A River Transformed: Singapore River and Marina Bay - Couverture rigide

Auger, Timothy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9814385859 ISBN 13 : 9789814385855

Editeur : Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

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".

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Timothy Auger has been responsible for many books on Singapore and its neighbours. Among other books, he wrote Living in a Garden: The Greening of Singapore, published by the National Parks Board (2013). Tim was also co- editor, under the leadership of Prof. Tommy Koh, of Singapore: The Encyclopedia (2006). He worked closely with Singapore's former President S R Nathan on the preparation of the latter's memoirs An Unexpected Journey: Path to the Presidency (2011).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9814385859
• ISBN 13: 9789814385855
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible