Abstract
This chapter looks at the Central Catchment Area, arguably Singapore’s most important forested area. The secondary forests of the Central Catchment Area from Adam Road off Bukit Timah and MacRtichie Reservoir to Upper Seletar Reservoir forms a large green space where hikers, cyclists, history buffs, nature photographers, fitness enthusiasts, retirees, expatriates, golfers and other stakeholders form an organic thriving community of users.
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Mohamed, Zaubidah, “MacRitchie Reservoir”, 2004, National Library Board Singapore Infopedia website [downloaded on 10 June 2015], available at http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_159_2004-12-27.html?v=1&utm_expid=85360850-6.qNOOYF40RhKK6gXsQEaAJA.1&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.sg%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26frm%3D1%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D2%26ved%3D0CCgQFjABahUKEwjD5rCsjITGAhWo3KYKHUwyAG8%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Feresources.nlb.gov.sg%252Finfopedia%252Farticles%252FSIP_159_2004-12-27.html%26ei%3DK6N3VYOlNai5mwXM5ID4Bg%26usg%3DAFQjCNE6ghoFnX4gIvqsz-jUN-nOJ04I-w%26bvm%3Dbv.95277229%2Cd.dGY.
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Mohamed, Zaubidah, “MacRitchie Reservoir”, 2004, National Library Board Singapore Infopedia website [downloaded on 10 June 2015], available at http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_159_2004-12-27.html?v=1&utm_expid=85360850-6.qNOOYF40RhKK6gXsQEaAJA.1&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.sg%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26frm%3D1%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D2%26ved%3D0CCgQFjABahUKEwjD5rCsjITGAhWo3KYKHUwyAG8%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Feresources.nlb.gov.sg%252Finfopedia%252Farticles%252FSIP_159_2004-12-27.html%26ei%3DK6N3VYOlNai5mwXM5ID4Bg%26usg%3DAFQjCNE6ghoFnX4gIvqsz-jUN-nOJ04I-w%26bvm%3Dbv.95277229%2Cd.dGY.
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Lim, T.W. (2017). Singapore’s Green Lungs: The Central Catchment Area and Its Peripheral Areas . In: Cultural Heritage and Peripheral Spaces in Singapore. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4747-3_6
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