Centre for Liveable Cities

Nirmal Kishnani and Wong Mun Summ, co-programme directors of MSc Integrated Sustainable Design at the National University of Singapore, noted the necessity to shift towards a systems thinking approach in design and planning to solve complex urban challenges.

Read about their novel framework for urban transformations here: https://go.gov.sg/bc183urbsol3?utm_source=social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_nb6mrphbfr

Image Source: Arthur Mazi, Wynn Loner U. Uy

Dr. Bree Trevena who leads Arup's Australasia Foresight team, examines how cities can evolve from conventional sustainability approaches towards regenerative design. Read the full article and her reflections from London Climate Action Week 2025 on how cities can make the shift from sustainable to regenerative: https://go.gov.sg/bc183urbsol2?utm_source=social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_xlrkcrxp5o

Image Source: Arup

Madrid is home to the Manzanares River, a vital ecological corridor for the conservation of biodiversity. For decades, the Manzanares River lost its ecological function due to urbanisation. In 2016, the Madrid City Council launched a plan to renaturalise the urban stretch of the river, returning nature and life to the city.

Learn more about the successes of renaturalising the urban stretch of the Manzanares River: https://go.gov.sg/bc183urbsol1?utm_source=social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_ujtuukc7de

Image Source: Madrid City Council

Cities can play a critical role in driving climate action with global impact. Shirley Rodriguez, Former London Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy (2016-2024), Chair of the Breathe Cities Advisory Committee, Our Common Air Commissioner, and member of the Board of C40 Cities, explores how cities can lead by example, scaling local solutions to drive sustainable behaviours worldwide.

Read more here: https://go.gov.sg/bc182urbsol1?utm_source=social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_8k4po6s27j

Kotchakorn Voraakhom, founder of Landprocess and the Porous City Network, shares how Thailand's Government Complex was transformed into a sustainable and people-centric hub, aligned with broader national decarbonisation targets.

Read about how Bangkok turns challenges into opportunities here: https://go.gov.sg/bc182urbsol2?utm_source=social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_6vpiezm2fk

🎉 Congratulations to our 2026 promotees and Long Service Award recipients! Your dedication to building liveable, sustainable, resilient, and inclusive cities inspires us all.

We appreciate the sense of mission and purpose you bring especially as we gear up for WCS 2026 this June in Singapore!

The milestone 10th edition of WCS2026 promises a rich and diverse programme featuring world renowned speakers. Early bird ends soon! Register for your conference delegate pass here: https://go.gov.sg/wcs26reg-generaldelegate?utm_source=social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_2pji05dz0e

We are delighted to welcome Boston to the City Network for the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize ( )!

The 2020 Special Mention city of Boston continues to be recognised for its whole-of-society effort to transform the city through comprehensive climate resilience strategies, innovative affordable housing solutions, and sustainable mobility initiatives.

Boston’s forward-looking approach is exemplified by Imagine Boston 2030, its first comprehensive city-wide plan in over 50 years, which guides implementation across housing, transport and climate resilience. At the core of the plan, community engagement brought together residents, developers, and non-government organisations, to collaborate on transformative projects to preserve and enhance the city of Boston.

For more details, visit https://www.leekuanyewworldcityprize.gov.sg/boston/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_jahoqevizm

Image Source: Boston Planning & Development Agency

Mumbai, the financial capital of India, is navigating its transformation from a static to kinetic city. Rahul Mehrotra, founder principal of RMA Architects, discusses how temporality enables components of the city to be more adaptable to changing economic and social conditions, allowing us to construct cities that are resilient and regenerative to embrace the climate-changed future.

Read the full article: https://go.gov.sg/bc181urbsol1?utm_source=social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_o1tin3clcx

CLC recently hosted 26 government officials from across Asia, Africa, Europe, Central and Latin America, and the island states of the Caribbean and the Pacific at a CLC-MFA course on “Resilient Urban Ecosystems and Adaptability” as part of the Singapore Cooperation Programme. Held from 6-10 April, participants explored different aspects of resilient, sustainable urban development by engaging with speakers from public and private sectors.

They also visited Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park and Kampung Admiralty to learn about Singapore’s approach for providing a high quality of life, and how healthy and active ageing can be achieved in a highly urbanised environment. Participants gleaned insights into Singapore’s integrated master-planning in urban development, and how a coordinated approach across public agencies and engagement with multiple stakeholders has enabled developments that benefit the public.

We appreciate our partners for joining us in exchanging knowledge with our participants and hope to continue the conversation with everyone at the World Cities Summit this June!

In an increasingly climate-challenged world, how can cities continue to innovate and transform, shifting from sustainable development which focuses on "doing less harm", to regenerative development which aims to "do more good"?

CLC unpacks a working "Regenerative City Framework" and shares insights from the Regenerative City Forum series here: https://go.gov.sg/bc181urbsol2?utm_source=social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_32evd89vrf