Title: Building Liveable Cities: Singapore’s Path to Success

Author: Pro. Khoo Teng Chye

Abstract

This chapter outlines Singapore's transformation from a fledging developing nation beset with various issues such as overcrowding and poor living conditions to a highly liveable and global city, where 5.9 million people live, work, learn and play in. This was done through taking an urban systems approach with the Liveability Framework (LF) underpinning it. The liveability outcomes, systems, and guiding principles of the LF were described and elaborated before going into Singapore's development journey starting with immigration. As the population and workforce grew, different priorities such as sustainable environment entered the picture, and how that became intertwined with the liveability outcomes was detailed. Various case studies such as one-north and Bishan-Ang Mo Kio park were documented too. Finally, the road that Singapore took to become a global metropolis and hub was fleshed out, with aspirations of greater sustainability and innovation interspersed. It is through this chapter that the author hopes that Singapore would be able to better share its expertise and experience in urban development and planning, and help create more liveable, sustainable, and free global cities.

Keywords

Urban systems approach; Liveability; Urban planning; City in Nature; City for All; Free Global Cities; Free Global City