Chapter 3.10.
Marketing of special properties

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Learning outcomes of this chapter:

  • Understand the URA’s Conservation Guidelines for buildings (e.g. shophouses, bungalows, institutions) that have been gazetted for conservation; describe the background to conservation, the aims of conservation plans, and list the conservation areas.
  • List the types of conservation properties.
  • Determine the advantages and disadvantages of conservation shophouses and consider factors crucial to their marketing.

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