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Wellington: Sources
Crouch, D., and A. Mundigo. (1977). The City Planning Ordinances of the Laws of the Indies Revisited. Part 1: Their Philosophy and Implications. The Town Planning Review. 48(3), 247-268. Belton-Brown, G.…
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Singapore: Housing
Questions: How do most citizens live? Do they own or rent? Do they mostly build their own houses, buy them, or are they provided? How does the government interact with…
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Singapore: City Narratives and Oral History
Questions: How is Singapore’s history gathered through oral histories? Who archives and creates these oral histories? What do they tell us about the relationship between the archivist group and the…
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Shanghai: Water and Waste
Matthew Davis Questions What is the history of waste in Shanghai, and what is the context? How have water and waste management changed as Shanghai has developed, and how has…
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Shanghai: Tourism and Urban Branding
Matthew Davis Questions What was the national government’s goal in hosting the Shanghai Expo 2010? How did it affect the urban branding of Shanghai? How did people, both foreign and…
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Shanghai: City Narratives
Matthew Davis Questions What available oral histories are there of the Shanghai experience? What do the interviews in the Shanghai Jewish Oral History Collection say about life as a Jew…
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Singapore: The City and Data Collection
Questions: What is Singapore’s history of census-taking and surveying? Did it occur in colonial Singapore? How are those surveys taken now? What other types of data does the government collect…
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Singapore: Sources
Aljazeera. “Vaccine Hesitancy Stirs in Nearly Covid-free Singapore.” Dec. 23, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021, from https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/23/vaccine-hesitancy-stirs-in-nearly-covid-19-free-singapore “Authority” of the PAP government. 2012. “Personal Data Protection Act 2012.” Singapore Statutes…
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Melbourne: An Introduction
by Luan Tian I spent my formative years growing up in Melbourne, so the city serves as a comparative benchmark by which I evaluate the range of my urban encounters.…
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The City as Ordered Universe
Topic: The grid, the urban master plan, the forms and uses of planned public space. Street grids seem like the perfect embodiment of modern rationality. Are they?
