INSTITUTE FOR
SUSTAINABLE
URBANISATION
The Institute for Sustainable Urbanisation (ISU) is a “Think Tank” set up to provide a platform to discuss critical urban issues and to develop innovative solutions for more liveable, walkable, affordable communities and cities worldwide that are smart and sustainable. The Institute also undertakes research and works to find innovative and creative, yet practical and viable solutions to create communities and cities with the built and natural environments which are more resilient. ISU has developed a smart and sustainable city framework focusing on “People Place and Planet“ with smart thinking, design and planning as the driver and technology as enabler to achieve Smart Living, Smart Environment, Smart Mobility, Smart Infrastructure, Smart Governance and Smart Economy to shape vibrant communities and cities. ISU is a think tank that collaborates with other organisations, partner institutes and works with various stakeholders influential in shaping smart and sustainable communities and cities that are healthy, happy and more resilient to social, economic, demographic and environmental challenges.
OUR MISSION
To provide a platform to discuss critical issues and opportunities to ensure creative and innovative solutions for affordable housing, mixed-use, transit and pedestrian oriented development, mobility, health, resilience to promote smart and sustainable urbanization
To promote smart, compact, healthier, more sustainable, walkable and liveable communities and cities through an informed, collaborative and inclusive planning, design and development processes with a good balance between built and natural environment
To influence urban development pattern that provides a good balance between urban, peri-urban and rural areas and rely less on motorised traffic, to ensure great places with happy and healthy lifestyle
To focus the Institute’s efforts in communities and cities both in the developing and the developed world with unique economic, social, political, spatial, demographic and geographical contexts
To host events and conferences to bring together various stakeholders including professionals, city leaders and academia to discuss key issues and opportunities to creative and innovative solutions promote smart and sustainable communities and cities
To provide opportunities for members including individuals, communities, cities, corporations and organisations to share their experience, knowledge, challenges and successes to influence a smart and more sustainable urbanisation
To share publications of key research findings, innovative, creative, practical and viable solutions and next practice to shape better communities and cities
ABOUT US
ISU, together with UDP International has developed an improved Smart and Sustainable City Framework focusing on ‘People’, ‘Place’ and ‘Planet’ while highlighting ‘Planning’, ‘Design’, and ‘Smart Thinking’ as key priorities in developing successful and fully sustainable Smart Cities. Technology shall be a tool but not the primary focus to steer city development. The framework illustrates that ‘Smart Thinking, Planning, And Design’ should respect the relationship between people, place and planet, and utilising technology as an enabler, to achieve ‘Smart Living’, ‘Smart Mobility’, ‘Smart Economy’, ‘Smart Governance’, ‘Smart Environment’, and ‘Smart Infrastructure’.
MEET THE TEAM
DR. SUJATA S. GOVADA
Dr. Sujata S. Govada is the founding director of the ISU. She is an award-winning and reputed urban designer and certified town planner with over 30 years of diverse international experience in Hong Kong, China, the Philippines, India and the United States working on urban design and planning projects..
RAVI GOVADA
Mr. Ravi K. Govada has over 5 years of experience working on urban development, planning, research, digital marketing and brand strategy projects. He has worked on a diverse range of projects for private and public sector clients including real estate developers, government agencies and non- governmental organizations.
PHIL KIM
Mr. Phil Kim is the Managing Director Asia Pacific at the Jerde Partnership, Inc. He focuses on placemaking and building of complex urban projects that has helped rejuvenate key Asia cities as well as six current projects in Australia.
ARUN GOVADA
Mr. Arun K. Govada holds a Bachelor’s Degree with Cum Laude Honours from the Boston University School of Management with a concentration in Operations Management.
LUCIILLA INES MARTORANA
Lucilla has 15 years of experience in academic research and writing in Philosophy, Anthropology and Critical Legal Theory. As research associate at ISU, she is tasked with grant writing and research in order to support the development of engagement projects for sustainable urban interventions.
WIDEMAR SPRUIJT
Mr. Widemar Spruijt is a certified city planner and urban designer with over twelve years of work experience in four different countries. Spruijt holds MSc degrees from the Technical University of Delft (City Planning & Urban Design, 1997) as well as from the University of Hong Kong (Interdisciplinary Design and Management, 2014).
GRAHAM CHEUNG
Graham Cheung is a Strategic Advisor for Finance and Operations at ISU. is a qualified accountant with the UK Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. He started his finance career in London and moved to Hong Kong in 1996.
PARTNERS/ASSOCIATES
We’re officially a member of the Autodesk Technology Impact Program and have been awarded an Autodesk software donation. We can’t wait to drive greater positive impact with these powerful design and creation tools.
PARTNER WITH US
We are open to individual, corporate, institutional as well as city memberships. We look forward to working with people who are creative, inspiring, proactive and keen to contribute towards a smart, sustainable, healthy and resilient urban environment for the future. Click the link below to learn more and join us on our journey.
