Sidney and Singapur - diverging governance strategies in urban competition. Singapore and Sydney are two emerging global cities in the Asian-Pacific region. The output of growing numbers of regional headquarters. modern architecture, high standard inner city residential areas and a rising proportion of high qualified professionals is mostly similar. Yet, the ways to reach global city status show differences. In Sydney private developers or investors play a major role in urban governance. In Singapore state control is much stronger in fields of urban planning. However, the visions and visible outcomes are comparable.
