KPMG, a global provider of audit, tax and advisory services, has released the second edition of its “Infrastructure 100: World Cities Edition” report, which highlights inspiring and innovative urban infrastructure projects. The release of the report took place at the World Cities Summit in Singapore.
Infrastructure projects and innovation that lead to great cities of the future are discussed in the report. Urban infrastructure is under very high pressure. Cities are home to more than 50% of the global population. These cities cover less than 2% of land on the Earth. To develop sustainable architecture that can address the requirements of the environment, economy and population, a huge investment running into tens of trillions of dollars is required.
Around 20 projects for the report were chosen by an independent panel comprising experts from the North America, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa. The chosen projects were sorted into various categories such as urban mobility, urban regeneration, urban energy infrastructure, new and extended cities, healthcare, education, water, global connectivity, communications infrastructure, and recycling and waste management.
For the urban mobility category the East Side Access, New York City, project in United States of America was selected. The Oresund Regional Development project in Denmark and Sweden was chosen for the urban regeneration category. Under the urban energy infrastructure category, the Cidade Inteligente project in Búzios, Brazil was identified. The Tianjin Eco City project in Tianjin, China was featured under the new and extended cities category. For the healthcare category, the Royal London Hospital, London, UK was chosen.
The Princess Nora Bint AbdulRahman University for Women, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was selected by the judging panel as a noteworthy project under the category for education. Under the water category, the Tuas II Desalination Plant, Tuas, Singapore was chosen. The panel selected the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, Delhi to Mumbai, India for the global connectivity category and the BRICS Cable Project, South Africa and Mauritius for communications infrastructure. The Deep Tunnel Sewerage System, Kranji to Changi, Singapore was selected by the panel for recycling and waste management.
Source: http://www.kpmg.com/