A city in blue and green
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A city in blue and green
Springer, c2019
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A city in blue and green : the Singapore story
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  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
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"Springer Open"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-142) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This open access book highlights Singapore's development into a city in which water and greenery, along with associated environmental, technical, social and political aspects have been harnessed and cultivated into a liveable sustainable way of life. It is also a story about a unique and thoroughgoing approach to large-scale and potentially transferable water sustainability, within largely urbanized circumstances, which can be achieved, along with complementary roles of environmental conservation, ecology, public open-space management and the greening of buildings, together with infrastructural improvements.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction. a. Aspects of 'Blue' and Green' b. Singaporean Significance of 'Blue and Green' c. Organization of the Book
Chapter 2: Early Days. . a. Geographic Setting and Control b. Transformation and Deforestation c. Securing Prosperity d. Interwar Interlude e. Post-Colonial Developments
Chapter 3: Visions of Clean and Green a. Onset and Rise of 'Clean and Green' b. From 'Garden City' to City in Nature' c. Metaphorical Perspectives d. Singapore's Changing Metaphoric Landscape
Chapter 4: Water Resources and Independence a. Singapore's Constraints and Opportunities in Water Resources b. Singapore's Taps c. Singapore's Closed Loop System d. Stock-Flow Depictions e. Sustainability, Dependencies and Vulnerabilities
Chapter 5: Gardens, Parks and Green Reserves a. Botanical and Horticultural Gardens b. Nature Reserves c. The ABC Program d. Park and Other Connectors e. Themes and Management Considerations f. Towards a Biofilic Outcome
Chapter 6: Ways Forward a. Successful Ingredients b. Public Participation c. Future Challenges d. Dealing With Uncertainty
Appendices. a. Sankey Diagram Background Computation b. List of Interviews Bibliography Index.
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