SINGAPORE : The Centre for Liveable Cities has signed an
memorandum of understanding with the Urban Land Institute to
conduct joint research and conferences on building sustainable
cities for the future.
At the signing ceremony, representatives from both
organisations highlighted urban planning challenges in
Singapore.
These include planning with an ageing demographics
and increasing population density in mind.
They also said private-public partnerships can help greatly in
solving urban planning challenges. One such example is the land
sales programme by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of
Singapore.
Khoo Teng Chye, executive director, Centre for Liveable Cities,
said: "If you take the example of Singapore, we are already five
million people, and we continue to have economic growth and
population growth.
"I think the challenge for cities like Singapore, going ahead, is
how do we grapple with making sure that we can be sustainable and
yet maintain a high quality of life for our cities."
The Centre for Liveable Cities is a think tank on urban governance,
jointly established by the Ministry of National Development and the
Ministry of Environment and Water Resources.
The Urban Land Institute is an international non-profit research
organisation for land use and real estate.
- CNA/al