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Topic: Urban planning areas in Singapore

	Urban planning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Urban planning is concerned with the ordering and design of settlements, from the smallest towns to the world's largest cities.
		Urban, city, or town planning is the discipline of land use planning which deals with the physical, social, and economic development of metropolitan regions, municipalities and neighbourhoods.
		An urban planner is likely to use a number of Quantitative tools to forecast impacts of development on a variety of environmental concerns including roadway air dispersion models to predict air quality impacts of urban highways and roadway noise models to predict noise pollution effects of urban highways.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Urban_planning (2765 words)

	Urban planning in Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Urban planning in Singapore has formulated and guided its physical development from the day the modern city-state was founded in 1819 as a British colony to the developed, independent country it is today.
		The founding of modern Singapore in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles was arguably a planning event in itself, as it involved the search for a deep, sheltered harbour suitable to establish a pivotal maritime base for British interests in the Far East.
		Presently, the current policy of Singapore's urban planning, under the charge of the Urban Redevelopment Authority is to create partially self-sufficient towns and districts which are then further served by four regional centres, each which serves one of the four different regions of Singapore besides the Central Area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Urban_planning_in_Singapore (1620 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Singapore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Singapore was expelled from the federation on 7 August 1965 after heated ideological conflict developed between the state government formed by PAP and the Federal government in Kuala Lumpur.
		The urban area used to be only concentrated on the southern part of Singapore around the mouth of the Singapore River and what is now the Downtown Core, while the rest of the land was tropical rainforest or used for agriculture.
		The Urban Redevelopment Authority is a government agency responsible for the urban planning of Singapore that concentrates on efficient land use and distribution, as well as transport flow.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Singapore (4811 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Sengkang
		Bukit Batok is a neighbourhood in the city-state of Singapore.
		Bukit Gombak is a neighborhood in the west-central area of the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore.
		Kampong Glam is an area of the city-state Singapore in Southeast Asia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sengkang (2317 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Orchard Road
		The immediate vicinity of Orchard Road, Orchard Planning Area is one of 55 urban planning areas as specified by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, and is a commercial district.
		The Central Area is the collective term for a group of financial and commercial districts in centre of Singapore which was previously otherwise known as the Central Business District and was renamed to accommodate the expanded function of the area.
		Pasir Panjang is an area in southwest Singapore, characterised by the proximity of the port.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Orchard-Road (7003 words)

	Urban planning areas in Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Singapore is divided into 55 urban planning areas by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, organised into five regions.
		A Development Guide Plan is then drawn up for each planning area, providing for detailed planning guidelines for every individual plot of land throughout the country.
		For example, the Statistics Department of Singapore published its 2000 Census data based on planning area boundaries for the first time, compared to using postal district boundaries for previous exercises.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Urban_planning_areas_in_Singapore (156 words)

	Urban planning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Regional planning deals with a still larger environment, at a less detailed level.
		Historically, urban development was more often a haphazard, incremental event than a deliberate planned process.
		Many conventional planning techniques are being repackaged as smart growth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/urban_planning (2765 words)

	People & the Planet > cities > features > singapore - the global city
		However, each satellite town is planned so that residents can live and work in the same community without resorting to long commutes to the city centre or to other parts of the island.
		Singapore has another distinction: it is the only large city in the world that soaks up more carbon dioxide than it produces, making it a carbon sink.
		"Singapore is an excellent example of how the combination of land use planning, urban planning and transportation planning can help create a sustainable city for the 21st century," states Loh Ah Tuan, Director of the Environmental Policy and Management Division of the Ministry of the Environment.
	www.peopleandplanet.net /pdoc.php?id=1762 (1147 words)

	Geography
		Urban planning, regional planning and spatial planning use the science of geography to assist in determining how to develop (or not develop) the land to meet particular criteria, such as safety, beauty, economic opportunities, the preservation of the built or natural heritage, and so on.
		The planning of towns, cities and rural areas may be seen as applied geography although it also draws heavily upon engineering, the arts, the sciences, lessons of history, and politics.
		Some of the issues facing planning are considered briefly under the headings of rural exodus, urban exodus and smart growth.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/geography.html (1749 words)

	AAPH - Singapore - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Singapore is an island city-state, with a land area of 647.5 square kilometres, and a resident population of 3.87 million (mid I 998).
		Planning is undertaken and co-ordinated by a central bureaucracy comprising various government ministries and departments.
		Floor Area Calculations The calculations of floor area and plot ratio must be presented in prescribed manner, and certified by the project architect or professional engineer to be true and correct prior to the grant of written permission.
	news.aaph.net /article/archive/9 (3338 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Economy - overview
		Priority areas for reconstruction include the construction of education, health, and sanitation facilities, enhancement of administrative capacity, the development of the agricultural sector, and the rebuilding of road, energy, and telecommunication links.
		Plans for the future include upgrading the labor force, reducing unemployment, strengthening the banking and tourist sectors, and, in general, further widening the economic base beyond oil and gas.
		Cultivation of crops is limited to the coastal area, where the population is largely concentrated; rice and manioc are the major crops.
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2116.html (16442 words)

	Asian Urban Research Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In developing countries, the promotion of industrial cities is emphasized as an important urban policy to aid their economic growths as well as receive the population decentralization from capitals.
		Moreover, computer-based planning support systems which are linked with geographical information systems or expert systems are particularly attracting a great deal of attention in developing countries that are short of decision-makers or planners for developing plans.
		Attempts to amend to city planning laws by the influence of recent Asian economic crisis are in progress in both countries and are a mitigation of built-up area control of laws.
	urban.tutrp.tut.ac.jp /AURG (1948 words)

	SUSTAINING CITIES: Environmental Planning and Management in Urban Design
		Planning and development professionals who need to cope with the problems of increasing urbanization will find practical tools in Joseph Leitmann's Sustaining Cities: Environmental Planning and Management in Urban Design.
		A huge number of people are affected by urban environmental degradation: 1.1 billion people live in cities that exceed healthful levels of air quality; 420 million have inadequate sanitation; and 220 million city dwellers do not have access to safe drinking water.
		The second section presents a planning framework for the urban environment, describes useful tools for analysis and planning, and explains the development and use of urban environmental management strategies and action plans.
	www.gdrc.org /uem/sustainaing-cities.html (783 words)

	Students 2005 -Urban Planning at Columbia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Currently a candidate for master's degrees in the departments of Urban Planning and Sociomedical Sciences (at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia), she is interested in community-based participatory research and planning, with a particular attention to issues of sexuality and substance use.
		In the field of Urban Planning, she is specializing in environmental and international planning and is particularly interested in brownfield redevelopment.
		She is currently pursuing an M.S. in urban planning at Columbia University, specializing in land use planning and redevelopment strategies.
	www.urban.columbia.edu /people/alumni/alumni2004.htm (1729 words)

	APCEL Report : Singapore
		Singapore’s environmental challenges include maintaining a pollution-free urban centre, preventing encroachment of the few nature areas which remain and the prevention of marine pollution in its heavily-traversed waters.
		This is made possible due to the unique circumstances of Singapore, where the small size of the city-state and the presence of a strong government allow for centralised planning and enforcement without being hampered by provincial authorities or sectoral interests.
		Urban planning and development are also facilitated to a large extent by the Land Acquisition Act, which allows the government to repossess land in a compulsory fashion at lower than market rate compensation.
	sunsite.nus.edu.sg /apcel/dbase/singapore/reports.html (3144 words)

	DGP - URA Planning Report
		For the purpose of preparing the detailed plans, Singapore was divided into 55 planning areas.For each of these areas, a DGP was prepared where the broad vision of the Concept Plan was detailed into specific proposals.
		The planning areas are further divided into sub-zones, each served by a commercial centre.
		The size of each planning area and its sub-zone varies depending on the land uses, proximity to the Central Area, and existing physical separators such as expressways, rivers, major open spaces and other demarcators.
	www.ura.gov.sg /dgp_reports/lib-dgp_report.html (275 words)

	Singapore : Attractions \| Frommers.com
		That's the best benefit of traveling in Singapore: Most attractions are situated within the heart of the city, and those that lie outside the urban center still can be easily reached.
		While it's true that most of the wooded areas have been replaced by suburban housing, it's also true that thousands of acres of secondary rainforest have survived the migration of Singaporeans to the suburbs.
		Singapore has spectacular gardens, from the well-groomed Botanic Gardens to nature preserves like Bukit Timah and Sungei Buloh, where tropical rainforest and mangrove swamps are close enough to the city that you can visit them on a morning or afternoon visit.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/singapore/0077010029.html (587 words)

	GIS Application - Urban Planning
		Urban GIS development for planning and management in Bhutan
		Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in urban planning, implementation and monitoring of urban projects - Case study of Rohini and Dwarka project, New Delhi
		An approach to the study of urban degradation through Remote Sensing: A case study of the eastern sector of metropolitan Manila
	www.gisdevelopment.net /application/urban/overview (1033 words)

	Yokohama Statement '96 on Urban Cultural Individuality
		We, the representative of local authorities, relevant organizations and academic institutions, assembled at Yokohama, Japan from 25-27 March 1996 at the Regional Seminar on Urban Cultural Individuality to discuss various issues relating to urban heritage conservation with the intention of promoting better quality of life for all.
		Singapore, which over the past ten years has protected most of the remaining traditional buildings through a combination of market forces, conservation legislation and enforcing agencies, while at the same time maintaining some of the highest rates of growth in the world.
		Reviewing present urban policies and planning practices at national and local levels in order to identify elements that could be strengthened, modified or developed to promote unique local culture and identify as well as historical heritage;
	www.gdrc.org /heritage/yokohama.html (760 words)

	List of Publication (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Nabi,A.S.M M. "Contemporary Urban Development Issues in Bangladesh and the Role of Planners and Policy Makers" paper presented at the Round Table Conference on May 8, 2003 during Planning Week-2003, organized by the students of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET, Dhaka.
		“Urban and Regional Planning in Bangladesh, Information Needs and Gaps”, paper presented in the seminar on High Resolution Satellite Images for Urban Planning, organized by EGIS and Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET, July, 2001.
		Akhter, M. and Khan, A., "The role of Growth Centres in the Rural Economy of Bangladesh" Published in the Proceedings of "International Millennium Conference on Housing and Hazards Village Infrastructure to Cope with the Environment" Organised by University of Exeter and BUET held at BUET in November, 2000.
	www.buet.ac.bd /urp/urpresearch.htm (1549 words)

	Urban Age (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		We are reaching the stage in our city's development where "Urban Age Magazine" fills a huge need.
		Urban Age Magazine, and the Urban Age Institute that publishes it, are doing important work in areas you care about, and I want to call them to your attention.
		For an overview of their mission and activities and to see back issues of the impressive full-color publication, go to www.urbanage.org.
	www.urbanage.org /tellafriend.php (168 words)

	Urban Studies
		The Urban Studies Program is built around "core" courses at the 2000, 3000 and 4000 levels.
		But these are only some examples of possible ways to build an individual urban studies curriculum.
		Students should select their courses, in consultation with a program advisor, based on their particular interests and objectives.
	www.arts.yorku.ca /sosc/urbanst/concentration.html (129 words)

	SPPSR Department of Urban Planning: Ph.D. Website
		One study looks at the implications of postcolonial and postmodern planning theory for a post-developmental form of planning in developing countries.
		At UCLA, Das is also a teaching associate for the instruction of Hindi and is also a teaching apprentice for a site planning and development studio taught this year by Assistant Professor of Urban Planning Vinit Mukhija.
		“The Urban Planning program at UCLA is wonderful in terms of the breadth of research interests of the faculty and students,” said Das.
	www.sppsr.ucla.edu /up/phd/student_profile.cfm?pos=3 (291 words)

	DEMOGRAPHIA: Demographics Development Impacts Market Research & Urban Policy
		While the casual visitor to Atlanta may think the urban area well served by wide freeways, coverage of the urban area is sparse.
		The model legislation is based upon the planning doctrine of smart growth, which like a previous planning doctrine, urban renewal, will make urban areas less attractive places to live.
		Many urban planners now recognize that sprawling Los Angeles is the most dense urban area in the US.
	www.demographia.com (2072 words)

	Centre for Urban and Regional Studies / Research Centres / The University of Newcastle, Australia
		The Centre for Urban and Regional Studies brings together academic staff, postgraduate students and research associates involved in contemporary studies of urban and regional change.
		The Centre's interests are focused on the economic, socio-cultural and political restructuring processes currently reshaping the geography of cities and regions in Australia and across the globe.
		The Centre also provides a focus for undergraduate and postgraduate research and training in urban and regional issues; it organises seminars, courses, conferences and community education initiatives in urban and regional studies.
	www.newcastle.edu.au /centre/curs (229 words)

	MotherPie
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		Well-rounded motherhood is a circular idea and it is in direct opposition to the cultural competitive linear construct society in the United States has concocted as we've moved from rural to urban lifestyles.
		A land owner north of the Rio Bravo Piedras Negras/Eagle Pass area in South Texas pins feathers and bones to her fencing to keep the immigrants away from her property.
	motherpie.com (8745 words)

	Australian Government Emergency Management Australia - Conference List
		Participants will work to secure the improvements made in the disaster planning and response process and to re-create and reinvigorate approaches currently in process that will help in future preparedness and response efforts.
		It will encompass and address such critical areas such as: risk management, planning and decision-making, co-coordinating information availability and exchange, incident management and control, media management, and communication.
		This meeting provides an opportunity for AGU members and members of the sponsoring societies in the western Pacific region to attend a meeting that serves the needs of geophysicists interested in studies in the western Pacific region.
	www.ema.gov.au /agd/EMA/emaInternet.nsf/Page/SeminarsConferences (3120 words)

	Mellon Foundation Grant to Promote Urban China Research Newwork
		Faculty representing the fields of sociology, urban planning, anthropology, and geography at foreign institutions, including Hong Kong University; the University of Liverpool, England; Canada’s universities of Calgary and British Columbia; and the National University of Singapore’s East Asian Institute, will also participate.
		The proposal to develop the Urban China Research Network grew from a recognition that, during the past 20 years, “China has experienced a number of parallel and interrelated transformations,” says Smith.
		As a result, industrial and enterprise reforms in municipal areas have made China a player in the international marketplace, a leading exporter of manufactured goods.
	www.albany.edu /feature2000/5-8/mellon_foundation_grant.html (739 words)

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