Description
Book SynopsisThis open access book highlights Singapore’s development into a city in which water and greenery, along with associated environmental, technical, social and political aspects have been harnessed and cultivated into a liveable sustainable way of life. It is also a story about a unique and thoroughgoing approach to large-scale and potentially transferable water sustainability, within largely urbanized circumstances, which can be achieved, along with complementary roles of environmental conservation, ecology, public open-space management and the greening of buildings, together with infrastructural improvements.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction. a. Aspects of ‘Blue’ and Green’ b. Singaporean Significance of ‘Blue and Green’ c. Organization of the Book
Chapter 2: Early Days. . a. Geographic Setting and Control b. Transformation and Deforestation c. Securing Prosperity d. Interwar Interlude e. Post-Colonial Developments
Chapter 3: Visions of Clean and Green a. Onset and Rise of ‘Clean and Green’ b. From ‘Garden City’ to City in Nature’ c. Metaphorical Perspectives d. Singapore’s Changing Metaphoric Landscape
Chapter 4: Water Resources and Independence a. Singapore’s Constraints and Opportunities in Water Resources b. Singapore’s Taps c. Singapore’s Closed Loop System d. Stock-Flow Depictions e. Sustainability, Dependencies and Vulnerabilities
Chapter 5: Gardens, Parks and Green Reserves a. Botanical and Horticultural Gardens b. Nature Reserves c. The ABC Program d. Park and Other Connectors e. Themes and Management Considerations f. Towards a Biofilic Outcome
Chapter 6: Ways Forward a. Successful Ingredients b. Public Participation c. Future Challenges d. Dealing With Uncertainty
Appendices. a. Sankey Diagram Background Computation b. List of Interviews Bibliography Index.
