Centre for Liveable Cities

CLC and our programme partner, the Building and Construction Authority Academy (the Building and Construction Authority’s education and training arm), celebrated the 100th run of our City Executive Leaders (EXCEL) programme in May this year. Incepted in 2013, City EXCEL shares Singapore’s experience in urban development, governance, and best practices for creating liveable and sustainable cities. The programme enables participants to understand Singapore’s transformation journey and be better equipped to tackle the challenges ahead. We have welcomed over 2,700 participants since the programme began. CLC and BCAA are excited to continue developing future leaders in Singapore’s Infrastructure & Environment sector as we progress beyond this significant milestone for City EXCEL. To the next 100! https://lnkd.in/gEB2dgA5 #clcsg #urban #cities #sustainablecities #liveablecities #resilientcities #capabilitydevelopment

Digitalisation is both an imperative and an opportunity. To build a more digitally inclusive society, a whole-of-nation effort is required to engage and equip individuals, families and youths, businesses and the community to participate in the new social and economic environment. Find out Digital for Life in Singapore here: https://lnkd.in/gNh9TJT8 #clcsg #urban #cities #sustainablecities #liveablecities #resilientcities #urbansolutions

Supported by Amazon Web Services (AWS), find out how the Campbelltown City Council and Place Intelligence demonstrate how big data and cloud platforms enable evidence-based urban planning. https://lnkd.in/g6x_EHVe #clcsg #urban #cities #sustainablecities #liveablecities #resilientcities #urbansolutions

Changes to the world's urban dynamics in the post-COVID world are challenging many of the assumptions of the 1995-2020 period. Read about how urban dynamism has shifted globally, from Hong Kong to Singapore and Dubai, California to Texas, Istanbul to Warsaw and so on. https://lnkd.in/gWczD_U6 #clcsg #urban #cities #sustainablecities #liveablecities #resilientcities #urbansolutions

Congratulations to our promotees and Long Service Award recipients for 2024 - Alison Lee, Amanda Ong, Christopher Soon, Eugene Heng, Laura Ho, Norlita Hamzah, Shawn Tan , Shermine Kwok, Stewart Tan, Yi Xuan Tan and Teo Jing Kok. CLC is proud of your achievements and dedication in our work towards developing liveable and sustainable cities that are resilient, inclusive and future-ready, with a high quality of life. Pictured here are some of our promotees and Long Service Award recipients with our Executive Director Hugh Lim, Executive Fellow Michael Koh, and Directors Elaine Tan and Limin Hee. #clcsg #team #staff #sustainablecities #liveablecities #resilientcities

Earth Day is about communities coming together to make a meaningful impact and create a more sustainable world.    Cities across the world are subject to societal disruptions, climate stresses and financial constraints, but they also have great capacity to evolve and adapt to become liveable and sustainable cities. Truly thriving cities are those which deliver on the holistic well-being for all in the city, and across generations. Through our signature platforms such as the upcoming World Cities Summit 2024, CLC convenes international thought leaders across government, industry, and academia, to address liveable and sustainable city challenges, share integrated urban solutions and forge new partnerships.   This Earth Day, we urge you to join us in exploring the opportunities and the how-to's to achieve smart, resilient and regenerative cities now and for generations to come. #clcsg #urban #cities #sustainablecities #liveablecities #resilientcities #earthday #worldcitiessummit

Water management challenges are not new to Surat. They have been actively addressing these challenges since the launch of its city resilience strategy in 2017. Through the sharing of knowledge and ideas at the Temasek Foundation Urban Resilience Programme (TFURP), city leaders were able to continue building on their key initiatives to secure its water future and set an inspiring example for other cities facing similar challenges. More on the third instalment in the TFURP series of success stories here: https://lnkd.in/g2MN_uaE Temasek Foundation Resilient Cities Network #clcsg #urban #cities #sustainablecities #liveablecities #resilientcities #TFRUP

Regenerative design is a promising approach to tackle the climate crisis, given the inadequacy of the sustainable pathway to limit global warming to the 1.5-degree target set out in the Paris Agreement. #ICYMI Rewatch the lecture video to hear from Ramboll’s Global Design Director, Dr Hossein Rezai and Managing Director for Buildings, Mr Søren Brøndum about the transformative power of regenerative design in shaping sustainable, resilient, and thriving urban spaces. This lecture was moderated by CLC’s Director (Research), Elaine Tan , and led up to the launch of the Urban Lab Singapore, which brings together thought leaders from the public, private and academic sector in an innovative knowledge generation process on regenerative urban development approaches. https://lnkd.in/gJfn7HEG #clcsg #urban #cities #sustainablecities #liveablecities #resilientcities #Ramboll

CLC’s Executive Director (ED) Hugh Lim attended the annual China Development Forum in Beijing, themed “Engaging with the World for Common Prosperity” this year. Organised by the China Development Research Foundation, the Forum offers useful insights into China’s development directions. Attendees included leaders of multinational companies and representatives from international organisations. While in Beijing, Hugh met up with counterparts from various Chinese agencies, and had a good exchange of views on a wide range of topics including carbon peaking/emissions, optimising urban spaces, and rejuvenating ageing infrastructure. CLC thanks Vice Minister Qin Haixiang, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development; Vice Mayor Gao Peng from the Beijing Municipality Government, Zhang Shilin, Deputy Secretary-General, National Development and Reform Commission; and Xu Wei, the Director-General, DRC; and for hosting the Singapore delegation. We look forward to continued knowledge exchanges with our Chinese counterparts, and welcoming Chinese city leaders to the World Cities Summit in June 2024. #clcsg #urban #cities #sustainablecities #liveablecities #resilientcities

On 26 Mar 2024, CLC and Arup held the second of a three-part Roundtable series on the Future of Central Business Districts (CBDs), with the ULI Asia Pacific as a Supporting Partner. This virtual session builds on the earlier roundtable in January which brought together stakeholders from 6 Asia Pacific cities (Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo) to identify emerging challenges of CBDs and common aspirations for the future. This round, 45 representatives from the same Asia Pacific cities shared on the various city-level policies and initiatives (the How to’s) to realise their goals for CBDs of the future. They also discussed useful indicators to track the progress of such goals. The study findings from the two roundtables will be shared at the upcoming World Cities Summit on 2 - 4 June 2024 in Singapore, where the final roundtable will be convened to expand the conversation on CBD rejuvenation to global audiences. Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore (URA) Chintan Raveshia #clcsg #clcsg #urban #cities #sustainablecities #liveablecities #resilientcities #downtownroundtable #CBDs