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Nature and the Singapore Resident
GeoJournal
  • Belinda K. P. Yuen, National University of Singapore
  • Lily Kong, Singapore Management University
  • Clive Briffett, National University of Singapore
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
11-1999
Abstract

Singapore has witnessed rapid urban development in the last thirty years. Its landscape has changed from one of slums and squatters in the immediate post-war years to a city of gardens and high-rise high-density housing. The concept of a 'garden city' was introduced to guide the development of a city-state with abundant greenery. In the process, many parks and gardens were created including park connectors which are green linkages between parks and other land uses, This paper presents the findings of an ongoing research into park connectors. It reports on that part of the survey results which examine the views of residents towards nature provision in park connectors and suggest some design options to enhance the planning of park connectors.

Keywords
  • Garden city,
  • Nature,
  • Singapore,
  • Urban planning
Identifier
10.1023/A:1007060728210
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007060728210
Citation Information
Belinda K. P. Yuen, Lily Kong and Clive Briffett. "Nature and the Singapore Resident" GeoJournal Vol. 49 Iss. 3 (1999) p. 323 - 331 ISSN: 0343-2521
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lily-kong/108/