Summary
Strong urbanisation leads to mega-cities with huge environmental problems. Singapore has managed to combine strong economic and population growth with keeping the city liveable and green. There is a lot to be learned from their unique experience.
Teaching objectives
How to combine economic growth with strong population growth and pressures on the environment. Singapore, as a city-state has shown that sustainability (economic, social and environmental) is both possible and necessary for future urbanized societies.
Keywords
- Sustainability
- Environment
- Sustainable Strategy
- Sustainable Cities
- Q21213
