Constructing Singapore public space /

Constructing Singapore public space /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hee, Limin, author.
Imprint:	Singapore : Springer, 2017.
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Series:	Advances in 21st century human settlements, 2198-2554 Advances in 21st century human settlements.
Subject:	Public spaces -- Singapore. City planning -- Singapore. Civic improvement -- Singapore -- Case studies. Sociology, Urban -- Singapore. City planning. Civic improvement. Public spaces. Sociology, Urban. Singapore. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11266856

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ISBN:	9789811023873 9811023875 9789811023859 9811023859
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 28, 2016).
Summary:	This book presents possible alternatives and interpretations to the well established notion in the mostly western discourse on public space. The discourse on public space as understood in the democratic-rationalist tradition, when applied to the Singaporean public space, would offer much criticism but would not be adequate in identifying alternative processes that allow for transformative potentials in public space. Thus said, the objectives of this book are: 1. To develop a conceptual frame of reference to construct the discourse on Singapore public space 2. To form a preliminary model of Singapore public space through analyzing case studies 3. To understand the modes, methods of production and representation of these public spaces within the rapidly changing urban context 4. To situate these constructions of public space and its possible trajectories within the larger discourse on public space, and to examine the viability of such a construction and interpretive model of public space.
Other form:	Print version: Hee, Limin. Constructing Singapore public space. Singapore : Springer, 2017 9789811023859 9811023859
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-981-10-2387-3

Table of Contents:

Introduction to concepts and models of public space
Public Space in Singapore-A History
A Closer Look at Places for People
Themes for Understanding Public Spaces: Production and Representation.