Self-Organization and Mobility Deprivation of Poor Workers in Hong Kong and Singapore

This book focuses on the influence of socio-economic and land-use policies on the commuting problems and quality of life of the poor in Singapore and Hong Kong. It considers the influence of self-organisation: how the mobility of an individual is constituted by structures such as transport systems o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cho-Yam Lau, Joseph
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Series:Quality of Life in Asia
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Influence of Government Policies and Individual Decisions on the Commuting of Poor Workers in Hong Kong
  • Impacts of Government Policies and Individual Decisions on the Commuting of Poor Workers in Singapore
  • Neighbourhood Effects Influence the Commuting of the Poor in Deprived Urban Neighbourhoods of Hong Kong and Singapore
  • Impacts of the Suburbanization Policy on the Spatial Mismatch Commuting of Workers in Hong Kong and Singapore
  • Comparing Policies between Hong Kong and Singapore with a Focus on the Commuting of the Poor