The world’s population is booming. The year 2008 marks a watershed in human history when for the first time; half of the world’s population live in cities. Cities are engines of growth for the rapidly growing economies of the world, unplanned and unmanaged urbanisation will pose serious treats to the environment, quality of life for city dwellers and the economic well being of the city. Air, water and soil pollution, water and energy supply shortages, traffic congestion, environmental health problems, limited green spaces, poverty and malnutrition, social security and public safety problems place many burdens and restrictions on people. Planning and managing the development of a city need to address these challenges in a holistic way to ensure a sustainable future for all.

This conference will focus on innovative strategies and ideas on creating and managing a sustainable city and discovering the investments opportunities. Bringing together the best practices to ensure cities are providing for community well being, facilitating high quality and sustainable transportation and infrastructure, achieving desired employment levels and economic growth, as well as environmentally sustainable.

Streams of conference:

       Stream 1     City Planning, Development and Conservation

       Stream 2     Transportation and Infrastructure

       Stream 3     Finance and Investment

       Stream 4     Water, Sewerage and Solid Waste Management

       Stream 5     Sustainable Communities, Environment and Development

       Stream 6     Real Estate Investment and Development

Key features:

· Learning best practices on creating ecological cities

· Gaining innovative approaches to effectively manage growth and land use changes

· Discovering investments and business opportunities

· Examining new models and potential strategies to create a seamless transportation network

· Exploring solutions to balance environment sustainability with economic growth and development

· Leveraging on the latest technology on water and solid waste management

· Benefiting from case studies and industry’s best practices

· Networking opportunities with the authorities, international organisations, top industry players