Singapore is world-renowned for its urban planning. While enjoying the success of past planning decisions, the city-state finds itself in the middle of an important shift as it embarks on shaping the environment of the future. In this episode of the Foreseeable Podcast, we talk to Dr Woo Jun Jie, Senior Lecturer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, to get his thoughts on how urban policy and planning play a crucial role in creating a more sustainable Singapore. Listen to the full podcast here:

SUTD is working with Urban Redevelopment Authority on a five-year strategic collaboration focusing on urban planning research. This partnership aims to enhance urban planners’ decision-making processes, support them to better address emerging trends and disruptions in a fast-changing and complex environment, and uplift Singapore’s competency in urban planning and design. “Computational Modelling for Optimisation of Planning and Urban Design Parameters”, led by SUTD’s Asst Prof Peter Ortner in co