In 2019, the Singapore Management University (SMU) inaugurated a series of engaged discussions involving business, government and experts from academia, on topics that matter to the city.
"City Dialogues" aims to bring together invited delegates for frank and open discussions under Chatham House rules, to share ideas and best practices, at the end of which a White Paper is produced to summarise the key discussions and ideas arising that can create societal and community benefits. The views contained therein do not represent any official views from SMU.
Upcoming: City Dialogues Vienna 2025
What is the Value of Urban Resilience?
The risks associated with urban development in a climate-disrupted and a dynamic digital world are well known, and solutions that can reduce these risks abound. However, the actions that enable – or impede – these solutions vary from region to region and city to city. Hence timely discussion to deploy these actions by governments, corporates and communities is crucial.
In this City Dialogues, we will explore the multifaceted value of resilience through various lenses, including: economic benefits, social equality, environment sustainability, public-private partnerships, innovation & technology, and more. Effective resilience strategies necessitate the integration of both ‘hardware’ – investment in robust, state-of-the-art infrastructure – and ‘software’ or ‘orgware’ – the capacity to adapt to new challenges, foster innovation and establish new partnerships.
This dialogue aims to illuminate how these elements interplay to enhance urban resilience amidst rapid, and often disruptive, change.
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Riccardo Maroso
Programme Manager
United Nations Human Settlement
Programme (UN-Habitat), Bangkok Programme Office, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP)
Past Event Highlight
Past Event Highlight
SMU City Dialogues #3: Keynote Presentation by Mr Riccardo Maroso
The inaugural SMU City Dialogues series continues in 2024, this time in Bangkok, Thailand. The dialogue in this series was titled "Growing Asia’s Secondary Cities".
During the 1-day event, we got to experience a keynote presentation delivered by Mr Riccardo Maroso, Programme Manager, United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat), Bangkok Programme Office, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP).