urban development
Keeping Smart City Algorithms Accountable
Although artificial intelligence promises to give city planners unprecedented insight into urban life, humans must remain involved in decision making.
Changing Lands, Changing Lives
To unravel the complexities of land dispossession, scholars must reach beyond the familiar narratives that dominate the discussion, said experts at the Singapore Land Workshop held at SMU.
Balancing The Sacred And The Secular
SMU Provost Lily Kong, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading social and cultural geographers, studies the complexities that surround a society’s religious spaces and practices.
Heat Is Melting Productivity In Southeast Asia
Climate change effects in the region could slash work hours by up to 40 percent by 2050, according to studies.
Delhi Tackles Air Pollution With Trial Car Ban
To address the ever-constant threat of air pollution in the city, Delhi's government has introduced an odd-even car ban for two weeks.
Singapore’s BCA Launches New Lab & Sustainability Scheme
Singapore's Building and Construction Authority SkyLab is the world’s first high-rise rotatable laboratory for the tropics.
Building The Software Of Cities
The Fujitsu-SMU Urban Computing and Engineering Corp. Lab is using technology to build cities free of taxi queues, congestion and crowding.
Farming Goes To Town
Urban farming could improve food security but also increases the competition between urban and rural water needs.
Fujitsu, A*STAR & SMU To Tackle Urban Challenges
The new Center of Excellence aims to turn Singapore into a “living lab”, using analytics and computational social sciences to develop solutions that address urban challenges
Global Map To Aid Road Building
A new study shows where on Earth roads should and shouldn't be built.
