Public Lecture and Panel Discussion on Urban Greening and Water Sustainability for Improved Urban Liveability

Background:

NUS Environmental Research Institute (NERI) and Centre des Politiques de la Terre (CPT) are organising this joint event for academics and stakeholders to share their research and experience, discussion on the challenges and solutions, and collaborate on new approaches to urban greening and water sustainability. Singapore and Paris, could be used as Living Labs to model Asian and European cities for real-world testbeds where researchers and stakeholders can experiment with new ideas and technologies in a controlled environment. This will help to bridge the gap between theory and practice and accelerate innovation.

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Programme

3.00 - 3.15 p.m. Registration

3.30 - 4.10 p.m. Public Lecture

Greening of Singapore - A Look at the Past with an Eye for the Future

Speaker: Professor Tan Puay Yok
Professor, Department of Architecture and Dean’s Chair, College of Design and Engineering (CDE), NUS
Chief Science and Technology Officer, National Parks Board and Group Director, Singapore Botanic Gardens

4.10 - 4.30 p.m. Panel Discussion

CHAIR:

Professor Khoo Teng Chye
Director, NUS Cities and Practice Professor, CDE, NUS

PANEL MEMBERS:

Professor Tan Puay Yok
Professor, Department of Architecture and Dean’s Chair, College of Design and Engineering (CDE), NUS; Chief Science and Technology Officer, National Parks Board and Group Director, Singapore Botanic Gardens

Professor Nathalie Blanc
Research Director, French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Managing Director, Center for Earth Politics

Associate Professor Karina Gin
Deputy Head (Research) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, CDE, NUS

Associate Professor Alexandre Gélabert
Université Paris Cité and Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP)

Dr. Alvaro Artigas
Associate Researcher, Sciences Po