Better Cities Apr/May 2026
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.
Last updated 13 May 2026
Better Cities | Apr/May 2026
Transforming Urban Development
World Cities Summit 2026
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Insights from Mexico City – People and Planet at the Heart of Urban Life
With 26 million residents, Mexico City is a dynamic metropolis navigating urban challenges. CLC researcher Cheryl Lim shares insights to the city’s strategies on living well in a megacity.
5 min read
“The Impact of the Social and Built Environment on Health and Well-being” – a Pre-Symposium Workshop Panel
CLC’s Research Director Elaine Tan shared on the importance of urban design for diverse needs at a workshop for the healthcare sector.
7 min read
Resilient Urban Ecosystems for Adaptability: CLC-MFA Course
City officials from around the world learned about key factors in resilient, sustainable urban development at this CLC-curated course.
3 min read
Regenerative Cities in the Era of AI
How do we build Regenerative Cities alongside technology such as AI? Research Director Elaine Tan highlights Singapore’s efforts at a research forum by the Illinois Advanced Research Center at Singapore.
4 min read
Urban Solutions #27 | Returning Life to the City: Renaturalising the Manzanares River
Read about the remarkable transformation that the Madrid City Council undertook to return life to the heart of the city by renaturalising the urban stretch of the Manzanares River.
Image Source: Madrid City Council
7 min read
Urban Solutions #27 | Regenerative Design: Across Urban Scales
Dr. Bree Trevena who leads Arup's Australasia Foresight team, examines how cities can evolve from conventional sustainability approaches towards regenerative design. She also shares her reflections from London Climate Action Week 2025 on how cities can make the shift from sustainable to regenerative.
Image Source: Arup
7 min read
Urban Solutions #27 | Systems, Patterns, Place: A Novel Framework for Urban Transformations
Nirmal Kishnani and Wong Mun Summ, co-programme directors of MSc Integrated Sustainable Design at the National University of Singapore, delve into how cities can relook urban systems and apply a "systems thinking" approach in design and planning to solve complex urban challenges.
Image Source: Arthur Mazi, Wynn Loner U. Uy
12 min read
Urban Solutions #27 | Circular Cities: Regenerative Practices for a Resilient Urban Future
Cristina Gamboa, CEO of the World Green Building Council, explores real-world examples of regenerative urban development and highlights key enables to scale regenerative urbanism.
Image Source: Project Tempela
7 min read