Contemporary Singapore towns and the neo-kampung spirit: understanding practices of neighbourliness

Over the decades, there have been concerns about the loss of the kampung spirit due to urban development in Singapore. Prioritising liveability and affordable housing for a growing population, Punggol New Town was developed to meet those needs and is a model for future urban development projects. Th...

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Main Author: Goh, Russell
Other Authors: Nurul Amillin Hussain
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1762652024-05-19T15:31:57Z Contemporary Singapore towns and the neo-kampung spirit: understanding practices of neighbourliness Goh, Russell Nurul Amillin Hussain School of Social Sciences nahussain@ntu.edu.sg Social Sciences Urban planning Neighbourliness Public space Placemaking Kampung spirit Urban renewal Over the decades, there have been concerns about the loss of the kampung spirit due to urban development in Singapore. Prioritising liveability and affordable housing for a growing population, Punggol New Town was developed to meet those needs and is a model for future urban development projects. This paper explores how urban planning policies in Punggol has impacted its culture of the kampung spirit and will focus on the aspect of neighbourliness. The two-pronged method of interviews and direct observation reveals that neighbourliness is experienced through convenience, togetherness, doing things and the built environment. These findings highlight the relationship between this experienced neighbourliness, social life and urban planning goals. This paper concludes by proposing the existence of the Neo- Kampung Spirit, which evolved from the entrails of modern urban planning in Punggol, and what this means for Singapore to be a ‘good city’. Bachelor's degree 2024-05-14T07:38:02Z 2024-05-14T07:38:02Z 2024 Final Year Project (FYP) Goh, R. (2024). Contemporary Singapore towns and the neo-kampung spirit: understanding practices of neighbourliness. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/176265 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/176265 en SSS/SOC/2023/S1/002 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
institution Nanyang Technological University
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Singapore
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topic Social Sciences
Urban planning
Neighbourliness
Public space
Placemaking
Kampung spirit
Urban renewal
spellingShingle Social Sciences
Urban planning
Neighbourliness
Public space
Placemaking
Kampung spirit
Urban renewal
Goh, Russell
Contemporary Singapore towns and the neo-kampung spirit: understanding practices of neighbourliness
description Over the decades, there have been concerns about the loss of the kampung spirit due to urban development in Singapore. Prioritising liveability and affordable housing for a growing population, Punggol New Town was developed to meet those needs and is a model for future urban development projects. This paper explores how urban planning policies in Punggol has impacted its culture of the kampung spirit and will focus on the aspect of neighbourliness. The two-pronged method of interviews and direct observation reveals that neighbourliness is experienced through convenience, togetherness, doing things and the built environment. These findings highlight the relationship between this experienced neighbourliness, social life and urban planning goals. This paper concludes by proposing the existence of the Neo- Kampung Spirit, which evolved from the entrails of modern urban planning in Punggol, and what this means for Singapore to be a ‘good city’.
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title Contemporary Singapore towns and the neo-kampung spirit: understanding practices of neighbourliness
title_short Contemporary Singapore towns and the neo-kampung spirit: understanding practices of neighbourliness
title_full Contemporary Singapore towns and the neo-kampung spirit: understanding practices of neighbourliness
title_fullStr Contemporary Singapore towns and the neo-kampung spirit: understanding practices of neighbourliness
title_full_unstemmed Contemporary Singapore towns and the neo-kampung spirit: understanding practices of neighbourliness
title_sort contemporary singapore towns and the neo-kampung spirit: understanding practices of neighbourliness
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