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

• 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
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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...