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Better Cities | Sep 2024
Achieving a Sustainable Environment
World Cities Summit 2024 – Liveable and Sustainable Cities: Rejuvenate, Reinvent, and Reimagine
We welcomed almost 3,500 delegates and trade visitors from close to 100 cities at the World Cities Summit 2024, which took place from 2-4 June.
Here’s a quick recap of the Summit’s highlights, and check back on the WCS YouTube channel for videos of some our sessions.
Barcelona Superblocks and 50 Micro Seoul: Pioneering Hyper - Local Models for Urban Liveability
Join us for a sharing by the Seoul Institute (SI) and the Center for Innovation in Transport (CENIT) as they explore innovative approaches to urban planning through hyperlocal models. This lecture will focus on Seoul’s Micro Seoul project and Barcelona’s Superblock initiative, examining how these models are implemented and their impact on urban liveability. This will be followed by a moderated Q&A session.
24 October 2024, Thursday
3.00pm – 5.00pm (GMT+8)
MND Auditorium
MND Annex A, 5 Maxwell Road,
Singapore 069110
Liveability Framework : Part 2 – Achieving a Sustainable Environment
The refreshed Liveability Framework was launched at the World Cities Summit in June 2024. This is the second of a 10-part series to introduce the various components of the Framework.
Sustainable environment is one of three critical liveability outcomes. How does land-scarce Singapore ensure environmental sustainability while striving for economic development?
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WCS Science of Cities Symposium : Poster Exhibition
The Science of People-Centric Cities featured two discussion panels and a poster exhibition featuring 32 innovative research projects submitted by the research community.
View the academic posters from experts, covering both panel themes on Science of Climate Adaptive Cities and Science of People-Centric Cities here..
Key Takeaways from the 14th Asian Pacific City Summit
The 14th Asian Pacific City Summit (APCS) took place in Kagoshima, Japan, from 22 – 24 August 2024.
The summit focused on the theme “CONNECT: Urban Policy Under the New Normal” and addressed the challenges and opportunities which arose from the COVID-19 pandemic, demographic shifts, climate change, and socioeconomic disparities.
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Urban Solutions #24 | Navigating Systemic Change
Professor Dan Hill, director of the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne, writes about navigating the systematic changes that global cities are facing, with Singapore as a case study.
12 min read