Livable And Sustainable City Singapore

Discuss about the Livable and sustainable City Singapore.

 

 

Livable and sustainable city, Singapore

In past five decades Singapore has been transformed dramatically into new world which attracts rest of the world specially developing countries. Singapore transformed itself into modern metropolis in just one generation at where there is no squatter, no homeless people, no ethnic enclaves and no poverty ghettos. Singapore stands at no.8 according to Global city index, rand and score ranked by Global Cities 2016. (Kearney 2016)The key takeaways are five area of consensus those are challenge for city to address in order to moves into the future and towards greater sustainability and livability. (college 2014)

Connectivity

Connectivity is very broad word but it’s really gets to root of solution to the many problems that cities faces today. There are mainly two main aspect first is the internal that is connecting resident of city more close together so the group from different interest can begins to together pull toward same goal of forming better city.  The 2nd is external that is for connecting one better city to the another city, so that  city can explore themselves and learn from experience of others and adapt good practices which other city are doing. In this way they can share problems related to the cities that have various similarities ranges from congestion, crowding to imparting great participation of citizen and ownership.

 Challenge of connectivity from five challenges includes connecting cities and citizens by means of international networks and more collaborative and innovative initiatives like World Cities Summit. This should be happen so city management mistakes should not be repeated in future in world by discussing in organized summit. Good solution and ideas can be shared and customized for better implementation in other cities by means of connectivity. (Summit 2014)                                   

Technology

Innovation in technological department can be improved  for betterment of integrated system of intelligence and to install smart infrastructure, for better connecting urban system and people. By using best ways to transfer data and information effectively by using improved technology can increase life quality in cities. It increase life quality particularly when improved technology apply in areas of city that is for improving use of urban mobility and transport. (Summit 2014)

Equity

In this world which is day by day becoming volatile with very slow growth rate, the problem of inequality has become major problem across globe. With inequity in cities environment it is impossible to improve living of residents. For improvement of living environment of city it should be ensure that advantage of greater livability should be taken by every resident among every spectrum of socio economic, along with all minority and age groups. Trust will build by inclusive community and this will also improve sustainability of city development. (Summit 2014)

Engagement

In every city citizen is heart of that city. First priority of city development should be people not place. That is old concept used by ancestors for building their villages. But in now days urbanization has become has become rapid and their main motive is on physical planning of city which is infrastructure development. For every successful city there is citizen of that city that is responsible for it in many aspects. Cooperation by citizen is only way to build a developed city because government officials can’t do anything without citizen engagement. For better management of urbanization in city government officials should reach to each and every resident of its city to consult with their ideas and indirectly involve them in managing city. (Summit 2014)

Identity

Culture is cherishing in cities those have social, cultural, and natural capital. But the challenge to realizing this potential is to lower barrier which come in the way of realizing the potential of socio, cultural and natural capital.

Heritage of city is not limited to building, infrastructure etc. It extends beyond concrete. To embrace the nature cultivation as in case of connector networks in Singapore national wide parks and more than 750 community garden for betterment of socio culture to unify people.

In  the last for every urban development heritage of that city and culture of that particular region will need to be integrated as well. (Summit 2014)

Bibliography

college, Sigapore and Civil service. "Liveable & Sustainable cities." A Framework. 2014. https://www.clc.gov.sg/documents/books/CLC_CSCLiveable&SustainableCities.pdf (accessed April 29, 2017).

Kearney, A.T. "The 15 "Global Elite"." Global Cities 2016. 2016. https://www.atkearney.in/documents/10192/8178456/Global+Cities+2016.pdf/8139cd44-c760-4a93-ad7d-11c5d347451a (accessed April 19, 2017).

Summit, Worl Cities. "Liveable and Sustainable Cities." World Cities Summit 2014 Conference proceedings, Singapore. June 2014. https://www.worldcitiessummit.com.sg/sites/default/files/WCS14Conf_Proceedings_Ebook_v2.pdf (accessed April 19, 2017).