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Im Sik Cho - Community-Based Urban Development: Evolving Urban Paradigms in Singapore and Seoul - 9789811019852 - V9789811019852
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Community-Based Urban Development: Evolving Urban Paradigms in Singapore and Seoul

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Description for Community-Based Urban Development: Evolving Urban Paradigms in Singapore and Seoul Hardback. Series: Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements. Num Pages: 152 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations, 15 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 1FPKS; AMVD; JFSG; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 245 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
The book compares different approaches to urban development in Singapore and Seoul over the past decades, by focusing on community participation in the transformation of neighbourhoods and its impact on the built environment and communal life. Singapore and Seoul are known for their rapid economic growth and urbanisation under a strong control of developmental state in the past. However, these cities are at a critical crossroads of societal transformation, where participatory and community-based urban development is gaining importance. This new approach can be seen as a result of a changing relationship between the state and civil society, where an emerging ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements
Condition
New
Weight
422g
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811019852
SKU
V9789811019852
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Im Sik Cho
Dr Cho Im Sik is an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment, at the National University of Singapore where she serves as the leader for urban studies research and teaching and as principal investigator for many research projects funded by the key government agencies in Singapore, related to urban space design and participatory planning ... Read more

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