Nature contained : environmental histories of Singapore /
How has Singapore's environment - and location in a zone of extraordinary biodiversity - influenced the economic, political, social and intellectual history of the island since the early 19th century? What are the antecedents to Singapore's image of itself as a City in a Garden? Grounding...
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| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
NUS Press,
2014
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Table of Contents:
- Singapore's changing landscape since c.1800
- Tigers of colonial Singapore
- Wallace in Singapore
- The environmental relevance of the Singapore botanic gardens
- The beastly business of regulating the wildlife trade in colonial Singapore
- The Raffles Museum and the fate of natural history in Singapore
- Agriculture and the end of farming in Singapore
- The nature society, endangered species, and conservation in Singapore
- A city in a garden
- Singapore's changing landscape since c.1800 / Tony O'Dempsey
- Tigers of colonial Singapore / Timothy P. Barnard and Mark Emmanuel
- Wallace in Singapore / John van Wyhe
- The environmental relevance of the Singapore botanic gardens / Nigel P. Taylor
- The beastly business of regulating the wildlife trade in colonial Singapore / Fiona L. P. Tan
- The Raffles Museum and the fate of natural history in Singapore / Timothy P. Barnard
- Agriculture and the end of farming in Singapore / Cynthia Chou
- The nature society, endangered species, and conservation in Singapore / Goh Hong Yi
- A city in a garden / Timothy P. Barnard and Corinne Heng