IMAGE CREDITS

Photos and images within the articles are provided by the corresponding author(s) / interviewee(s) or STIPO, Think City or Urban Discovery, unless otherwise stated below:

Index of Cities, p. 6 map by FreeVectorMaps.com.

Inspiring Better Places, One Wall At A Time, p. 73 by Teo Zi Tong, p. 74 top: by Akshat Naurial, middle and bottom: by Pranav Gohil.

Street Food as Community Anchor, p. 113 by Elmar Reich.

The Value of Placemaking, p. 204 by Devansh Bhikajee.

Pasar Papringan: Finding A Future in the Past, p. 289 bottom and p. 291 by Yanty Hardi Saputra.

Walkability in Asian Cities, p. 278 top left: Far East Mobility, p. 278 top right and p. 281 bottom right: ITDP India Programme, p. 281 bottom left: Land Transport Authority Singapore.

Bringing Edge Food Futures into the Spotlight, p. 303 - 305 by Teo Zi Tong.

We have tried to credit everyone for the use of their photo(s) but might have missed yours; if so, please contact us on www.thecityateyelevel.com and we will rectify this.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Without the contribution of these great people, this book would not have been possible. We are extremely thankful for the support, engagement and generosity of:

First of all, of course, the dozens of professionals from around the world who contributed to the book, by writing an article, partaking in an interview, or developing content

Think City and Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (Internationalization Grant) for believing in the project and making The City at Eye Level Asia publication possible by financial support

Our very active network of partners worldwide, willing to help us with the production and promotion of the book: — UN-Habitat, for opening up their network of initiatives in the Asian continent — The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) and Southeast Asia Neighborhoods Network (SEANNET), for opening up their network of initiatives in Southeast Asia — ISOCARP, for opening up their network of Asian urban designers

Special thanks to all of the interns who have helped us since 2017: — Naomi Oud, STIPO intern, for finding the first cases — Lapthawan (Mo) Lee, STIPO intern, for opening up her network in Thailand and finding the first cases — Husain Al-Afoo, STIPO intern, for project assistance — Nady Nassar, STIPO intern, for project assistance and practical support during the Placemaker Week ASEAN

— Matej Ušák, STIPO intern, for project assistance

Paola Faoro, for setting the base for the City at Eye Level visual identity and design in 2015

Natasha Berting, for taking the City at Eye Level visual identity and design to an Asian level

And last but not least, the project team who put all their heart, soul and all those extra hours into this book and network

The editors, Think City, Urban Discovery & STIPO

THE CITY AT EYE LEVEL ASIA

Public space is the backbone of a sustainable city. Great streets, places where you intuitively want to stay longer, human-scale interaction between buildings and streets, ownership by users, placemaking, active ground floors and a people-centred approach based on the user’s experience — that is what The City at Eye Level is all about. Some of the underlying mechanisms for human-scale public space and great social life in the streets are universal, such as the way we as human beings experience the space around us. Many other mechanisms, however, are local and contextual, such as the specific opportunities and challenges that the local climate brings; and for instance the specific local cultural perception of public space.

The City at Eye Level Asia is a collaboration between STIPO, Think City (Kuala Lumpur, George Town and Johor Bahru) and Urban Discovery (Hong Kong). In 2019 these three organisations partnered up to realize a new edition of The City at Eye Level series, focusing particularly on Asian cities and their successful strategies to create better places for people. The book aims to collect the best examples from all over Asia in the form of a publication, and launch a network of Asian practitioners, Placemakers Asia, working on creating better cities. We are very proud to now present the book before you, with special thanks to the 70+ coauthors and the funding provided by Think City and Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (Internationalization Grant).

The City at Eye Level is not just a series of books, but an open-source learning network and a programme for improving cities, streets and places all over the world. With the knowledge as fundament, we help cities and their partners to develop strategies to create and improve their own great City at Eye Level. With our local and worldwide network partners, we:

set up rules and strategies for the new city help change existing streets and districts; set up place and plinth games to co-create with the local network; set up street coalitions and place management; give public lectures and organise training programmes and master classes.