Reclaiming the city: Waterfront development in Singapore

Urban Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2085-2100

  Chang, T C ^a   Huang, Shirlena ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; LAND USE CHANGE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PLANNING; NEIGHBORHOOD; REDEVELOPMENT; STATE ROLE; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN RENEWAL; URBANIZATION; WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 79960225424     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098010382677     Document Type: Article

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