The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) in Singapore to jointly conduct global conferences, publications and other international knowledge-sharing events aimed at creating resilient cities for the future.
Founded in 1936, the ULI is an international non-profit research and education organisation which promotes the responsible use of land.
An Industry Futures Forum and public lecture led by Jeremy Newsum, ULI’s Chairman and Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate, marked the commencement of the new partnership.
During the two events, representatives from the private and public sectors gathered to tackle issues on how cities can continue to remain liveable, sustainable and relevant, as they develop.
“The public sector must create the conditions for cohesive cities, and the private sector must then take advantage of these conditions to build liveable cities of the future,” Mr. Newsum said, during his lecture entitled “The City in 2050: Building on Innovation”.
He also noted that the essential questions of what, when and where to build will be influenced by various factors, such as advances in technology and demographic changes in populations.
As part of the public lecture, the CLC also gathered a panel comprising Mr. Newsum, Cheong-Chua Koon Hean (Chief Executive of the Housing and Development Board) and Simon Treacy (ULI Global Trustee and Incoming Chairman of ULI South Asia and Group Chief Executive Officer of MGPA).
During the panel discussion, Dr. Cheong-Chua noted that political stability is as significant as political will in a nation’s bid to develop liveable cities.
She added, “We must remember that anything we change today has an impact on the future. So trade-offs must be weighed carefully.”
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