Tidal Fortunes
Author | : Joan Hon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Kallang Basin (Singapore) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Joan Hon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Kallang Basin (Singapore) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Theresa-Marie Smith |
Publisher | : Grosvenor House Publishing |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2020-07-30 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1839752459 |
'On Fortune's Tide' is a historical romance set in Cornwall in the eighteenth century.
Author | : Yong Soon Tan |
Publisher | : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 981230861X |
When Singapore became a sovereign state in 1965, the fledgling nation faced very similar problems as most other developing countries: high unemployment, low standard of living, and poor environmental conditions. In a scant four decades, it has become the 6th wealthiest country in the world in terms of per capita GDP and has managed its environment so well that it is now considered to be one of the best in the world. In this remarkable book, Tan Yong Soon authoritatively and objectively analyses how the environmental conditions were radically transformed within this period, and the enabling conditions which made this extraordinary transformation possible. This book will unquestionably make all Singaporeans proud of their environmental achievements, and at the same time enable other countries, both developed and developing, to learn many lessons from a most remarkable success story. This book is a must read for any individual interested in environment-development issues. -Prof Asit K. Biswas, President, Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico and Distinguished Visiting Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore.
Author | : Stephen Dobbs |
Publisher | : Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2013-11-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9971697386 |
For most of its modern history, to speak of Singapore was to speak of the Singapore River, physical centre of the city and site of the greater part of the colony's entrepot trade. The river has been transformed over the last 25 years from a polluted industrial sewer choked with traffic to a clean, placid waterway that forms the centrepiece of Singapore's financial, civic and entertainment districts. This transformation symbolizes the city-state's efforts to remake itself for the 21st century.Stephen Dobbs sets out the history of this waterway, and of the people who made it their home and workplace. He describes the tidal swamp in the early days of the British settlement, where merchants ignored Raffles much-vaunted city plan and built their businesses on the limited high ground along the marshy riverbanks.Later, even as the long distance shipping moved to new port facilities elsewhere on the island, the river remained the base for a large regional trade, and boatmen and businessmen struggled to cope with silting, over-crowding, and bridges that were too low to be passed at high tide.Looking at the post-war years, Dobbs zeros in on the boatmen who carried goods between the "e;godowns"e; or warehouses along the river and the freighters lying at anchor in the roads. Despite its pollution, the river remained home to a vital community of coolies and tally clerks, and the tumultuous urban life that swirled around them.Today the waterfront community has been relocated. The shophouses and warehouses along the river are now chic cafes and upmarket restaurants, fish have returned to the Singapore River, and urban dwellers stroll on walks along the river's edge.Blending social history, geography, economic history and urban studies, this book will be of interest to anyone wishing to understand Singapore's many transformations during the past two centuries.
Author | : Yong Soon Tan |
Publisher | : World Scientific |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2015-08-27 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9814696242 |
In conjunction with Singapore's 50th birthday in August 2015, 50 Years of Environment: Singapore's Journey Towards Environmental Sustainability takes the reader through Singapore's environmental journey over the past 50 years, to its present day challenges and solutions, and seeks to explore what lies ahead for Singapore's environmental future. This book is divided into three parts. The first, drawn largely from the book Clean, Green and Blue: Singapore's Journey Towards Environmental and Water Sustainability, will explore the historical developments in Singapore's environmental journey and the development of NEWater. The second part will be a collection of essays that examine the present environmental challenges that Singapore faces and the ways in which it is addressing those issues through community engagement, international engagement, research and technology, and industry solutions in order to develop sustainable strategies and solutions. Part Three will bring the book to a close by tying the historical and contemporary threads together and discusses the future challenges for Singapore's environment.
Author | : Ananya Roy |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2011-06-09 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1444346784 |
Worlding Cities is the first serious examination of Asian urbanism to highlight the connections between different Asian models and practices of urbanization. It includes important contributions from a respected group of scholars across a range of generations, disciplines, and sites of study. Describes the new theoretical framework of ‘worlding’ Substantially expands and updates the themes of capital and culture Includes a unique collection of authors across generations, disciplines, and sites of study Demonstrates how references to Asian power, success, and hegemony make possible urban development and limit urban politics
Author | : Gene Lancour |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781576574041 |
Author | : Sarah Ang |
Publisher | : World Scientific |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2022-03-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9811254249 |
There was once a vibrant river that flowed through the heart of Singapore. The river brought life and joy to everyone, but when people began to mistreat it, it lost its sparkle.Journey through the true story of the Singapore River, and discover how the river gained its sparkle back once again.This book is supported by a grant from the National Heritage Board.
Author | : Roland K. Price |
Publisher | : IWA Publishing |
Total Pages | : 553 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1843392747 |
This book is an introduction to hydroinformatics applied to urban water management. It shows how to make the best use of information and communication technologies for manipulating information to manage water in the urban environment. The book covers the acquisition and analysis of data from urban water systems to instantiate mathematical models or calculations, which describe identified physical processes. The models are operated within prescribed management procedures to inform decision makers, who are responsible to recognized stakeholders. The application is to the major components of the urban water environment, namely water supply, treatment and distribution, wastewater and stormwater collection, treatment and impact on receiving waters, and groundwater and urban flooding. Urban Hydroinformatics pays particular attention to modeling, decision support through procedures, economics and management, and implementation in both developed and developing countries. The book is written with post-graduates, researchers and practicing engineers who are involved in urban water management and want to improve the scope and reliability of their systems.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : |
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