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Conducted by Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk (Ipur) at NUS, the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at SUTD, and the Environmental Behavioural Sciences and Economics Research Unit of the MSE, the study was done in 2023 among some 2,300 people aged 15.

Singapore Today’s Lance Alexander and Justine Moss speak with Dr Harvey Neo, Research Fellow and Head of Programme for Cities and Urban Science and Urban Environmental Sustainability, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, about whether Tampines is indeed Singapore’s most well-connected regional centre.

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Red Ants highlighted Singapore’s need to pivot to creating leisure spaces after 60 years of infrastructure development. Professor Chan Heng Chee was quoted in the article.

How successful Singapore’s regionalism project has been, the future of city centre office spaces post-pandemic, and how cities recover post-crisis are among the key urban issues tackled in a new book. The City Rebooted: Networks, Connectivity And Place Identities In Singapore was edited by Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) honorary professor Chan Heng Chee and professorial research fellow Harvey Neo. The Straits Times unpacks some of the book’s key ideas and insights, as well as those raised during a panel discussion at the book’s launch on April 26.

Sustaining a city’s magic is among the urban issues explored in a new book launched on April 26. The City Rebooted: Networks, Connectivity And Place Identities In Singapore was edited by Prof Chan, from the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), and geographer Harvey Neo.

The Straits Times reported on Tampines being Singapore’s most well-connected regional centre, says new book on urbanisation. The article quoted insights from Dr Harvey Neo and Adjunct Lecturer Li Ba Yi.

Sustaining a city’s magic is among the urban issues explored in a new book launched on April 26. The City Rebooted: Networks, Connectivity And Place Identities In Singapore was edited by Professor Chan Heng Chee and Dr Harvey Neo, both from the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKYCIC). When a city loses its vibrancy and residents retreat indoors, the repercussions are significant, as noted by Professor Chan. The book seeks to answer perennial challenges that city planners face, such as the relevance of the city centre, decentralisation and the impacts of technology. Its 15 contributors represent various academic fields, including economics, sociology and anthropology.

The City Rebooted: Networks, Connectivity and Place Identities in Singapore

Channel NewsAsia shared a video commentary by LKYCIC’s Dr Samuel Chng on whether bike-sharing has a future in Singapore.

Channel NewsAsia published a commentary on SG Bike’s exit from the bike-sharing market and the lessons it offers on forming habits. This commentary was written by LKYCIC’s Dr Samuel Chng and Dr Sarah Chan.