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Nearly half of Singapore is now designated as green space. It aspires to be a “City in Nature”, with a focus on sustainability within the urban context, using cleaner energy resources, investing in “green economy” and planning for climate-resilient coastlines. With one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, the city-state is also a “garden city”. But it did not wait to become rich before it became green. Singapore has invested in green spaces since the 1960s to create an environment that would attract further investment, create jobs and build thriving communities of the future. It has preserved, rather reclaimed, 78 square kilometres of green space and aims to add another 10 square kilometres over the next decade. Public housing sites now have 4.5 times more leaf area than site area. Green roofs are designed to capture stormwater runoff. Parks double up as flood control infrastructure. From botanical gardens to reservoirs to vertical gardens that generate energy, Singapore has used green spaces to preserve and recharge green water – and in the process, created one of the most vibrant and liveable cities in the world.

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