PMD Etiquette Every Singaporean Should Know
Using personal mobility devices (PMDs) is a convenient and sustainable way in going around the city. While not as big as the other vehicles that roam the streets, careless driving…
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Smart Cities: World’s Best Don’t Just Adopt New Technology, They Make It Work For People
Cities are fast becoming “smart”, and the impact on people’s lives can be immense. Singapore’s smart traffic cameras restrict traffic depending on volume, and ease the commute of thousands of…
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Affordable Housing Lessons From Sydney, Hong Kong And Singapore: 3 Keys To Getting The Policy Mix Right
Affordable housing is a critical problem for Australia’s biggest housing markets. Five Australian cities are in the top 25 with “severely unaffordable” housing in a 2019 Demographia survey of 91…
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Singapore Is Crowned As The Most AI-Ready City. But, Is The World Truly Ready For Artificial Intelligence?
Singapore attains the highest rank in the AI Readiness Index 2019 report. Here is the list of the top 20 cities. The AI Readiness Index was created by the Oliver…
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Singapore Among The Leaders In Ease Of Doing Business
The World Bank recently released Doing Business 2019, a flagship report which compares business regulation among domestic firms across 190 economies. The following are the 10 best and worst economies…
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Natural Ways Of Cooling Cities
ETH Zurich scientists have been researching the effect of precipitation and population size on rising temperatures in cities compared with the surrounding countryside. They have found that more green spaces…
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Moshie Safdie: How To Reinvent The Apartment Building
In 1967, Moshe Safdie reimagined the monolithic apartment building, creating “Habitat ’67,” which gave each unit an unprecedented sense of openness. Nearly 50 years later, he believes the need for…
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Designing For Future Ready Cities
Engineering has always been about building for what lies ahead, creating lasting legacies in the form of extraordinary buildings or resilient infrastructure that can stand for centuries. WSP’s sustainability director…
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How People Talk Now Holds Clues About Human Migration Centuries Ago
Often, you can tell where someone grew up by the way they speak. For example, if someone in the United States doesn’t pronounce the final “r” at the end of…
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How The West Can Adapt To A Rising Asia
As Asian economies and governments continue to gain power, the West needs to find ways to adapt to the new global order, says author and diplomat Kishore Mahbubani. In an…
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