Public space: design use and management Public space Chua Beng Huat and Norman Edwards Street culture in colonial Singapore Victor R. Savage The colonial suburb Norman Edwards Backlanes as contested regions Ho Kong Chong and Valerie Lim Nyuk Eun Decoding the political in civic spaces Chua Beng Huat The social significance of public spaces in public housing estates Ooi Giok Ling and Thomas T.W. Tan Duxton plain Kenson Kwok Public space in private development Brian Field The potential for the conservation of nature in Singapore Clive Briffett Conserving the the natural flora and fauna in Singapore Richard Corlett Improving the quality of life in Singapore by creating and conserving wildlife habitats Chris I. Hails Naturalistic exhibits in zoo design Bernard Harrison