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The Singapore Green Plan (SGP) was created in 1992 to ensure that the economic growth model of Singapore does not compromise the environment. [1] The SGP sets out the strategies, programs and targets for Singapore to maintain a quality living environment while pursuing economic prosperity.
Bellew has taught the core environmental design course on the M.Arch program at the Yale University School of Architecture from 2000 - 2009, and he led advanced design studios in 2010 and 2011. He was on the Design Review Committee of CABE from 1999 to 2003, a governor of the Building Centre Trust in London between 1996 and 2011 and on the ...
Esther An is an expert in corporate sustainability in Singapore.In 2018, An became the first person from Singapore to be recognized as a UN SDG Pioneer. [1] [2] An is the Chief Sustainability Officer of City Development Limited (CDL), a Singaporean multinational real estate operating organization, and serves as a board member, chair, or founder of many corporate sustainability-focused groups.
Making a city "sustainable" means thinking about how to meet the housing, power, food and economic needs of its residents—not just today, but years from now. As a city's population swells, its leaders must plan ahead. They need to build resilience into communities that depend on government to deliver vital services.
TRAVEL POSITIVE: A new piece of research is envisioning how the travel industry can survive in a decarbonising world. Helen Coffey takes a look at the data that proves that, while ‘business as ...
In 2021, CDL aligned their internal environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). [60] [61] In 2022, a CDL Future Value 2030 Sustainability Blueprint was produced to further these goals. [60]
Singapore sees a distinct shift towards sustainability and addressing climate-change related fears in its recent planning policies. Beyond being an economic powerhouse, Singapore's planning priorities have expanded to sustainability, culture and resource preservation, bolstered by the use of advanced technology to create smarter cities.
A Blueprint for Survival was an influential environmentalist text that drew attention to the urgency and magnitude of environmental problems. First published as a special edition of The Ecologist in January 1972, it was later published in book form and went on to sell over 750,000 copies.