Changing Landscape Tutorial 1
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1) The document defines and provides examples of different types of landscapes, including real landscapes, imaginary landscapes, landscapes of spectacle, ordinary landscapes, dominant landscapes, alternative landscapes, landscapes of power, and contested landscapes. 2) Landscapes can reflect and legitimize the values and ideologies that structure a society, as well as reveal the power of those who constructed and maintained them. 3) Landscapes can be analyzed to provide clues about a society's prevailing ideas, values, and ideologies, as well as a country's global interactions and local responses.
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Changing Landscape Tutorial 1
- 1. GEK2001/SSA2202 Changing Landscape of Singapore Tutorial 1
- 2. Real Landscape Has a physical presence, is concrete and material Created by humans or as part of nature Is something you can experience with your senses Example: Singapore
- 3. Imaginary Landscape Exist in the mind Part of social imagination Created in myths, legends, fiction, represented in paintings Example: The little red dot
- 4. Landscape of Spectacle Meant to impress by the sheer size or distinction The visual is more important than actual substantive activity Example: The Singapore Flyer
- 5. Ordinary Landscape A landscape that is familiar Encountered daily Meaningful to ordinary people who live there Associated with people Not just gazed at, but lived in Example: Void deck “mama” shop
- 6. Dominant Landscape Landscape of the majority culture Inclusion versus Exclusion Example: HDB Estates 86% (majority) of Singaporeans live in HDB flats
- 7. Alternative Landscape Landscape of exclusion created by the minority culture and marginalized groups Example: Ang Siang Hill
- 8. The power of landscape Landscape can legitimize Naturalize values and ideologies that structure way of life Example: Singapore’s Port
- 9. Landscapes of Power Produced by dominant groups Reveal or reflect the power of those who constructed, defined and maintained the landscape Example: Supreme Court
- 10. Landscape of Resistance Landscape that expresses those who resist power or dominant ideology Example: Potong Pasir
- 11. Contested Landscape Landscape that is contested between dominant and minority, alternative groups Example: Chinatown
- 12. Landscape as a lens to study society Landscapes can be read for clues which indicate prevailing ideas, values, social meanings and ideologies Countries’ global interactions will also be reflected in the landscape through responses on local scale Example: Marina Barrage Environmental Possibilism, Water Resource Politics, Water security and vulnerability response
- 14. The Battle of Pasir Panjang Commemorative Walk Sun 10 Feb 2008 . 7am - 12pm http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg