PLANNING FOR A MORE BALANCED HOME-WORK RELATIONSHIP: THE CASE STUDY OF SINGAPORE

Abstract This report summarizes the results of a recent study undertaken in Singapore on the attitudes of both firms and commuters with regard to the issue of decentralisation away from the central city. The study found that in a relatively compact urban area with high standards of public transportation, consumer preferences were complex and were often manifested in a desire to maintain home–work separation. Corporate attitudes were often complicated, throwing into question simple assumptions about economic decentralisation in the contemporary city.