Reading Landscape Meanings: State Constructions and Lived Experiences in Singapore's Chinatown

• Main Authors: Yeoh, Brenda S. A., Kong, Lily
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1994
• Subjects: Singapore; Community attitudes; Cultural perspective; Developing country; Housing; landscape change; Planning policy; Socio-spatial studies; State role; Urban conservation; Urban planning; Asian Studies; Urban Studies
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1802; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3059/viewcontent/ReadingLansdcapeMeaningsChinatown_1994.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The term 'landscape" embodies multiple levels of meaning: it articulates the ideological intent of the powerful who plan or shape the landscape in particular ways and at the same time reflects the everyday meanings implicit in the daily routines of ordinary people associated with the lands...