User:Ffbond/Heartlands (Singapore)
Heartlands is a term used in Singapore to refer to the suburban towns, mainly filled with HDB flats, where the majority of the population live.[1] Inhabitants of the heartlands are called heartlanders. Although the term is commonly used, there is no clear definition as to what exactly a heartlander is[2], although they are generally contrasted with elites.[3]
Remaking the Heartlands is a government campaign to improve the heartlands, looking at Punggol, Yishun and Dawson in 2008-2010 and Hougang, Jurong and East Coast in 2011.
See Also[edit]
Tamara Wagner, “High-Rise Heartlands: Singapore’s Fictional Cityscapes.” Genre 24 (2004): 166-182.
Daren Shiau (1998, 2002). Heartland(ISBN: 9810456050). in NTU's HSS library @ here
Kim Seng, Ong (2008). Heartlands : home and nation in the art of Ong Kim Seng. in NTU's business library @ | here
References[edit]
- ^ Marlene OnTheWall hubpages .com/hub/Heartlands-Singapore For the 'real' Singapore, visit the Heartlands HUBPages
- ^ http://kirstenhan.me/2010/04/12/what-the-is-a-heartlander/
- ^ http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/this_urban_jungle/585738/girl_from_holland_village_calls_heartlanders_uncultured.html
Nice example of use here: [1] And that is where the ‘real Singaporean’ lives. Not in Orchard Road. Not in Sentosa or Marina Bay. But in the heartlands, where HDB flats reside.
See Also[edit]
“High-Rise Heartlands: Singapore’s Fictional Cityscapes.” Genre 24 (2004): 166-182.