River Transformed: Singapore River and Marina Bay by Auger, Timothy
River Transformed: Singapore River and Marina Bay by Auger, Timothy

River Transformed: Singapore River and Marina Bay

The story of the Singapore River, the other rivers flowing into the Kallang Basin, and Marina Bay....
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SKU: 9789814385855
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Author: Timothy Auger
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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River Transformed: Singapore River and Marina Bay by Auger, Timothy

River Transformed: Singapore River and Marina Bay

$105.71
River Transformed: Singapore River and Marina Bay by Auger, Timothy

River Transformed: Singapore River and Marina Bay

$105.71
Author: Timothy Auger
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
The story of the Singapore River, the other rivers flowing into the Kallang Basin, and Marina Bay. It covers their commercial role over the centuries; victory over pollution, including mass dispersal of people and businesses clustered around the waterways into new towns around the island; the role of planners and the planning system in reclamation, and the creation of Marina Bay and the New Downtown; the role of Marina Bay as a water reservoir and the that of the rivers in Singapore s water supply; the transformation of the rivers and Marina Bay into a lifestyle setting, Singapore s "new Padang.""

Author: Timothy Auger
Publisher: Editions Didier Millet
Published: 07/07/2016
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.10lbs
Size: 11.20h x 10.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9789814385855

About the Author
Timothy Auger has been responsible for many books on Singapore and its neighbours. Among other books, he wrote Living in a Garden: The Greening of Singapore, published by the National Parks Board (2013). Tim was also co- editor, under the leadership of Prof. Tommy Koh, of Singapore: The Encyclopedia (2006). He worked closely with Singapore s former President S R Nathan on the preparation of the latter s memoirs An Unexpected Journey: Path to the Presidency (2011)."


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