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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: public housingJC, Building studio apartments in existing estates ???? • 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., PAST: 1960s-80s ???? Encourage Home Ownership, Singles at least 35 years are allowed to buy resale flats and could use a CPF Housing Grant ???? • Changes in lifestyle and values = more single citizens. These people contribute to the economy etc. and their needs have to be recognized (want to stay on their own). Having a home of their home = giving them a sense of belonging., Building high-rise, high density flats ???? • Land is extremely scarce in Singapore; maximising will ensure sufficient space for other developmental purposes such as commercial and industrial., CONTINUOUS: 1960s – today ???? Encourage Social Cohesion, building towns with their own facilities ???? • Relieve overcrowding in the city centre • Allow for expansion of commercial areas, Maximize Land Space by Building high-rise, high density flats, Mixing smaller and larger flats in every new town because • 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., Encourage Social Cohesion ???? Mixing smaller and larger flats in every new town, Public Housing in Singapore ???? FUTURE: 1990s onwards, Meet Future Needs ???? Singles at least 35 years are allowed to buy resale flats and could use a CPF Housing Grant, FUTURE: 1990s onwards ???? Meet Future Needs, Limiting the proportion of races in every neighbourhood and block ???? •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., Allowing installments and CPF for purchase of flats ???? • 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, Encourage Home Ownership ???? Allowing installments and CPF for purchase of flats, Build Self-contained Towns ???? Building towns further away from city centre, Build Self-contained Towns ???? building towns with their own facilities, Building high-rise, high density flats would help as • Land is extremely scarce in Singapore; maximising will ensure sufficient space for other developmental purposes such as commercial and industrial., Upgrading facilities in older estates ???? MAINTAIN STANDARD OF LIVING; MAINTAIN STANDARD OF GOVT. HOUSING; KEEP CITIZENS SATISFIED; REMAIN COMPETITIVE, Land Acquisition Act ???? • 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.