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The story of the Singapore River, the other rivers flowing into the Kallang Basin, and Marina Bay. It covers their commercial role over the centuries; victory over pollution, including mass dispersal of people and businesses clustered around the waterways into new towns around the island; the role of planners and the planning system in reclamation, and the creation of Marina Bay and the New Downtown; the role of Marina Bay as a water reservoir and the that of the rivers in Singapore's water supply; the transformation of the rivers and Marina Bay into a lifestyle setting, Singapore's "new Padang".

River Transformed: Singapore River and Marina Bay

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The story of the Singapore River, the other rivers flowing into the Kallang Basin, and Marina Bay. It covers their... Read more

    Publisher: Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd
    Publication Date: 01/07/2016
    ISBN13: 9789814385855, 978-9814385855
    ISBN10: 9814385859

    Number of Pages: 200

    Non Fiction , Art & Photography

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    The story of the Singapore River, the other rivers flowing into the Kallang Basin, and Marina Bay. It covers their commercial role over the centuries; victory over pollution, including mass dispersal of people and businesses clustered around the waterways into new towns around the island; the role of planners and the planning system in reclamation, and the creation of Marina Bay and the New Downtown; the role of Marina Bay as a water reservoir and the that of the rivers in Singapore's water supply; the transformation of the rivers and Marina Bay into a lifestyle setting, Singapore's "new Padang".

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