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Here are three ways Singapore is smarter than the average city. 1.Healthier citizens mean healthier cities. How a city’s leaders shape the future of healthcare will ultimately determine how the prosperity of the city itself and of its citizens. A healthcare ecosystem that celebrates continuous learning and innovation, builds communities and ...
Singapore has long taken the approach of adopting innovations methodically. The city authorities conduct pilots and demonstration projects and then scale up after recalibrating technology, delivery systems, regulations and business models. Its approach to becoming a net-zero carbon city is no different. The Singapore Green Plan 2030 outlines ...
In Singapore, the ‘forest town’ of Tengah is being built on land once home to a brickworks and later used for military training. Vehicles will run underground to make the eco-development’s town centre safer for walking, cycling and recreational activities. A 100-metre-wide forest corridor will connect a nature reserve and water catchment ...
Many cities, including Singapore, are therefore looking at two-wheel options. Its “Walk Cycle Ride SG” plan is developing cycle routes across the island and also offers grants to developers for the construction of facilities such as showers and lockers in office buildings. New technology also has a role to play; the plan also suggest that ...
Securing food during a crisis and preserving land for a livable climate is changing the focus of farming from rural areas to cities. At the forefront of this shift is Singapore, a city-sized country that aims to produce 30% of its own food by 2030. But with 90% of Singapore’s food coming from abroad, the challenge is a tall order.
Owing to the physical and population density of cities, such threats often result in both devastating financial loss and deaths. Making cities more resilient against these environmental threats is one of the biggest challenges faced by city authorities and requires urgent attention. 2. Resources. Cities need resources such as water, food and ...
Inspiration from Singapore. Over previous decades, population density in the city-state of Singapore has soared, reaching 8,000 inhabitants per km2 in 2017 – a 75% rise compared to 1990s Even so, it continues to experience less traffic congestion and faster driving speeds in comparison to many of its neighbours.
Cities such as Singapore – and others that apply climate resilient development principles – are proactively reducing risks from heat islands and heatwaves. Their strategies for reducing heat impacts include more efficient physical infrastructure, such as district-level cooling that efficiently uses energy to mechanically cool large areas in ...
New York and Singapore have been named the most expensive cities in the world in 2022 by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Prices in global cities are over 8% higher than in 2021, the sharpest rise for 20 years. But the global average masks eye-watering inflation in the hardest-hit places. New York and Singapore have topped the list of the most ...
Iceland is the most environmentally friendly city ranked. Image: IESE. Hong Kong SAR, China, is another city using data, to improve citizen’s lives. It ranks top for technology, with the report citing its iAM Smart app as an example, which provides a single digital identity and authentication method for users to access government services ...