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Wetlands in a city: the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

2010

Chua, Ee Kiam

Collection	Landscape & The Physical Environment
Author/Creator	Chua, Ee Kiam
Title	Wetlands in a city: the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Publication Date	2010
Publisher	Singapore : Simply Green
Call Number	QH77.12 Chu 2010
Subject	Migratory birds -- Singapore -- Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Mangrove animals -- Singapore -- Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Mangrove ecology -- Singapore -- Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (Singapore)
Page	176
Language	English
Content Type	Book
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries

What is the value of built heritage conservation? Assessing spillover effects of conserving historic sites in Singapore

2020

Tan, Shin B.
Ti, Edward S. W.

Collection	Landscape & The Physical Environment
Author/Creator	Tan, Shin B. Ti, Edward S. W.
Title	What is the value of built heritage conservation? Assessing spillover effects of conserving historic sites in Singapore
Source Title	Land Use Policy
Publication Date	2020
DOI	http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104393
Subject	Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- Singapore Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Singapore Real property -- Valuation -- Singapore
Page	104-393
Language	English
Content Type	Journal Article
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Volume	91
Description	Quantifying the economic benefits of built heritage facilitates the formulation and assessment of conservation policies and programs. There is however a lack of empirical research about the economic value of built heritage in Asian cities. This lack is problematic, given the rapid pace of demolition and redevelopment of historic landscapes in Asian cities. This study seeks to reduce the current gap in built heritage research by examining whether real estate premiums are generated by the designation of buildings as ‘conserved’ in Singapore, a city-state in South East Asia. Using 20 years of housing transaction data, and controlling for building, neighborhood and year fixed effects, we found that conservation designation had a positive impact on average sale prices per square meter of built area that was largest at residential locations between 800 m to 1.6 km from the conserved site. Findings also suggest that lower-cost public housing resale units gained a substantially smaller premium compared to private housing units. While our findings suggest an economic justification for building conservation programs in Asian cities, they also raise questions about such programs potential impact on neighborhood gentrification, and the need for appropriate taxation policies to ensure horizontal equity between property owners.

When heritage meets creativity: a tale of two urban development strategies in Kampong Glam, Singapore

2019

Kumar, Vinay

Collection	Landscape & The Physical Environment
Author/Creator	Kumar, Vinay
Title	When heritage meets creativity: a tale of two urban development strategies in Kampong Glam, Singapore
Source Title	City & Community
Publication Date	2019
DOI	http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cico.12427
Subject	Historic districts -- Conservation and restoration -- Singapore -- Kampong Glam Urban renewal -- Singapore -- Kampong Glam Kampong Glam (Singapore)
Language	English
Content Type	Journal Article
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Description	In recent years, cities around the world have increasingly relied on culture‐based development strategies for the revitalization of urban areas, such as urban heritage and the development of a creative economy. Typically, either one of these practices is put in place; however, in Kampong Glam, Singapore, both heritage development and creative economy strategies have been adopted by the national government and local organizations. This paper studies the coincidence of the two main culture‐based urban development strategies and its implications in the same physical urban place. Drawing on geospatial mapping techniques and archival data, we aim to illustrate how the two cultural urban redevelopment strategies manifest and interact in urban space. We find that stakeholders draw on each strategy to counteract the excesses of the other, given their different aims and audiences, so as to regulate the interaction between the two and achieve balance among competing interests in the neighborhood.

Where do community iconic structures fit in a globalizing city?

2006

Ho, K. C.

Collection	Landscape & The Physical Environment
Author/Creator	Ho, K. C.
Title	Where do community iconic structures fit in a globalizing city?
Source Title	City
Publication Date	2006
Call Number	HT151 C
Subject	School buildings -- Social aspects -- Singapore Mosques -- Social aspects -- Singapore Community life -- Singapore Social participation -- Singapore
Page	91-100
Language	English
Content Type	Journal Article
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Volume	10
Issue	1
Description	Shows how existing social organization in Singapore is eroded by new government organizations that came with state formation