Yap Kioe Sheng

Biographic Data

ID6277637
NAMEYap Kioe Sheng
GIVEN NAMESYap Kioe
FAMILY NAMESheng
SIGNATURESHENG Y K
AFFILIATIONSAsian Institute of Technology
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS10
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1987
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX2

  • Urbanization in Southeast Asia

    K S Yap, Yap Kioe Sheng et al.EDITORBOOKUrbanization in Southeast Asia2012

    Urbanization occurs in tandem with development. Countries in Southeast Asia need to build - individually and collectively - the capacity of their cities and towns to promote economic growth and development, to make urban development more sustainable, to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and to ensure that all groups in society share in the development. This book is a result of a series of regional discussions by experts and practitioners invo…

  • Good Urban Governance in Southeast Asia

    Open AccessYap Kioe ShengARTICLEEnvironment and Urbanization Asia2010

    Southeast Asia is experiencing rapid economic growth and urbanization. Today, more than 40 per cent of its population lives in urban areas. Decentralization policies have shifted responsibilities from national to local governments, while privatization policies have shifted the burden of delivering public services from the public to the private sector. Such policies are expected to increase the efficient functioning of urban areas and support furt…

  • Housing, the state and the market in Thailand

    Open AccessYap Kioe ShengARTICLEJournal of Housing and the Built…2002Cited by: 1References: 2

  • Once Only the Sky was the Limit

    Yap Kioe Sheng, Sakchai KirinpanuARTICLEHousing Studies2000Cited by: 5References: 2

    This paper explores the causes of the collapse of the housing sector in Bangkok in 1997 and its impact on the financial sector and the economy of Thailand. With the liberalisation of the Thai economy and its integration into the world economy during the 1980s and the early 1990s, real estate companies gained access to US$-nominated off-shore loans at low interest rates. Because of the availability of cheap loans and the speculative demand for hou…

  • The development of housing for women factory workers in Bangkok

    Open AccessYap Kioe Sheng, Mona ShresthaARTICLEHabitat International1998References: 2

  • Housing in a newly industrialized economy

    Open AccessYap Kioe ShengARTICLEHabitat International1995References: 1

  • The community contract system in Sri Lanka

    Open AccessVajira Pathirana, Yap Kioe ShengARTICLEHabitat International1992Cited by: 1

  • Ait

    Open AccessYap Kioe ShengARTICLECities1991

  • The incremental development scheme in Hyderabad

    Open AccessAdnan Hameed Aliani, Yap Kioe ShengARTICLECities1990Cited by: 1References: 1

  • Some low-income housing delivery subsystems in Bangkok, Thailand

    Open AccessYap Kioe ShengARTICLEEnvironment and Urbanization1989Cited by: 2

    Some low-income housing delivery subsystems in Bangkok, Thailand considers the diverse ways in which the poor find accommodation. Some 11 subsystems are identified and living conditions and relative importance are considered for a selected group. The paper also describes how and why land use changes occur in Bangkok and their impact on housing submarkets used by poorer groups

  • Land-sharing as a low income housing policy

    Open AccessPrachumporn Panroj Islam, Yap Kioe ShengARTICLEHabitat International1989

  • Promoting community participation through training

    Open AccessYap Kioe Sheng, Yap Kioe Sheng Yap Kioe ShengARTICLEHabitat International1987