Singapore : a developmental city state
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Bibliographic Information
Singapore : a developmental city state
(World cities series)
J. Wiley, c1997
Available at 53 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-325) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Part of the "World Cities Series", this book provides a comprehensive review of Singapore's economic, social, physical and political characteristics to give a broad understanding of its recent growth, current development strategies and dilemmas. Singapore is the dominant world city of Southeast Asia. It has achieved global prominence as the link between the international economy and one of the world's fastest growing regions. The book provides a review of the city's social, physical and political characteristics to give an insight into the country's development. Divided into two main sections, the preliminary chapters examine the historical development of the city, the sources of economic growth and the political management and planning of economic and urban development. The second section comprises of separate chapters on key components of the city environment; land patterns and communications, demographic trends, family and community structures, the living environment, culture, conservation and tourism.
Finally the book examines current development dilemmas including the means of accommodating the aspirations of an increasingly affluent population and overcoming the physical constraints of a small island state. Aimed at a wide audience including social science, economic and urban planning students the text should serve as a basic reference offering an introductory understanding of the city.
Table of Contents
- Statistical summary
- global processes and a developmental city state
- history and heritage
- government and politics
- population
- economic growth
- land use and communications
- planning and environment
- housing environment, urban conservation, local culture and tourism
- the next lap.
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