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...

The following sections are included:Liquid: Changing WorldNew Technology and the Emergence of a ‘System of Cities’Mass Urbanisation and the Rise of the ’Creative Class’Environmental Challenge and the Safeguarding of ‘Urban Futures’Shift 1: From Fixed and Closed Planning to Open and...

The following sections are included:IntroductionNew World Order and Power RebalanceNew Knowledge and SustainabilityRedefining Centre/Periphery and Global CitiesExpanding Historical Experiences of ModernitiesLand Policy, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT)Conclusion

The following sections are included:Why We Must Change: Four Critical IssuesThe Challenges Ahead

The history of public space is often the same history as discrimination and revolts. It is because public spaces are intended to be open-ended, in order for the public to enjoy and express themselves. In societies where the government is put in place and supported by its people, this same...

Seemingly, rising aspiration for common space and community life in many cities faces two counter currents: The receding and underperforming states in producing and reproducing public spaces, and the acceding private corporations to being the major producer of private spaces-public places. By...

Across different cultural practices, the perception and meaning of public space varies significantly. ‘Public space’ has dominated discourse on the nature of space with community and state ownership, its counterpart being ‘private space’. Traditionally, they have been viewed as polar...

The following sections are included:Singapore TodayApplying Spatial Justice

The end of the railway in Singapore came after 108 years of operation, a vestige of the British Empire, a very specific space in a very different time. The trains were charging first-class passengers 56 cents, according to The Straits Times (2 January 1903), to leave the original station on Tank...