Planning Singapore: The Experimental City

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Stephen Hamnett (University of South Australia, Australia) Belinda Yuen (Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore)

Planning Singapore

The Experimental City

Stephen Hamnett (University of South Australia, Australia), Belinda Yuen (Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore)

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English

Routledge
24 May 2019

City & town planning - architectural aspects; Urban & municipal planning

Series: Planning, History and Environment Series

Two hundred years ago, Sir Stamford Raffles established the modern settlement of Singapore with the intent of seeing it become ‘a great commercial emporium and fulcrum’. But by the time independence was achieved in 1965, the city faced daunting problems of housing shortage, slums and high unemployment. Since then, Singapore has become one of the richest countries on earth, providing, in Sir Peter Hall’s words, ‘perhaps the most extraordinary case of economic development in the history of the world’. The story of Singapore’s remarkable achievements in the first half century after its independence is now widely known.

In Planning Singapore: The Experimental City, Stephen Hamnett and Belinda Yuen have brought together a set of chapters on Singapore’s planning achievements, aspirations and challenges, which are united in their focus on what might happen next in the planning of the island-state. Chapters range over Singapore’s planning system, innovation and future economy, housing, biodiversity, water and waste, climate change, transport, and the potential transferability of Singapore’s planning knowledge. A key question is whether the planning approaches, which have served Singapore so well until now, will suffice to meet the emerging challenges of a changing global economy, demographic shifts, new technologies and the existential threat of climate change. Singapore as a global city is becoming more unequal and more diverse. This has the potential to weaken the social compact which has largely existed since independence and to undermine the social resilience undoubtedly needed to cope with the shocks and disruptions of the twenty-first century. The book concludes, however, that Singapore is better-placed than most to respond to the challenges which it will certainly face thanks to its outstanding systems of planning and implementation, a proven capacity to experiment and a highly developed ability to adapt quickly, purposefully and pragmatically to changing circumstances.

Edited by: Stephen Hamnett (University of South Australia Australia), Belinda Yuen (Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781138482340
ISBN 10: 113848234X
Series: Planning, History and Environment Series
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 24 May 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword Chan Heng Chee Acknowledgements The Contributors Chapter 1 Planning Singapore: Challenges and Choices Stephen Hamnett and Belinda Yuen Chapter 2 Re-examining Singapore’s Urban Planning and Governance Framework Tan Shin Bin and Donald Low Chapter 3 Singapore’s Economic Development: The Dilemma of Managing Success John Powers Chapter 4 More than just a Roof over One’s Head: Lifestyle Diversity and Dynamics in Singapore Public Housing Tan Ern Ser and Paveena Seah Chapter 5 Nature in the City 1 Lena Chan Chapter 6 Recycling Water and Waste in Singapore Corinne Ong, Lyle Fearnley, Quek Ri An and Chia Siow Boon Chapter 7 The Challenge of Climate Change for Singapore Peter Newman Chapter 8 Singapore’s Changing Relationship with Cars Paul Barter Chapter 9 Singapore’s Integrated Transit-Oriented Planning and Land Value Capture: A Model for Others? John Good Chapter 10 Planning the Experimental City Belinda Yuen and Stephen Hamnett Index

Stephen Hamnett is Emeritus Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of South Australia and a Commissioner of the Environment, Resources and Development Court of South Australia. Belinda Yuen is Professorial Research Fellow and Research Director at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design.

Reviews for Planning Singapore: The Experimental City

Planning Singapore: The Experimental City is a comprehensive expert analysis of contemporary Singapore by experienced urbanists. A democratic authoritarian government has guided Singapore's urban development with exceptional success, transitioning Singapore into a significant global city. It has successfully provided housing to a large proportion of the population. In parallel the Singapore economy has grown steadily with the support of government firms and foreign multinationals. Challenges include a slowly emerging gig economy, growing social inequality and a need for enhanced opportunity for creativity and innovation. The authors have provided a readable, nuanced, assessment of a well planned global hub. Dean Forbes Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor Emeritus Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia Now two centuries since Raffles planted the British flag on the site of the ancient kingdom of Temasek, we know for certain that his instincts about the island's potential greatness were correct. The experts that Hamnett and Yuen have assembled in Planning Singapore: The Experimental City enable us to understand how Singapore's unique and highly integrated planning and governance approach, with its experimental qualities, will guide its future. Christopher Silver Professor Urban and Regional Planning University of Florida, Gainesville Planning Singapore: The Experimental City is a comprehensive expert analysis of contemporary Singapore by experienced urbanists. A democratic authoritarian government has guided Singapore's urban development with exceptional success, transitioning Singapore into a significant global city. It has successfully provided housing to a large proportion of the population. In parallel the Singapore economy has grown steadily with the support of government firms and foreign multinationals. Challenges include a slowly emerging gig economy, growing social inequality and a need for enhanced opportunity for creativity and innovation. The authors have provided a readable, nuanced, assessment of a well planned global hub. Dean Forbes Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor Emeritus Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia Now two centuries since Raffles planted the British flag on the site of the ancient kingdom of Temasek, we know for certain that his instincts about the island's potential greatness were correct. The experts that Hamnett and Yuen have assembled in Planning Singapore: The Experimental City enable us to understand how Singapore's unique and highly integrated planning and governance approach, with its experimental qualities, will guide its future. Christopher Silver Professor Urban and Regional Planning University of Florida, Gainesville This is an important reference point for urban planning students and researchers alike. It tells much of the Singapore story so far in a concise and informative way but it also includes important elements of reflection on and criticism of its meaning for urban planning elsewhere and signposts some of the likely future twists and turns in this remarkable tale. Nicholas A. Phelps, Urban Policy and Research, November 2019