, people with the skills and will to act, and government that keeps improving its plans.
- Named examples: Sustainable and resilient Singapore
A named place with a date or figure, linked to your point, turns a general answer into a developed one.
What you will be able to do
I can explain why Singapore must keep its economy, society and environment sustainable at the same time.
Syllabus K329, Topic 5.3, Key Question 1. Why is sustainable development important for Singapore?
Taught in Goals of sustainable development, Named examples: Sustainable and resilient Singapore
I can explain how Singapore plans for the long term through resilience, joined-up planning and good governance.
Syllabus K329, Topic 5.3, Key Question 2. How does Singapore approach sustainable development?
Taught in Planning and urban governance
I can judge how well Singapore's efforts keep its economy, society and environment sustainable.
Syllabus K329, Topic 5.3, Key Question 3. What are Singapore's efforts in sustainable development?
Taught in Environmental resilience, Economic resilience and skills, Social resilience and participation
I can assess the conditions Singapore needs to keep developing sustainably.
Syllabus K329, Topic 5.3, Key Question 4. How might Singapore continue to develop sustainably?
Taught in Future sustainability choices