1. Syllabus – Land Management
AD13LM Land Management
Syllabus – Land Management

3. Lecture 1 Contemporary Urban Planning
AD13LM Land Management
Lecture 1
Contemporary Urban Planning

4. What happens if there are no planning restrictions?
Developers will build as high as possible to maximise built up area
Most of land will be used for commercial uses since retail tenants pay the high rents as compared with other uses eg community uses such as schools
Areas set aside for roads will be minimised since costs are high and the return (from tolls) may not justify the cost

5. The need for planning control
Interconnectedness
Sustainability

6. Planning controls cover:
1. Type of use – residential, commercial (office, retail), hotel, industrial and mix of uses through Zoning 2. Intensity/density – height allowable through Plot ratio and approval on Sub-division 3. Infrastructure – roads, utilities, sea port, airport through capital investment 4. Preservation of the environment 5. Protection of buildings and sites of historical value 6. Ownership – public, private, foreign ownership

7. How does urban planning contribute to the economy?
Allocation of land for commercial and industrial use
Transport infrastructure
Good urban design adds economic value

8. Legal basis of planning
Planning Act
Singapore Land Authority Act
Land Acquisitions Act
Residential Property Act
Housing Developers (Control & Licensing) Act
Sale of Commercial Properties Act
Land Titles Strata Act
Property Tax Act
Stamp Duty Act

9. Evolution of Urban planning
To look into providing citizens, especially factory workers, with healthier environments:
Garden City Movement
Le Corbusier’s Contemporary City and Radiant City

10. Garden City Movement
Self-contained communities surrounded by “greenbelts” or parks and containing separate areas for residences, industry and agriculture.
Planned on a concentric pattern with open spaces, public parks and six radial boulevards.
When it reached full population, another garden city would be developed nearby.

11. Garden City Movement
Satellite towns
Greenbelts
City Centre

12. Garden City Movement