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Singapore’s modern skyline masks a long-standing culture of urban cultivation. In this episode, SMU Professor of Environmental History, Fiona Williamson, uncovers how gardening once served not just as a leisure pursuit, but as a crucial strategy for food resilience and ecological stewardship.
From wartime vegetable plots to today’s hydroponic rooftops, she traces how policy, memory, and land use have reshaped this legacy. As cities confront climate volatility, density, and the need for local food security, could reclaiming micro-gardening and community plots revive a more resilient, self-sustaining urban ethos?
[About the SMU CP Podcast Series]
SMU City Perspectives brings together researchers from Singapore Management University (SMU) for insightful conversations exploring the pivotal trends in digital transformation, growth in Asia, and sustainable living. Get inspired and discover solutions that will help you drive more impact in your work and shape the future of cities.
From wartime vegetable plots to today’s hydroponic rooftops, she traces how policy, memory, and land use have reshaped this legacy. As cities confront climate volatility, density, and the need for local food security, could reclaiming micro-gardening and community plots revive a more resilient, self-sustaining urban ethos?
[About the SMU CP Podcast Series]
SMU City Perspectives brings together researchers from Singapore Management University (SMU) for insightful conversations exploring the pivotal trends in digital transformation, growth in Asia, and sustainable living. Get inspired and discover solutions that will help you drive more impact in your work and shape the future of cities.