Developing Living Cities: From Analysis To Action

by Kallidaikurichi E Seetharam, Belinda Yuen

Overview

With more and more of the world's population projected to live in urban areas, the life and death of cities has become a key factor in urban development considerations. This book attempts to bring an original contribution on the analysis of creating living cities. It advances the concept and framework of a “living city” and also explicates the key attributes of a “living city” that are increasingly critical to the reinvigoration and sustainable growth of cities.The book also seeks to document and compare Singapore's development as a “living city” with other cities around the world. Contributed by researchers and practitioners across different disciplines, the book provides first-hand insights on the development choices that cities can make and expertly draws on case studies to illuminate how innovative cities have a comparative advantage. Written in a simple and accessible manner, this book will appeal to people interested in urban planning, policy and sustainability.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789814304498
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/21/2010
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword Sir Peter Hall v

Preface Andrew Tan vii

Acknowledgements ix

Contributors xiii

1 Introduction: The Dynamics of Living Cities Seetharam Kallidaikurichi Belinda Yuen 1

2 Developing Strategically Competitive Cities Ng Mee Kam Dennis Hui Lai Hang 13

3 Committed Cities and the Problems of Governance: Micromanaging the Unmanageable John Wanna Jennifer Craik 47

4 Resilient Infrastructure Cities Peter Newman 77

5 Transport and Communications Cities Peter White 107

6 Benchmarking IT Cities Kenneth E. Corey Mark I. Wilson 127

7 Environmentally Sustainable Cities Jeremy Harris Rita Padawangi 155

8 Creating and Sustaining Liveable Cities Austin Ley Peter Newton 191

9 Adequate Shelter Cities Belinda Yuen 231

10 Achieving Sustainable Cities Seetharam Kallidaikurichi Priyanka Anand Daniel Tay 259

11 Conclusion: The Actionable Agenda of Living Cities Belinda Yuen Seetharam Kallidaikurichi 283

Afterword: Another View Joy W. Forrester 293

Index 297