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PROFESSOR OOI GIOK LING Academic Qualifications B.A. (First Class Honours), University of Malaya, 1975. M.A., University of Malaya, 1978. Ph.D., Australian National University, Canberra, 1983. Professional Membership President, Southeast Asian Geography Association, 2004-2009. Member, SARCS (Southeast Asia Regional Committee for START) Regional Scientific Committee, 2005-2009. Member, Scientific Steering Committee (Urbanisation), International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change, Bonn, 2005-2009. Member, Mega-City Taskforce, International Geographical Union, 2004-2009. Member [by invitation], International Federation of Housing and Planning, 2006-2007. Summary of Working Experience (a) Present Professor, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, October 2006 – 2009. Associate Professor, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 2003 – 2006. Adjunct Senior Fellow and then Professorial Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, 2004 – 2009. (b) Past Executive Systems and Research Officer, Housing and Development Board, Singapore, 1983-89. Research Fellow and then Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore, 1989-2003.
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Part-time Lecturer, Southeast Asian Studies Programme National University of Singapore (1995-97) Director, Research Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore [on secondment 1995-1997]
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Geography National University of Singapore, [January 1999 -2003] Awards, Prizes, Honors, Patents, etc. State Scholarship, Perak, Malaysia, 1972- 1975.
Australian National University Scholarship, 1978-81. University Book Prize, University of Malaya, Second Year Arts; and University Book Prize, University of Malaya, Third/Final Year Arts.
Salzburg Seminar Fellowship, May-June 1991.
British Council Visitor's Programme, 4-17 October 1993.
Publications Books/monographs 1. Ooi, G.L. and Yuen, B. (eds.) World Cities –Achieving Liveability and Vibrancy, World
Scientific Press, Singapore, 2010. 2. Ismail, R., Shaw, B.J. and Ooi, G.L. (eds.), Diverging Identities in a Dynamic Region –
Exploring Southeast Asian Cultures and Heritage in a Globalising World, Farnham, Surrey, England: Ashgate, 2009.
3. Douglass, M., Ho, K.C. and Ooi, G.L., (eds.), Globalisation, the City and Civil Society
in Pacific Asia, London: Routledge, 2008. 4. Ooi, G.L., Chang, C.H., Chatterjea, K. and Lim, K.Y. T., Changing Geographies and
Global Issues of the 21st Century, Singapore: Pearson/Prentice-Hall, 2006.
5. Ooi, G.L., Sustainability and Cities – Concept and Assessment, World Scientific
Press, Singapore, 2005. 6. Ooi, G.L., Housing in Southeast Asian Capital Cities, Southeast Asian Book Series,
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 2005.
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7. Ooi, G.L., The Future of Space – Planning, Space and the City, Eastern Universities Press, Singapore, 2004.
8. Ooi, G.L. and Shaw, B. J., Beyond the Port City – Development and Identity in 21
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Century Singapore, Pearson Education, Singapore, 2004. 9. Teo, P., Yeoh, B.S., Ooi, G.L. and Lai, K., Changing Landscapes of Singapore,
McGraw-Hill, Singapore, 2004. 10. Koh, G. and Ooi, G.L. (eds.), Civil Society in Singapore: Harnessing Diversity, Oxford
University Press and Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore, 2000. 11. Ooi, G.L. (ed.), Model Cities: Urban Best Practices, Vols. I and II, Institute of Policy
Studies and Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore, 2000. 12. Ooi, G.L. and Rajan, R. (eds.), Singapore: The Year in Review 1998, Institute of
Policy Studies and Times Academic Press, 1999. 13. Ooi, G.L. and K. Kwok (eds.), City and the State: Singapore's Built Environment
Revisited, Oxford University Press and Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore, 1997. 14. Ooi, G.L., (ed.), Environment and the City: Sharing Singapore's Experience and
Future Challenges, Times Academic Press and Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore, 1995.
15. Ooi, G.L., Siddique, S. and Soh, K.C., The management of ethnic relations in public
housing estates in Singapore, Times Academic Press and Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore, 1993.
16. Kog-Hwang I Ling, Symbolism in Chinese Food, Singapore: Graham Brash, 1991. 17. Ooi, G.L., Town Councils in Singapore: Self-determination for public housing estates,
Occasional Paper No. 4, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore, 1990. Journal Papers 1. Ooi, G.L. (2009) „Challenges of Sustainability for Asian Urbanisation,‟ Current Opinion
in Environmental Sustainability, Vol. 1, Issue 2, December, pp. 187-191 [invited]. 2. Ooi, G.L. and Kog, Y.C. (2009) „Cross-border Cooperation and Peri-urbanisation in
Singapore, Southern Malaysia and Riau Islands,‟ Asia-Pacific Forum, No. 43, March, pp. 30-53 [invited].
3. Ooi, G.L. and Phua, K.H. (2009) ` Sars in Singapore – Challenges of a Global
Health Threat to Local Institutions,‟ Journal of Natural Hazards, Vol. 48 (3), pp. 317-327.
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4. Ooi, G.L. (2008) `Cities and Sustainability – Southeast Asian and European Perspectives,‟ Asia-Europe Journal, Vol. 6 (No. 2), July, pp. 193-204.
5. Ooi, G.L. and Goh, K.C., (2008), `Networking for the Region and Beyond – Role of
Southeast Asian Geography Association (SEAGA),‟ International Research in Geography and Environmental Education, Vol. 17 (4), pp. 292-297, Special Issue.
6. Ooi, G.L., (2008), `Where are the buses?‟ - Role of Geography Fieldwork in a
Socially Fragmented World,‟ Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 33-41.
7. Ooi, G.L. (2007) `The Remaking of Sentosa Island,‟ Singapore Architect, No. 240,
August/September, pp. 92-93. 8. Ooi, G.L. and Chee, M.F., (2007) `They Play Soccer Too - Madrasah education in
Multiethnic Singapore,‟ Asia-Pacific Journal of Education, Vol. 27, No. 1, March, pp.71-82, 2007.
9. Ooi, G.L. and Phua, K.H., (2007) `Urbanisation and slum formation,‟ Journal of
Urban Health, Vol. 84 Supplement, May, pp. 27-34. 10. Ooi, G. L. (2007) `Urbanisation in Southeast Asia – Assessing Policy Process and
Progress towards Sustainability,„ Journal of Industrial Ecology, Spring, Vol. 11, No. 2: 31-42.
11. Lebel, L., Banaticla, R.N., Contreras, A., Garden, P., Lasco, R., Mitra, A.P., Nguyen, H.T., Ooi, G.L., Sari, A. and Sharma, C. (2007), `Integrating carbon management into the development strategies of urbanizing regions in Asia: implications of urban form, function and role,‟ Journal of Industrial Ecology, Spring, Vol. 11, No. 2: 61-81.
12. Ooi, G.L., (2007) `Globalisation and Asian Mega-cities,‟ Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Vol. VIII (No. 2), pp. 39-45 [invited].
13. Ooi, G.L., (2006) `Mahsuri‟s Curse – Globalisation and Tourism Development in
Pulau Langkawi,‟ Geojournal, Vol. 33, No.3 (December), pp. 199-209. 14. Ismail, R., Ooi, G.L. and Shaw, B. J., (2006) `Heritage, politics and identity in
Southeast Asia: an introduction,‟ Geojournal, Vol. 33, No.3 (December), pp. 161-163.
15. Ooi, G.L., `The Developmental State and Inter-ethnic Relations in Singapore,„
Asian Ethnicity, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 109-120, 2005. 16. Hee, L. M. and Ooi, G.L., `The Politics of Planning – Public Space in Singapore,‟
Planning Perspectives, Vol. 18, pp. 79-103, January 2003.
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17. Ooi, G.L., `The Singapore Citizen, Ethnicity and National Identity,‟ Journal on Active Community, National Community Leadership Institute, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 6-18, 2003 [invited].
18. Ooi, G.L., `The Role of the State in Nature Conservation in Singapore,‟ Society and
Natural Resources, Vol. 15, pp. 455-460, 2002. 19. Douglass, M., Ho, K.C. and Ooi, G.L., ` Civic Spaces in a Global Age: An Agenda
for Pacific Asia Cities,‟ International Development Planning Review, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 345-361, 2002.
20. Ooi, G.L. and Hee, L.M., `The Developmental State and Public Spaces in
Singapore‟, International Development Planning Review, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 433-448, 2002.
21. Koh, G. and Ooi, G.L., `Singapore: A Home, A Nation?‟ Southeast Asian Affairs 2002,
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, pp. 229-255, 2002 [invited].
22. Ooi, G.L., `Globalisation, Public Sector Reforms and the Search for Greater efficiency in Asia,‟ Article for SAP Info magazine, 1999.
23. Ooi, G.L. and Hee, L.M., `Public spaces in Public Housing Estates,‟ Singapore
Architect, Issue 211/01, Special Issue, September, pp. 202-205, 2001. 24. Ooi, G.L., `Civil Society, Democracy and the Role of the Media,‟ Media Asia, Vol.
27, No. 4, pp. 200-205, 2000. 25. Ooi, G.L., `Ethnicity and Nation-building in Southeast Asia,‟ der überlick, pp. 75-79,
No. 3, 2000. 26. Ooi, G.L., Tan, E.S. and G. Koh, `Survey of Political Participation in Singapore,‟ Asia-
Pacific Journal of Political Science, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 126-141, 1999 [invited]. 27. Ooi, G.L., `Accountability for Quality Services in Singapore: a Case Study of Town
Councils,‟ Regional Development Dialogue, Vol. 18, No. 2, Autumn 1997 [invited]. 28. Ooi, G.L., `The Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore Growth Triangle - Sub-regional
Integration and Cooperation,' Geojournal, Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 337-344, August, 1995. [invited].
29. Ooi, G.L., `Environment and the City: Sharing Singapore's Experience and Future
Challenges', National Environmental Enforcement Journal, Vol. 10, No. 5, International Issue, pp. 28-34, June 1995 [invited].
30. Ooi, G.L., `Centralized approach in environmental management: the case of
Singapore,' Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, Part 1, pp. 17-22, Spring 1994.
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31. Ooi, G.L., `National Identity, Public Housing and Conservation in Singapore,' Habitat International, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 71-80, 1994.
32. Ooi, G.L., `Health care development and ethnic medicine in Malaysia,' Third World
Planning Review, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 273-286, 1993. 33. Ooi, G.L., `What future for traditional Chinese Medicine outside China?' World Health
Forum, Vol.14, pp. 79-85, 1993. 34. Ooi, G.L., `Chinese medicine in Malaysia and Singapore: the business of healing,'
American Journal of Chinese Medicine, Vol. XXI, Nos. 3-4, pp 197-212, 1993. 35. Drakakis-Smith, D., E., Graham, P., Teo and Ooi, G.L., `Singapore: reversing the
demographic transition to meet labour needs', Scottish Geographical Magazine, Journal of the Scottish Geographical Society, Vol. 109, No. 3, pp. 153-163, 1993.
36. Ooi, G.L., `Public policy and park development in Singapore,' Land-use Policy,
January, pp. 64-75, United Kingdom, 1992. 37. Ooi, G.L., `Managing change and continuity in the public housing process,' Ekistics,
Vol. 59, No. 354/355, May/June, 1992. 38. Ooi, G.L., `The persistence of Chinese medicine: adjustment and diversity,' Social
Science and Medicine, Vol. 32, No.3, pp. 261-266, 1991. 39. Ooi, G.L., `Research note - Harmonizing development and environment: ideological
and other considerations,‟ Southeast Asian Journal of Social Science, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 107-112, 1992 [invited].
40. Ooi, G.L., `Urban policy and retailing trends in Singapore,' Urban Studies, Vol. 28, No.
4, pp. 585-596, 1991. 41. Ooi, G.L., `British colonial health care and the persistence of ethnic medicine in
Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore,' Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 29, pp. 158-178, Kyoto University, 1991.
42. Ooi, G.L., `Public housing policy and the family: case-study of Singapore,'
International Journal for Housing Science and its Applications, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 277-290, 1991.
43. Kwok, K. and Ooi, G.L., `Built environment and development in Singapore,' Solidarity,
Nos. 131-132, p. 6, July-December, 1991 [invited]. 44. Ooi, G.L., `The new spatial order: public housing estates in Singapore,' Solidarity,
Nos. 131-132, pp. 123-134, July-December, 1991 [invited].
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45. Yusof, K., Low, W.Y. and Ooi, G.L., `Sang Kancil Primary Health Care Services: an evaluation of the preschool component,' Journal of Educational Research, Malaysia, Vol. 11, pp. 30-40, 1987.
46. Yusof K, Wong YL, Ooi GL, Hamid-Don P., `Child care services in Malaysia: an
overview,‟ Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, Vol. 1(3), pp. 11-6, 1987. 47. Yusof, K. and Ooi, G.L., `Family planning through community-based services,'
Singapore Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 31-45, 1984. 48. Yusof, K. and Ooi, G.L., `Part II: Sang Kancil - The evaluation of coverage and
indications of effectiveness,' Development Forum, Malaysia, Vol. XIII, pp. 48-55, 1983 [invited].
Chapters/Articles in Books 1. Kho, E.M., Chee, M.F. and Ooi, G.L. (2010) `Multi-religiosity and its Implications for
Singapore Schools‟, in Dowson, M., Maclean, G. and Devenish, S. (eds.) International Advances in Education: Global Initiatives for Equity and Social Justice. Charlotte, N.C.: Information Age Publishing, pp.121-134.
2. Ooi, G.L. (2010) `Production and Consumption of Tourist Landscapes in Coastal
Areas: Case Study of Tourism in Malaysia‟ in Lebel, L., Lorek, S. and Daniel, R. (eds), Sustainable Production and Consumption Systems, London and New York: Springer, pp.201-210.
3. Ooi, G. L. (2010) „Singapore‟s Changing International Orientations, 1960-1990,‟ in
Hack, K. and Margolin, J-L. (eds.) Singapore from Temasek to the 21st Century-
Reinventing the Global City, Singapore: NUS Press, pp. 323-344. 4. Yuen, B. and Ooi, G. L. (2010) „Introduction: World Cities – Challenges of Livability,
Sustainability and Vibrancy,‟ in Ooi, G.L. and Yuen, B. (eds.) World Cities-Achieving Livability and Vibrancy, Singapore: World Scientific, pp. 1-12.
5. Ooi, G.L. (2010) „Good Governance-Sustainability and the City,‟ in Ooi, G.L. and
Yuen, B. (eds.) World Cities-Achieving Livability and Vibrancy, Singapore: World Scientific, pp. 13-28.
6. Ooi, G.L. and Yuen, B. (2010) „Conclusion: World Cities – Toward a Livable,
Sustainable and Vibrant Future?,‟ in Ooi, G.L. and Yuen, B. (eds.) World Cities-Achieving Livability and Vibrancy, Singapore: World Scientific, pp. 299-310.
7. Ooi, G. L. (2009) „Reshaping Urban Space: From a Tropical to Global City,‟ in
Welsh, B., Chin, J., Mahizhnan, A. and Tan, T. H. (eds.) Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong Years in Singapore, Singapore: NUS Press, pp. 277-287.
8. Ooi, G.L. (2009) `Industrialisation and Environmental Management‟ in Lebel, L.,
Snidvongs, A., Chen, A. C. T. and Daniel, R. (eds.) Critical States: Environmental
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Challenges to Development in Monsoon Southeast Asia, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre, pp. 21-34.
9. Lebel, L., Sari, A., Lasco, R., Ooi, G.L., Nguyen, H.T., Contreras, A. and Mitra, A.P.
(2009), `The implications of urbanization for atmospheric emissions at multiple levels,‟ in Lebel, L., Snidvongs, A., Chen, A. C. T. and Daniel, R. (eds.) Critical States: Environmental Challenges to Development in Monsoon Southeast Asia, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre, pp. 112.-134.
10. Ooi, G.L. and Brian J. Shaw, (2009) `Paradise Lost- Islands, Global Tourism and
Heritage in Malaysia and Singapore,‟ in Shaw, B. J., Ismail, R. and Ooi, G.L. (eds.). Diverging Identities in a Dynamic Region – Exploring Southeast Asian Cultures and Heritage in a Globalising World, London: Ashgate, pp. 43-58.
11. Ooi, G.L., (2009) `State Shaping of Community-Level Politics: Residents‟ Committees
in Singapore‟ in Read, B. and Pekkanen, R. (eds.) Local Organizations and Urban Governance in East and Southeast Asia, London and New York: Routledge, pp. 174-190.
12. Chang, C. H. and Ooi, G.L., (2008) `Role of Fieldwork in Humanities and Social
Studies Education‟ in Tan, O. S., McInerney, D. M., Liem, A. D. and Tan, A. G. (eds.), Volume 7 in Multicultural Education and International Perspectives, “What the West Can Learn from the East: Asian perspectives of the Psychology of Learning and Motivation”, Information Age Publishers, Charlotte, NC, pp. 295-309.
13. Douglass, M., Ho, K.C. and Ooi, G.L., (2008) `Introduction – Globalisation, Civic
Space and Civil Society in the Asia-Pacific‟ in Douglass, M., Ho, K.C. and Ooi, G.L., (eds.), Globalisation, the City and Civil Society in Pacific Asia, London: Routledge, pp. 1-26.
14. Ooi, G.L., (2008) `Civil Society, Civic Space and the City‟ in Douglass, M., Ho, K.C.
and Ooi, G.L., (eds.), Globalisation, the City and Civil Society in Pacific Asia, London: Routledge, pp. 66-78.
15. Ooi, G.L., (2007) `National Education in Singapore Schools – Challenges of
Engagement and Motivation,‟ in D. McIerney, S. Van Etten and M. Dowson (eds.) Educational Standards, Information Age Publishers, Charlotte, NC, pp. 173-188.
16. Geh, M. and Ooi, G.L., (2006), `The High-Carbon Story of Urban Development in
Southeast Asia,‟ in Hong, M. and Teo, K.B., (eds.) Energy Perspectives on Singapore and the Region, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 63-73.
17. Ooi, G.L., (2006), `The benefits of cultural tolerance: multiethnicity in Singapore,‟ in
J. Lidstone (ed.), Cultural Issues of our Time, Cambridge University Press, pp. 168-177.
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18. Ooi, G.L., (2006), `Ethnicity and the City in Southeast Asia,‟ pp. 299-309 in Wong, T.C., Shaw, B.J. and Goh, K.C., (eds.), Challenging Sustainability – Urban Development and Change in Southeast Asia, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish.
19. Ooi, G.L. (2005), `Globalisation and the City in Developing Countries,‟ in
Wong,T.C., Wang, Z.P., Ismail, R. and Kho, E.M., (eds.), The Social Studies Reader, Singapore: Pearson/Prentice-Hall, pp. 92-111.
20. Ooi, G.L. (2005), `Ethnicity and Inter-ethnic relations in Singapore,‟ in C. Lee and
Chang, C.H., (eds.), Primary Social Studies – Exploring Pedagogy and Content, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish International, pp. 119-127.
21. Koh, G. and Ooi, G.L. (2004), ` The Relationship Between State and Civil Society in
Singapore: Clarifying the Concepts, Assessing the Ground,‟ in Lee, H.G., (ed.), Civil Society in Southeast Asia, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 167-197.
22. Ooi, G.L., (2004), `Settlements As Socio-Technological Systems: Study of
Singapore as an Urban Eco-System,‟ in Encyclopaedia of Institutional and Infrastructural Resources, edited by S. Sassen and P. Marcotuillo, in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford, UK, [http://www.eolss.net]
23. Ooi, G.L. and Hashim, A., (2003) `Civil Society and the Internet in Singapore,‟ in
The Internet in Asia, Singapore: PR Academy, Ministry of Infocomm and the Arts, pp. 79-94.
24. Ooi, G.L., (2003) `Politics of Space, Location and Chinese Medicine,‟ in Traditional
Healing Systems: Negotiating Science and Technology Challenges, Indigenous Knowledge Systems Research & Development Studies, No. 4, National University of Singapore and Leiden University, Singapore and Leiden, pp. 109-120.
25. Ooi, G.L., Tay, S. and Kog, Y.C., (2002) ` Multilateral Environmental Agreements,
Business and Politics,‟ in P. G. Harris, (ed.), International Environmental Cooperation: Diplomacy and Politics in Asia-Pacific, University Press of Colorado, Boulder, pp. 133-146.
26. Ooi, G.L. and Chow, K.B., (2002) `Economics of the Arts‟, in Arts & Media in
Singapore, Ministry of Information and the Arts, Singapore, pp. 212-235. 27. Ooi, G.L., (2001) `Governance in Plural Societies and Security – Management of
Ethnic Relations in Southeast Asia,‟ in Tan, T.H. and J.D.K. Boutin, (eds.), Non-Traditional Security Issues in Southeast Asia, Singapore: Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, pp. 288-317.
28. Ooi, G.L., (2001) `Urbanisation in Asia – Prospects for a Sustainable Path to High
Growth,‟ in J. Weiss, (ed.), Asian Tigers Roar, M.E. Sharpe, U.S.A., pp. 243-249.
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29. Koh, G. and Ooi, G.L., (2000) `Achieving State-Society Synergies,‟ in Koh, G. and Ooi, G.L., (eds.), Civil Society in Singapore: Harnessing Diversity, Oxford University Press and Institute of Policy Studies, pp. 2-15.
30. Rock, M., Ooi, G.L. and Kimm, V., (2000) `Public Policies to promote cleaner shared
growth in East Asia,‟ in Angel, D. and Rock, M. (eds.), Asia’s Clean Revolution – Industry, Growth and the Environment, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, UK, pp. 88-103.
31. Douglass, M. and Ooi, G.L., (2000) `Cities and Clean Technologies,‟ in Angel, D. and
Rock, M. (eds.), `Industrialising cities and the environment in Pacific Asia: toward a policy framework and agenda for action,‟ Asia’s Clean Revolution – Industry, Growth and the Environment, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, UK, pp. 104-127.
32. Ooi, G.L., (2000) `Think tanks in Singapore,‟ in J. McGann, (ed.), Think Tanks and Civil Society, Philadelphia: Transaction Press, pp. 411- 421.
33. Lee, S.K. and Ooi, G.-L., (2000) `Eco-Tourism - Integrating Nature Conservation and
Development in Singapore,‟ in M. Kieserling (ed.), Globalisation and changing society in Singapore, Suhrkamp-Verlag, Germany, 2000, pp. 86-104.
34. Ooi, G.-L., (2000) `New Town Planning and Community Identity in Singapore‟, in M.
Kieserling (ed.), Globalisation and changing society in Singapore, Suhrkamp-Verlag, Germany, pp 158-189.
35. Koh. G. and Ooi, G.L., (2002) `The IPS Civil Society Organisations Survey Project
2000,‟ in Singam, C., Tan, C.K., Ng, T. and Perera, L. (eds.), Building Social Space in Singapore – The Working Committee’s Initiative in Civil Society Activism, Singapore: Select Publishing, pp. 189-206.
36. Ooi, G.L. and Chow, K.B., (2000) `The Economics of the Arts,‟ in Arts & Media in
Singapore, Ministry of Information and the Arts, Singapore, pp. 177-186.
37. Ooi, G.L., (1999) `Trade and Environment in Southeast Asia,‟ in Wong, T.C. and M Singh, (eds.), Development and Change: 30 Years of ASEAN, Times Academic Press, pp. 127-142 [This is a revision of a paper presented at a conference cited below].
38. Ooi, G.L., (1999) `City, Civil Society and the Environment,‟ in T. Inoguchi, T.
Newman and G. Paelotto (eds.), Cities and the Environment, Tokyo: United Nations University Press, pp. 105-126. [This is a revision of a paper presented at a conference cited below].
39. Ooi, G.L. and Kog, Y.C., (1999) `Future urbanisation‟, in L. Low (ed.), Singapore:
Towards Developed Status, Centre for Advanced Studies and Oxford University Press, pp. 140-193 .
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40. Ooi, G.L., (1999) `Good governance, civic education and civil society,‟ in M. Print, J. Ellickson-Brown and A.R. Baginda, (eds.), Civic Education for Civil Society, Asean Academic Press, London.
41. Ooi, G.L. and Koh, G., (1998) `State and Society Synergy: Towards New Stakes and
a New Partnership,‟ in A. Mahiznan and Lee, T.-Y, (eds.), Singapore: Re-engineering of Success, Oxford University Press, pp 98-111.
42. Ooi, G.-L., (1998) `The Third World city and urbanisation reconsidered,‟ in N. Poku
and L. Pettiford, (eds.), Redefining the Third World, MacMillan. 43. Ooi, G.L., (1999) `City-State of Singapore,‟ in Metropolitan Governance and Planning
in Transition: Asia-Pacific Cases, UNCRD Report Series No. 31, United Nations Centre for Regional Development and Nagoya Centre for Urban Advancement, Nagoya, Japan, pp. 237-255. [This is a revised draft of paper presented at the `Workshop on Enhancement of Metropolitan Planning and Governance in the Asia-Pacific,‟ February 23-24, 1998, INTAN, Kuala Lumpur].
44. Ooi, G.L., (1999) `Metropolitan Development Financing: Case-Study of Singapore,‟
pp. 123-139 in Financing Metropolitan Development – Public-Private Sector Roles, UNCRD Research Report Series No. 35, March. [Paper was originally presented at the Workshop on Metropolitan development financing, Seoul, 7-9 October, 1998, as cited below].
45. Ooi, G.L., `The planning of the built environment and business', in Ooi, G.L. and K.
Kwok (eds.), City and the State: Singapore's Built Environment Revisited, Oxford University Press and Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore,1997, pp. 108-131.
46. Ooi, G.L. and Kwok, K., `Planning Singapore,‟ in Ooi, G.L. and K. Kwok (eds.), City
and the State: Singapore's Built Environment Revisited Oxford University Press and Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore, 1997, pp. 1-12.
47. Ooi, G.L., `Town councils in the public housing estates:change and implications,' in
Ooi, G.L. and Kwok, K. (eds.), City and the State: Singapore's Built Environment Revisited, Oxford University Press and Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore,1997, pp. 44-64.
48. Shaw, B.J., Jones, R. and Ooi, G.L., `Urban heritage, development and tourism in
Southeast Asian cities: the contestation continuum‟ in Shaw, B.J. and Jones, R. (eds.), Contested Urban Heritage – Voices from the Periphery, Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot, Hampshire, United Kingdom, 1997, pp. 169-196.
49. Teo, P. and Ooi, G.L., `Ethnic differences and public policy in Singapore,' in Dwyer, D.
and Drakakis-Smith, D. (eds.), Ethnicity and Development, John Wiley and Sons, United Kingdom, 1996, pp. 249-269.
50. Ooi, G.L., `Public health in the Asia-Pacific: Changes, Trends and Challenges‟ in
Yusof, K., Low, W. Y., Zulkifli, S.N. and Wong, Y.-L. (eds.), Issues and Challenges of
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Public Health in the 21st Century, University of Malaya Press, Kuala Lumpur, 1996, pp. 1-24.
51. Ooi, G.L., `City planning, transport and the environment in Singapore,‟ in Azman, A.,
Mahbob, S. and Halldane, J.F. (eds.), Towards a Sustainable Urban Environment in Southeast Asia, Urban Habitat and Highrise Monograph SEACEUM 2, Institut Sultan Iskandar Of Urban Habitat and Highrise, Johor Bharu, Malaysia, 1995, pp. 131-142. [Paper was first presented at the Second Leadership Seminar].
52. Ooi, G.L., `Ang Mo Kio New Town: The Making of Place and Community' in Yeoh, B.
and Kong, L. (eds.), A Portrait of Places: History, Community and Identity in Singapore, Times Editions, Singapore, 1995, pp. 158-179
53. Ooi, G.L., `Understanding a society's needs for space,' in Da Cunha, D. (ed.),
Debating Singapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 1994, pp. 123-126.
54. Ooi, G.L., `Planning for parks and nature reserves' in Azman, A., Mahbob, S. and
Halldane, J.F. (eds.), Environmental and Urban Management in Southeast Asia, Urban Habitat and Highrise Monographs 1, Institut Sultan Iskandar Of Urban Habitat and Highrise, Johor Bharu, 1994, pp. 123-133.
55. Ooi, G.L., `Environmental management in Singapore' in Taylor, M. (ed.),
Environmental Change: Industry, Power and Policy, Avebury, Aldershot, Hants, England, 1995, pp. 129-150. [Paper was first presented at the International Geographical Union Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 1994].
56. Ooi, G.L. and Tan, T.T.W., `The social significance of public spaces in public housing
estates,' in Chua, B.H. and Edwards, N. (eds.), Public Spaces: Design, Use and Management, Singapore: Centre for Advanced Studies/Singapore University Press, 1992, pp. 69-81.
57. Ooi, G.L., `Chinese medicine retailing,' in Tan, T.T.W. (ed.), Chinese Dialect Groups,
Opinion, Singapore, 1990, pp. 51-66.
58. Wong, A.K. and Ooi, G.L., `Spatial reorganization' in Wheatley, P. and Sandhu, K.S. (eds.), Management of Success: The Moulding of Modern Singapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 1989, pp. 788-812.
59. Wong, A.K., Ooi, G.L. and Ponniah, R.S.P., `The dimensions of HDB community,' in
Wong, A.K. and Yeh, S.H.K. (eds.), Housing a Nation, Maruzen, Singapore, 1985, pp. 455-495.
Reports, Occasional Papers and other Publications
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1. Hee, L.M., Heng, C. K., Low, B. L., Ooi, G. L. and Viray, E., Water Margins: 01, Final Report for NUS Research Project R295-000-057-112, Centre for Advanced Studies, Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore, 2009.
2. Hee, L.M., Tsou, J. Y., Ooi, G. L. and Lam, S., Design, Use & Social Significance of
Public Space in Public Housing: Case Studies of Singapore and Hong Kong, Vol. I, II and III, Centre for Advanced Studies, Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore and Department of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003.
3. Southeast Asia Rapid Assessment on Environmental Change, System for Analysis,
Research and Training, Washington D.C., USA [forthcoming]. 4. Integrating carbon management into development strategies of cities – establishing
a network of case studies of urbanization in the Asia-Pacific, Final Report for Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research, 2004.
5. Yuen, B., Teo, H.P. and Ooi, G.L., Singapore Housing – An Annotated Bibliography,
School of Building and Real Estate, National University of Singapore, 1999. 6. Wong, G., Ooi, G.L. and Phua, K.H., Bibliography of Research on Ageing Issues and
the Elderly in Singapore, Singapore, National University of Singapore, 1999. 7. Ooi, G.L., (ed.), Report on Workshop on Volunteerism, Institute of Policy Studies,
National Council on Social Service and Ministry of Community Development, February, 1999.
8. Ooi, G.L., Tan, E.S. and G. Koh, `Survey of State-Society Relations‟, IPS Working
Paper Series, No. 5, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore,1998. 9. Ooi, G.L., The Geography of Socioeconomic Health and Distress in Northeastern
Peninsular Malaysia, SEAPRAP Report No. 30, 1978. Membership on Editorial Board 1. Contributing Editor, Environment – Science and Policy for Sustainable Development,
U.S. Invitations to Conferences and International Workshop/Seminars and Conference Paper Presentations [Listed by first invited keynote and plenary Addresses and then in chronological order starting with the earliest]
1. Keynote Lecture on `Asian Cities, Globalisation and Cultural Diversity,‟ at the Cities, Cultures, Languages International Symposium, Goethe Institute with the City of Mannheim, 17-19 September 2008, Mannheim, Germany [invited].
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2. Opening Plenary Speech on `Urban Economic Growth and Sustainability,‟
International Federation of Housing and Planning (IFHP) Spring Conference, 29-31 May, 2006, Macau. [invited]
3. Keynote Address at the 9
th Annual Transforming Public Sector Leadership
Programme, `Policy, Partnerships and Performance: Singapore‟s Experience,‟ Institute on Governance (Canada), Singapore, 14 August, 2003. [invited]
4. Keynote Address at the 8
th Annual Transforming Public Sector Leadership
Programme, Institute on Governance, (Canada), Singapore, 21 April, 2002. [invited]
5. Ooi, G.L., `Perspectives on Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific: Southeast Asia,‟ Keynote Address presented at the Eleventh General Meeting of the Association of Development Research and Training Institutes of Asia and the Pacific, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 25-26 October 1995. [invited]
6. Ooi, G.L., `Chinese medicine in Peninsular Malaysia: in search of a rationale for its
persistence,' Paper presented at the Asian Studies Association of Australia Conference, Brisbane, 1980.
7. Ooi, G.L., `Child care centres and pre-school education,' Proceedings of the Seminar
on Education and Development, Penang, Malaysia, 18-22 November, 1983 [invited].
8. Ooi, G.L., `Implications of retail planning and development on small-scale retail in new towns,' pp. 369-382 in Proceedings of the 1st International Convention on Urban Planning, Housing & Design, Singapore, 17-18 July, 1986 [invited].
9. Seminar on Evaluation of IDRC Study Awards, Bangkok, June 1990 [invited].
10. Ooi, G.L., `Residents' satisfaction with neighbourhood parks in public housing estates,' Proceedings of the Symposium on Property Maintenance Management & Modernisation, Singapore, 7-9 March, 1990 [invited].
11. `Harmonising Environment and Development - Ideological and Other Considerations'
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, October, 1991. [invited]
12. Ooi, G.L., `Implications of the spatial distribution of traditional Chinese and modern
medical services in Singapore, Proceedings of the Southeast Asia Seminar on Health and Health Care Policy, Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, March 16-18, 1992 [invited].
13. Ooi, G.L., `Environmental research in Singapore,' Paper presented at the ITIT
(International Transfer of Industrial Technology) Symposium, Tokyo, 30 November - 5 December, 1992 [invited].
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14. `Public Housing in the Next Lap', Department of Geography Seminar, Faculty of Arts and Social Science, National University of Singapore, July, 1992. [invited]
15. `Physical planning and housing,' Lecture presented at the Singapore Institute of
Labour Studies, Singapore, 1992 [invited].
16. `The Singapore Policy Framework,' Lecture presented to State of Michigan Geography undergraduates, Institute of Policy Studies, 3 June 1992. [invited]
17. Ooi, G.L., `What people in Singapore want from the shopping centres: explaining
shoppers' choice of shopping centres,' Proceedings of the Regional Conference on Shopping Centre Developments, Jakarta, Centre for Management Technology, 16-17 September, 1992.
18. Ooi, G.L., `Public housing and the ethnic integration policy in Singapore' TAS
Conference, Abstracts of Papers, Adelaide, 10-13 December, 1992.
19. Ooi, G.L., `Planning for parks and nature reserves in Singapore,' Proceedings of the Leadership Seminar on Environmental and Urban Management, Institut Sultan Iskandar, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bharu, 10-12 August, 1993. [Published as chapter in book mentioned above] [invited].
20. Ooi, G.L., `Politics of centralization and localization: physical planning and the
environment in Singapore,' Paper presented at the Workshop on Democracy and the Problem of Development in an Ecological Era, Friedrich Naumann Foundation and Information and Resource Centre, Singapore, 2-3 December, 1993 [invited].
21. Ooi, G.L., `Residents' participation in the management of public housing estates in
Singapore: implications and future challenges,' pps 367-382 in Proceedings of the XXI World Housing Congress, Capetown, South Africa, 10-14 May, 1993.
22. Ooi, G.L., `Local involvement in urban planning and design initiatives - Singapore's
experience' Proceedings of Abstracts, International Federation of Housing and Planning 80th Congress, Helsinki, 26 September - 2 October, 1993.
23. Ooi, G.L., `Nature conservation and the city - the management of nature reserves in
Singapore', p. 96-97, Book of Abstracts, First Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems Science Conference, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 23 - 27 May, 1994.
24. Ooi, G.L., `Environmental management in an Asian NIE - From state to collaborative
effort in Singapore', International Geographical Union Commission on the Organisation of Industrial Space 1994 Residential Conference on `Industry and Environmental Challenge,' Budapest, Hungary,16-20 August 1994.
25. Ooi, G.L., `The urban neighbourhood - planning ideal and socio-political reality' Paper
presented at the Third International Conference on `Geography of the ASEAN Region', University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25-29 October, 1994.
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26. Ooi, G.L., `Ethnic Identity in Singapore - Policy and Prospects' Paper presented to the Third International Congress on Educating Cities - Getting to Know Ourselves and Recognizing Each Other: For a New Geography of Identities,' Bologna, Italy, 10-12 November, 1994.
27. `Town Councils in Singapore - Impact and Implications' School of Arts, National
Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 7 October, 1994. [invited]
28. Consultative Meeting for the 1995 Ministerial-Level Meeting on Environment and
Development in Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, December 1994 [invited].
29. Ooi, G.L., `Chinese medicine and OTC', Proceedings of the Pan-Asia OTC' 94 Conference on OTC Pharmaceuticals: New Frontiers in Asia-Pacific, Singapore, 19-21 January, 1994 [invited].
30. Ooi, G.L., `Green planning issues for developing countries', Conference of the
International Network of Green Planners, Maastricht, the Netherlands, 30 March - 1 April, 1994 [invited].
31. Ooi, G.L., `Landuse changes in Singapore,' Proceedings of the Workshop on Landuse
and Land Cover Change, National Research Council, Chiang Mai, Thailand, March 21-25, 1994 [invited].
32. Ooi, G.L., `City planning, transport and the environment in Singapore,' Proceedings of
the Leadership Seminar on Sustainable Urban Environment in Southeast Asia, Institut Sultan Iskandar, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Kuala Lumpur, 3-5 October, 1994 [Published as chapter in book mentioned above] [invited].
33. Ooi, G.L., `Colonial health care and the Asian migrant communities in British Malaya,'
Paper to be presented at the Ninth International Conference of Historical Geographers, Pre-Conference Symposium, Singapore, June 28-30, 1995.
34. Ooi, G.L., `Environmental concerns of a world city,‟ Paper to be presented at the
International Geographical Union „95 Conference on Global Changes and Geography, Moscow, August 14 -18, 1995.
35. Ooi, G.L., `Ethnicity and housing - policy and prospects in Singapore,‟ Proceedings of
the XXIII World Housing Congress, Vol. 3, School of Building and Estate Management and the International Association of Housing Science, 25-29 September, Singapore, 1995.
36. `Management of Ethnic Relations in Singapore - the Policy Framework,' Talk
presented to the Young Pyramid Club, Harrower Hall, Singapore, 11 March 1995 [invited].
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37. Ooi, G.L., `From verandahs to courtyards in the sky - Singapore's Experience with high-rise and high-density living,' Paper presented at the International Conference of Historical Geographers, Pre-Conference Symposium, Singapore, June 28-30, 1995 [invited].
38. Ooi, G.L., `Management of diversity in Asian cities,' Paper presented at the Global
Cultural Diversity Conference, Sydney, 25-28 April, 1995 [invited].
39. Ooi, G.L., `Traditional and Modern Drugs' Paper presented at PharMalaysia '95 Conference, Kuala Lumpur, May 16-18, 1995 [invited].
40. Ooi, G.L., `Social and Environmental Implications of Industrial Relocation in East and
Southeast Asia‟, Paper presented at the Regional Conference on Social and Ecological Implications of Industrial Relocation, Centre for Information and Development Studies, Jakarta, July 19-20, 1995 [invited].
41. Ooi, G. L., `Housing, Health and the Environment in Southeast Asian Cities,‟ XXIV
World Housing Congress, 25-29, May, Ankara Turkey, 1996.
42. Ooi, G. L., `Building design, development and resource conservation,‟ Paper presented at the Inter-Faculty Conference on Building Design, Construction, Use and the Environment, School of Architecture, National University of Singapore, 3 April, 1996 [invited].
43. Ooi, G.L., `Trade and Environment: Singapore Country Report,‟ Paper presented at
the ASEAN Workshop on Trade and Environment, ASEAN Secretariat, Bali, 29-30 August 1996 [invited].
44. Koh, G. and Ooi, G.-L., `Public policy and the Singapore Dream,‟ Paper presented
at the Conference on `The Singapore Dream: Private Property, Social expectations and Public Policy‟, School of Building and Estate Management, National University of Singapore, 6 September 1996 [invited].
45. Ooi, G.-L., `Planning for Globalisation in Singapore,‟ UNU-UNESCO Workshop on
Globalisation and the Mega-city in the Asia-Pacific, Hong Kong and Tokyo, 13-15 October, 1996 [invited].
46. Ooi, G.L., `State and Market Synergy - Managing the Environmental Impact of
Urbanisation and Industrialisation in Singapore„ Paper presented at the Conference on Urban Sustainable Development, University of Liverpool, 15-17 September, 1997 [invited].
47. Kog, Y.C. and Ooi, G.L., `Future urbanisation‟, Paper to be presented at the
Conference on Singapore:Towards a Developed Status, Centre for Advanced Studies, National University of Singapore, 22-24 October, 1997 [invited].
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48. Ooi, G.L., `Peace, Stability and Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia and Europe,‟ Workshop organised by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Hanoi, 25-26 September, 1997 [invited].
49. Ooi, G.L., `Trade and Environment in Southeast Asia,‟ Paper to be presented at the
Seminar on `Development and Change: 30 Years of ASEAN,‟ Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 8 November 1997 [invited].
50. Ooi, G.L., `The City and Social Change - Singapore and Southeast Asian
Perspectives,‟ Paper presented at the Conference on The Challenge of Urbanisation: Socio-cultural and Spatial Transformation, Semarang, January 7-8, 1997.
51. Ooi, G.L., `Women and Health in Colonial and Post-Colonial Malaysia‟ Paper to be
presented at the International Conference on women in the Asia-Pacific Region: Persons, Powers and Politics, Singapore, 11-13 August 1997.
52. Ooi, G.L., Chen, S.B. and Yeoh, B.S.A., `Women and crime in public housing estates
in Singapore,‟ Paper to be presented at the International Conference on women in the Asia-Pacific Region: Persons, Powers and Politics, Singapore, 11-13 August 1997.
53. Yap, M.T. and Ooi, G.L., `The city and the elderly in a rapidly ageing urban
population,‟ Paper to be presented at the Pacific Rim Council on Urban Development, 9th Annual Conference, Singapore, 26-29 October 1997.
54. Ooi, G.L., `Family, community and new town planning,‟ Paper to be presented at the
Pacific Rim Council on Urban Development, 9th Annual Conference, Singapore, 26-29 October 1997.
55. Ooi, G.L., `Women and Peace,‟ Paper presented at the Seminar on `Education and
Women in the 21st Century,‟ Singapore, 4 October, 1997 [invited].
56. Ooi, G.L., L. Lam and Teoh, T.W., `Non-hazardous solid waste management in urban societies,‟ Presentation at the Seminar on `Fostering a Clean Revolution in Asia‟, Harvard Institute of International Development, Bangkok, 24-25 February, 1997 [invited].
57. Workshop on `Women‟s political voice in ASEAN - Sharing a Vision‟ Friedrich Ebert
Stiftung Workshop, Phnom Penh, 17-18 June 1997 [invited].
58. United States-Asia Environmental Partnership/International Resources Group, `Greening of Industry Conference‟, Santa Barbara, November 16-19, 1997 [invited].
59. Third Asia-Pacific Conference on Education and Culture - The Individual and Society
in Community Building, University of Asia and the Pacific, Manila, 3-5 December 1997 [invited].
60. Ooi, G.L., `Metropolitan Planning and Governance: case-Study of Singapore,‟ Paper
presented at the `Workshop on Enhancement of Metropolitan Planning and
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Governance in the Asia-Pacific,‟ February 23-24, 1998, INTAN, Kuala Lumpur [invited]
61. Ooi, G.L., `Environment and Development in Singapore: The Policy Opportunity,‟
Presentation at the Symposium on `Toward a Clean Revolution in Asia,‟ March 18-19, 1998, Clark University, Worcester, United States [invited].
62. Ooi, G.L., `Sustainable urban development in Southeast Asia,‟ pp. 104-111 in
Proceedings of the XXV International Association of Housing Sciences World Housing Congress on `Housing - A Heritage for the Future, edited by V. Abrantes and O. Ural, Vol 1, 1998.
63. Ooi, G.L., `Civil society, the city and environment,‟ World Conference on
International Cooperation of Cities and Citizens, United Nations and Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, May 26-29, 1998 [invited].
64. Ooi, G.L., `Assuring good governance,‟ Paper presented at the International
Conference on `Civic education for Civil Society,‟ Kuala Lumpur, Civitas International and Malaysian Strategic Research Centre, August 10-13, 1998 [invited].
65. Ooi, G.L., `Metropolitan financing – case study of Singapore,‟ Workshop on
Metropolitan development financing, Seoul, 7-9 October, 1998 [invited].
66. Ooi, G.L., `Getting into the 21st Century – the Singapore experience,‟ UNDP
Regional Millennium Meeting for Asia and the Pacific, Seoul, 30 October-1 November 1998 [invited].
67. Ooi, G.L., `Cities, Planning and Civil Society,‟ Paper presented at the 5th
International Conference of the Southeast Asia Geography Association (SEAGA), Singapore, 30 Nov-4 Dec 1998.
68. `Globalisation, governance and civil society,‟ Second Global Thinknet Conference,
Japan Centre for International Exchange, Tokyo, February 9-10, 1998 [invited].
69. `Think tanks and Civil Society‟, World Bank, Barcelona, June 28 – July 1, 1998 [invited].
70. IHDP-IT Workshop on Industrial Transformation, Bangkok, July 27-30, 1998,
[invited].
71. Lead Discussant on `Globalisation and Urbanism‟, Paper presented by Professor Yeung Yue-Man, Institute of South East Asian Studies‟ 30th Anniversary Conference, 30 July-1 August 1998 [invited].
72. Seminar on `Education and Civil Society‟ for NIE Senior Common Room, July 23,
1998. [invited]
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73. International Conference on `Human Rights and Civil Society,‟ Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Manila, 1-2 December, 1998 [invited].
74. Workshop on `Social Policy in Europe and Southeast Asia,‟ Friedrich Ebert Stiftung,
Plaza Hotel, June 1998 [invited].
75. Institute of International Economic Studies (IIES) Conference 1998 (Asia), Singapore 27-28 November, 1998 [invited].
76. Ooi, G.L., `Urbanisation and housing in Southeast Asia,‟ Paper presented at the
XXVI International Association of Housing Sciences World Housing Congress, San Francisco, June 1-7, 1999.
77. Ooi, G.L., `Ethnic relations and civil society in Southeast Asia,‟ Paper presented at
the Workshop on Sustainability of East Asian Societal Development, Forward Studies Unit of the European Commission and Asia-Europe Foundation, Singapore, June 21-23, 1999 [invited].
78. Ooi, G.L., `Civil Society In Singapore: Prospects and Challenges,‟ Paper presented
at the Singapore Student Symposium, Singapore, July 20-21, 1999 [invited].
79. Ooi, G.L., `Insights and Perspectives from the World Conference on Model Cities, April 19-21, 1999, Singapore,‟ Paper presented at the Habitat Forum, United Nations Centre for Human Settlements and Dalian Municipal Authority, Dalian, 4 October 1999. [invited]
80. Seminar on `Singapore – the Modern City-State,‟ Ericsson Executive Management
Programme, Singapore, May 31, 1999 [invited].
81. Panel Member for Discussion on `Civil Society in Singapore,‟ Sixth Senior Management Programme, Institute of Policy Development, Civil Service College, Singapore, May 7, 1999 [invited].
82. Ooi, G.L., `Trade and Development Perspectives from Singapore,‟ International
Institute of Environment and Development and Nautilus Institute, Geneva, 2-5 February, 1999 [invited].
83. Ooi, G.L., `Singapore‟s Urban Environmental Management Policies,‟ International
Human Dimensions Programme, Amsterdam, 25-26 February, 1999 [invited].
84. International Workshop on Global Environmental Change and Its Impact in Southeast Asia, Kuala Lumpur, 12-13 March, 1999 [invited].
85. US-AEP and ADB Meeting on Asia‟s Clean Industrial Revolution, Manila, August 1-
3, 1999 [invited].
86. Global Change Assessment – Lead Authors‟ Meeting, Nakhon si-Thammarat, August 20-22, 1999 [invited].
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87. Panelist for Session on `Taking Stock of Civil Society in Singapore Today‟, Civil
Society Conference, The Working Committee for Civil Society, Regional English Language Centre, Singapore, October 30-31, 1999. [invited]
88. Asia- Pacific Scenarios, Nautilus Institute, Hong Kong, November 15-17, 1999
[invited].
89. Global Development Network Conference, World Bank, Bonn, 5-8, 1999 [invited].
90. Ooi, G.L., `Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations in Singapore,‟ Paper presented at the Social Studies Symposium 2000, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore [invited].
91. Ooi, G.L., `Ethnicity and Governance in Southeast Asia,‟ Conference on `Evolving
Global Governance Structures,‟ Munich 6-8 April 2000 [invited].
92. Ooi, G.L., `Asian Perspectives on Model Cities and Urban Best Practices,‟ Paper presented at the Asia Forum – Urban 21 World Congress, Berlin, July 4-7, 2000 [invited].
93. Ooi, G.L., `Civil society, democracy and the media,‟ Paper presented at the
Workshop on Media and Democracy, Asian Media and Information Communications Centre, Singapore, 23-25 September, 2000 [invited]..
94. Ooi, G.L., `Governance and the Management of Ethnic Relations‟ Institute of
Defence and Strategic Studies and Ford Foundation Conference on Non-Traditional Areas of Security, Singapore, 21-23 September, 2000 [invited].
95. Ooi, G.L., `Self-Determination for Public Housing Residents: Negotiations for Space
and Place,‟ Paper presented at the Town Council 21 Conference, Singapore, December 7, 2000 [invited].
96. Ooi, G.L., `Limits to the Management of Environmental Resources,‟ Paper
presented at the ASEAN People‟s General Assembly, ASEAN-ISIS and SIIA, Batam, 25-27 November, 2000, [invited].
97. Ooi, G.L., `The Urban Question in Southeast Asia,‟ Paper presented at the
International Conference on Managing Megacities: 21st Century Challenges and Opportunities, Far Eastern University, Manila, 2-4 November, 2000 [invited].
98. Seminar on Global Change Assessment and Policy Implications for Southeast Asia,
Chiangmai, January 14-15, 2000 [invited].
99. `Citizen-Nation Psychological Ties and National Identity in Singapore,‟ Ministry of Finance, Singapore, 29 April, 2000 [invited].
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100. Sweden-Asia Environmental Conference, Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Stockholm, May 14-15, 2000. [invited].
101. Asian Environmental Outlook Workshop, Asian Development Bank, Manila, 23-25
August, 2000 [invited].
102. Ooi, G.L., `Globalisation, Environment and the City,‟ Confederation of ASEAN Journalists Conference on Globalisation and the Media, Singapore, 23-25 October, 2000 [invited].
103. Ooi, G.L., `Industrialisation in Southeast Asia, Global Change and Policy
Implications,‟ Global Change and Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia, Chiangmai, February 17-19, 2001 [invited].
104. `Policies and Programmes for Good Urban Governance in Singapore,‟ Southeast
Asian Conference on Urbanisation and Good Urban Governance, Jakarta, Indonesia, 20-22 March, 2001 [invited].
105. `Ethnic Relations in Singapore – Policies and Issues,‟ Bukit Timah Community
Centre Dialogue Session with Mr Lim Boon Heng, minister without Portfolio in the Prime Minister‟s Office, Singapore, 22 February, 2001 [invited].
106. `Seminar on Land for the Urban Poor” Experts Group Meeting, Fukuoka, UNCHS
and UN-ESCAP, October 2-4, 2001 [invited].
107. Workshop on Participatory Governance, UNDP, Kuala Lumpur, Sep 24-26, 2001, Taiping, Malaysia [invited].
108. Workshop on Urban Good Governance, UNDP, Kuala Lumpur, Sep 27 –29, 2001,
Taiping, Malaysia [invited].
109. Ooi, G.L., `Urban Sustainable Development,‟ Workshop on Sustainability Science, February, Chiangmai, Thailand, 2002 [invited].
110. Ooi, G.L., `Convergence and Divergence – Globalisation and Sustainable
Development,‟ UN Workshop on Sustainable Development, New Delhi, February 11-12, 2002 [invited].
111. Ooi, G.L., ` Globalisation, Urbanisation and the Marginalised in Singapore,‟ Paper
presented at the Fifth Conference on Globalisation, Growth and (In)Equality, University of Warwick, March 15-17, 2002 [invited].
112. Ooi, G.L., `Urban Good Governance,‟ Paper presented at the Seminar on Urban
Management: Good Urban Governance, Cyberjaya, Malaysia, 15-16 April, 2002 [invited].
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113. Hee, L.M. and Ooi, G.L., ` A Tale of 2 Cities - The Role of Public Space in Planning Singapore and Hong Kong‟, Paper to be presented at the International Planning History Symposium, London, July, 2002.
114. Hee, L.M. and Ooi, G.L., `The Street, Public Space and Public Housing: Everyday
Space and Everyday Life‟, 2nd Great Asian Streets Symposium: Public Space 2002, Singapore, July 2002.
115. Ooi, G.L., `Heritage Conservation and the Role of Governance„, Regional
Conference on Urban Revitalization And Governance In Asia October 24-25, 2002, EDSA Shangrila, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila [invited].
116. Ooi, G.L, `Challenges of Globalisation to Small-scale Retailing,‟ Asia Forum on
Retailing and Distribution in the Post WTO Era, Taiwan, November 2002 [invited].
117. `Globalisation and Urban Sustainable Development in Asia,‟ Presentation made to the Workshop on Media and Sustainable Development, Singapore, March 9, 2002 [invited].
118. `Role of Town Councils in Community Development,‟ Jurong Town Council
Management Retreat, Sentosa, 24 March, 2002 [invited].
119. `Workshop on science and technology for sustainability,‟ Harvard University and National University of Mexico, Mexico City, 20-23 May, 2002 [invited].
120. Annual Meeting of the Scientific Steering Committee of Institutional Dimensions of
Global Environmental Change, Bali, 1-3 June, 2002 [invited].
121. SCOPE-UNEP Workshop on `Translating Science into Policy,‟ Prague, June 13-14, 2002. [invited]
122. Discussant at AWCO (ASEAN Confederation of Women‟s Organisation) 10
th
General Assembly and Conference on Globalisation – Economic, Political and Social Empowerment, Singapore, 5-6 July, 2002 [invited].
123. Panellist at SIIA-CSIS Indonesia- Singapore Dialogue, Jakarta, 12-14 July, 2002
[invited].
124. Presentation on National Education and Racial Harmony, Orientation Progarmme for NIE Trainees, National Institute of Education, Singapore, July 19, 2002. [invited]
125. Presentation on `Good Urban Governance and Sustainability,‟ Workshop on Cities
and Sustainability, Bangkok, 29-30 July, 2002 [invited].
126. Talk on Good Governance - Active Citizenship and Socially Just Policies, Social Studies Discussions at St Joseph Institution, Singapore, 6 August, 2002. [invited]
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127. Introductory/Opening Address at Mendaki Youth Policy Forum, Civil Service College, Buona Vista, Singapore, 7 September 2002 [invited].
128. `Engaging the citizen on social policy,‟ NTUC Annual Conference, Public Sector
Gathering, Aranda Country Club, Pasir Ris, Singapore 20 September, 2002 [invited].
129. `Trends and Issues on Ethnicity, National Identity and Sense of Rootedness,‟ Central CDC Harmony Circle Retreat, HDB Bizhub3, Toa Payoh, Singapore, 28 September, 2002 [invited].
130. Sustainability Science Workshop, START and SARCS, Hanoi, 11-14 October, 2002
[invited].
131. Presentation on `The Role of Social Policy and Urban Poverty,‟ Urban Research
Symposium, World Bank, Washington, .D. C., 9-11 December, 2002 [invited].
132. Panel Member of the IHDP (International Human Dimensions Programme) Scoping Meeting on Urbanisation, Bonn, December 7-9, 2002 [invited].
133. Chaired Session on `Sources of Friction‟, at „Dialogue of Cultures: Towards a Global
Civic Identity‟, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Singapore 18-19 November, 2002 [invited].
134. Ooi, G.L., `Trade-offs and Urban Management,‟ Presentation at the Preliminary Ecosystem Principles for Urban Management: Research Scoping Workshop and ASEAN City Manager Capacity Development Seminar, Tokyo, 7-10 April, 2003. [invited].
135. Hashim, A. and Ooi, G.L., `Civil Society and Civic Space in the Age of the Internet,‟
Paper presented at the ASEAN Information Seminar on the Social and Cultural Impact of the Internet in ASEAN, Singapore, June 12, 2003 [invited].
136. Ooi, G.L., `Environmental Security Issues,‟ Presentation for Plenary Session:
Confronting the Challenges of Non-traditional Security Issues – National, Regional and Global Responses, SIIA Student Seminar, National Institute of Education, Singapore, September 13, 2003 [invited].
137. Ooi, G.L., `The Port City, Globalisation and Identity,‟ 39
th International Conference -
Planning in a more Globalised and Competitive World, International Society of City and Regional Planners, Cairo, Egypt 17-22. October 2003.
138. Ooi, G. L., `Inter-ethnic Relations and the Developmental State‟ Paper presented at
the City University of Hong Kong Conference on Multi-ethnicity Issues in Asia, November 2003 [invited].
139. Ooi, G. L., `Environmental governance‟ United Nations University-Institute of
Advanced Studies/R-CAST, University of Tokyo Workshop on Urban Ecosystems Approach to Environmental Management in Asian Cities, Honolulu, November 2003 [invited].
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140. Ooi, G.L., `Urban Environmental Indicators,‟ Workshop on Indicators and
Sustainable Development, Seoul, Dec 10-12, 2003 [invited].
141. Resource Person, Workshop on the Assessment of Sustainability Indicators Project, SCOPE, Prague, 14-15 April, 2003 [invited].
142. `Globalisation and the city in developing countries,‟ National Institute of Education
(NIE)-Humanities and Social Science Education (HSSE) Social Studies Symposium, Singapore, 17-18 March, 2003 [invited].
143. `Public Consultation – Singapore Perspectives,‟ Presentation to the Institute of
Policy Development, Singapore, 2 May, 2003 [invited].
144. `Sustainable Development – Urban Interpretations,‟ Seminar presentation, Urban Redevelopment Authority, 11 July, 2003 [invited].
145. `Public Consultation – Citizens‟ Perspectives,‟ Presentation to the Institute of Policy
Development, Singapore, 12 August, 2003 [invited].
146. Welcome address on `The post-modern city, civic culture and civic spaces,‟ at the
IPS-NUS Workshop in Globalisation, Civic Spaces and Cities in the Asia-Pacific, Singapore, 11 August, 2003.
147. Workshop on Carbon, Manila, 25-27 September, 2003 [invited].
148. `Inter-ethnic Relations – the Path Beyond Tolerance?‟ Wee Kim Wee Centre
Lunchtime Talk Series, Singapore Management University, 1 October, 2003 [invited].
149. Challenges of Non-traditional Security Issues – National, Regional and Global Responses, SIIA Student Seminar 2003, National Institute of Education, Singapore, 13 September, 2003 [invited].
150. Ooi, G.L., `Grassroots organizations and urban governance,‟ Paper presented at
the SEACEUM 11th Conference, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Kuala Lumpur, May
2004 [invited].
151. Ooi, G.L., `Ethnicity and Development – Policies and Prospects, „ Southeast Asian Geography Association Conference, Khon Kaen, Nov 28- Dec3, 2004.
152. Ooi, G.L., `Environmental Governance – Asian Perspectives,‟ UNU-IAS/R-CAST- U
of Tokyo Seminar, New York, Nov 22-24, 2004 [invited].
153. Scoping Workshop on the Great Transition Initiative to Sustainability, Tellus Institute, Boston, June 2004 [invited].
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154. Ooi, G.L, ` Assessing Progress towards Sustainability,‟ International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability, Japan Science Council, Tokyo, October 2004 [invited].
155. Ooi, G.L. `Population Planning, Polices and Implications‟ Workshop on Population,
Fertility and Demographic Trends, National University of Singapore, 2004 [invited].
156. Ooi, G.L., `Future of Urban Space,‟ Seminar Presentation, Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, National Institute of Education, November 2004.
157. Ooi, G.L., `Politics and Health – Chinese Medicine in Malaysia,‟ Workshop on Health
Care in Malaysia, Asia Research Institute, Sep 2004 [invited].
158. Ooi, G. L., `Face-off: Market Research and Universities,‟ Marketing Association of Singapore 2004 [invited].
159. Production and Consumption Workshop, Chiangmai, January 2004 [invited].
160. Workshop on Urban Sustainability Research Funding Proposals, Federal Ministry of
Education and Research, Bonn, January 20-22, 2005 [invited].
161. Ooi, G.L., Carbon and Cities Synthesis Paper, Workshop on Carbon, Urban Policies and Cities in Southeast Asia, Chiangmai, January, 2005 [invited].
162. Ooi, G.L., `Sustainable Pathways to High Urban Growth,‟ Presentation at the UN
Symposium on Integrated Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Nanchang, China, May 9-13, 2005 [invited].
163. Ooi, G.L., `Sustainability and the City in Southeast Asia,‟ Institute of Australian
Geographers Conference, University of New England, Armidale, Australia, July 19-22, 2005.
164. Geo-4 Regional Planning Scenarios, United Nations Environmental Programme,
Bangkok, 12-15 August, 2005 [invited].
165. Ooi, G.L., `Development Pathways of Cities in Southeast Asia,‟ Presentation at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Workshop on Energy, Singapore, 21 Sep, 2005 [invited].
166. Ooi, G.L., `Urbanisation in Southeast Asia – Assessing Progress towards
Sustainability,„ Open Meeting of the International Human Dimensions Programme, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 9-13 October, 2005 [invited].
167. Ooi, G.L., Sustainable Production-Consumption Systems: Roles of Production and
Consumption in Sustainable Development Workshop, Siegburg, Germany 15-17 October, 2005 [invited].
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168. Ooi, G.L., `Politics at the grassroots – Residents‟ Committees, Community
Development Councils and Related Organisations in Singapore,‟ Paper presented at the Shambaugh Conference on `Straddling Sate and Society: Challenges and Insights from Ambiguous Associations,‟ University of Iowa, 10-12 November, 2005 [invited].
169. Ooi, G.L., `Space and community,‟ Conference on Community Bonding, Housing and
Development Board, Singapore, February 2005 [invited].
170. Ooi, G.L., `Jihadists, Globalists and Identity Politics,‟ Lecture at Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore, 7 March, 2005 [invited]
171. Ooi, G.L., `Youth Identities and Citizenship Education,‟ Ministry of Education
Workshop for JC Civics and Moral Education Coordinators, 17 August 2005, [invited].
172. Moderator and Discussant, World Bank Symposium on University Education and Economic Development, Singapore, 24-25 May, 2005 [invited].
173. Chair, Symposium on Active Citizenship, Montford Boys‟ School, August 29, 2005
[invited].
174. Ooi, G.L., `Future of Urban Transport,‟ Lecture at the Land Transport Authority Policy Forum, Singapore, 18 October, 2005 [invited].
175. Ooi, G.L., `Challenges of Population and Sustainability,‟ Singapore Discovery Centre
Lecture presented at the Temasik Polytechnic, 3 December, 2005 [invited].
176. Ooi, G.L., `Global Cities and Great Cities – What Planners and Citizens have to do with it?‟ Presentation at the Public Forum on What Makes a Vibrant Global City?, Physical Development Feedback Group, Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports, NTUC Centre, Singapore, 3 December, 2005 [invited].
177. Ooi, G.L., Geo-4 Regional Planning Scenarios, United Nations Environmental
Programme, Regional Report Meeting, Hua Hin, 25-27 January, 2006 [invited].
178. Ooi, G.L., International Human Dimensions Programme – Urbanisation and Global Environmental Change Science Steering Committee Meeting, Capetown, 21-23 February, 2006 [invited].
179. Ooi, G.L., `Management of Cultural Diversity and Inter-ethnic Relations in Public
Housing Estates,‟ Seminar Presentation, Housing and Development Board, 18 April, 2006 [invited].
180. Ooi, G.L., `Spaces and Places in Public Housing Estates,‟ Seminar Presentation,
Housing and Development Board, 19 May, 2006 [invited].
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181. Urbanisation and Global Environmental Change, Scientific Science Steering Committee Meeting, 17-19 June, 2006, Vancouver [invited].
182. Plenary address on Post-Development and Southeast Asian Geographies,
International Geographical Union, Regional Meeting, Brisbane, 3 July, 2006.
183. IHDP-IT International Workshop on Transitions and Globalisation: Towards an Analytical Framework in Asia, Chiangmai, 6-7 July, 2006 [invited].
184. Ooi, G.L., `Singapore, Language and Multi-ethnicity,‟ Lecture to Fulbright Programme
Visitors, RELC, Singapore, July 11, 2006 [invited].
185. Ooi, G.L., `Wising up to Nature and the Native in us,‟ Wisdom in Education Workshop organised by What‟s Up?, Amara Hotel, Singapore, 4 September, 2006 [invited].
186. Chair, Plenary Presentation by Breakout Groups, SIIA University Seminar, National
University of Singapore, 9 September 2006 [invited].
187. In Conversation 4 Forum at Raffles Girls School on `Élitism in education: Do We Give as Much as We Take?‟, 22 September, 2006 [invited].
188. Ooi, G.L., `Urbanisation and the Formation of Slums,‟ World Health Organisation
Workshop, 1-4 November 2006, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania [invited].
189. Ooi, G. L., `Urban Transformation of the East and Southeast Asian Coastline,‟ Paper presented at the Spice-Loicz-Atsef-Seacorm Southeast Asia Coastal Governance and Management Forum on Science Meets Policy for Coastal Management and Capacity Building, Bali, 14-16 November, 2006 [invited].
190. Forum on the Role of Humanities in Education, Raffles Girls School, 13 November
2006 [invited].
191. Ooi, G.L., `Going beyond the basics: Challenges of Housing and Transport,‟ 31st
Annual Conference of FAEA (Federation of ASEAN Economic Associations), 23rd -25
th
November, 2006, Singapore Management University Conference Hall, Level 2, School of Accountancy, Singapore. [invited].
192. Ooi, G.L., `Reflections on Geography and Development in Singapore‟, Southeast
Asia-Australasia-Southwest Pacific (SEAASWP) Pre-Conference Meeting, 27 November, 2006, National Library Board, Singapore.
193. Chair, National Library Board Forum on One World, Two Worlds or Three – Asia-
Pacific Geographies of Hope and Despair, 27 November, 2006, National Library Board, Singapore.
194. Ooi, G.L., `Assessing Progress towards Urban Sustainable Development – A
Question of Concepts,‟ 8th South East Asia Geography Association Conference on
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Sustainability and Southeast Asia – Thinking and Acting for Our Common Future, 28-30 November, 2006, Nanyang Girls‟ High, Singapore.
195. Nrisingha Sarkhel Rupali, Chee Min Fui and Ooi Giok Ling, "Social Cohesion and
the Singapore Identity among Schooling Youths", Paper presented at the Redesigning Pedagogy: Culture, Knowledge and Understanding Conference 2007, NIE, Singapore.
196. Ooi, G.L., `Sustainable Tourism – Case-study of Malaysia‟s Island Resorts‟
Workshop on Production and Consumption Systems Workshop, SERI and USER, Chiangmai, 23-26 January 2007. [invited]
197. Ooi, G.L., `Southeast Asian Culture and Identity Matters in Education,‟ Paper
presented at the Conference on The Role of Education in Building An ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 29 January 2007, RELC, Singapore. [invited]
198. Ooi, G.L., Social Studies Lecture on Governance and Public Policy, Methodist Girls‟
Secondary School and Anglo-Chinese School (Barker), 8 February, 2007. [invited]
199. Chair, IPS Seminar on `Sustainability and Asian Cities – ADB‟s Regional Vision and Singapore‟s Role‟ by Dr Bindu N Lohani, Director-General of Regional and Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank, 16 March 2007. [invited]
200. Ooi, G.L. `Quality of Life, Inclusiveness and Reducing Urban Impacts,‟ UNU
Workshop on “Sustainable Urban Futures: Urbanization in an Era of Globalization and Environmental Change”, UN Plaza, New York, 9-10 July 2007.
201. Ooi, G.L., `Public Transport Services – Think Sustainability,‟ Address to SMRT
Board, Singapore, September 5th, 2007. [invited]
202. Ooi, G.L. and Kog, Y.C., `Carbon Footprints of Urban Growth – Can Planners Help?‟
ISEAS Seminar on `Post-Bali UN Climate Change Conference: What Lies Ahead?‟ Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 16 January, 2008. [invited]
203. Expert Panel Meeting on Megacities – Main Phase, Federal Ministry of Education
and Research, Bonn, 2008. [invited]
204. Chair, Parallel Session on Population and Urban Planning, Institute of Policy Studies Singapore Perspectives 2008 Conference, 1 February, Singapore. [invited]
205. Ooi, G.L., `The Port City of the 21
st Century – Development. Diversity and Identity,‟
presented at the Workshop on the Origins and Future of Southeast Asian Coastal Cities: Links, Layering and Transformations, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 29 February-1 March, 2008 [invited].
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206. Ooi, G.L., `Ethnic relations in Southeast Asia,‟ Special Interest Group on Improving Ethnic Relations, Raffles Community Leaders‟ Forum, Raffles Junior College, Singapore, 10 March 2008 [invited].
207. Ooi, G.L. `Civil Society in Singapore,‟ Lecture delivered for the Manchester
University Visitors Programme, Nanyang Technological University, 17th March, 2008
[invited].
208. Ooi, G.L. `Challenges facing the Chinese Community in the next 5 years‟ Presentation at the CDAC (Chinese Development Assistance Council) Breakfast Meeting, 27
th March, 2008. [invited]
209. Ooi, G.L Social Studies Talk, ACS (Barker Road) Singapore, 8
th April, 2008
(invited).
210. Ooi, G.L., `Enhancing Sense of Ownership of NE and SS in Singapore Schools‟ Panelist at the NE and SS Panel Discussion, Damai Secondary School, 17
th April,
2008 [invited].
211. Ooi, G.L., `Sustainability – Challenges facing Singapore‟ Paper presented at the Workshop on Sustainable and Liveable Cities, 28
th and 29
th July, 2008, SERI and
Khazanah, Penang. [invited].
212. Ooi, G.L. `Cities and Climate Change,‟ Presentation at the Singapore Institute of Biology Annual Public Forum on Climate Change and Biodiversity, Singapore Science Centre, 23
rd August, 2008 [invited].
213. Chair, Working Group on Sustainable Cities, 11
th Asia-Europe Young Leaders‟
Symposium, First Asia-Europe Young Leaders‟ Dialogue, Madrid, Spain, 10-16 November, 2008 [invited].
214. Ooi, G.L. `Housing in Southeast Asian Capital Cities‟ Presentation for a Mini-
Seminar on Housing in Southeast Asia, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 13 January, 2009 [invited].
215. Ooi, G.L. `Lost in Translation – Sustainability and Southeast Asian Cities‟ Paper
presented at the Workshop on Constructing Sustainability – Ethics, Techniques or Aesthetics, 13 February 2009, Asia Research Institute and School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore [invited].
216. Ooi, G.L. `Growth of Sustainable Communities and Nature Conservation‟ Paper
presented at the 3rd Annual City Development Conference, Marina Mandarin,
Singapore, 30th - 31
st March, 2009 [invited].
Selected Unpublished Research Consultancy, Survey Reports and Funded Projects with Research Grants (Highly Confidential and Listed in Confidence)
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1. National Survey of Child Care Centres in Malaysia, Ministry of Social Welfare and UNICEF, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1983.*
2. Study of Water Supply in Farming Communities in Selangor, University of Malaya,
1983. 3. Surveys of Urban Services for Squatter Settlements in the Federal Territory,
University of Malaya and Ministry of Federal Territory, Kuala Lumpur, 1983.* 4. Shops Survey Report, HDB, 1985.* 5. Report on Family Lifestyles, HDB, 1986.* 6. Report on the Lifestyles of Peer Groups, HDB, 1986.* 7. Survey of Shopping Behaviour - Trips to Bedok Town Centre, HDB, 1986.* 8. Survey of Dry Markets, HDB, 1986.* 9. Study of Living Arrangements for the Elderly - Projections for the Future, HDB, 1987.* 10. Comparative Study of Orchard Road and HDB Town Centres, HDB, 1987. 11. Survey of Residents' Use of Estate Facilities, HDB Sample Household Survey, 1987.* 12. Impact of Socioeconomic Change on the Demand for Shopping Facilities, HDB,
1988.* 13. Survey of Neighbourhood Centre Pedestrian Catchments, HDB, 1988.* 14. Survey of the Use of Neighbourhood Parks, HDB, 1988.* 15. Study of Projected Housing Demand among the Aged, HDB, 1988.* 16. Report on HDB's Role in Providing for Family and Community Life for the National
Sub-Committee on the Family and Community, 1988. 17. Staff Opinion Survey, HDB, 1989.* 18. National Survey of the Singaporean: Ethnicity, National Identity and Citizenship,
Institute of Policy Studies, 1990 [Research Grant of S$40,000).* 19. Singapore Perspective on Economic Development and Environment in Indochina,
Consultancy Report for UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, 1994. 20. Singapore Country Report on Trade and Environment, Consultancy Report for the
ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, 1996.
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21. Report on Citizenship Policies of Selected OECD Countries, 1995.** 22. Evaluation of Public Feedback on Services of the Ministry of Home Affairs, 1995.** 23. Resource Paper on Policies and Police Intervention in Cases of Family Violence in
Selected Countries, Research Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, 1995.** 24. Household Survey on Community, Security and Crime, Research Division, Ministry of
Home Affairs, 1996.** 25. Trends in Unwed Motherhood and Fertility, Research Division, Ministry of Home
Affairs, 1996.** 26. Study of Profiles of Attempted Suicides among Teenagers in Singapore, Ministry of
Home Affairs, 1996.** 27. Survey of Security Features in Public Housing Estates, Ministry of Home Affairs,
1997.** 28. Staff Opinion Survey for Ministry of Home Affairs, Headquarters, 1997.** 29. Operational Master Plan on Policy, Research and Operations Network, Ministry of
Home Affairs, 1997.** 30. Social Indicators Research Project - Survey of Political Participation, 1997-1998. 31. Survey on Volunteerism among Malay/Muslim Youths, Mendaki, 1998/99. 32. Survey of National Pride and National Identity, Institute of Policy Studies for a
Singapore government ministry, 1999.* 33. Survey of Public Housing Residents‟ Views on Housing Policies concerning
Affordability and Allocation, School of Building and Real Estate, National University of Singapore, 1999.*
34. Survey of Demands on Housing and the Built Environment among Middle and High
Income Older Persons, School of Architecture and School of Building and Real Estate, National University of Singapore, 1998-1999.*
35. Survey of Image of Singapore among Singaporeans, Ministry of Information and the
Arts, 2000 (Research Grant of some S$50,000).* 36. Study of Social Needs among Public Housing Residents, Ministry of Community
Development and Sports and Marine Parade Community Development Council, Singapore, 2001 (Research Grant of some S$80,000).*
37. Study of Public Space – Design and Social Meaning – In Singapore and Hong Kong,
National University of Singapore, 2001 (Research Grant of $32,000).*
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38. Study of Ethnicity, National Identity and the Sense of Rootedness in Singapore,
Institute of Policy Studies, 2002 (Research Grant of $56,000).* 39. Study of the Integration of Chinese and Indian Nationals in Singapore, Ministry of
Manpower, 2003.* 40. Study of Recycling among Households in the Jurong Sector, Ministry of the
Environment, 2002. 41. Study of Family and Youth Lifestyles, Urban Redevelopment Authority, 2002-2004
(Research Grant of S$408,000).* 42. Survey of the Impact of the National Education Programme, 2003.* 43. Survey of CDCs (Community Development Councils), 2003 (Research Grant of an
estimated total of S$200,000).* 44. Survey of Social Capital, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports,
2003.* 45. Survey of Household Budgetary Values and Attitudes, 2002-2003.* 46. Study of the Modern Role of Chinese Medicine, 2004-2006 (Research Grant of
S$6,250).* 47. Urban Sustainable Development Index Project, 2003-2005 (Research Grant of
S$83,000)* 48. Study of Civic Spaces in Cities of the Asia-Pacific, 2003-2005 (Research Grant of
S$60,000).* 49. Study of Benchmarks of Inter-ethnic Relations in the Central Community Development
Council District, 2004-2005 (Research Grant of S$39,000).* 50. Study of Schooling Outcomes: Identity and Social Cohesion Outcomes, 2005
(Research Grant of S$119,000).* 51. Study of Inter-ethnic Relations in Schools, 2005-2006, for Ministry of Education
(Research Grant of S$315,000). Note:
*Either the researcher/main coordinator/consultant or one of the
coordinators of the study. **Studies and surveys I initiated and/or coordinated as Director, Research Division, Ministry of Home Affairs.
Consultancy
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1. IDRC Consultant, February - June, 1990. 2. UN-ESCAP Working Group Member and Consultant, November 1994. 3. ASEAN-UNCTAD Study Group Member and Country Consultant, May 1995 - June
1996. 4. UNCTAD Ad Hoc Working Group on Trade, Environment and Competitiveness -
Invited Member, June 1995. 5. Consultant to Tsumura Group, Tokyo and Nishino Pharmacy, Singapore, September
1996 - March 1997. 6. UNCRD Consultant, 1997 and 1998. 7. US-AEP Consultant, 1997-1998 8. Consultant to different agencies and ministries in Singapore – Ministry of Information,
Communications and the Arts, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Marine Parade Community Development Council, Ministry of Manpower, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Housing and Development Board, Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports, Nexus (Ministry of Defence), Mayors of Community Development Councils.
Other Relevant Work Experience 1. Referee for international refereed journals, Social Science and Medicine, Pergamon,
United Kingdom; and 2. Annals of Tourism Research, United States. 3. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, Malaysia. 4. Housing Studies, United Kingdom 5. Environment and Planning A, United Kingdom 6. Singapore Economic Review, Singapore 7. Asia-Pacific Journal of Education, Singapore 8. Sojourn, Singapore. 9. Asian Ethnicity, Australia 10. Cities, United States of America 11. Ecology and Society 12. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 13. Book reviews for Institute of Resources for the Future, Times Academic Press and
Institute of Policy Studies
Seminar/Conference Convenor 1. Convened Conference on `Environment and the City – Sharing Singapore‟s
Experiences and Challenges,‟ Singapore, 1992. 2. Co-convened Conference on `Civil Society in Singapore – Harnessing State-Society
Synergies‟, May 6-7, 1998. 3. Workshop on `Volunteerism: The Way Forward‟, November 2, 1998. 4. Co-convened Conference on `Singapore: Year-in-Review‟, 20 January, 1999. 5. Member of the organising taskforce for World Conference on Model Cities, Singapore,
April 19-21, 1999. 6. Co-organised Civic Spaces Forum and Workshop, Singapore, 4-5 March, 2002.
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7. Co-organised Workshop in Globalisation, Civic Spaces and Cities in the Asia-Pacific, Singapore, 11 August, 2003.
8. Convened course on Survey and Research Methods for ITE (Institute of Technical Education HQ) Management, March – June 2005.
9. Chair of organising committee, SEAGA Conference 2006. 10. Chair of organising committee, SEAGA Forum 2007. Service to the Industry/Community 1. Member of the Working Group on Spousal Violence, Ministry of Home Affairs, 1995-
1996. 2. Member of Ministry of Community Development‟s Taskforce on Family Violence
Database, 1996-1997. 3. Member of Advisory Panel on Youth Research, National Youth Council, 1996 - 1998. 4. Member of Inter-Ministry Work Group on Juvenile Delinquency Data-base, Ministry of
Community Development, 1996. 5. Member, Research and Publications Sub-Committee, Singapore Environment
Council, 1997-1998. 6. Mentor, Talent Management Project Teams, Ministry of Home Affairs, 1995-1996. 7. Resource Person, Public Service Department‟s Scenario Planning Teams, 1998. 8. Resource Person, Project Team on Environment Management, Ministry of the
Environment, 1997. 9. Member, International Network for Globalisation and Regionalisation Studies,
University of Helsinki, 1997 -. 10. Core Group Member of International Network of Green Planners, The Netherlands,
1995. 11. Chairman, Operational Masterplan Team for Policy, Research and Operations
Analysis Network, Ministry of Home Affairs, 1996-1997. 12. World Conference on Model Cities Steering Committee, 1997-1998. 13. Member, Census 2000 Technical Committee, 1998 - 2001. 14. Member, Mendaki Working Committee for Study on Malay/Muslim Youth and
Volunteerism, 1998-1999. 15. Chair, Committee for Social and Cultural Research, Mendaki, 1999 – 2000.
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16. Member, Asia-Pacific Advisory Panel on Good Urban Governance, United Nations Development Programme, 1999 -.
17. Convenor of Senior Executive Management Seminar and Programme for Ericsson,
2000. 18. Member, Focus Group on Heritage, Identity and Intensive Land-use, Urban
Redevelopment Authority, 2000. 19. Member, Singapore International Foundation Awards Advisory Panel, 2000-2005. 20. Member, Advisory Board, Urban Environmental Programme, Far Eastern University,
Manila, 2000 – 21. Member, Public Advisory Panel on Licensing, Ministry of Home Affairs, 2001-2003. 22. Member, Customers‟ Advisory Panel, Sentosa Development Corporation, 2001-2003. 23. Member, TRUST Central, Central Community Development Council, 2002-. 24. Councillor, Central Community Development Council, 2004-. 25. Member, Singapore Green Plan Coordinating Committee, 2002- . 26. Member, Action Plan Committee on International Environmental Relations, Ministry of
the Environment, 2003-. 27. Board Member, Chinese Development Assistance Council, 2004-2008. 28. Member, Focus Group on Clean Land, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources,
2005. 29. Member, Judging Panel for the Toa Payoh Heritage Trail Design Competition,
Central CDC, 2005. 30. Member, Singapore Institute of International Affairs Council, 2005- 31. Member, Workgroup on Employment for Older Workers, Ministry of Manpower,
2005-2006. 32. Member, Technical Committee on National Drinking Water Quality Standards,
Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, 2007-2008. 33. Member of Advisory Panel on Youth Research, National Youth Council, 2006-. 34. Member, Housing Research Panel, Housing and Development Board, 2008-.