Emergence of a New Governance?
2026 · Peer-reviewed paper, IJSSC
A study of Singapore's pilot business improvement district scheme, and where the Experience Improvement District began.
Full title: Impact of the Business Improvement District (BID) on Place Management in a Global City-State: Emergence of a New Governance?
The study follows three pilot precincts, Singapore River One, Discover Tanjong Pagar and Raffles Place Alliance, and asks how a model built in New York and London is adapted in Singapore. It closes by naming an alternative: the Experience Improvement District, XID.
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Yog, A. (2026). Impact of the Business Improvement District (BID) on Place Management in a Global City-State: Emergence of a New Governance? International Journal on Smart and Sustainable Cities, 3(1 & 2), 2550004.
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