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Singapore: An Atlas of Perpetual Territorial Transformation
Rodolphe de Konick, Julie Drolet, Marc Girard
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Description for Singapore: An Atlas of Perpetual Territorial Transformation
Hardcover. Since 1965, when it became a fully independent city-state, Singapore has been an effervescent laboratory of economic, social and environmental transformation and innovation. This book illustrates the nature and depth of the territorial changes that have occurred from the early 1960s onwards. Editor(s): Koninck, Rodolphe De; Drolet, Julie; Girard, Marc. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJP; HBTP; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 632.
Since 1965, when it became a fully independent city-state, Singapore has been an effervescent laboratory of economic, social and environmental transformation and innovation. The island of Singapore is small (currently about 720 sq km), and the government has thoroughly transformed and extended the lands under its control to serve the needs and ambitions of its citizens. The systematic overhaul of the Singaporean environment reflects a deliberate policy of social transformation, a revolution controlled and monitored from above.Singapore's accomplishments in the realm of economic and social development are of great importance but have received little attention. Based on an extended series ... Read more
Since 1965, when it became a fully independent city-state, Singapore has been an effervescent laboratory of economic, social and environmental transformation and innovation. The island of Singapore is small (currently about 720 sq km), and the government has thoroughly transformed and extended the lands under its control to serve the needs and ambitions of its citizens. The systematic overhaul of the Singaporean environment reflects a deliberate policy of social transformation, a revolution controlled and monitored from above.Singapore's accomplishments in the realm of economic and social development are of great importance but have received little attention. Based on an extended series ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789971693978
SKU
V9789971693978
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Ref
99-15
About Rodolphe de Konick, Julie Drolet, Marc Girard
Rodolphe de Koninck is Professor of Geography and Canada Chair of Asian Research at the University of Montreal. He earned his PhD in Geography from the University of Singapore in 1970. Julie Drolet is a Graduate Student in the Department of Geography, University of Montreal. Marc Girard is a Cartographer and GIS Specialist in the Department of Geography, University of ... Read more
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