Smart cities and the plight of cultural authenticity
As Asian countries join together to build "smart" urban developments, Kris Hartley explains why planners should heed the lessons of colonial history when it comes to such projects.
Southeast Asia and the Pacific
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Opening Asian cities up to foreign knowledge workers
Rowan Fraser discusses a promising trend in Asian cities successfully attracting foreign knowledge workers to spur knowledge-based local development.
Savings rate is part of key to universal housing
Singapore's experience suggests that housing supply can be increased only when matched by aggressive demand-side policies.
The secret to Singapore's gridlock-free roads
More vehicles, more trips, more people -- but gridlock remains a rarity. What gives?
