We Built This City: Public Participation in Land Use Decisions in Singapore

We Built This City: Public Participation in Land Use Decisions in Singapore

This paper considers the extent to which the legal framework for making land use decisions in Singapore allows for public participation. It examines the issue from two angles: the creation and preservation of the built environment, and the transient use of public space. Where the first angle is conc...

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Main Author: LEE, Jack Tsen-Ta
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
Subjects:
Constitutional law
assemblies and processions
land acquisition
land use
national monuments
planning law
Singapore
spatial justice
Asian Studies
Constitutional Law
Land Use Law
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research_smu/53
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=sol_research_smu
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:This paper considers the extent to which the legal framework for making land use decisions in Singapore allows for public participation. It examines the issue from two angles: the creation and preservation of the built environment, and the transient use of public space. Where the first angle is concerned, the discussion focuses on planning law, compulsory acquisition law, and the legal regime for creating national monuments. As for the second angle, the paper looks at how the use of common spaces for assemblies and processions is regulated. The foregoing are examined in the context of Edward Soja’s assertion in Seeking Spatial Justice (2010) that the equitable distribution of resources, services and access in cities is an important right.

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