一、城市发展历程(一)20世纪50年代末到60年代初:令人窒息的拥挤时期第二次世界大战末,新加坡的城市问题已经到了难以解决的地步。过度拥挤、住房短缺以及不卫生的生活条件在城市中心区随处可见。市中心到处拥挤,满是贫民窟。1/4的居民挤在岛上百分之一的地区里。常常是50多个人挤在一个二、三层楼的商铺房间内,或是住在临时搭设在下水道旁的小屋里。失业频 I. Urban Development (I) From the late 1950s to the early 1960s: suffocating congested era At the end of World War II, Singapore’s urban problems have reached an unmanageable level. Overcrowding, housing shortages and unsanitary living conditions are common in the heart of the city. Crowded downtown, full of slums. One in four residents is crowded into one percent of the island’s area. Often more than 50 people are crowded into a two-storey, three-storey retail space or temporarily housed in a shed next to the sewer. Unemployment frequency