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Box Stories and Opinions
Discover how the Liveability Framework comes to life through real-world examples and insights from urban experts.
Box Story: Building Resilience – A Whole-of-Government Approach to Crisis Response
Discover Singapore's whole-of-government approach in managing COVID-19.
Box Story: Busan Eco Delta City – A Smart Village and Living Lab
Discover how Busan is harnessing citizen participation to pioneer a Smart Village and a living lab.
Box Story: Collaboration on a Historic Multinational Agreement to Protect Marine Biodiversity
Discover how Singapore’s multilateral partnerships and Ambassador Rena Lee shaped a historic marine treaty.
Box Story: Cooling Singapore
Discover how Singapore uses modelling and simulation tools to implement solutions for urban heat.
Box Story: Institutionalising Efforts to Respond to Climate Change
Discover and learn about the establishment of Singapore’s Inter-Ministerial Committee on Climate Change and National Climate Change Secretariat.
Box Story: Is Density Destiny? Making Density Work for Cities
Discover how cities balance density with liveability to create thriving urban spaces.
Box Story: Kampung Admiralty – A Model for Integration and Co-location
Discover Singapore’s systemic innovation in developing an “all-in-one” hub solution to support ageing-in-place.
Box Story: NParks’ Ecological Profiling Exercise – Employing a Science-Based Approach in Stewarding Singapore's Natural Capital
Discover how Singapore leverages science-based strategies to support its City in Nature vision.
Box Story: Open Digital Platform
Discover how Singapore’s ability to innovate enabled the development of a suite of shared digital infrastructure and services that consolidate previously fragmented systems.
Box Story: Oslo's Smart City Initiatives
Discover how Oslo harnesses data-driven solutions and smart IoT integration to improve sustainability and resilience.
Box Story: Partnering with the Community to Re-Imagine the Rail Corridor
Discover one of Singapore's most extensive public engagement exercises in urban planning.
Box Story: Place Plan for Kampong Gelam Historic Area
Discover the citizen-led initiatives that guided the development of Kampong Gelam.
Box Story: Port and The City - Balancing Growth and Liveability
Discover how Singapore transformed into a global hub port through strategic foresight and leadership.
Box Story: Rethinking Water Sustainability with Public-Private Partnerships
Discover how the National Water Agency, PUB, works with the private sector to secure Singapore’s water supply.
Box Story: Semakau Landfill Project – The “Garbage of Eden”
Discover how Singapore navigates waste management through multi-agency collaborative efforts.
Box Story: Successful Ageing – Progressive Governance and Collaborative Communities
Discover Singapore's whole-of-nation approach to an ageing society.
Box Story: The Cambridge Community
Discover how this community co-designed climate solutions and reshaped their neighbourhood.
Box Story: The Housing & Development Board's New Urban Kampung Research Programme
Discover Singapore's use of behavioural science and data analytics to understand evolving needs and lifestyles, enabling the HDB to create better-designed towns.
Box Story: The Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize
Discover the international award that honours outstanding achievements in creating liveable cities.
Box Story: The Long Island Project
Discover this long-term integrated solution to address multiple needs in Singapore — coastal protection, flood resilience, rainwater harvesting and land creation.
Box Story: The Municipal Services Office
Discover Singapore's coordinated efforts to improve municipal service delivery.
Box Story: The Open Digital Platform at Punggol Digital District (PDD)
Discover how Singapore's smart city operating system unifies district management operations, powering next-generation developments like the Punggol Digital District.
Box Story: The Singapore Green Plan 2030
Discover Singapore’s initiatives towards building a green, resilient and net-zero future, led by five ministries.
City Case Studies
Discover how the Laureates of the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize, highly regarded for their exemplary urban initiatives, and other cities have brought about social, economic and environmental benefits in a holistic way to their communities.
City Case Study: Bilbao
Discover how Bilbao has rejuvenated the city through innovative governance, integrated planning, and long-term vision.
City Case Study: Medellín
Discover how Medellín uses integrated solutions to enhance quality of life, economy and environment.
City Case Study: Mexico City
Discover how Mexico is improving accessibility for citizens, building climate and social resilience, and nurturing collective stewardship of urban spaces.
City Case Study: New York City
Discover how New York City utilises strategic planning tools, builds climate resilience, and achieves dynamic governance through partnerships.
City Case Study: Seoul
Discover how Seoul uses data for smarter transport, works with communities for inclusive growth, and tackles other urban challenges.
City Case Study: Suzhou
Discover how Suzhou drives innovation through technology, leverages public-private partnerships, and leads in low-carbon transition.
City Case Study: Vienna
Discover how Vienna engages its community while building a resilient city ready for future challenges.
Liveability in Action
Discover how Singapore and cities around the world are achieving their liveability outcomes through our collection of case studies, box stories and opinions pieces.
Opinion: Arts and Heritage – The Soul of a City with a Nation’s Heartbeat
By Rosa Daniel, Dean, Culture Academy
Opinion: Energy, Secured – Why Grid Resilience is Key to Singapore’s Clean Energy Transition
By S. Harsha, Managing Director, Sustainable Energy Solutions (Singapore), SP Group
Opinion: From Additive to Multiplicative Growth – Sparking Value at New Intersections of People, Places and Production
By Melody Hong, Senior Vice President and Head of Strategic Planning, Economic Development Board
Opinion: Joining the Dots on Urban Intelligence
By Dr Bree Trevena, Associate Principal and Australasia Foresight Leader, Arup, and Member, Centre for Liveable Cities’ World Cities Summit Knowledge Council (2024–2026)
Opinion: Our Competitive Edge – Harnessing Emerging Technologies for a Resilient and Sustainable Singapore
By Dr Lim Jui Chief Executive Officer, SGInnovate
Opinion: Shaping Our City's Future – Singapore’s Integrated Approach to Planning and Development
By Lim Eng Hwee, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Redevelopment Authority
Opinion: Unlocking New Dimensions of Liveability – Being Versus Doing
By Anupam Yog Managing Partner, XDG Labs
Opinion: Urban Alchemy – Smiles Over Dollars in Placemaking Transformations
By Lorenzo Petrillo, Founder, LOPELAB