Urban informality and everyday (night)life: A field study in Singapore

International Development Planning Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 369-390

  Yeo, Su Jan ^a   Hee, Limin ^b   Heng, Chye Kiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Tower Block MND Complex   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Informal practices; Little India; Night time city; Singapore; Urban nightscape

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; MODERNIZATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN SOCIETY;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84866694643     PISSN: 14746743     EISSN: 14783401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/idpr.2012.22     Document Type: Review

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