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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: The Orzhov Syndicate, Solve the Housing Crisis policy Land Acquisition Act, Building towns further away from city centre reason • Relieve overcrowding in the city centre • Allow for expansion of commercial areas, PAST: 1960s-80s aimed to Maximize Land Space, Public Housing in Singapore guiding principles regardless of time CONTINUOUS: 1960s – today, Encourage Social Cohesion policy Limiting the proportion of races in every neighbourhood and block, Encourage Social Cohesion policy Upgrading facilities in older estates, Building studio apartments in existing estates reason • elderly independence and yet remain in close touch with their children (pro-family) • Ageing population – elderly more prone to falls etc. Need to care for them through elderly friendly facilities., Building high-rise, high density flats reason • Land is extremely scarce in Singapore; maximising will ensure sufficient space for other developmental purposes such as commercial and industrial., Build Self-contained Towns policy building towns with their own facilities, PAST: 1960s-80s aimed to Solve the Housing Crisis, Public Housing in Singapore for the FUTURE: 1990s onwards, Resettlement reason • relieve overcrowding in the cities/ clearance of slums and accommodate people affected by development projects (eg Jurong), Allowing installments and CPF for purchase of flats reason • easier to buy a flat • Home ownership = financial security + sense of pride and belonging to the estate = strengthen loyalty to the country • Motivates Singaporeans to work hard + gave a stake in country + promotes peace a s people would not want their homes destroyed, Public Housing in Singapore to solve the problems of the PAST: 1960s-80s, Building high-rise, high density flats reason • Land is extremely scarce in Singapore; maximising will ensure sufficient space for other developmental purposes such as commercial and industrial., Meet Future Needs policy Singles at least 35 years are allowed to buy resale flats and could use a CPF Housing Grant, Encourage Social Cohesion policy Setting up Residents’ Committee/ Giving Estate management to town councils, Setting up Residents’ Committee/ Giving Estate management to town councils reason • 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 reason • 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., CONTINUOUS: 1960s – today aims to Maximize Land Space