Highlights
LKYCIC Convenes Regional Workshop Ahead of Release of Landmark Five-Year Study in Collaboration with ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute on Southeast Asian Attitudes Toward Climate Change
On 27th November 2025, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKYCIC) convened a regional workshop bringing together urban researchers, policymakers, and emerging city leaders from across Southeast Asia to co-develop new approaches to tackle the amplifying effects of climate change on existing urban issues currently faced by the region’s rapidly growing cities.
New book by Belinda Yuen, Yohei Kato, Francine Chan, Cristina Maria Nearing, Luis Jimenez & Felipe Waldeck
Drawing on ten international case studies and empirical research of Singapore’s Rail Corridor, the Adaptive Reuse of Abandoned Rail Infrastructure Playbook discusses six key dimensions of placekeeping in revitalising disused rail infrastructure into inclusive and sustainable places — partnership and governance, policy, design and management, resourcing, programming, and evaluation.
Best Oral Presentation Award at the GeoHB2025
Ms Sarah Wong, Ms Liu Xiaohan and Mr Li Bayi’s paper titled “Understanding the relationships between Nature-based Solutions and Human Active Mobility: Comparative case studies of Urban Parks in Singapore” won the Best Oral Presentation Award at the GeoHB2025: 2nd International Workshop on Geo-spatial Computing for Understanding Human Behavior in Shanghai, China, organised by Tongji University.
Media interview: Singapore’s concrete canals are turning into green oases
German broadcaster Deutschlandfunk interviewed Prof Cheong Koon Hean regarding Singapore’s rainwater management.
New journal paper by Suhaila Zainal Shah, Ethel Wee & Samuel Chng
Suhaila, Zainal Shah., Wee, Ethel. & Chng, Samuel. (2025). Driving with Pride: The Professionalisation of Singapore’s Public Bus Driving Industry. Singapore Labour Journal 04(01), 139-155. https://doi.org/10.1142/S2811031525000117
Visit by University of Newcastle, Australia
LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Professor Alex Zelinsky AO, Vice‑Chancellor & President, University of Newcastle Australia and his delegation on 12 November 2025.
Research Featured at Agents4Science 2025
Dr Dinithi Nilanga Jayasekara and Dr Qian Huang’s paper titled “Simulating Strategic Reasoning: A Digital Twin Approach to AI Advisors in Decision-Making” was spotlighted for presentation at Stanford’s Agents4Science 2025 Conference on 22 Oct 2025 — the world’s first open academic conference where AI serves as both author and reviewer of research papers.
Building Resilience Together: Citizen Dialogue on Urban Heat and Climate Change
On 5th October 2025, we held a Citizen Dialogue which brought over 100 residents and experts together to discuss how we experience heat in our homes and how we can stay cool, comfortable and resilient in a warming Singapore.
Discover children playgrounds in Punggol and Sengkang
Explore the Children playground data dashboard on Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities project website, Building Child-friendly Neighbourhoods in Singapore.
Visit by New Zealand Ministry for the Environment
LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Mr James Palmer, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment and his delegation.