'Local Hubs and Global Gateways': Understanding the impact of Singapore's master plan on urban polycentricity
Abstract
This paper examines how Singapore’s master plan reshapes urban polycentricity under the “Local hubs and global gateways” strategy. Using spatial interaction modelling and network analysis, it evaluates how planned interventions redistribute urban functions while the CBD remains a dominant node in the wider metropolitan system.
Type
Publication
Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 52(4), 789–803
Published in volume 52, issue 4, pages 789–803 (May 2025). First published online on 9 August 2024.
Cai Wu
Assistant Professor
I study computational urban morphology, GeoAI, and data-driven urban design, developing reproducible methods for understanding cities across scales.