Brian G Field
Biographic Data
| ID | 4526330 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian G Field |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian G |
| FAMILY NAME | Field |
| SIGNATURE | FIELD B G |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Pragmatic guidelines for determining road investment priorities in developing countries
In many developing countries, the determination of a ranking of investments designed to improve and extend the road system is a commonplace prerequisite of planning for the transport sector as a whole and the road sub-sector within it. A major objective of determining investment priorities is to secure the greatest efficiency in the use of resources allocated to the sector and, for this reason, any system of assigning priorities must rely upon co…
Embracing the informal sector
In extolling the virtues of the city, it is often suggested that city life represents the highest and most tangible manifestation of our achievements as a society. It is the city, it is argued, that defines civilisation and yet, as we approach the new millennium, much of the world's urban population is still living in extreme poverty in the so-called Third World. Squatting has become the rule rather than the exception, highlighting the impotence …
Institutional deficiencies and capacity building constraints
The authors question Africa's ability to achieve sustainable development in view of the erosion of its institution building capacity, a problem compounded by the alarming rate of Africa's continuing marginalisation in the world economy. The situation has been provoked by inappropriate domestic policies which have not only compromised Africa's competitiveness, but also made it particularly vulnerable given the increasing globalisation of markets a…
Singapore's New Town prototype
Transport planning for Third World cities
Public Housing and the Promotion of Homeownership
Housing stress and the role of the state
Public housing in Singapore
Singapore
L'influence des Normands en Angleterre
Après avoir rappelé les faits historiques de la conquête normande, au XIème siècle, l'auteur montre les changements qu'elle a entraîné dans de multiples domaines : l'administration, le droit, la religion, 1'architecture, l'aménagement du territoire, la langue. Avec le recul du temps, on s'aperçoit que l'influence normande a eu pour conséquence de lier l'Angleterre au développement européen. En ce sens, l'auteur considère que c'est l'événement le …
L'influence des Normands en Angleterre
Après avoir rappelé les faits historiques de la conquête normande, au XIème siècle, l'auteur montre les changements qu'elle a entraîné dans de multiples domaines : l'administration, le droit, la religion, 1'architecture, l'aménagement du territoire, la langue. Avec le recul du temps, on s'aperçoit que l'influence normande a eu pour conséquence de lier l'Angleterre au développement européen. En ce sens, l'auteur considère que c'est l'événement le …
Singapore
Public housing in Singapore
Public Housing and the Promotion of Homeownership
Housing stress and the role of the state
Transport planning for Third World cities
Singapore's New Town prototype
Institutional deficiencies and capacity building constraints
The authors question Africa's ability to achieve sustainable development in view of the erosion of its institution building capacity, a problem compounded by the alarming rate of Africa's continuing marginalisation in the world economy. The situation has been provoked by inappropriate domestic policies which have not only compromised Africa's competitiveness, but also made it particularly vulnerable given the increasing globalisation of markets a…
Embracing the informal sector
In extolling the virtues of the city, it is often suggested that city life represents the highest and most tangible manifestation of our achievements as a society. It is the city, it is argued, that defines civilisation and yet, as we approach the new millennium, much of the world's urban population is still living in extreme poverty in the so-called Third World. Squatting has become the rule rather than the exception, highlighting the impotence …
Pragmatic guidelines for determining road investment priorities in developing countries
In many developing countries, the determination of a ranking of investments designed to improve and extend the road system is a commonplace prerequisite of planning for the transport sector as a whole and the road sub-sector within it. A major objective of determining investment priorities is to secure the greatest efficiency in the use of resources allocated to the sector and, for this reason, any system of assigning priorities must rely upon co…
Business (8 works) · Economics (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Government (linguistics (3 works) · Housing Market and Economics (3 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (3 works)