TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lim,William Siew Wai
TI  - Public space in urban Asia
SN  - 9789814578325 (hbk.)
AV  - HT147.A2 P84 2014
U1  - 307.76095 PUB.L 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Singapore 
PB  - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., 
KW  - Public spaces
KW  - Asia
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - City planning
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Public space today /​ William S.W. Lim
The multiple spaces of Bukit Brown /​ Chua Ai Lin, Terence Chong and Terence Heng
Vestigial as alternative : the KTM rail corridor and the search for the un-regularized /​ Liew Kai Khiun
The end of the Railroad in Singapore: a photo essay /​ Claire Leow
Singapore's void decks /​ Stephen Cairns
Hawker centres : siting/​sighting Singapore's food heritage /​ Randy Chan and Jolene Lee
Chongqing /​ Wei Haoyan
Hong Kong /​ Tat Lam and Benedetta Tavecchia
Jakarta /​ Marco Kusumawijaya
Kuala Lumpur /​ Lim Teng Ngiom
Taiwan /​ Roan Ching-yueh
Commentaries by Lilian Chee, Jane M. Jacobs and Koon Wee
Global dynamic change and power rebalance /​ William S.W. Lim
Commentary on incomplete urbanism /​ Andrew Lee, Leong Teng Wui and Ong Swee Hong
Spatial justice and happiness /​ William S.W. Lim
Spatial justice : a Singapore case study /​ William S.W. Lim
Change we must /​ William S.W. Lim
N2  - "The world faces two absolute imperatives. One is to eradicate global poverty and reduce the income gap. The other is to ensure social and environmental sustainability. There is currently an increasing convergence of views among the majority, particularly the younger generation, that to achieve these goals we need to redefine key concepts such as inclusiveness and bottom up participation. Over the last few decades the rise of many cities, especially in emerging economies, has threatened to erode much of public space. It is in this context that William SW Lim, Chairperson of the Asian Urban Lab has edited Public Space in Urban Asia, to discuss the issue of Public Space in selected Asian cities"--
UR  - http://openisbn.com/isbn/9814578320/
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