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Reading landscape meanings: state constructions and lived experiences in Singapore's Chinatown

1994

Yeoh, Brenda S. A.
Kong, Lily

Collection	Landscape & The Physical Environment
Author/Creator	Yeoh, Brenda S. A. Kong, Lily
Title	Reading landscape meanings: state constructions and lived experiences in Singapore's Chinatown
Source Title	Habitat International
Publication Date	1994
Call Number	GF101 HI
Subject	Chinatown (Singapore) Architectural design -- Singapore City planning -- Singapore Community life -- Singapore Chinatown (Singapore) -- Social life and customs Historic districts -- Singapore -- Conservation and restoration Historic buildings -- Singapore -- Conservation and restoration
Page	17-35
Language	English
Content Type	Journal Article
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Volume	18
Issue	4

Reclaiming cultural heritage in Singapore

2006

Yuen, Belinda

Collection	Landscape & The Physical Environment
Author/Creator	Yuen, Belinda
Title	Reclaiming cultural heritage in Singapore
Source Title	Urban Affairs Review
Publication Date	2006
DOI	http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1078087406289187
Call Number	HT101 UAR
Subject	Cultural property--Protection--Singapore Historic sites--Singapore Historic districts--Singapore
Page	830-854
Language	English
Content Type	Journal Article
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Volume	41
Issue	6

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Recognising the edible urban commons: cultivating latent capacities for transformative governance in Singapore

2019

Ng, Huiying

Collection	Landscape & The Physical Environment
Author/Creator	Ng, Huiying
Title	Recognising the edible urban commons: cultivating latent capacities for transformative governance in Singapore
Source Title	Urban Studies
Publication Date	2019
DOI	http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098019834248
Subject	Urban agriculture -- Singapore Community gardens -- Singapore Public spaces -- Singapore Commons -- Singapore Sociology, Urban -- Singapore
Page	1417-1433
Language	English
Content Type	Journal Article
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	restrictedAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Volume	57
Issue	7
Description	This book provides a detailed analysis of how governance in Singapore has evolved since independence to become what it is today, and what its prospects might be in a post-Lee Kuan Yew future. Firstly, it discusses the question of political leadership, electoral dominance and legislative monopoly in Singapore's one-party dominant system and the system's durability. Secondly, it tracks developments in Singapore's public administration, critically analysing the formation and transformation of meritocracy and pragmatism, two key components of the state ideology. Thirdly, it discusses developments within civil society, focusing in particular on issues related to patriarchy and feminism, hetero-normativity and gay activism, immigration and migrant worker exploitation, and the contest over history and national narratives in academia, the media and the arts. Fourthly, it discusses the PAP government's efforts to connect with the public, including its national public engagement exercises that can be interpreted as a subtler approach to social and political control. In increasingly complex conditions, the state struggles to maintain its hegemony while securing a pre-eminent position in the global economic order. Tan demonstrates how trends in these four areas converge in ways that signal plausible futures for a post-LKY Singapore.

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Reconciling discourse about geography and teaching geography: the case of Singapore pre-service teachers

2016

Seow, Tricia

Collection	Landscape & The Physical Environment
Author/Creator	Seow, Tricia
Title	Reconciling discourse about geography and teaching geography: the case of Singapore pre-service teachers
Source Title	International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education: Geography Teachers' Stories of Sustainability
Publication Date	2016
DOI	http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10382046.2016.1149342
Subject	Geography -- Study and teaching -- Singapore Student teachers -- Singapore
Page	151-165
Language	English
Content Type	Journal Article
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	restrictedAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Volume	25
Issue	2
Abstract	This study draws upon a Foucauldian notion of discourse to explore how four pre-service geography teachers in Singapore made decisions about what geography is and how to enact their understandings of geography in their classrooms. This analysis of discursive power is particularly relevant to Singapore because of the high level of state control over geography and teacher education. The particular ways in which teacher education is organised in this context also exert a number of conflicting discursive pressures that pre-service teachers have to reconcile in their subject conceptions and practice. Drawing upon data gathered from concept maps, photo-elicitation exercises, interviews and analyses of teachers' lesson plans and school curricular documents, the study highlights the dominance of discourses at the state and school levels in the Singapore geography education context. However, it also notes the ways through which participants "resisted" discourse, underscoring the importance of pre-service teachers' professional identities and beliefs about geography education in sustaining their practice through difficult times.

Recycling of domestic waste: early experiences in Singapore

1997

Foo, Tuan Seik

Collection	Landscape & The Physical Environment
Author/Creator	Foo, Tuan Seik
Title	Recycling of domestic waste: early experiences in Singapore
Source Title	Habitat International
Publication Date	1997
DOI	http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0197-3975(97)00060-X
Call Number	GF101 HI
Subject	Recycling (waste, etc.) -- Singapore Salvage (waste, etc.) -- Singapore Refuse and refuse disposal -- Singapore
Page	277-289
Language	English
Content Type	Journal Article
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Volume	21
Issue	3

Reflections on the development of Singapore: the influence of British administrative pragmatism, 1819-1959

1984

Foo, Ah Fong

Collection	Landscape & The Physical Environment
Author/Creator	Foo, Ah Fong
Title	Reflections on the development of Singapore: the influence of British administrative pragmatism, 1819-1959
Source Title	Architecture Journal
Publication Date	1984
Call Number	NA6 AJ
Subject	Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia -- Administration Singapore -- Politics and government City planning -- Singapore
Page	53-59
Language	English
Content Type	Journal Article
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries

Resettling communities: creating space for nation-building

2019

Kwek, Sian Choo

Collection	Landscape & The Physical Environment
Author/Creator	Kwek, Sian Choo
Editor	Chia, Jean Lee, Gregory
Title	Resettling communities: creating space for nation-building
Publication Date	2019
Publisher	Singapore: Centre for Liveable Cities
Call Number	HT169.S55 Kwe 2019
Subject	Land settlement -- Singapore Land use, Urban -- Singapore City planning -- Singapore
Page	xiv, 135
Language	English
URI	https://www.clc.gov.sg/docs/default-source/urban-systems-studies/uss-resettling-communities.pdf
Content Type	Book
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Series	Urban systems studies
Description	When Singapore attained self-government in 1959 and subsequently independence in 1965, it was dotted with squatter settlements, backyard industries, street hawkers and rural farms. Overrun with congested slums, the city centre was in desperate need of renewal. Over the next three decades, large-scale clearance and resettlement initiatives were carried out. The process was not without its challenges. While clearance and resettlement were carried out with a firm hand guided by clear and fair policies and processes, it was also tempered with due consideration for the impact on those displaced. The government provided resettlement benefits tailored for farmers, residential occupants and businesses, and offered a wide range of resettlement facilities. These resettlement policies and benefits were revised periodically to be kept up to date. Successful clearance and resettlement enabled Singapore’s physical and economic transformation, paving the way for the development of HDB new towns, industrial estates, infrastructure projects, and a rejuvenated city centre.

Rethinking Chinatown and heritage conservation in Singapore

2000

Collection	Landscape & The Physical Environment
Editor	Kwok, Kian Woon Wee, C. J. Wan-Ling Chia, Karen
Title	Rethinking Chinatown and heritage conservation in Singapore
Publication Date	2000
Publisher	Singapore : Singapore Heritage Society
Call Number	NA9253.2 Ret
Subject	Chinatown (Singapore) Heritage tourism -- Singapore Urban renewal -- Singapore Architecture, Domestic -- Singapore -- Conservation and restoration
Page	88
Language	English
Content Type	Book
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Description	A preliminary review of Singapore Tourism Board’s proposal on Chinatown

Searching for place identity in Singapore

2005

Yuen, Belinda

Collection	Landscape & The Physical Environment
Author/Creator	Yuen, Belinda
Title	Searching for place identity in Singapore
Source Title	Habitat International
Publication Date	2005
Call Number	GF101 HI
Subject	Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration -- Singapore Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Singapore City planning -- Social planning -- Singapore City planning -- Singapore -- Citizen planning
Page	197-214
Language	English
Content Type	Journal Article
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Volume	29
Issue	2
Description	Examines the place of public opinion and participation in making plans for conservation areas in Singapore

Seeking a better urban future

2019

Cheong, Koon Hean

Collection	Landscape & The Physical Environment
Author/Creator	Cheong, Koon Hean
Title	Seeking a better urban future
Publication Date	2019
Publisher	Singapore: World Scientific
Subject	Cities planning -- Singapore Urbanization -- Singapore
Page	xiii, 147
Language	English
Content Type	Book
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Series	IPS-Nathan lecture series
Description	This book contains edited versions of the three IPS-Nathan Lectures she gave between March and April 2018, and highlights of her dialogue with the audience. Climate change, an ageing population, anti-globalisation sentiments the world over, technological disruption, and social media all pose unique problems and opportunities to cities. Dr Cheong examines how cities deal with their urban challenges to create a better life for their citizens. In particular, the considerations needed to plan and develop Singapore in the face of rapid change and uncertainty, given our constraints as a small city-state with an open economy.