Dr. Cheong Koon Hean, CEO of Singapore's Housing Development Board and ULI Trustee, at the 2013 ULI/Citistates Bellagio Summit on Global Urbanization
ULI believes that best land use practices and sound infrastructure policy reinforce the sustainability, health, and prosperity of 21st century cities. Over the past year, an overarching theme at ULI has been rethinking urban development for the 21st century, to better meet the needs of cities grappling with myriad challenges resulting from rapid urbanization, population and demographic shifts, new economic drivers, and increasing environmental concerns. This work was formally kicked off in July 2012 by a summit at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center, which brought together an interdisciplinary mix of land use practitioners, technology experts, and finance professionals to advance discussion around city-building in rapidly growing metropolitan areas around the world.
This page is intended to compile ULI’s diverse work around these issues in one place, and to serve as a virtual convener for those engaged in work and ideas about global urbanization. Comments, conversations, and contributions are highly encouraged.
For more information about this program area, contact Annie Finkenbinder-Best.
News, Events, and Publications
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Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2013 Asia Pacific
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Eight Opportunities for Urban Planning Innovation
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November 21, 2012
Members of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Infrastructure discussed infrastructure financing, funding, and delivery challenges…
World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda Gathers Thought Leaders
November 21, 2012
At the World Economic Forum’s 2012 Summit on the Global Agenda in Dubai, about 1,000 people from around…
China’s New Leaders Inherit Housing Problem
November 13, 2012
ULI Asia Pacific explores the opportunities and challenges facing China's incoming leaders in a research paper about the…
Patrick L. Phillips on the Future of Urban Planning
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Urban Land Institute CEO Patrick Phillips talks with the International Federation of Housing and Planning.
Singapore Forum Explores Investment Prospects in China
October 01, 2012
More than 200 real estate leaders focused on the prospects for ongoing investment in emerging markets at a…
ULI and the Greenprint Foundation Cosponsor Cisco's Meeting of the Minds 2012
September 27, 2012
Each year, Cisco Systems brings together the best thinkers in urban innovation for its Meeting of the Minds…
