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Better Cities Oct 2020
Better Cities, a monthly e-newsletter, updates friends and partners about the Centre’s work. The newsletter reaches an international audience of readers from government, media, academia, private sector and non-governmental organisations.
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Better Cities | Oct 2020
Shaping Cohesive Communities
Religious Harmony in Singapore: Spaces, Practices and Communities
In a world increasingly polarised along racial and religious lines, Singapore presents an example with its peaceful co-existence of diverse places of worship, religious practices and communities. CLC’s latest Urban Systems Study documents how such racial and religious harmony arose from careful planning and governance that stretches back to pre-independence.
CLC Annual Report 2019/2020
In the past year, CLC has continued expanding its knowledge base and networks. We hosted the annual World Cities Summit Mayors Forum in Medellín, Colombia; tested a community-based approach to building community resilience; and completed research collaborations with international partners including the Urban Land Institute, UN-Habitat and the World Bank.
Seizing a “Window of Opportunity” for Climate Action
As host city of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in 2021, Glasgow is determined to accelerate its plans to become carbon-neutral by 2030. Councillor Susan Aitken shared with urbanist Prof. Greg Clark why zero carbon is important not only for the environment, but for peoples’ lives too.
5 min read
UN-Habitat: Supporting Cities Through COVID-19
Cultural experiences in everyday spaces uplifted spirits and connected neighbours at the height of Covid-19 lockdowns. In the latest issue of Cultural Connections, CLC explores post-pandemic opportunities for communities to shape cultural spaces together and build social resilience against future crises.
8 October 2020, Thursday
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Rethinking Urban Design in a Post-COVID World
The design of liveable cities must change in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, says CLC’s Executive Director Khoo Teng Chye. He shares how Singapore is reconsidering her approach to governing, planning and building amidst the uncertainties that lie ahead.
5 min read
Starting a Circular Economy in Singapore From Zero Waste
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated global interest and action on the circular and carbon-neutral economy, including in Singapore. CLC’s Executive Director Khoo Teng Chye shared some of the city’s initiatives, including its Zero Waste Masterplan, at the recent Urban 20 (U20) Mayors’ Summit.
5 min read
Urban Solutions #17 | Real Estate, Redefined
In a world threatened by climate change, the real estate industry can no longer take for granted the environments in which investments are made. Forget the old mantra of “location, location, location”; the industry needs to incorporate development with shifting profitability and regulatory action.
7 min read
Urban Solutions #17 | A City Young and Free
The capital of Albania was developing in a chaotic manner until it adopted a child-centric urban design that fostered socially inclusive values. Read how this unorthodox approach has helped Tirana bloom into a lively city with a strong sense of civic engagement.
5 min read