House types and their spatial patterns in Singapore |
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Authors: | Lim Keak Cheng Dr |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, 0511 Kent Ridge, Singapore |
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Abstract: | Four major groups of residential houses coexist in Singapore. They are: (a) bungalows, semi-detached and terrace houses; (b)
public flats; (c) private flats; (c) shophouses; and (d) attap and zinc-roofed houses. Each group of houses has its own features
and specific locations. The share of each group of houses in the total housing stock as well as in a census unit varies with
time. The aim of this paper is three-fold. Firstly, it gives an overview of the house types, their features, growth and spatial
spread; secondly, it examines the spatial patterns of housing as in 1980; and finally, it outlines the future trends of housing
development. The present composition and the spatial pattern of housing in Singapore are very much a result of government
planning since 1960. Having solved the problem of housing, the Singapore government now aims at improving the quality of public
housing which presently accomodates some 88% of the total population of 2.7 million to a level close to that of the private
housing. |
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