Translations of urban regulation in relations between Kigali (Rwanda) and Singapore / Stephan Bock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bock, Stephan, 1983- author.

Series:

Beiträge zur Afrikaforschung ; 0938-7285 Bd. 87.

Beiträge zur Afrikaforschung, 0938-7285 ; Band 87

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Rwanda--Kigali.

City planning.

Urbanization--Rwanda--Kigali.

Urbanization.

City planning--Singapore.

Relations.

Urban policy.

Singapore.

Urbanization--Singapore.

Urban policy--Rwanda--Kigali.

Urban policy--Singapore.

International relations.

Kigali (Rwanda)--Relations--Singapore.

Kigali (Rwanda).

Singapore--Relations--Rwanda--Kigali.

Rwanda--Kigali.

Physical Description:

xiii, 338 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Zürich : LIT Verlag, [2018]

Contents:

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

Abstract

Introduction

Research Question

Theoretical Framework

Basic theoretical assumptions that underlie the research question

Ordinary cities : (the relevance of) Kigali and Singapore

Ordinary cities : ordinary relations

Thinking policy mobilities as processes of assembling

Towards Methodology : Assembling as leitmotif

Methodological Approach

Developing an empirical framework : Unknown roads into open fields

Assembling ethnographic approaches for multi-local and multi-scalar fieldwork

Background Rwanda : Reversing the Spatial Emphasis In Rwanda's Development : On Changing Rationalities of Social Engineering and Their Spatial Implications

Habyarimana's development rationality : thinking and shaping Rwanda as 'one large village'

Towards a new socio-economic development vision

Post-conflict reconstruction and planning for a middle income society

Vision 2020

Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy 1 & 2

Background Kigali : Historical Contextualization and Retracing Trajectories of The Masterplan-Process on the Urban Level

Kigali's post-colonial urbanization : accelerated growth and first urban planning

Post-conflict Kigali : from emergency to stabilization and a new significance of urban space

it was me and the Préfet!' : (Re- ) Building an urban administration

Towards an urban vision : Trajectories of a masterplan

Towards A Comprehensive Masterplanning : Developing An Urban Vision

Visioning Kigali's future : drawing the big picture

Assessment of planning environment

Emphasising central elements of planning through the Existing Conditions Analysis

The Kigali Conceptual Masterplan : setting a long-term vision

Setting the objectives of the KCMP

Organizing Kigali's physical re-development along the Kigali Transect Model

The KCMP as fundament of subsequent planning and marketing tool

Re-assembling the masterplanning process : dynamics in actor-, relation-constitution

OZ Architecture's Sub Area Plan : Detailing the KCMP vision

Making Sub Area Plans implementable through the SmartCode-tool

Expressions of Sub Area Plans on the level of Kigali's administration

Institutional change in the light of the first steps of detailed masterplanning : the coming into being of the City of Kigali : One Stop Centre for Construction Permits

Tracing The Establishing of The Singapore-Connection : Coordinating The Integration of Singaporean Urban Planning Expertise Into The Masterplanning-Process

Government-to-Government relation

Institutionalizing the capacity building relation : Coordinating the urban-planning consultancy

Re-assembling the theoretical framework : Integrating Singaporean urban planning expertise through the "translocal learning" perspective

Coordination

Translation

Dwelling

Background on Rwanda's national capacity building framework

Modeling and promoting public sector expertise on Singapore's development experience

SCE's mandate and Singapore's wider expertise promoting framework

Singapore's urban planning framework : From HDB's roots to its semi-privatized consultancy branch Surbana

Capitalizing public sector urbanization expertise

Promoting Singapore's urbanization experience : The examples of the Centre for Liveable Cities and the World Cities Summit

Promoting long-term planning expertise of the Singaporean public sector : URA gallery and academy

Detailed Masterplanning For The City Of Kigali : Modeling-, Translating- And Translocal Learning Practices In The Interaction Between Surbana And The One Stop Centre For Construction Permits

Surbana's integrated planning approach : framing the development of a new little red dot

The five steps of Surbana's integrated planning approach in the detailed masterplanning for Nyarugenge District

City appreciating : (re- )contextualizing Surbana's planning framework

City-branding

Landuse modeling : Spatializing the vision

Re-developing Nyarugenge District's central area through landuse modeling

Making landuse modeling effective in regulation through zoning

Citywide Detailed Masterplanning By Surbana : Towards Establishing Singaporean Expertise In A Functional System Around The Regulatory Framework of The Masterplan

Finalization of the citywide masterplan through detailed planning for Gasabo- and Kicukrio District and revision of CBD-plan by Surbana

The Inception Report : Coordinating, setting-up the citywide detailed planning process

Grounding the citywide masterplanning

Envisioning Kigali's future urban environment : beyond Nyarugenge's CBD area

Citywide application of the New Town Structural Model as organizing principle

Gasabo District detailed landuse planning

Kicukiro District : detailed landuse planning

A Management Information System as central tool towards retaining masterplanning-expertise in a functional system

The application, review process : regulative mechanisms of the functional system

Capacity building as lived learning towards a functional system of masterplan-implementation

"We had enough of training : so now we are back to work"

Decentralization of masterplan-implementation : Capacity building of District Offices

Making the comprehensive masterplan tangible (outside the offices of the city-administration)

Inspection department

Sensitization on the masterplan, its regulations, and procedures

Vision City : Building a blueprint of the masterplan

The city-gallery : Showroom for the Kigali masterplan as best-practice

Contesting the 'Kigali example'

Chapter summary

Conclusion

Empirical conclusion

Trajectory of Kigali's masterplanning endeavour

Singapore becomes part of Kigali's masterplan endeavour

Practices and outcome of the learning-relation

Theoretical conclusion

Contextuality

Processuality

Functional system

Limitations

Bibliography

Appendix

Register of Interviews.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-335).

ISBN:

3643909861

9783643909862

OCLC:

1026605957

Publisher Number:

99980814134