Greening Singapore: Past achievements, emerging challenges

50 Years of Urban Planning in Singapore

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 177-195

  Tan, Puay Yok ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 84994886632     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9501     Document Type: Chapter

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