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The Promise And Challenge Of Ecotourism, Biqi Wu
The Promise And Challenge Of Ecotourism, Biqi Wu
Social Space
The following article is adapted from an ecotourism case study conducted by Wu Biqi. It was supported by the Lien Centre and supervised by Associate Professor John Donaldson of the School of Social Sciences at the Singapore Management University.
Of Spatial And Mindset Change: An Interview With Tay Kheng Soon, Lien Centre For Social Innovation
Of Spatial And Mindset Change: An Interview With Tay Kheng Soon, Lien Centre For Social Innovation
Social Space
Amidst the gloom of the growing environmental crisis and unmet social needs, one man refuses to admit defeat. After 50 years advocating in civil society and the architectural space, Tay Kheng Soon has come up with yet another ground-breaking idea—Rubanisation—which re-imagines the city and countryside as a single organic whole. Social Space catches up with the social space maverick in his eco-office in the tranquil setting of a wooded area off Dairy Farm Road.
Climate Change, Cities And The Poor, John Cleveland, Peter Plastrik
Climate Change, Cities And The Poor, John Cleveland, Peter Plastrik
Social Space
Climate change on its own is an intractable issue. What if we look at climate change through a social equity lens? John Cleveland and Peter Plastrik analyse current climate adaption strategies and deliberate a more active role by ‘people on the ground’.
Growing Green Space, Geh Min
Growing Green Space, Geh Min
Social Space
Environmental groups: Saviours of the world or nutty nuisances? Dr Geh Min traces the evolution of the green movement in Singapore in the context of changing political, social and environmental values.
Listening To The Stars: The Constellation Model Of Collaborative Social Change, Tonya Surman, Mark Surman
Listening To The Stars: The Constellation Model Of Collaborative Social Change, Tonya Surman, Mark Surman
Social Space
There has been much talk about social sector partnerships and networks. Tonya Surman and Mark Surman explain how the ‘constellation model’, developed for the Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and the Environment, offers an innovative approach to organising such collaborative efforts.