Themed “Liveable and Sustainable Cities—Integrated Urban Solutions”, the 3rd World Cities Summit (WCS) 2012 explored how cities can build resilience and improve their quality of life and environment by adopting integrated solutions to increasingly complex challenges. For the first time, the Summit was co-located with the Singapore International Water Week and the CleanEnviro Summit Singapore.
The concerns highlighted at the Summit related to how cities could be made green, good and growing; how cities could be designed to deliver a life full of opportunities for growth and exploration, with room for thought and experimentation and spaces for recreation and diversity; and, how citizens could enjoy, both, the fruits of economic progress, as well as a future that preserves the wealth of the earth and sustains a high quality of life.
Living up to its spirit of sharing and learning, discussions at the Summit were organised under eight Urban Solution Tracks: Intense Cities, Eco Cities, Biodiverse Cities, Smart Cities, Mobile Cities, Resilient Cities, Inclusive Cities, and Investing in Cities, along with four In-Focus Forums.
