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A view of a model of the land use in the Singapore city centre. Singapore's planning framework comprises three tiers, a long-term plan, the Master Plan, and detailed plans. [18] The long-term plan, formerly called the Concept Plan, [19] plots out Singapore's developmental direction over at least five decades. Intended to ensure optimal land use ...
URA is responsible for the urban design of the city. For areas of special interest, such as the Singapore River area, the Orchard Road shopping belt, and the Marina Bay, URA devises specific medium and short-term urban design and land use plans. It also works with other government agencies in enhancing the city's urban design. [1]
For example, the Statistics Department of Singapore published its 2000 census data based on planning area boundaries for the first time, compared to using census divisions based on electoral boundaries for previous exercises. [6]
A municipal charter is the basic document that defines the organization, powers, functions and essential procedures of the city government. The charter is, therefore, the most important legal document of any city. [1] Municipalities without charters, in states where such exist, are known as general-law municipalities or cities.
In 2011, the government of Honduras considered creating a charter city, though without the oversight of a third-party government. Romer served as chair of a "transparency committee", but resigned in September 2012 when the Honduran government agency responsible for the project signed agreements with international developers without knowledge of ...
In project management, a project charter, project definition, or project statement is a statement of the scope, objectives, and participants in a project. It provides a preliminary delineation of roles and responsibilities, outlines the project's key goals, identifies the main stakeholders , and defines the authority of the project manager . [ 1 ]
The history of Singapore's urban renewal goes back to the time period surrounding the Second World War, when it was still a British dependency. Even before the war, Singapore's housing environment was already a problem. The tension of both infrastructure and housing conditions was worsened by the rapidly-increasing Singapore population in the ...
Virtual Singapore is a 3D digital model of Singapore that uses real-time and topographical data. It is a digital twin of the city-state, and the first digital twin of a country. Virtual Singapore is co-led by the National Research Foundation, the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and the Government Technology Agency.