Redefining and Refining Urban Living

By Sri Vaitheki Ramasamy, Tan Lii Inn

April 2018 FEATURE
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The New Urban Agenda is being implemented throughout the world to make city-living a joy.The World Urban Forum (WUF) was established by the UN in 2001 as “a nonlegislative technical forum”.1 Serving as an international conference focusing on urban issues, WUF is organized and convened by the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), an agency of the UN that promotes “socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities”.2 The very first WUF was held in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2002.February 7-13 this year...

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Sri Vaitheki Ramasamy

is a senior analyst at Penang Institute. Her research interests include life cycle analysis, carbon footprint analysis, green manufacturing and sustainability engineering.

Tan Lii Inn

graduated with a Master’s Degree from Korea University. He is currently an analyst at Penang Institute.


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