Inside the Mind of

David Ocón

David Ocón serves as Associate Faculty with the College of Integrative Studies, Singapore Management University. His research focuses on Arts Management, Asian Cultural Policies, Cultural Cooperation in Asia, Urban Heritage Preservation, and Urban Cultural Anthropology.

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“In densely-populated cities like Singapore, but also in others like Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Manila or Hong Kong, cemeteries often sit at the centre because they can 2 be targets for redevelopment, repositories of family/community history and ritual practice, and offer pockets of mature trees, biodiversity and green infrastructure.“  

David Ocón, Urbanisation vs. Heritage: The Evolving Role of Cemeteries in Asia’s Cities