Providing Homes for All: Insights from Singapore and Shanghai
represents the inaugural collaboration between Singapore’s Centre
for Liveable Cities (CLC) and the Shanghai Municipal Commission
of Housing, Urban-Rural Development and Management
(MCHURDM). This publication is produced under a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) signed between CLC and Shanghai
MCHURDM where both parties have committed to create, share and
disseminate knowledge on urban governance through joint research
collaborations. This MoU is under the ambit of the Singapore-
Shanghai Comprehensive Cooperation Council (SSCCC) that was
established in April 2019 to deepen engagement and cooperation
between Singapore and Shanghai.
Following reciprocal visits, workshops and extensive discussions
between officers from both cities, along with engagements with
housing practitioners from the private sector and experts from
academia, five key aspects of Singapore and Shanghai’s affordable
housing provision were mutually identified as being of greatest
salience and learning interest to both cities. The five areas
form the basis of this publication, and they are: neighbourhood
planning, affordability, housing construction and design, estate
rejuvenation and management, as well as community building and
resident engagement.
The willingness to break down traditional knowledge silos and
collaborate across different urban systems is critical for a successful
housing system, while learning and sharing knowledge across
different cities has been key to producing this publication. As
society, technology and challenges continue to evolve, this spirit of
partnership stands both Singapore and Shanghai in good stead in
providing quality and liveable homes for all, well into the future.