GI: Housing

GI: HOUSING

Videos

How are Singapore's HDB estates planned?

Use case:Trigger resource to get students to think about how one neighbourhood is distinct from another

Importance of HDB fitness corners

Use case:Trigger resource to get students to brainstorm what facilities and amenities there are in a neighbourhood to cater to all age groups

Interview: What's special about Holland Village?

Source: Housing Development Board

Use case:Trigger resource to get students to brainstorm reasons why a neighbourhood is special to a person

Other resources

Digital map of facilities and amenities in Toa Payoh

Source: Unknown

Use cases:1. As pre-fieldwork for students to explore the site2. As pre-fieldwork for students to decide where to conduct sampling3. As post-fieldwork for students to evaluate whether their results relate to the types or number of facilities and amenities available

General Household Survey 2015 - Basic demographic characteristics

Data source: Department of Statistics, Singapore

Note:Use Tables 7 and 9 for information on the age profile of people within the neighbourhood. This may relate to the types of facilities and amenities available.

How Toa Payoh is planned for inclusivity

Source: Centre for Liveable Cities

Use case:As pre-fieldwork for students' secondary research
Note:Read pages 8 to 10 for the case study on Toa Payoh

Woodlands Design Guide 2018

Source: Housing Development Board

Use case:As pre-fieldwork for students' secondary research
Note:HDB will continue to launch design guides for 24 of its towns in the next few years to preserve the distinctiveness of each town. These guides can all serve as secondary research material when they become available.

Digital map of Singapore's housing landscape

Source: Humanities Network

Note:This digital map allows you to toggle these layers - HDB buildings, HDB towns, landed housing areas, housing types by subzones and housing types by planning areas.

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