LIVEABILITY IN SINGAPORE: SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES: Social and Behavioural Issues

by David Chan (Editor)

Overview

Cities and countries around the world are focused on enhancing their living conditions through ways that go beyond the brick and mortar of urban planning. Just like in other highly-urbanised cities, life and living in Singapore is highly dependent on many other dimensions such as health, access to various services, social interactions, inter-group relations and community bonds. Social and behavioural factors will need to be incorporated when designing and implementing policies and interventions to enhance liveability.This invaluable book, based on the proceedings at the Behavioural Sciences Institute Conference 2014, documents an exchange of ideas among practitioners, academics and public intellectuals on liveability in Singapore. The book is organized into four parts. Part I provides an overview of liveability issues. Part II examines liveability from the perspectives of health and urban planning. Part III analyses the relationships linking quality of life to social class and social services. Part IV addresses specific questions on liveability in terms of public transport, cost of living, government's public communications, role of free market values in town planning, civil society, citizen well-being and whether there is a psychological gulf between government and people.This book will provide the reader valuable perspectives, an increased understanding of issues related to the liveability in Singapore and many potential applications to reflect on.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789814667890
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/10/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	627 KB

Table of Contents

About the Editor vii

About the Contributors xi

Foreword xvii

Preface xix

Part I Liveability Issues 1

Chapter 1 Is Singapore Liveable? Laurence Lien 3

Chapter 2 Liveability Matters David Chan 15

Chapter 3 Panel Discussion 1 Laurence Lien David Chan Jeremy Lim 31

Part II Health, Urban Planning and Liveability 45

Chapter 4 Health and Liveability Jeremy Lim 47

Chapter 5 Urban Planning and Liveability Heng Chye Kiang 55

Chapter 6 Panel Discussion 2 Jeremy Lim Heng Chye Kiang Han Fook Kwang 61

Part III Social Class, Social Services and Quality of Life 71

Chapter 7 Social Class and Quality of Life Tan Ern Ser 73

Chapter 8 Social Services and Quality of Life Ang Bee Lian 81

Chapter 9 Panel Discussion 3 Tan Ern Ser Ang Bee Lian Sudhei Nair 89

Part IV Liveability in Singapore 99

Chapter 10 Closing Panel Discussion David Chan Gerard Ee Han Fook Kwang Liu Thai Ker Tommy Koh 101