{"product_id":"a-river-transformed","title":"A River Transformed","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of the Singapore River, the other rivers flowing into the Kallang Basin, and Marina Bay. It covers their commercial role over the centuries; victory over pollution, including mass dispersal of people and businesses clustered around the waterways into new towns around the island; the role of planners and the planning system in reclamation, and the creation of Marina Bay and the New Downtown; the role of Marina Bay as a water reservoir and the that of the rivers in Singapore’s water supply; the transformation of the rivers and Marina Bay into a lifestyle setting, Singapore’s \"new Padang\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimothy Auger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been responsible for many books on Singapore and its neighbours. Among other books, he wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiving in a Garden: The Greening of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published by the National Parks Board (2013). Tim was also co-editor, under the leadership of Prof. Tommy Koh, of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore: The Encyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2006). He worked closely with Singapore's former President S.R. Nathan on the preparation of the latter's memoirs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/unexpected-journey-an-path-to-the-presidency-pos?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=747c13462\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Unexpected Journey: Path to the Presidency\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2011).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"APD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32123067039857,"sku":"9789814385855","price":45.79,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/A_River_Transformed_Singapore_River_and_Marina_Bay_by_Timothy_Auger_00_f43968fd-f1d3-4488-ab6c-429df275a43e.jpg?v=1602757356","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/a-river-transformed","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}