Public Space in Urban Asia

Edited by William SW Lim

in World Scientific Books from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Over the past few decades, rapid urbanisation has threatened to erode public space, especially in emerging economies. Market forces that prioritise profit generation are allowed to construct venues of consumption in its place. Though their physical appearance may resemble traditional public space, in reality, they are greatly restrictive and diminished in affordability, accessibility and social meaning. It is in this context that William SW Lim, chairman of Asian Urban Lab, has brought together architects, designers, historians, sociologists and urbanists from the region to discuss public space in selected Asian cities.

Keywords: Public Space; Cities; Human Development; Spatial Justice; Sociology; Illegal Architecture; Heritage; Singapore; Kuala Lumpur; Taiwan; Hong Kong; Jakarta; Chongqing; China; POPs; Happiness; Emerging Economies; Asia; Southeast Asia; Urbanism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
ISBN: 9789814578325
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 PUBLIC SPACE TODAY , pp 20-25

William S.W. Lim

Ch 2 THE MULTIPLE SPACES OF BUKIT BROWN , pp 26-55

Terence Chong and Chua Ai Lin

Ch 3 THE RAILWAY CORRIDOR , pp 56-63

Liew Kai Khiun and Claire Leow

Ch 4 THE END OF THE RAILROAD IN SINGAPORE: A PHOTO ESSAY , pp 64-79

Claire Leow

Ch 5 SINGAPORE'S VOID DECKS , pp 80-89

Stephen Cairns, Jane M. Jacobs, Jiang Yingying, Rita Padawangi, Sharon Siddique and Eugene Tan

Ch 6 HAWKER CENTRES: SITING/SIGHTING SINGAPORE'S FOOD HERITAGE , pp 90-107

Randy Chan and Jolene Lee

Ch 7 CARNIVALISM IN PUBLIC SPACES IN CHONGQING , pp 108-129

Wei Haoyan

Ch 8 TAXONOMY OF PUBLIC SPACE IN CONTEMPORARY HONG KONG , pp 130-137

Tat Lam and Benedetta Tavecchia

Ch 9 COMMON SPACE AND PUBLIC SPACE IN CONTEMPORARY URBANISATION , pp 138-153

Marco Kusumawijaya

Ch 10 THICK CRUST OF TIME: KUALA LUMPUR , pp 154-169

Lim Teng Ngiom

Ch 11 ILLEGAL ARCHITECTURE: IN THE NAME OF COMMUNITY , pp 170-183

Roan Ching-Yueh

Ch 12 RE-MAKING PUBLIC SPACE THROUGH AND IN ASIA , pp 186-189

Jane M. Jacobs

Ch 13 RECALLING THE POLITICAL IN PUBLIC SPACE , pp 190-193

H. Koon Wee

Ch 14 SUSTAINING PUBLICS AND THEIR SPACES: WILLIAM LIM'S WRITINGS ON ARCHITECTURE AND SPACE , pp 194-199

Lilian Chee

Ch 15 GLOBAL DYNAMIC CHANGE AND POWER REBALANCE , pp 202-215

William S.W. Lim

Ch 16 COMMENTARY ON INCOMPLETE URBANISM , pp 216-225

Andrew Lee, Leong Teng Wui and Ong Swee Hong

Ch 17 SPATIAL JUSTICE AND HAPPINESS , pp 226-233

William S.W. Lim

Ch 18 SPATIAL JUSTICE — A SINGAPORE CASE STUDY , pp 234-245

William S.W. Lim

Ch 19 CHANGE WE MUST , pp 246-255

William S.W. Lim

Ch 20 WORKS CITED , pp 256-257

William S.W. Lim

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