Full report on roundtable on place management and placemaking in Singapore

• Main Authors: HOE, Su Fern, LIU, Jacqueline
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2215; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3472/viewcontent/Full_Report_Roundtable_on_Place_Management_and_Placemaking_in_Singapore_150316.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In Singapore, the government has adopted a strategy it calls “place management” to inject“heart and soul” into the city. These efforts include the greening of streets, providing benches,closing roads for pedestrian access, and public activities and arts-centred events such as thei Light Marina Bay festival and the Singapore Night Festival. Cities like New York and Parishave also attempted a similar strategy known as “placemaking” to develop human-centredplaces and improve the quality of life for their residents. “Creative placemaking”, a relatedconcept, has also emerged to refer to the use of arts and culture to animate public spacesand neighbourhoods. However, despite their growing popularity, place management andplacemaking remain vague concepts.