Sustainable Urban Development in Singapore

This book offers theoretical and practical insights into land use, transport, and national policies in one of world’s well-known urban concrete jungle, none other than the Singapore city. The emphasis is situated on Singapore’s attempt to promote walking and cycling. Greater appreciation of walkability thrives on Singapore’s rich history, green city, people and the gastronomic kopitiam and hawker culture. The book offers a comprehensive coverage of walkability as a crucial component of urban design to reduce vehicular congestion with the associated carbon emissions, foster a healthy lifestyle and community participation and create jobs to help the economy. A high income per capita and an aging society, lessons drawn from Singapore’s experience will be useful to other societies. Scholars in sustainable tourism field, urban planners, government bodies, tourist boards, entrepreneurs, national parks board, residents, and inbound travellers will benefit from reading the book. Melissa Liow Li Sa is currently the Assistant Head of School of Business and Management at PSB Academy. She graduated with a Bachelor of Business Degree from University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Masters in Business Administration from University of Wales (UOW) and PhD in Business from International University of Malaya-Wales (IUMW). She has taught subjects in Marketing, Human Resource Management, and Tourism and Hospitality Management. Her research interests lie in the field of tourism entrepreneurship. Aside from her responsibilities in teaching and research, she contributes as the Program Leader for the Hospitality and Tourism programmes at PSB Academy. She also contributes as Ex-Officio of Assessment Committee at PSB Academy. Sam Choon-Yin is currently the Dean for Academic Partnerships at Kaplan Higher Education Institute, Singapore. He graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS), University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), and University of South Australia (UNISA) where he obtained his PhD in International Business and Management. His research papers have appeared in journals such as Asian Studies Review, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, South East Asia Research, Global Economic Review, New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, Journal of Asian and African Studies and Asia Pacific Viewpoint.