In this episode of Unlocked, Ricky Willianto is joined by Jair Smits of Witteveen+Bos to talk about sustainable solutions and challenges faced by cities today. 

We talked about:

• What does sustainability have to do with our built environment?
• How do we make it more sustainable in cities for the people and the planet?
• Critical areas that can be addressed with a better city design.
• Difference between the situation in Asia vs other international markets.
• Jair’s Hierarchy of Cities.
• Catalysts for countries to transition to be more sustainable.
• Challenge cities face when transitioning to be more sustainable.
• What is lacking that will enable Singapore to develop into a truly sustainable city?
• What can the private sector do to support and make the transition quicker?
• Influence of infrastructure on the community.