Data-driven smart community design : strategies for fostering inclusive and resilient neighbourhoods / edited by Keng Hua Chong.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction

Keng Hua Chong

PART I Enquiring Diversity

1 Innovative Demographic Segmentation in Singapore: A Multi‑variable Approach for Policy and Community Planning

W. Quin Yow and Shuang Zheng

2 Neighbourhood Quality of Life and Place

Sin Mei Cheng, Mihye Cho, Jiyoun Kim and Keng Hua Chong

PART II Envisioning Opportunities

3 Data Analytics for Community and Planning

Tshui Mum Ha, Yohei Kato and Keng Hua Chong

4 Urban Mobility and Neighbourhood Activity Analyses Using Data from Smart Mobile Devices

Zann Koh, Hasala Marakkalage, Billy Pik Lik Lau, Yuren Zhou, Ran Liu and Chau Yuen

5 Large‑Scale Human Mobility Tracking in Residential Estates

Zann Koh, Hasala Marakkalage, Billy Pik Lik Lau, Yuren Zhou, Ran Liu and Chau Yuen

6 Social Network Analysis as a Data‑Light Method for Identifying Places of Social Interaction

Zi‑Yu Khoo, Aerilynn Tan and Keng Hua Chong

7 Predictive Analysis with Virtual Population

Roland Bouffanais, Malik Mohamed Barakathullah and Bige Tunçer

PART III Enabling Inclusivity

8 Community Enablement Playbook

Keng Hua Chong, Tshui Mum Ha, Denise Nicole Lim, Natasha Yeo Min, Sze Min Neo, Sofia Foo Xin Di and Sin Mei Cheng

9 Bridging Physical and Virtual Community through O2O Approach

Keng Hua Chong, Denise Nicole Lim, Natasha Yeo Min, Tshui Mum Ha and Sin Mei Cheng

10 Application of Smart Community Design

Keng Hua Chong, Pia Fricker, Christine Yogiaman and Mihye Cho

This book couples data analytics with social behavioural studies and participatory design to derive deeper insights on city dwellers' present needs and future aspirations, thereby enabling the development of targeted spatial and programmatic interventions for diverse communities. Public housing in Singapore has been regarded internationally as a success story. This book outlines the latest strategies and concepts for addressing the emerging social challenges of the ageing population: shrinking household size, increasingly diverse demographics and widening inequality, andfostering inclusive and resilient neighbourhoods. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book: Outlines an innovative data-driven planning process for housing neighbourhood and community design Provides a framework for planners and designers to synthesise qualitative and quantitative data analyses Presents a comprehensive set of tested urban analytics tools, digital platforms and participatory toolkits used to design and develop community initiatives. A recommended text for students undertaking urban planning, urban design, housing design, architecture, real estate, urban sociology and community design, the book's strategies for evidence-based neighbourhood designs will also appeal to practitioners and policymakers.

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Keng Hua Chong isProvost of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts at the University of the Arts Singapore. He is formerly Associate Professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design at the Singapore University of Technology and Design.