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Developing living cities : from analysis to action / editors, Seetharam Kallidaikurichi & Belinda Yuen ; [supported by] Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--Social aspects--Singapore.
- City planning.
- City planning--Environmental aspects--Singapore.
- Urban policy--Singapore.
- Urban policy.
- Cities and towns--Singapore.
- Cities and towns.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (314 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- With more and more of the world's population projected to live in urban areas, the life and death of cities has become a key factor in urban development considerations. This book attempts to bring an original contribution on the analysis of creating living cities. It advances the concept and framework of a ""living city"" and also explicates the key attributes of a ""living city"" that are increasingly critical to the reinvigoration and sustainable growth of cities.The book also seeks to document and compare Singapore's development as a ""living city"" with other cities around the world. Contr
- Contents:
- Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; CONTENTS; Contributors; 1. Introduction: The Dynamics of Living Cities Seetharam Kallidaikurichi and Belinda Yuen; 2. Developing Strategically Competitive Cities Ng Mee Kam and Dennis Hui Lai Hang; 3. Committed Cities and the Problems of Governance: Micromanaging the Unmanageable John Wanna and Jennifer Craik; 4. Resilient Infrastructure Cities Peter Newman; 5. Transport and Communications Cities Peter White; 6. Benchmarking IT Cities Kenneth E. Corey and Mark I. Wilson; 7. Environmentally Sustainable Cities Jeremy Harris and Rita Padawangi
- 8. Creating and Sustaining Liveable Cities Austin Ley and Peter Newton9. Adequate Shelter Cities Belinda Yuen; 10. Achieving Sustainable Cities Seetharam Kallidaikurichi, Priyanka Anand and Daniel Tay; 11. Conclusion: The Actionable Agenda of Living Cities Belinda Yuen and Seetharam Kallidaikurichi; Afterword: Another View Jay W. Forrester; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613144485
- 9781283144483
- 1283144484
- 9789814304504
- 9814304506
- OCLC:
- 743691782
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