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Empowered women in Bangladesh are taking the lead in bringing much needed urban improvements.
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Singapore's hawker centers are considered to be useful social tools that not only brings people from all walks of life together through affordable food but also provides a source of livelihood for those with limited financial means.
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Cognizant of the multiple stakeholder demands and complex ground realities in historic ethnic districts, researchers at the Centre for Liveable Cities developed a mixed-methods, evidence-based approach in the study of Singapore’s Little India to identify opportunities for positive interventions—an approach that could be relevant to similar districts elsewhere.
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Singapore’s limited land availability did not prevent the National Parks Board from providing open recreational spaces through its Park Connector Network, which converts underused spaces along existing infrastructure into green public spaces that create a sense of openness and livability.
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Inclusive cities acknowledge people with intellectual disabilities and work with them to address their special needs.
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Maneuvering through the web of stakeholder interests, the Republic of Korea institutionalized a service-oriented bus transportation system in Seoul and its satellite cities in surrounding provinces.
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The rise of megacities in the Republic of Korea requires management methods that align city-level development with metropolitan planning.
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A study shows reducing involuntary migration to peripheries of the Greater Seoul Area requires policy interventions to regulate housing cost and supply.
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The Republic of Korea tackles the challenge of revitalizing old neighborhoods while preventing the side effects associated with gentrification.
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The Republic of Korea’s capital city faced and resolved a series of obstacles to constructing a modern public building on a historic site.
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Urban planners in Seoul shifted from paper-based processes to a computerized system to improve information sharing and decision-making.
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A web-based platform using satellite data and climate scenarios helps urban planners build resilient and livable cities.
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Combining materials processed in a single treatment plant offers cost savings and private sector opportunities in sanitation services.
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Singapore’s tiered housing subsidies have made it possible for nearly everyone to own a home in the city-state.
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Singapore is transforming its drainage system into re-naturalized streams and bioswales that enhance urban living.