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Selected news article
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/more-than-1b-to-be-spent-on-upgrading-projects-for-public-and-private-housing

TItle: More than $1b to be spent on upgrading projects for public, private housing estates over next few years: Lawrence Wong

Summary: Upgrading and rejuvenation projecsts to be planned and executed on public and private housing, especially older housing estates that are around 30 years old (constructed during 1987 - 1997) - under the Home Improvement Programme (HIP)

Motivations behind this housing development [Use 3 Ps to think about the motivations/symbolic significance of this housing development]
There is a shift from building HDB flats as low-cost housing units to cater to overcrowding in the city, to focusing more on improving living conditions suited to an age of modernity. They also gave residents the chance to participate in the running of grassroots activities.

Now their focus is less on addressing the shortage of houses, but more on the quality of life amongst Singaporeans. This includes smart homes, which encompasses smart planning (using environmental modelling to decide where to build amenities) and smart living (as seen from the article of the installation of video screens in more than 1,600 HDB lifts and lift lobbies in a bid to improve communication with residents in the area).

Promotion:
1. Cultivate a sense of belonging and community

Prohibition:
1. exclusion of newer residential estates & newer families
- since targetted at older estates/residences

Projection:
1. Political stability - happiness among residents
2. Sustainable future - by developing estates, maintaining common areas (parks)
3. Economic Growth/Positive Economic Outlook - Do not wish for estates in SG to degenerate into urban slums
4. Technology advancements/Modern society - through smart homes/estates

Impacts and implications on public housing landscapes in Singapore
Impacts & Implications:
1. Budgeting implications
Prioritization and allocation of SG's budget to housing from other aspects (eg education, healthcare etc)
2. Developed estates VS personal attachments (similar case: Rochor Centre)
3. Community engagement
Promotes social cohesion between and within families through painting of murals and park managements

Evaluating the 'success' of these developments & Suggestions
1. Successful in improving QOL n SOL
Better living conditions through improvements in general estate and within homes
Foster strong community ties through engagements mural engagement and park management - "citizen parks"

2. Why it will be successful - personal investment
Foster a sense of belonging through such community engagement (design in murals and park managements)
Attachments that goes beyond monetary value. Residents take pride in where they stay. Memories, sense of community, connection and identity is something they hold dearly and cannot be bought with money.

3. Economic outlook
Building a global city, the visual appeal of well-developed estates and communities projects an image to investors of Singapore building towards a greener, sustainable future for the country and its people.

Possible influx of investments

4.  Successful in Efficient information relay - the lift upgrade ( i think its part of the HIP)
Swift communication channel that enables all entities to relay information quickly.
Easy to update information regularly and maintain

Improvements/Changes
1. Affordability
- Different pricing for HDB flats across SG
To tackle this, SG must try to ensure that all areas are well developed, have good amenities and facilities, convenient access to transport and job centres closer to homes

Tackles the issue of social stratification

2. Lift Access without LUP (lift upgrading programmes)
- The government recognizes this issue and they are looking into technical solutions for estates where lift upgrading is not viable
The current approach is to ask HDB for assistance. (especially for medically ill, handicap)

3. Improving intergenerational wealth mobility (tags along with affordability)
Children of low-income families are benefitting significantly more than those from middle income families, as the size of subsidies is based on income level.
Budget could be pumped into helping middle-income families more so that children of middle-income families do not suffer in the long run.

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Chi Shuen, Karine, Mabelle, Qian Lin and Syaza

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Selected news article[Choose a case study that is grounded in a specific estate/place, rather than analysing policies]
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapores-first-assisted-living-pilot-site-for-public-housing-at-bukit-batok-to-launch

Singapore's first assisted living pilot site for public housing to launch at Bukit Batok next year

Motivations behind this housing development [Use 3 Ps to think about the motivations/symbolic significance of this housing development]

Promote: communal and shared spaces for residents to interact with each other, valuing our elderly as our pioneers [multigenerational living, links to promoting independence among elderly]
Prohibit: elderly living alone and is unattended to (discouraging elderly from living alone)
Project: inclusivity of the elderly in society
Power: Allow elderly who needs assisted help, yet do not have a next of kin to help, to still live independently on their own with care given by the assisted living program

Impacts and implications on public housing landscapes in Singapore
- better meet the needs of Singapore's elderly in the coming years in light of ageing population
- creates a new demand for such residential options in the future to cater to the needs of elderly living alone

Evaluating the 'success' of these developments & Suggestions [Consider who might be excluded or included? Are there any instances of resistance and contestation?]
- exclude elderly that lives with their families because such assisted living flats are smaller in size
- include elderly who live alone/ have no other family members but needs assisted help

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Selected news article[Choose a case study that is grounded in a specific estate/place, rather than analysing policies]
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/hdb-to-launch-bto-projects-in-punggol-inspired-by-early-zoo-11861836

Motivations behind this housing development [Use 3 Ps to think about the motivations/symbolic significance of this housing development]

Two new Punggol Build-To-Order (BTO) housing estates will pay tribute to Punggol’s history as a fishing village and to one of Singapore’s earliest zoos
“Tailored to capitalise on Punggol’s distinct character, history and local flavour, these projects will fuse heritage elements in their designs which allow residents to appreciate their town’s roots,” HDB said.

Power:

Promotion:
- Promote social cohesion and community bonding by designating modern common areas and facilities in the estate.
- Promote Punggol's cultural heritage as a fishing village
- Promote Singapore's history with the old Punggol zoo --> how it came about and why it closed down --> links to sense of place
- promote healthy living among residents - ActiveSG??

Prohibition:
- Prohibits non-heteronormative families
- prohibits higher-income citizens because of income ceiling

Projection:
- Projects a cohesive future community
- Projects wealth in the state to having a new BTO project with themed heritage walks
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Impacts and implications on public housing landscapes in Singapore
- By building a sense of place and "cohesive community concept" --> It encourage the residents to strengthen their bond within the estate (Nation Building - feel connected)

Evaluating the 'success' of these developments & Suggestions [Consider who might be excluded or included? Are there any instances of resistance and contestation?]
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Angela, Carrie, Clarice, Glenda and Kendrick

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Angela, Carrie, Clarice, Glenda and Kendrick

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Selected news article:
New waterfront district in Punggol to open, over 2,000 new flats to be launched in August

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/new-waterfront-district-in-punggol-to-open-over-2000-new-flats-to-be-launched-in

Motivations behind this housing development [Use 3 Ps to think about the motivations/symbolic significance of this housing development]
Promote:
- healthy living and healthy ageing (facilities in the area provides avenues)
- eco-friendly lifestyle
- social cohesion and bonding between residents living in the estate
- active learning of the heritage by the new generation
- multi-generational living

Project: Projects Singapore as an inclusive, modernised and sustainable society. Projects Singapore's economic and technological progress and development

Impacts and implications on public housing landscapes in Singapore
- easy access to dining, retail and recreational facilities in the area through public transport, walking, cycling and possibly autonomous buses in the future
- punggol's development from a fishing village towards a vibrant economic hub
- more opportunities for interaction amongst residents with the increase in the number of shared spaces

Evaluating the 'success' of these developments & Suggestions [Consider who might be excluded or included? Are there any instances of resistance and contestation?]
- large focus on BTO projects excludes singles, lgbt and high income families (contestation)
- includes heteronormative families
- successful: encourages young families to move into this developing estate with the modern infrastructure i.e. punggol digital district -> multi-generational living
- successful: more common spaces in the public housing estate which helps to anchor the sense of place in the estate