What is it about?
The 'tropics' are home to 40% of the world’s population or more than 2.8 billion people. Almost 99% of the tropical population lives in nations considered ‘developing’. Cities such as Mumbai, Kolkata, Manila, Lagos, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Jakarta and Singapore have witnessed sharp increases in their populations. This paper focuses on the case of Singapore, which has managed to provide housing to almost every person in the country through its public housing policy.
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Why is it important?
Asia's urban population growth is unprecedented and will double in size to reach 3.2 billion by 2050. Housing this population is a critical concern of contemporary cities of the tropics. In this situation, it is meaningful to look at the case of Singapore, which is evaluated as having a successful public housing policy. Therefore, by looking at the history of the population growth and the history of public housing policy that Singapore has experienced, this study is expected to give meaningful political and practical implications to the countries in other tropical regions.
Perspectives
This article can bring three lessons that may be applicable to tropical urbanisation. (1) How to implement a sustainable housing development and urban planning policy, (2) How to create social cohesion through a public housing program, and potentially, (3) How to enhance social mobility through home ownership. Adrian T H Kuah read his PhD from Manchester, ITP from Bocconi, and MBA from Strathclyde. He published more than 58 papers, with his work appearing in prestigious outlets such as the Oxford University Press, Thunderbird International Business Review, European Journal of Marketing and R&D Management. In 2013, he was named by the UK Financial Times as Professor of the Week.
Adrian T. H. Kuah
James Cook University
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This page is a summary of: Tropical Urbanisation and the Life of Public Housing in Singapore, eTropic electronic journal of studies in the tropics, April 2018, James Cook University,
DOI: 10.25120/etropic.17.1.2018.3641.
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