USEFUL LINKS
| SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES |
| Ministry of National Development |
| The Ministry of National Development is responsible for urban planning and development. Agencies under the Ministry of National Development include the Urban Redevelopment Authority (responsible for urban planning and land use regulation), the Housing & Development Board (public housing and related urban development), the National Parks Board and the Building and Construction Authority (building regulation and construction industry oversight). |
| Ministry of The Environment |
| The Ministry of the Environment is responsible for environmental management, including water resources, air and noise pollution control and waste management. Agencies under the Ministry of Environment include the National Environment Agency (solid and hazardous waste management and air and noise pollution control) and the Public Utilities Board (water resources, sewerage and stormwater management). |
| Ministry of Transport |
| The Ministry of Transport is responsible for land, air and sea transportation. Agencies under the Ministry of Transport include the Land Transport Authority (roads and mass transit), the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (airport management) and PSA Corporation (seaport management) |
| Urban Redevelopment Authority |
| The Urban Redevelopment Authority is the single agency in Singapore responsible for urban planning. It is responsible for producing the Concept Plan (a strategic metropolitan plan with some similarities to the American comprehensive plan or the British structure plan), the Master Plan (some similarities to the American zoning ordinance), other urban design and conservation plans, and the processing of planning permits. |
| Land Transport Authority |
| The Land Transport Authority is responsible for land transportation planning (including roads and mass transit systems), the development and management of land transportation infrastructure, and traffic management. |
| Housing & Development Board |
| The Housing & Development Board is responsible for public housing development as well as the planning of new urban development areas called "new towns". More than 80% of the population of Singapore lives in public housing. |
| JTC Corporation |
| JTC Corporation is responsible for the planning, development and management of industrial and business parks and facilities. |
| Public Utilities Board |
| The Public Utilities Board is responsible for water resource, sewerage and stormwater management. |
| National Environment Agency |
| The National Environment Agency is responsible for solid and hazardous waste management and air and noise pollution control. |
| National Parks Board |
| The National Parks Board is responsible for parks, open space and nature conservation. |
| Singapore Land Authority |
| The Singapore Land Authority is responsible for the management of land resource and government owned buildings. |
| Building and Construction Authority |
| The Building and Construction Authority is responsible for building regulation and construction industry oversight. |
| Economic Development Board |
| The Economic Development Board is responsible for promoting inward and outward industrial and services investments. |
| Singapore Tourism Board |
| The Singapore Tourism Board is responsible for promoting the tourism industry. |
| Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore |
| The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore is responsible for airports, including Changi Airport. |
| PSA Corporation |
| PSA Corporation is the main port operator in Singapore. |
| SINGAPORE ASSOCIATIONS |
| Singapore Professional Centre |
| An umbrella professional organization. The Singapore Institute of Planners is a member of the Singapore Professional Centre. |
| Institution of Engineers, Singapore |
| Singapore Institute of Architects |
| Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers |
| Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects |
| Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS |
| International Society of City and Regional Planners |
| Commonwealth Association of Planners |
| Malaysian Institute of Planners |
| China Association of City Planning |
| Institute of Town Planners, India |
| American Planning Association |
| Royal Town Planning Institute |
| OTHER USEFUL LINKS |
| EAROPH- Eastern Regional Organisation for Planning and Housing |
| Planetizen |
| UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme |
| United Nations Industrial Development Organization |