Four Decades of Transformation: Land Use in Singapore, 1960-2000 - Softcover

Tai-Chee, Wong; Adriel, Yap Lian-Ho

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9812102701 ISBN 13: 9789812102706

Publisher: Times Academic Press,Singapore, 2004

Synopsis

This work examines the spatial transformation of the city-state of Singapore, guided (for the past 40 years under consideration) by a modernization campaign committed to developmentalism and a systematic break with the colonial past. Chapters look at changing land-use structures in the downtown business core, the development of housing policy, infrastructure as a modernization agent, industrialization as an engine of development, and the development of recreational spaces. Eastern Universities Press is an imprint of Times Media Private Ltd., distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author

Wong Tai-Chee received his PhD from the School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University. He is currently Associate Professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He teaches urban studies and other human geography modules. His main research interests are in urbanisation, urban land-use change and globalisation issues of East and Southeast Asia. Yap Lian-Ho Adriel graduated with honours from the Geography Department, National University of Singapore. He was awarded a Masters Degree by research by the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore on Land Use Change in the Singapore Jurong Area. He currently teaches geography at an independent secondary school in Singapore.

Edition details

• Publisher: Times Academic Press,Singapore
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9812102701
• ISBN 13: 9789812102706
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200