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In an area of Singapore once home to a brickworks and military training facilities, a vision of the future of urban living is taking shape.
The country is building what it calls its first smart and sustainable town, promising 42,000 homes in an environment where people can be âat home with natureâ.
The Tengah project will consist of five residential districts on the 700-hectare site in Singaporeâs Western region. Named Garden, Park, Brickland, Forest Hill and Plantation, the areas are designed to improve residentsâ health and wellbeing and give them a better quality of life.
How? With smart buildings, greenery everywhere and a prioritization of walking and cycling that routes motor vehicle traffic underground.
April 19, 2021
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Singapore is building a ‘forest town’ with abundant green spaces and underground roads
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Author: Natalie Marchant, Writer, Formative Content
In Singapore, the ‘forest town’ of Tengah is being built on land once home to a brickworks and later used for military training.
Vehicles will run underground to make the eco-development’s town centre safer for walking, cycling and recreational activities.
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Regional city networks launch in Latin America and South Asia
April 13, 2021
The World Economic Forum is launching two regional networks of cities in Latin America and South Asia to share knowledge on smart city development while protecting public interests related to privacy, security and sustainability.
Under the umbrella of the Forum’s G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance the two city networks will connect pioneer cities from the Global Alliance with smaller cities in the region.
Smart city technology improves sustainability, resiliency and quality of life, but about 50% of the world’s urban population live in smaller or medium-sized cities. With cyberattacks on municipalities rising and digital technologies becoming central to economic competitiveness, these cities need to invest in new technologies, but have less capacity than their larger global counterparts to implement the ensure effective governance.
04/08/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/08/2021 03:32
Regional City Networks Launch in Latin America and South Asia Bringing the Fourth Industrial Revolution to Small and Medium-Sized Cities
Aylin Elci, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, +41 75 404 10 95, [email protected]
The World Economic Forum is launching two regional networks in Latin America and South Asia to connect pioneer cities to smaller cities
Based in Medellín, Colombia, and Mumbai, India, the regional networks of cities launch as part of the Forum s G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance and are designed to help small cities implement new technology policies
The roll out follows the successful establishment of this model in a number of Japanese cities, led by the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan