Urban Planning News
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Parched lives on the fringe: How water scarcity has widened inequality in ChennaiWhen a water crisis struck Chennai this year, the city found itself poorly prepared. How have water shortages widened economic and gender inequality in India's sixth-largest city? -
Is the future of renewable energy in Asia to share it?If Asia is to rise to the clean energy challenge, then sharing energy between countries will be one way to deal with intermittency issues. But political obstacles aside, how will it work?
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Jakarta’s sea level prompts a move—at a priceFor its people, Jakarta’s sea level is a nagging anxiety. But moving the Indonesian capital 1,000 kilometres to safety will be horribly costly. -
Climate change is degrading the liveability of developing Asia's citiesDeteriorating air quality, heat waves and drought have driven down poorer South Asian cities in a ranking of the world's most liveable cities. Meanwhile, Sydney has risen up the ranks but Singapore and Hong Kong have fallen.
Urban Planning Opinion
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Should the United Nations pay more attention to population growth?– The United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals imply that there is no longer any need to reduce global population growth, even though it is a serious problem that undermines most of the SDG targets. By adding a further SDG aimed at slowing the increase in population, the world could yet save the UN’s 2030 Agenda. -
Here's what could go wrong with the circular economy—and how to keep it on track– The circular economy promises many benefits, not least reducing the carbon footprint of various major industries such as food, energy, waste and water. However, it is no silver bullet for sustainability, writes WRI's Kevin Moss. -
Making green cities mainstream– Local success stories can help sustainable cities become widely accepted and scale up solutions to improve the livability of urban areas, writes Jason Alexandra.
Videos
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Why emerging Asia is the hub of climate-smart urban development– About four out of every five people impacted by sea-level rise by 2050 will live in East or Southeast Asia, creating an urgent need climate-smart solutions for cities. This year’s Innovate4Climate summit will look at the climate-smart solutions the region needs.
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Wanted: Million-dollar solutions for better cities– Launched last week, The Liveability Challenge is looking for projects offering new and innovative solutions to solve problems of waste and cooling.
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Will technology steer us to a better future?– At the recent Technology + Sustainability: The Road to Smart Cities event, Singapore's public and private sector leaders gathered for a crystal-ball gazing session to answer one key question: Will technology deliver a better future for Singapore, and the world? And if so, how do we get there?
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In pictures: Confronting climate change– Airing on Sunday March 5 at 8pm, a new ChannelNews Asia documentary features Eco-Business editor Jessica Cheam on a journey from India to Copenhagen to glean lessons on what Singapore can do to overcome one of its most pressing challenges.
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