Put yourself in the shoes of that societal group and think about what kind of amenities you would like to build in your neighbourhood.

You can insert a photo of what you envision the amenity to look like!

Use the guiding questions to jot down your thoughts.

2) What types of amenities does you assigned group prioritised?

3) Why do you think the amenities that you have suggested are important for your assigned group?

4) Why is building this amenity good for society?

5) Are there any possible "costs" that can might be unequally shared when building this amenity? Does it affect a certain group of society more than another?

6) What do you think are the possible trade-offs that would be made if the amenity that you group have suggested is implemented?

2) Choose one of the principles of governance that we have learnt: How does this principle of governance help you to decide whether the amenity your group has decided should be built?

2+4) We prioritise healthcare. Prioritizing healthcare for the elderly is essential because they are more vulnerable to chronic illnesses, mobility issues, and cognitive decline, making consistent medical care crucial for their well-being. As people age, their immune systems weaken, increasing the risk of severe complications from common infections and diseases. Providing accessible and quality healthcare ensures they can maintain a good quality of life, remain independent for longer, and contribute to society in meaningful ways. Additionally, supporting elderly healthcare reduces the burden on families and emergency medical services by focusing on preventive care and early intervention. Investing in their health is not just an ethical responsibility but also a step toward building a compassionate and sustainable healthcare system for future generations.

5) Yes, the costs of elderly healthcare can be unequally shared. Taxpayers, especially the working-age population, bear the financial burden of government-funded programs. Caregivers, often women, face emotional and financial strain, sometimes sacrificing careers. Lower-income groups struggle with costly private care, leading to disparities in healthcare quality.

6)Having more healthcare services could cause a decrease in education services. As Singapore is scarce for land, we need to use it wisely. However, if we were to implement more hospitals and clinics, then the number of schools could decline as we prioritise elderly over adolescents.

As the playground is only made for children, it is a possible trade-off because it doesn’t benefit the other adult members of the community.

Q2. Sports amenities, add indoor gyms so that we dont have to use too much space, small clinic incase they injure themselves

Q3. Encourages a healthy and active lifestyle. Creates opportunities to meet new people who share the same interests as them. They dont have to travel too far to do what they enjoy.

Q4. Promotes a healthier population, reducing healthcare costs, strengthens community bonds

Q5. Space dedicated to sports facilities may reduce areas for housing and greenspaces, government may have to invest in regular upkeep.

Q6. Less space for other amenities such as playgrounds or gardens, noise pollution, expensive, due to many amenities being nearby property prices may rise.

As a single pet owner, it is important to have all these amenities because pets require high maintenance and care like humans do. Just like humans, pets require basic services such as healthcare (vets), entertainment (parks) and food (supermarkets, pet shops). Additionally, it would be more convenient for pet owners to be able to enjoy the company of their pets when travelling. However, there are certain trade-offs to be made such as the comfort of other people in the neighborhood. Some people in the common neighborhood do not enjoy the presence of furry animals as they may be allergic to fur or are sensitive to loud noises that pets such as dogs make. Also, pet-friendly malls and cremation/burial sites, training centers, parks and pet-friendly transportation take up both a lot of land space and money which is a major trade-off considering how small of a country Singapore is.

These amenities, especially the ramps and elevators, are important for convenient transportation to different places. Furthermore, it allows people with mobility issues to feel heard, promoting independence, and ensuring equal access to opportunities and services.

Building this is good for society as the person with mobility issues and requires the use of a wheelchair is able to have a greater sense of belonging and Singapore will be portrayed as being inclusive. Once others with family members who may have these mobility issues see this, they will want to support the government for the progress and growth of an inclusive society.

Possible “costs” may be the financial costs of building these amenities that can be used to build other amenities for other groups of society like hospitals for the elderly.

Because the ramps or elevators, wider pathways, and wheelchair accessible bathrooms take up more space, it is a possible trade-off as this space could be used to build more amenities to serve the needs of other groups in society.

2) I choose the principle of anticipating change and staying relevant, as with the elderly, we must anticipate the health problems that will rise due to the their old age, and hence should prioritise healthcare above all.

2- Ensuring everyone has a say in society: the government has to ensure that they judge properly on which need.

2) Anticipating change and staying relevant. By knowing what the people need and are not happy with, it helps in deciding whether amenities are important or will still be relevant and useful in the future.

One of the ways are practicing meritocracy in which people poor or rich are able to get benefits and merits for doing well in academics for example. This allows the society to feel fair.

2) Having good leadership, it allows me to listen to the needs and opinions of the community before making a decision, this can help me decide if the amenity will actually benefit people.

Anticipating change and staying relevant helps as the government needs to be prepared for the future and taking action early would help prevent threats and increase the number of opportunities people can have.

Q2. Ensuring everyone has a say in society: the government has to listen to everyone's needs and then make a decision

2) Anticipating change and staying relevant.

before choosing what amenity to input, the factors that should be considered is that whether it will affect other people negatively, and seeing if these amenities can also benefit other groups of people, and not just themselves.

2)Ensuring that everyone has a stake in society can help us to builld the facilities needed for the elderly who are retiring.

ensure everyone has an equal chance to vote for what should be added in their neighbourhood; majority of the vote wins.

2) Ensuring that everyone has a say in society. The government should make sure that the desicions they make should align with the most convenient result for society and should make sure that at least a majority of the people’s choices are addressed.

2) I feel that anticipating changes and staying relevant is an important factor to determine if something should be build. this is attributed to society advancements which is changing continuously every single day. Hence being able to anticipate change and staying relevant can help us better prepare ourselves for future changes this includes saving up enough materials for developments that may be made in the future.

2) Ensuring that everyone has a stake in society, opportunities for all. This principle of governance helped us decide to build the community garden and community library. These 2 communal areas help to ensure that residents of all walks of life, have access to green resources and a conducive environment to focus

2) Ensuring everyone has a stake in society can help decide whether the amenity a group has decided to build should be built. Giving opportunities to all allows the ammenity that serves the most people to be built, making sure that everyone has a say in the decision-making and encourages people to give theri opinion on what amenity should be built.

i think the government can ensure that everyone has a stake in society. citizens will feel a greater sense of belonging if the government involves them in making decisions. the government can decide whether an amenity can be built by consulting the views of citizens.

the rate of obesity is increasing in singapore which is harmful the health of citizens. building sports facilities and promoting sports can effectively reduce the obesity rate and makes the citizens have healthier lifestyle.

2) Ensuring that everyone has a say in society. This helps me to decide whether the amenities meet the requirements for all the different communities and groups of people in the society and their opinions will help me make the decisions so that it is in favour of everyone.

2) The principal, stake for everyone, opportunities for all, helps to decide whether the amenities for people with disability that requires the use of a wheelchair should be built as by building these amenities amenities, it will make Singapore a more inclusive society and helps these people with disability develop a greater sense of belonging.

2) One principle of governance is participation. This principle ensures that people affected by a decision have the opportunity to share their views. In our group, we used participation to help decide if the amenity should be built by asking for opinions from each other. Listening to our different ideas helped us understand both the benefits and concerns related to the project.

2) anticipating change and staying relevant

by anticipating change and staying relevant, the government can decide to implement these kindergartens that are in close range/ directly below their blocks it’ll be more convenient for parents to drop off their kids. this will reduce things such as air pollution or promote independence in the child. for example, as they grow older they could even learn how to walk back home from school and learn to be less dependent on having their parents fetch them home in the future.

I choose the principle : A stake for everyone, opportunities for all. When citizens feel that they have a stake in Singapore's future, they would develop a greater sense of belonging, ensuring that their voices would be heard, hence encouraging them to share their perspectives on improving the country.

2) I choose the principle of ensuring that everyone has a stake in society. By choosing this principle, it allows me to see all the benefits and disadvantages people can have in a situation. Ensuring that everyone has a stake in society ensures that everyone is even, valued, and can gain benefits from the amenity.

I think that ensuring that everyone has a stake in something can help decide what amenities are to be built. It is best we try to build amenities that benefit the general public like shopping malls that benefit families, pet owners, retired elders and individuals. This is because it is convenient in a sense where almost all groups can benefit from one amenity.

2) i choose to use the principle of ' Anticipating change and staying relavant' this is because pets are living creatures. they can be sick, need food and water just like us. By anticipating change and staying relavant, we can see when the majourity of pets need something and build it ( ex: a illness is spreading around and affecting pets, will need to build more vets) sometimes owners buy pets due to trends. the government must be prepared to set up more animal shelters to prepare for the owners who may abandon/ adopt pets soon. if we built something that is not relavent, we will waste space and money

2) anticipating change and staying relevant would help singles who are sports enthusiasts because there might be an increase in people with an interest in sports

Practicing meritocracy. For example edusave could incentivise students to work hard and get good grades in school. This in turn means that Singapore will have more well educated, valuable people which is an important asset to Singapore as it doesnt have many valuable resources

2) anticipating change, health care anticipates the change in people's bodies.

1. it's difficult as the government has to address concerns of people with differing needs, interests and priorities. this might lead to the unequal sharing of costs that may cause unhappiness

2. ensuring that everyone has a stake in society. when building wheelchair friendly facilities, it will develop a greater sense of belonging and place in their community, providing a stake for everyone.