The authenticity and place-making of Singapore’s lifestyle village : a case study of Tanglin village.

The authenticity and place-making of Singapore’s lifestyle village : a case study of Tanglin village.

This research paper primarily aims to uncover the type of authenticity that today’s postmodern tourist seeks. Based on a case study of Tanglin Village, this paper proposes that today’s postmodern tourist seeks existential authenticity, an increasingly notable, yet relatively under examined trend in...

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Main Author: Chang, Cheryl Yek Mun.
Other Authors: Lim Khek Gee, Francis
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2011
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DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/43810
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-438102019-12-10T12:22:10Z The authenticity and place-making of Singapore’s lifestyle village : a case study of Tanglin village. Chang, Cheryl Yek Mun. Lim Khek Gee, Francis School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology This research paper primarily aims to uncover the type of authenticity that today’s postmodern tourist seeks. Based on a case study of Tanglin Village, this paper proposes that today’s postmodern tourist seeks existential authenticity, an increasingly notable, yet relatively under examined trend in the contemporary tourism industry today. A discussion of the Place-making processes that Tanglin Village underwent to facilitate the construction of this experience for its visitors and reasons to account for this change in type of authenticity sought by the postmodern tourist today will also be explored. Bachelor of Arts 2011-04-28T05:54:58Z 2011-04-28T05:54:58Z 2011 2011 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/43810 en Nanyang Technological University 33 p. application/pdf
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Chang, Cheryl Yek Mun.
The authenticity and place-making of Singapore’s lifestyle village : a case study of Tanglin village.
description This research paper primarily aims to uncover the type of authenticity that today’s postmodern tourist seeks. Based on a case study of Tanglin Village, this paper proposes that today’s postmodern tourist seeks existential authenticity, an increasingly notable, yet relatively under examined trend in the contemporary tourism industry today. A discussion of the Place-making processes that Tanglin Village underwent to facilitate the construction of this experience for its visitors and reasons to account for this change in type of authenticity sought by the postmodern tourist today will also be explored.
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title The authenticity and place-making of Singapore’s lifestyle village : a case study of Tanglin village.
title_short The authenticity and place-making of Singapore’s lifestyle village : a case study of Tanglin village.
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