50 Years of Urban Planning in Singapore

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, City Planning & Urban Development, History, Asian, Southeast Asia, Science & Nature, Nature
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Author: Chye Kiang Heng ISBN: 9789814656481
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: October 17, 2016
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: Chye Kiang Heng
ISBN: 9789814656481
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: October 17, 2016
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

50 Years of Urban Planning in Singapore is an accessible and comprehensive volume on Singapore's planning approach to urbanization. Organized into three parts, the first section of the volume, 'Paradigms, Policies, and Processes', provides an overview of the ideologies and strategies underpinning urban planning in Singapore; the second section, 'The Built Environment as a Sum of Parts', delves into the key land use sectors of Singapore's urban planning system; and the third section, 'Urban Complexities and Creative Solutions', examines the challenges and considerations of planning for the Singapore of tomorrow. The volume brings together the diverse perspectives of practitioners and academics in the professional and research fields of planning, architecture, urbanism, and city-making.

Contents:

  • Paradigms, Policies & Processes:

    • The Early Years of Nation-Building: Reflections on Singapore's Urban History (Alan F C Choe)
    • Planning & Urbanisation in Singapore: A 50-Year Journey (Liu Thai Ker)
    • Economic Planning for Productivity, Growth, and Prosperity (Philip Yeo)
    • Environmental Planning for Sustainable Development (Tan Yong Soon)
  • The Built Environment as a Sum of Parts:

    • Planning to Overcome the Constraints of Scarcity (Ng Lang)
    • Making Singapore a Liveable and Sustainable City: Our Urban Systems Approach (Khoo Teng Chye and Remy Guo)
    • The Evolution of HDB Towns (Cheong Koon Hean)
    • Transportation: Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity (Mohinder Singh)
    • Industry Planning in Singapore (Tang Hsiao Ling)
    • Greening Singapore: Past Achievements, Emerging Challenges (Tan Puay Yok)
    • 50 Years of Urban Planning & Tourism (Pamelia Lee)
    • Shaping Singapore's Cityscape Through Urban Design (Goh Hup Chor & Heng Chye Kiang)
  • Urban Complexities & Creative Solutions:

    • Conserving Urban Heritage: Remembering the Past in a Developmental City-State (Lily Kong)
    • Public Housing and Community Development: Planning for Urban Diversity in a City-State (Tan Ern Ser)
    • Era of Globalisation: Singapore's New Urban Economy and the Rise of a World Asian City (Ho Kong Chong)
    • Towards Greater Sustainability and Liveability in an Urban Age (Heng Chye Kiang and Yeo Su-Jan)
  • Perspectives on the Future of Urban Planning in Singapore

  • Challenges for a New Era (Peter Ho)

Readership: Urban planning, architecture, and urban conservation and heritage practitioners; introductory-level urban studies, public policy, and urban administration students; and members of the general public interested in learning more about the history of urban planning in Singapore over the past 50 years.
Key Features:

  • An insightful and informative volume spanning 50 years of Singapore's urban planning trajectory, which will engage specialists in related fields and general readers alike
  • Comprehensive coverage of urban planning themes that include urban history, urban models and systems, housing, transportation, tourism, economy, culture, heritage, and sustainability to name a few
  • A curated anthology that combines the voices of provocative practitioners and academics whose lifelong work on planning and urban issues provides a vibrant range of diverse perspectives
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50 Years of Urban Planning in Singapore is an accessible and comprehensive volume on Singapore's planning approach to urbanization. Organized into three parts, the first section of the volume, 'Paradigms, Policies, and Processes', provides an overview of the ideologies and strategies underpinning urban planning in Singapore; the second section, 'The Built Environment as a Sum of Parts', delves into the key land use sectors of Singapore's urban planning system; and the third section, 'Urban Complexities and Creative Solutions', examines the challenges and considerations of planning for the Singapore of tomorrow. The volume brings together the diverse perspectives of practitioners and academics in the professional and research fields of planning, architecture, urbanism, and city-making.

Contents:

Readership: Urban planning, architecture, and urban conservation and heritage practitioners; introductory-level urban studies, public policy, and urban administration students; and members of the general public interested in learning more about the history of urban planning in Singapore over the past 50 years.
Key Features:

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