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The Urban Redevelopment Authority (Abbreviation
Abbreviation

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase....
: URA; Chinese: ?????; Malay: Lembaga Pembangunan Semula Bandar) is the national urban planning
Urban planning

Urban, city, and town planning is the integration of the disciplines of land use planning and transport planning, to explore a very wide range of aspects of the built and social environments of urbanized municipalities and communities....
 authority of Singapore
Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country microstate located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometres north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands....
, and a statutory board
Statutory boards of the Singapore Government

The statutory boards of the Government of Singapore are organisations that have been given autonomy to perform an operational function. They usually report to one specific ministry....
 under the Ministry of National Development
Ministry of National Development (Singapore)

The Ministry Of National Development is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to the national development of Singapore....
 of the Singapore Government.

The authority was established on 1 April 1974, and is of especially critical importance to the city-state
City-state

A city-state is an independent country whose territory consists solely of a single major city and the area immediately surrounding it. Examples include the city-states of ancient Greece , the Phoenician cities of Canaan , the Sumerian cities of Mesopotamia , the Mayans of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica , the central Asian cities along the Silk Roa...
, because Singapore is an extremely dense country where land usage is required to be efficient and maximised in order to reduce land wastage in the face of land
Landform

In the earth sciences and geology sub-fields a landform or physical feature comprises a geomorphology unit, and is largely defined by its surface form and location in the landscape, as part of the terrain, and as such, is typically an element of topography....
 shortage.






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The Urban Redevelopment Authority (Abbreviation
Abbreviation

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase....
: URA; Chinese: ?????; Malay: Lembaga Pembangunan Semula Bandar) is the national urban planning
Urban planning

Urban, city, and town planning is the integration of the disciplines of land use planning and transport planning, to explore a very wide range of aspects of the built and social environments of urbanized municipalities and communities....
 authority of Singapore
Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country microstate located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometres north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands....
, and a statutory board
Statutory boards of the Singapore Government

The statutory boards of the Government of Singapore are organisations that have been given autonomy to perform an operational function. They usually report to one specific ministry....
 under the Ministry of National Development
Ministry of National Development (Singapore)

The Ministry Of National Development is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to the national development of Singapore....
 of the Singapore Government.

The authority was established on 1 April 1974, and is of especially critical importance to the city-state
City-state

A city-state is an independent country whose territory consists solely of a single major city and the area immediately surrounding it. Examples include the city-states of ancient Greece , the Phoenician cities of Canaan , the Sumerian cities of Mesopotamia , the Mayans of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica , the central Asian cities along the Silk Roa...
, because Singapore is an extremely dense country where land usage is required to be efficient and maximised in order to reduce land wastage in the face of land
Landform

In the earth sciences and geology sub-fields a landform or physical feature comprises a geomorphology unit, and is largely defined by its surface form and location in the landscape, as part of the terrain, and as such, is typically an element of topography....
 shortage. The URA is also responsible for assisting to facilitate racial harmony
Culture of Singapore

As Singapore is a small and relatively modern amalgam of Chinese in Singapore, Malay people, Indian and European immigrants, the culture of Singapore expresses the diversity of the population as the various ethnic groups continue to celebrate their own cultures while they intermingle with one another....
, such as to have their urban planning avoid segregation, as well as seeking ways to improve aesthetics
Aesthetics

Aesthetics or esthetics is commonly known as the study of senses or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste ....
 and to reduce congestion
Congestion

Congestion may refer to:* Network congestion, an occurrence in data networking* Traffic congestion, an occurrence on roadways* Nasal congestion, the blockage of nasal passages due to swollen membranes...
. It is also responsible for the conservation
Architectural conservation

Architectural conservation describes the process through which the material, historical, and design integrity of mankind's Cultural heritage are prolonged through carefully planned interventions....
 of historic and cultural buildings and national heritage
Heritage tourism

Cultural heritage tourism is a branch of tourism oriented towards the cultural heritage of the location where tourism is occurring.Culture has always been a major object of travel, as the development of the Grand Tour from the 16th century onwards attests....
 sites.

Development control

This is the responsibility of URA to evaluate and grant
Land grant

A land grant is a gift of real estate - land or privileges - made by a government or other authority as a reward for services to an individual, especially as rewards for military service....
 planning approval for development projects from the public
Public sector

The public sector is the part of economic and administrative life that deals with the delivery of goods and services by and for the government, whether national, regional or local/municipal....
 and private sectors
Private sector

In economics, the private sector is that part of the economy which is both run for private profit and is not controlled by the state. By contrast, enterprises that are part of the state are part of the public sector; private, non-profit organizations are regarded as part of the voluntary sector....
. In approving development applications, the URA states its goal is to foster orderly development conforming to the planning guidelines as stated in the statutory Master Plan and the existing control factors. URA tries to provide quality service when working in partnership with building industry professionals and the general public to foster development.

Carpark management

The URA plays an important role of managing car parks in the City State. It provides information and services to the public in regard to coupon parking, season parking and heavy vehicle parking. URA also sets the bylaw
Bylaw

A bylaw most commonly refers to a city or municipal law or ordinance, passed under the authority of a charter or provincial/state law specifying what things may be regulated by the municipality....
s to parking infringement and fines.

The Singapore City Gallery

The URA maintains a regular and ever updated public urban planning exhibition on the first three floors of their headquarters. Highlights include three scale models of the island of Singapore, the central region
Central Region, Singapore

File:Central Region locator map with label.pngThe Central Region of Singapore is one of the five Regions of Singapore in the city-state. Comprising 13,150 hectares of land area, it includes 11 Planning Areas within the Central Area which is the immediate vicinity of the Singapore's central business district, as well as another 11 more outsi...
, and the central area. Special exhibits and models on current projects and developments island-wide are regularly displayed as well.

See also

  • Development Guide Plan
    Development Guide Plan

    File:Singapore Planning Regions.pngA Development Guide Plan is a detailed urban planning for each of the 55 areas in Singapore designated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority , Singapore's national planning and Architectural conservation authority....
  • Urban planning in Singapore
    Urban planning in Singapore

    Urban planning in Singapore has formulated and guided its physical development from the day the modern city-state was founded in 1819 as a British Empire colony to the developed nation, independent country it is today....
  • Urban planning areas in Singapore
    Urban planning areas in Singapore

    Singapore is currently divided into 55 urban planning areas by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, organised into Regions of Singapore. A Development Guide Plan is then drawn up for each planning area, providing for detailed planning guidelines for every individual plot of land throughout the country....


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