Autocracy

, 32–36

Biophilia

, 68–73

Biourbanism,

British

, 1, 2, 78

British East India Company

, 8, 12

colonisation

, 26

military forces

, 10

Car

, 21

Central business district (CBD)

, 19

Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC)

, 49

Changi International Airport

, 22, 71

China

, 3, 7, 16, 18

Civil society,

Climate change

, 45, 63, 64, 65, 76, 77

Coastal development

, 65

Colonialism

, 1, 2, 13, 28, 78

Community

, 4, 13, 51, 69, 72, 81

Concept

biophilia

, 68

compact cities

, 64

environmentalism and societal equity

, 76

liveability

, 45, 49

Mauritius model

, 47

sustainability

, 49

urban metabolism

, 53

Crown colony

, 8

Development

, 2, 50–51

disjointed infrastructural

, 12

infrastructural

, 19, 25

leadership and urban

, 36–39

short-term and long-term

, 13

Singapore

, 15

Digital Government Blueprint (DGB)

, 60

Economic resilience

, 11–15

Environment

, 2, 3, 31, 50, 59, 79

Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

, 3

Environmental sustainability

, 3

Evolution,

Exports

, 26, 48

Garden city

, 70

Housing and Development Board (HDB)

, 5, 36

Impacts

climate change

, 45, 64, 76

economic competitiveness

, 46

fossil fuels

, 57

ozone layer

, 63

Integrated Master Plan

, 50–51

Islands

, 6, 7, 11, 58, 78

Land use

, 40, 50, 61, 69

Leadership

, 36–39

Lee Kuan Yew (LKY)

, 2, 3, 27

autocratic leadership

, 39

GDP

, 11

governance style

, 31, 35

Integrated Master Plan

, 13

leadership and administration

, 15, 18, 28, 31, 80

Liveability

, 45–76

Malaysia

, 3, 5, 18, 42, 78

Management

, 46, 58, 61, 65, 69

Marina Barrage

, 66

Marina Bay Sands,

Ministry of Education (MOE) of Singapore

, 41

Modern

, 7, 19, 48, 59, 77

National University of Singapore (NUS)

, 41

Nature

, 7, 40, 68

NEWater project

, 14, 18, 52, 55, 65

Participatory planning

, 30, 31, 37, 39–43

People’s Action Party (PAP)

, 10, 41

Politics

, 7, 8, 12, 54, 59

Pollution

, 2, 6, 28, 52, 75

Privacy

, 69

Public housing

, 72

Recycling

, 54, 59

Regulations,

Resilience

, 11–15, 63–68

Shipping

, 16

Singapore

autocratic governance style

, 32–36

biophilia

, 68–73

closeup map

, 9

dynamic urban governance

, 52–53

economic resilience

, 11–15

geography and political challenges

, 15–18

history

, 2, 6–10

housing complex

, 30

infrastructure building

, 19–26

Integrated Master Plan

, 50–51

leadership and urban development

, 36–39

liveability

, 48–50

location map

, 9

port

, 21

public participatory planning

, 39–43

resilience

, 63–68

road infrastructure

, 22

safety

, 61–63

technology

, 59–61

third world to first world country

, 10–11

urban metabolism and sustainability

, 53–59

urban regeneration

, 4–6

water source

, 3

Singapore Land Authority (SLA)

, 61

Singapore River

, 3, 5, 23, 55, 66, 80

Sino-Singapore Jilin Food Zone (SSJFZ)

, 5, 68

Sky Rise Greening Initiative (SRGI)

, 70

Skytrax

, 22

Straits Settlements

, 8, 10, 12

Sustainability

, 3, 49, 53–59, 76, 82

Trade

, 1, 7, 8, 12, 25, 48

Transit

, 57

Urban design

, 23, 55, 76

Urban development

, 36–39

Urban metabolism

, 53–59

Urban planning

, 27–43, 53

Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)

, 50–51

Urban regeneration

, 4–6

Urban sprawl

, 64, 65

Waste management

, 46, 58, 61, 65

Water

, 3

demand

, 17

polluted

, 56

quality

, 78

resiliency

, 42

scarcity

, 65

Water policy

, 41