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Ressources, problèmes et défis de l'Asie du Sud-Est

By: Rodolphe de Koninck,Jean Nadeau,Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies. Conference

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Ressources, problèmes et défis de l'Asie du Sud-Est

By: Rodolphe de Koninck,Jean Nadeau,Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies. Conference

Culture, religion, rural development, international relations, politics, South East Asia - institutional framework, ASEAN, wealth, Islam, Buddhism, traditions, political leadership, rural area labour relations, fishery, refugee camps, role of Canada development aid through sports, political problems stemming from multinational enterprises. Graphs, maps, references, statistical tables.

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2763771114

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Singapore

An Atlas of Perpetual Territorial Transformation

By: Rodolphe de Koninck,Julie Drolet,Marc Girard

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Singapore

An Atlas of Perpetual Territorial Transformation

By: Rodolphe de Koninck,Julie Drolet,Marc Girard

Since 1965, when it became a fully independent city-state, Singapore has been an effervescent laboratory of economic, social and environmental transformation and innovation. The government of the small island republlc, which currently covers about 720 sq km, has thoroughly transformed and extended the lands under its control to serve the needs and ambitions of its citizens. The systematic overhaul of the Singaporean environment reflects a deliberate policy of social transformation, a revolution controlled and monitored from above. While Singapore's achievements in the realm of economic and social development have been carefully observed, little has been said about the close connections between these accomplishments and territorial management. Based on an extended series of diachronic maps, this book illustrates the nature and depth of the territorial changes that have occurred since the early 1960s. The commentary that accompanies the maps shows how Singapore has used this ongoing territorial transformation to support its position in a globalized economy, and also as a tool of social and political management.

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NUS Press

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9971693976

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9789971693978

Singapore's Permanent Territorial Revolution

Fifty Years in Fifty Maps

By: Rodolphe De Koninck

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Singapore's Permanent Territorial Revolution

Fifty Years in Fifty Maps

By: Rodolphe De Koninck

Ever since Singapore became an independent nation in 1965, its government has been intent on transforming the island’s environment. This has led to a nearly constant overhaul of the landscape, whether still natural or already manmade. Not only are the shape and dimensions of the main island and its subsidiary ones constantly modified so are their relief and hydrology. No stone is left unturned, literally, and, one could add, nor is a single cultural feature, be it a house, a factory, a road or a cemetery. Given one of Singapore’s unique feature, namely that the state is the sole landlord, all types of property in all parts of the island, rural as well as urban, were and remain subject to expropriation, fortunately always with due compensation. This atlas illustrates, essentially through diachronic mapping of the changing distribution of all forms of land use, the universality of what has become a tool of social management. By constantly “replanning” the rules of access to space, the Singaporean State is thus redefining territoriality, even in its minute details. This is one reason it has been able to consolidate its control over civil society, peacefully and to an extent rarely known in history.

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NUS Press

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9814722359

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9789814722353

Deforestation in Viet Nam

By: Rodolphe de Koninck,International Development Research Centre (Canada)

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Deforestation in Viet Nam

By: Rodolphe de Koninck,International Development Research Centre (Canada)

This publication begins with an overview of the nature and magnitude of the deforestation problem in south-east Asia and the related problem of loss of biodiversity. Chapter 2 discusses the specific case of deforestation in Viet Nam and the possible factors involved. Chapter 3 describes the implementation of a research project on the fundamental and instrumental causes of that deforestation, with the hypothesis that agricultural expansion is the central instrument of deforestation in that country. This is followed by presentation of the results of the research, which focused on two provinces (Tuyen Quang and Lam Dong). Results presented and discussed include changes in land use, changes in population and its distribution, expansion of settlement, the impact of firewood collection and commercial logging, agricultural impacts, and changes in biodiversity. The final chapter discusses the magnitude of the challenge of deforestation in Viet Nam and suggests directions for further research.

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Deforestation in Viet Nam

By: Rodolphe de Koninck,International Development Research Centre (Canada)

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Ressources, problèmes et défis de l'Asie du Sud-Est

Ressources, problèmes et défis de l'Asie du Sud-Est

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore's Permanent Territorial Revolution

Singapore's Permanent Territorial Revolution

Deforestation in Viet Nam

Deforestation in Viet Nam

Deforestation in Viet Nam

Deforestation in Viet Nam

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