Changing landscapes of Singapore : old tensions, new discoveries / edited by Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho, Chih Yuan Woon & Kamalini Ramdas.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Singapore : NUS Press, 2013
  • ©2013
Description
xviii, 295 pages ; 23 cm

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    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Rediscovering Singapore's Changing Landscapes / Kamalini Ramdas
    • pt. 1 SINGAPORE, IN THE MAKING
    • 2. Heritage Landscapes and Nation-Building in Singapore / Hamzah Muzaini
    • 3. From Housing a Nation to Meeting Rising Aspirations: Evolution of Public Housing over the Years / Choon-Piew Pow
    • 4. Nature and the Environment as an Evolving Concern in Urban Singapore / Harvey Neo
    • 5. The Heart of a Global City: The Remaking of Singapore's City Centre / Shirlena Huang
    • pt. 2 SINGAPORE, ITS HEARTBEAT
    • 6. Contesting Landscapes of Familyhood: Singlehood, the AWARE Saga and the Pink Dot Celebrations / Kamalini Ramdas
    • 7. Growing Old in Singapore: Social Constructions of Old Age and the Landscapes of the Elderly / Noorashikin Abdul Rahman
    • 8. Migrant Landscapes: A Spatial Analysis of South Asian Male Migrants in Singapore / Junjia Ye
    • 9. The Singaporean "Diaspora" Landscape: Nation and Extraterritoriality / Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho
    • Contents note continued: pt. 3 SINGAPORE, "WRIT-LARGE"
    • 10. Geopolitical Landscapes of Terror and Security in Singapore / Chih Yuan Woon
    • 11. Singapore's Economic Landscapes: Local Transformations and Global Networks / Karen P.Y. Lai
    • 12. Spaces, Places and Landscapes for the Arts / T.C. Chang
    • 13. Tourism 2015: Making YourSingapore / Harng Luh Sin
    • Engaging Landscapes
    • 14. The Changing Landscape of Jalan Besar / Pui Leng Woo
    • 15. Landscape Encounters: Students' Photo Essays / Tu Guang Tan.
    ISBN
    • 9789971697723 ((paperback))
    • 9971697726 ((paperback))
    LCCN
    2013341957
    OCLC
    850992022
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