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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: arcerms, PAST: 1960s-80s aimed to Build Self-contained Towns, Solve the Housing Crisis through Land Acquisition Act, Encourage Social Cohesion by Limiting the proportion of races in every neighbourhood and block, Encourage Social Cohesion by Mixing smaller and larger flats in every new town, • Reduce people having to enter the city for basic facilities. Ease overcrowding in the cities • Convenience, sense of belonging resulting in • Relieve overcrowding in the city centre • Allow for expansion of commercial areas, building towns with their own facilities resulting in • Reduce people having to enter the city for basic facilities. Ease overcrowding in the cities • Convenience, sense of belonging, CONTINUOUS: 1960s – today aims to Encourage Social Cohesion, Public Housing in Singapore to solve the problems of the PAST: 1960s-80s, Maximize Land Space by Building high-rise, high density flats, Mixing smaller and larger flats in every new town resulting in • Ease social tension between the different income groups ( not good for the higher-income to live in exclusive areas. ) • Interaction among different income groups builds greater understanding leading to harmony., •different races residing in the same area, who would then have a chance to interact and understand each other better leading to social cohesion between the different races. • In the past, different races were concentrated in different parts of Singaporeans hindering social cohesion. resulting in • Allow residents to be more involved in matters that directly affect their homes and environment As the Resident's Committee is made up of people from different races, they interact with each other when solving estate problems. This helps strengthen the sense of understanding between the different eaces, leading to socail cohesion., Land Acquisition Act where by • the government to acquire land from people who own it through compensation. • This was due to limited land and the need to maximize use of available land., Limiting the proportion of races in every neighbourhood and block resulting in •different races residing in the same area, who would then have a chance to interact and understand each other better leading to social cohesion between the different races. • In the past, different races were concentrated in different parts of Singaporeans hindering social cohesion., PAST: 1960s-80s aimed to Solve the Housing Crisis, PAST: 1960s-80s aimed to Maximize Land Space, Public Housing in Singapore guiding principles regardless of time CONTINUOUS: 1960s – today, • the government to acquire land from people who own it through compensation. • This was due to limited land and the need to maximize use of available land. resulting • relieve overcrowding in the cities/ clearance of slums and accommodate people affected by development projects (eg Jurong), Building towns further away from city centre resulting in • Reduce people having to enter the city for basic facilities. Ease overcrowding in the cities • Convenience, sense of belonging, Build Self-contained Towns by Building towns further away from city centre, Public Housing in Singapore for the FUTURE: 1990s onwards