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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: happy sherman, Building high-rise, high density flats reason • Land is extremely scarce in Singapore; maximising will ensure sufficient space for other developmental purposes such as commercial and industrial., PAST: 1960s-80s aimed to Build Self-contained Towns, Public Housing in Singapore for the FUTURE: 1990s onwards, Build Self-contained Towns policy Building towns further away from city centre, Building towns further away from city centre reason • relieve overcrowding in the cities/ clearance of slums and accommodate people affected by development projects (eg Jurong), Encourage Home Ownership policy Allowing installments and CPF for purchase of flats, Meet Future Needs policy Singles at least 35 years are allowed to buy resale flats and could use a CPF Housing Grant, Solve the Housing Crisis policy Land Acquisition Act, CONTINUOUS: 1960s – today aims to Encourage Social Cohesion, Encourage Home Ownership policy Upgrading facilities in older estates, Land Acquisition Act reason • the government to acquire land from people who own it through compensation. • This was due to limited land and the need to maximize use of available land., PAST: 1960s-80s aims to Maximize Land Space, Building high-rise, high density flats reason • Land is extremely scarce in Singapore; maximising will ensure sufficient space for other developmental purposes such as commercial and industrial., Maximize Land Space policy Building high-rise, high density flats, Mixing smaller and larger flats in every new town reason • Ease social tension between the different income groups ( not good for the higher-income to live in exclusive areas. ) • Interaction among different income groups builds greater understanding leading to harmony., Public Housing in Singapore to solve the problems of the PAST: 1960s-80s, Meet Future Needs policy Building studio apartments in existing estates, Encourage Social Cohesion policy Limiting the proportion of races in every neighbourhood and block, Limiting the proportion of races in every neighbourhood and block reason •different races residing in the same area, who would then have a chance to interact and understand each other better leading to social cohesion between the different races. • In the past, different races were concentrated in different parts of Singaporeans hindering social cohesion., PAST: 1960s-80s aimed to Solve the Housing Crisis