The Singapore Planning

What strategies has Singapore followed in the post-industrial era to deal with globalization and competition from other emerging world cities?
An alpha plus city
It is the most globalisaed country
Ranked fourth after London, ny, Tokyo on the worldwide centers of commerce index
A measure of global ranking on seven dimensions, including legal and political framework, financial flows and economic stability.
Ranked the worlds easiest place to do business

A visiting centre – 9.7m tourists in 2009
Comprehensive pro imgration policy – 1% of the population in 1970s to 20% in 1990s

Branding itself as an Asian destination with unique culture, built on multi-ethnic populations (chineses, malays, Indians)

Small with only 700sq but a population of 5 million

Transformed from third world to first world in such a short space of time
Gone from being low rise with slums and ssuatter to a high price post industrial garden city
MARKETING, POLITICAL MARKETING FOR FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT / THE PATHWAY TO AN EXTERNAM ECONOMY / ECONOMIC VISION / GOVERNMENT BEING PROACTIVE
CREATIVE INNOVAION – THEY RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN ECONOMIC GROWTH, CREATIVE WEALTH AND SOCIAL PARTICIATION
ARHUES SIGNAPORES CREATIVE MODEL NOT ONLY CREATES NEW INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESS SERVICES BUT IT AIMS TO PROMOTE ASIAN VALUES
PRAGMATIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - HAS SEEN GROWTH OF CULTURA INDUSTRIES – HAS TRANSFORMED EVERYTHING INTO A PRACTICAL RESOURCE – DIFFERENT TO OTHER NATIONS
“CREATIVE REBELLIOUSNESS” – USED AS A SOCIAL AND POLITICAL AGENT
SINGAPORE IS THE “NEW ASIAN CREATIVE HUB”
HOMES ACCESS TO THE INTERNET

SINGAPOER 21 – THE PRESERVATION OF FAMILY VALUES AND THE CREACTIVE ECONOMY ADGENDA
SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE – CREATING A COLLECTIVE IDENTY
HOMOSEXUALITY WAS PART OF IT – NOT ALLOWED – IT REDUCES MULTICULTURAL RECOGNISTION – THERE ARE GAU RIGHT MOVEEMENTS AND PARTIS ONCE A YEAR – CREATIVE ECONOMIES ARE WHERE THESE SORTS OF PEOPLE FLOURISH

SINGAPORES TOURIST BOARDS ‘UNIQUELY SIGNAPORE 2004 – FURTHER ACCENTUATES THE REGIONAL CLASS POLITICS
“small island planning for more with less”
THE IMPORTANCE OF PLACE making the most effective se of land to create a “distinctive, dynamic and delightful city’ land is its biggest constraint – reclaimation from the sea has helped it is limited by the cost of doing it ] there is now competition from other Asian cities (eg shanghi) to stay ahead singapre has to offer leading edge urban infrastructure and servces, responsive to marke demand

foreign investment – incentive schemes eg. The economic expansion incentive act of 1967 institutional support eg. The economic development board in 1961 regionalization 2000 strategy to built an external wing to the economy trying to globalize beyond its national territory and trying to develop and external economy – THIS BRINGS WIH IT RISKS (political instability and conflict) economic vision – to become a hub of talent, enterprise and innovation and a leading global city bu 2018. vVISION: a globalized economy (a key node), a creative entrepreneurial city, a diverse economy
REALISING THE VISION: eg improving micro economic competitiveness and FLEXIBLILTY, innovation and creativity and strengthing ywin growth engines of manufacturing and sevice

The importance of place – global city driven by creativity and lifestyle. The government interest is much more about developing creativity than about additional sector ors of economic growth

Government is a ‘whole’
‘creative community singapore’

MASTERPLAND AND CONCEPT PLANS – creating order in its urban landscape
Control of urban development and growth
First statutory master pln was approved in 1958 and was in place until 1972 – followed a tranditional blue print planning approach and emphasized the rational se of land through density control and zoning
The concept plan adopted in 1971 – to guide massive public investment required for singapre