This book is about the management of cities amid the major challenges to fast growing cities as well as the struggling ones. It discusses trends in urbanization, urban challenges, the urban management approach, theories of the state and urban management, building capacity, urban planning, local economic development, housing, urban service delivery, public utilities, social services, general urban services, and transport. The book emphasizes general principles rather than specific case studies on managing cities.
The book is of interest to practitioners and students in the built environment, including mayors, urban managers, urban planners, developers, lenders, insurers, architects, engineers, project managers, and other consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
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Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction to urban management
Contents:
- Introduction to Urban Management
- States and Urban Management
- Building Capacity
- Urban Planning
- Local Economic Development
- Housing
- Urban Service Delivery
- Public Utilities
- Social Services
- General Urban Services
- Transport
Readership: Practitioners and students in the built environment including mayors, urban managers, urban planners, developers, lenders, insurers, architects, engineers, project managers, and other consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
Dr Willie Tan is tenured Professor in the College of Design and Engineering (CDE), National University of Singapore (NUS). He obtained his B Land Surveying (First Class Honors and University Medal) degree under a Singapore Government Scholarship from the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, in 1984. He earned his MSc (Estate Management) research degree at NUS in 1989, followed by a PhD (Urban Planning) degree under an NUS Overseas Graduate Scholarship and University of Sydney Graduate Scholarship in 1992.
Professor Tan is currently Program Director of the MSc (Project Management) program. He held the First Chair of the International Project Management Educational Union and has chaired accreditation visit teams for Project Management Institute's Global Accreditation Center to universities in Asia. He was formerly the Head of Department, Vice Dean (Academic), and Director of the Center for Project Management and Construction Law. He was also Visiting Professor to Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Dr Tan is an editor of Journal of Spatial Science and the World Scientific Book Series on the Built Environment. He serves as Editorial Board member for the International Journal of Project Management and Infrastructure Asset Management, among others, and as Advsiory Board member for Digital Twin. He has published in many international refereed journals and is the author or co-author of many books including:
- Research Methods: A Practical Guide for Students and Researchers (World Scientific, 2022);
- Managing Infrastructure Projects (World Scientific, 2021);
- Spatial Big Data, BIM and Advanced GIS for Smart Construction (co-authored, MDIS, 2020); and
- Principles of Project and Infrastructure Finance (Taylor and Francis, 2007).
His research focuses on urban management, project finance, and geomatics.
Dr Tan has served as a consultant in the private and public sectors in real estate, project management, infrastructure finance, and urban planning in Japan, Qatar, Oman, Myanmar, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. He has also served as an expert witness in the High Court of Singapore, and as Chief Judge for the Built Environment Industry Asia Awards.
Dr Tan has won many teaching awards including the NUS Outstanding Educator Award (2013) and Honor Roll as a three-time winner of the NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award. He was a Fellow of the NUS Teaching Academy from 2013–19.
