Community-Based Urban Development Evolving Urban Paradigms in Singap
The book compares different approaches to urban development in Singapore and Seoul over the past decades, by focusing on community participation in the transformation of neighbourhoods and its impact on the built environment and communal life. Singapore a
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Cho Im Sik Blaž Križnik
CommunityBased Urban Development Evolving Urban Paradigms in Singapore and Seoul
Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements Series editor Bharat Dahiya, Bangkok, Thailand
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Community-Based Urban Development Evolving Urban Paradigms in Singapore and Seoul
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Cho Im Sik Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment National University of Singapore Singapore
Blaž Križnik Graduate School of Urban Studies Hanyang University Seoul Korea, Republic of (South Korea) and Institute for Spatial Policies Ljubljana Slovenia
ISSN 2198-2546 ISSN 2198-2554 (electronic) Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements ISBN 978-981-10-1985-2 ISBN 978-981-10-1987-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-1987-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016950396 © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #22-06/08 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
Foreword
In their rise as centres of two of Asia’s “tiger economies”, Seoul and Singapore have overcome numerous seemingly insurmountable obstacles over the past five decades to reach the highest levels of economic performance in the world. In this co-authored book on the histories and contemporary circumstances facing these two cities, Cho Im Sik and Blaž Križnik compellingly present the thesis that Seoul and Singapore have reached another crossroads. Instead of continuing to try to repeat past responses to crises through state and corporate driven policy adjustments, the authors cogently reason and present evidence for a paradigmatic shift toward community engagement in participatory governance as the most promising pathway into what is expected to be a rapidly changing and tur
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