Research Period:
June 2016 – Dec 2018
Team:
Yun Hye HWANG (PI), Charlotte J. ROSCOE (RA), Zi En Jonathan YUE (RA), Qiying POH (Student RA)
Collaborator:
Seow Kang LING (CUGE), Hee Hiong TAN (CUGE)
Project description:
Urban greening in Singapore has been heavily influenced by aesthetics, which is important but can have negative implications – wilder landscapes have more ecological value but are not as easily accepted. There’s an obvious need to bridge the gap between ‘tidy’ landscape and less manicured, but possibly acceptable landscape. The study consists of two topics – one is the on-site perception study focusing on the perceived value of unmanaged greenery in Singapore and the other focuses on preferences for the natural growth of tropical urban green spaces.
Outcomes of the projects are;
- Hwang, Y.H, YUE, Z.E., 2019, It’s OK to be wilder: preference for the natural growth of urban greenery in a tropical city, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
- Hwang, Y.H., Rosco, C., 2017, Association of perceived site attributes and preference for site conservation; an on-site survey of urban woodland in a tropical city, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Vol. 28, 12-20
- Hwang, Y.H., Poh, Q.Y., 2016, Perceptions of housing estates in a tropical urban forest, 10th conference proceedings of the pacific-rim community design network: Agency and resilience Dec. 2016
- Hwang, Y.H., Rosco, C., 2015, Perceptions of a wild green roof in Singapore, Cities Alive Conference proceedings, New York
* The research was funded by NUS-MOE (Ministry of Education) Tier1 Research Fund under Grant Number R-295-000-112-112.