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Internet-connected “smart” devices can help transform fast-developing cities in Asia and the Pacific into safe and sustainable urban centers.
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After a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in 2011, communities in Higashi Matsushima City led recovery efforts and built a smart city.
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Singapore’s biophilic public hospital was built by rehabilitating and incorporating a nearby stormwater collection pond to create a waterfront healing space popular with patients and nearby residents alike.
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In the Republic of Korea, K-water offers smart solutions for managing limited water resources to supply increasing demand in cities.
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The Republic of Korea’s Sudokwon Landfill, one of the largest in the world, offers a sustainable model for urban waste management.
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Among the lessons: Make inclusive investments in education, sanitation, and health in order to avoid enclaves of rich and poor.
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How to improve public health and environmental sustainability by facing the challenges of managing solid waste in Asia
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Find out the essentials of sustainable infrastructure and describe key approaches to energy, transport, water supply, smart cities, and rural infrastructure.
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Find out how to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
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Rehabilitating natural systems with green infrastructure is key to building sustainability and resilience to climate change in urban areas.
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A town in northeastern Thailand studies the viability of converting waste to energy to improve waste disposal.
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One of the most populous cities in the Philippines examines ways to make its waste collection system financially sustainable.
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Myanmar’s second largest city tackles the challenges of improving and privatizing waste management.
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A town in northeast Thailand looks into the feasibility of a design-build-operate scheme for developing a controlled landfill site.
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Sorsogon City in the Philippines is investigating options for upgrading its open dumpsites to a properly managed landfill.