Tropical Urbanisation and the Life of Public Housing in Singapore
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12648140 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adrian T H Kuah (0000-0001-6245-5228, James Cook University Singapore, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | eTropic electronic journal of studies in the tropics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1448-2940 • E-ISSN: 1448-2940 |
| Publisher | James Cook University (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.25120/etropic.17.1.2018.3641 |
| OpenAlex | W2801864965 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 17 |
The rapid pace of urbanisation in the tropics is astounding. By 2050, 2.5 billion people will be added to the world’s urban population, with nearly 90% of this increase taking place in tropical Asia and Africa. Cities such as Mumbai, Kolkata, Manila, Lagos, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Jakarta and Singapore have witnessed sharp increases in their populations. Housing this population is a critical concern of contemporary cities of the tropics. This paper highlights the case of Singapore, which has managed to provide housing to almost every person in the country through its public housing policy. Singapore’s public residential concept illustrates a successful approach to executing an urban development concept plan that optimises the use of limited land in a small country. Although such an achievement may not be easily replicated, this paper highlights three lessons that may be applicable to tropical urbanisation: implementing a sustainable housing development and urban planning policy; creating social cohesion through a public housing program; and potentially, enhancing social mobility through home ownership
Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Pace · Population · Public housing · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Urban planning · Urbanization · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Socioeconomic Development in Asia · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Ecology
A matter of record
Case Study Research
On the mechanics of economic development
Developmentalism, social welfare and state capacity in East Asia
International Day of the Tropics
Asian urban sustainability in the era of globalization
From universal public housing to meeting the increasing aspiration for private housing in Singapore
A sense of place in public housing
Social Discipline in Singapore
Not Depoliticized but Ideologically Successful
| Citations per year | 0.83 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |