Su-Jan Yeo commenced her appointment as Postdoctoral Fellow in November 2016 at SCARP. As an urban specialist with professional planning experience in Canada and Singapore, Su-Jan engages in research positioned at the intersections of culture/society, built environment, and urban policy. More specifically, her areas of interest include: urban cultures and urban economies; social sustainability; public space and placemaking; neighbourhood and community planning; visual methods.
Awards
World Future Foundation Ph.D. Prize (2014)
Outstanding Research on Environment and Sustainability
Value: US$10,000
National University of Singapore Research Scholarship (2009 – 2013)
Ph.D. Degree funding for 4 years
Value: monthly stipend and full tuition fee subsidy
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship (2004 – 2005)
Master’s Degree funding for 1 year
Value: US$30,000
Publications
[2017]
Fung, J.C., Heng, C.K. and Yeo, S.J. (forthcoming) "Population Ageing and the Urban Environment", in: K.H. Phua and M.T. Yap (Eds) Ageing in Asia: Contemporary Trends and Policy Issues. Singapore: World Scientific.
[2016]
Yeo, S.J., Ho, K.C. and Heng, C.K. (2016) “Rethinking Spatial Planning for Urban Conviviality and Social Diversity: A Study of Nightlife in a Singapore Public Housing Estate Neighbourhood”, Town Planning Review, 87(4), pp. 379-399.
Heng, C.K. and Yeo, S.J. (2016) “Towards Greater Sustainability and Liveability in an Urban Age”, in C.K. Heng (Ed) 50 Years of Urban Planning in Singapore, pp. 287-303. Singapore: World Scientific.
Heng, C.K. and Yeo, S.J. (2016) "Singapore: Physical Planning and Development", in: F. Janches, R. Amette, C. Jaimes and M. Corti (Eds) From Knowledge to Development: New University Challenges for a Contemporary Urban Development, pp. 114-141. Argentina: Universidad de Buenos Aires.
[2014]
Yeo, S.J. and Heng, C.K. (2014) “An (Extra)ordinary Night Out: Urban Informality, Social Sustainability, and the Nighttime Economy”, Urban Studies, 51(4), pp. 712-726.
Yeo, S.J. and Heng, C.K. (2014) “The Practice, Rhythm, and Intensity of Everyday (Night)life: Perspectives from Singapore”, in: S. Honda (Ed) Mn’M Workbook 3: Future Urban Intensities, pp. 102-107. Tokyo: flickStudio.
[2012]
Yeo, S.J., Hee, L. and Heng, C.K. (2012) “Urban Informality and Everyday (Night)life: A Field Study in Singapore”, International Development Planning Review, 34(4), pp. 349-370.
