World Class Sustainable Cities 2015 draws regional participation

PETALING JAYA (June 5): The seventh international conference of World Class Sustainable Cities (WCSC) 2015 to be held in September this year has drawn participation from Southeast Asian countries, it was announced yesterday.

The theme for this year’s conference is “Urban Regeneration Through Smart Partnerships”.

WCSC 2015 organising chairman Datuk NK Tong said foreign participants will find the conference format unique. It will see “city officials, industry professionals and city dwellers come together in a collaborative approach to envision the future of our cities.”

Honorary secretary of the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) Sarizal Yusman Yusoff said, “WCSC is a great opportunity for Kuala Lumpur to showcase and lead the way in urban regeneration in Asean.”

WCSC 2015 will feature a line-up of distinguished international speakers that include Stephen Luoni, director of the University of Arkansas Community Design Center, Arkansas, US; Sascha Haselmayer, chief executive officer of CityMart, Barcelona, Spain; and Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, journalist, moderator and innovator from Malmo, Sweden.

The annual conference is co-organised by the Real Estate & Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian Institue of Planners and PAM.

This article first appeared in The Edge Property pullout, on June 5, 2015.