Liveability in Action

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.

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.

Box Stories and Opinions

Discover how the Liveability Framework comes to life through real-world examples and insights from urban experts.

City Case Study: Bilbao

Discover how Bilbao has rejuvenated the city through innovative governance, integrated planning, and long-term vision.

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: Suzhou

Discover how Suzhou drives innovation through technology, leverages public-private partnerships, and leads in low-carbon transition.

City Case Study: Medellín

Discover how Medellín uses integrated solutions to enhance quality of life, economy and environment.

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: Vienna

Discover how Vienna engages its community while building a resilient city ready for future challenges.

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.

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.

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