Description: Singapore's Park System Master Planning Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). A Nation Building Tool to Construct Narratives in Post-Colonial Countries Author(s): Raffaella Sini Format: Hardback Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore, Singapore Imprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore ISBN-13: 9789811367441, 978-9811367441 Synopsis This book traces the evolution of Singapore's parks system, from colonial to present times. Further, it contextualizes the design and planning of parks in the general discourse on western and eastern traditions: early twentieth century western conceptions 'imported' during colonialism; modernism; postmodernism, and the contemporary ecological debate. Park system planning products respond to national policies and result in structural urban elements and a range of park types. Global (western ideology) and local issues have influenced park system planning and the physical design of individual parks over time. However, in Singapore the eastern literature has not addressed the development of parks and urban green spaces in terms of historical perspective. The publication reveals the interrelations between visual representations and changing political ideologies. Singapore's system of public parks is shown to represent an iconography created by the state. Its set of constructed narratives elucidates on the potential social, cultural and environmental roles of public parks. However, Singapore's park system presents a novel paradigm for expanding Asian cities, characterized by evolving urban imaging strategies. In framing Singapore's case study within the broader perspective of eastern applications of western planning and design practices, and constructions of nation in post-colonial countries, the manuscript establishes the contribution of the Singaporean model of design and planning of parks to the international debate.
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Book Title: Singapore's Park System Master Planning
Number of Pages: 355 Pages
Publication Name: Singapore's Park System Master Planning: A Nation Building Tool to Construct Narratives in Post-Colonial Countries
Language: English
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore
Item Height: 235 mm
Subject: Geography & Geosciences, Sustainability, History
Publication Year: 2019
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 746 g
Subject Area: Urban Planning
Author: Raffaella Sini
Item Width: 155 mm
Series: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements
Format: Hardcover
