LEADER 05312nam 2200721 450 001 9910464480503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-322-06376-1 010 $a981-4578-33-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000094847 035 $a(EBL)1681687 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001136230 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12531201 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001136230 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11103541 035 $a(PQKB)11536278 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1681687 035 $a(WSP)00009033 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1681687 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10852248 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL637627 035 $a(OCoLC)879025525 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000094847 100 $a20140331h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPublic space in urban Asia /$fedited by William S. W. Lim ; foreword by Leon Van Schaik ; sponsored by Asian Urban Lab ; designer, Joanne Wee ; Chua Ai Lin [and seven others], contributors 210 1$aSingapore :$cWorld Scientific Publishing,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (272 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-4578-32-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aregional cities case studies; About - Asian Urban Lab, the Author, the Designer, the Publisher; Asian Urban Lab; The Author; The Designer; The Publisher; Introduction and Acknowledgements; Foreword - Public Space in Asia: Ways of Knowing and Acting; public space in asia : ways of knowing and acting; part one :publics pace in urban Asia; Public Space Today; IMPORTANCE OF CITIZENS ' INVOLVEMENT; The advent of globalisation has created a significant impact on quasi - public space such as shopping malls and private gardens.; 1. Temporary Occupation of Public Space; 2. Leftover Space 327 $a3. Adaptive Reuse Singapore case studies; Today, the idea of public space cannot be guaranteed as it can only be gained through struggle and contestation .It is only via the responses and intentional occupation of a space that it can be made public .; THE CHALLENGES AHEAD; Bukit Brown - The Multiple Spaces of Bukit Brown; Introduction; A Colonial Space : From Exclusivity to Inclusiveness... and Contestation; A Ritualised Space : Festivals and Community- building; An Authentic and Transcendental Space 327 $aBukit Brown has become a test case for many ordinary Singaporeans as to how much the government is willing to compromise on its urban and housing plans over heritage spaces .A local space gone global; Public opinion shifts wit h time .Heritage loss, for example, is fast becoming a political issue as globalisation processes embed themselves in our everyday lives. 327 $aConsultation processes may also break down knowledge silos.Different stakeholders have specific and narrow interests, with many working on different sets of knowledge and data. Genuine consultation would ensure the knowledge and information is collective and result in a more holistic, even creative, solution to national needs.A Space of Urban Planning and Policy Relevance; A Disputed Space : State - Civil Society Relations; Conclusion; A Postscript ( by Claire Leow, founder of All Things Buk it Brown) 327 $aWhat was once clan burial grounds acquired by the authorities in the early 1900's to be more inclusive municipal cemetery grounds, was now a century later being re-imagined as a public space for historical studies, education tourism, heritage tourism, eco-tourism, recreational space for all, and vital green lungs for the nation in the context of global warming.It 's about communities, those we want to learn about and reach out to, and the community we ourselves have become .; The Railway Corridor - Vestigial as Alternative: The KTM Rail Corridor and the Search for the Un-regularized 327 $aVestigial as Alternative: The KTM Rail Corridor and the Search for the Un-regularized by liew kai khiun 330 $aOver the past few decades, rapid urbanisation has threatened to erode public space, especially in emerging economies. Market forces that prioritise profit generation are allowed to construct venues of consumption in its place. Though their physical appearance may resemble traditional public space, in reality, they are greatly restrictive and diminished in affordability, accessibility and social meaning. It is in this context that William SW Lim, chairman of Asian Urban Lab, has brought together architects, designers, historians, sociologists and urbanists from the region to discuss public space 606 $aPublic spaces$zAsia 606 $aCities and towns$zAsia 606 $aCity planning$zAsia 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPublic spaces 615 0$aCities and towns 615 0$aCity planning 676 $a307.76095 702 $aLim$b William Siew Wai$f1932- 702 $aVan Schaik$b Leon 702 $aWee$b Joanne 702 $aChua$b Ai Lin 712 02$aAsian Urban Lab, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464480503321 996 $aPublic space in urban Asia$92238391 997 $aUNINA