Pigs and the city

• Main Author: RANDLE, Sayd
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: Urban greening; Sharing space; Animals; Nature; Urban development; Ecological sustainability; Singapore; Animal Studies; Asian Studies; Environmental Studies
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ami/267; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/ami/article/1267/viewcontent/12_AMI_Nov24_PigsandtheCity.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Urban greening requires a re-look at sharing space with animals and nature. 1. There are several challenges when balancing urban development with ecological sustainability, as seen in Singapore’s struggles with human-wildlife interactions like wild boars entering populated areas. 2. Opinions on managing wildlife diverge between calls for stricter population control and concerns over habitat loss. This shows the need for balanced approaches that cater to both humans and ecology alike. 3. Cities like Houston, Barcelona, and Hong Kong offer different models for human-wildlife management, showing that local contexts shape approaches to achieving peaceful coexistence with urban wildlife.