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Better Cities Dec 2022
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 | Dec 2022
City Focus: Climate Resilience Lessons from Cities Worldwide
With anticipated growth in urbanisation, cities are key in driving actions and collaborations to address the existential challenge of climate change. This panel, convened in collaboration with the Resilient Cites Network, shared insights and experience in building climate resilience and inspiring a climate resilient future, with city leaders and financial institutes from Athens, Monterrey, and Singapore.
Panel begins at 00:03:10.
Encouraging Innovation for A More Sustainable Built Environment
With climate concerns looming, there has been a move towards more sustainable development, and growing interest in innovative technologies to help achieve this in the built environment. What are some conditions for the successful implementation of such innovations?
Rethinking Sustainable Urban Governance
Anupam Yog, urbanist, researcher and creative strategist, discusses how best to define, measure and pursue the way we build our cities to ensure the long term, whole-of-life well-being of our people.
Source: Vernon Raineil Cenzon, Shutterstock
Urban Solutions #21 | Keeping Cities Cool as the World Heats Upy
As global temperatures rise because of climate change, demand for cooling is expected to increase. Some cities have implemented district cooling systems as an energy-efficient solution. Researchers from the Centre for Liveable Cities explore some such projects.
5 min read
Urban Solutions #21 | Cities on the Rebound
Explore the transformative stories behind Antwerp, Boston and Lisbon – the 2020 Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize Special Mentions through this photo story.
3 min read