Sustainability Matters

About the Editors

LYE Lin Heng is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, NUS. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws in Singapore and Master of Laws from King's College, London and Harvard University. Her areas of teaching and research are Environmental Law and Property Law. She chaired the Steering Committee for the MEM Program and now chairs its Program Management Committee. She is also a member of the Program Management Committee for the NUS Bachelor in Environmental Studies (BES). She is Director of the Asia–Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL) and a former Vice–Dean of the Faculty of Law. She is Vice–Chair of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law and a member of its Board of Governors. She is Visiting Associate Professor at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and also teaches at the Faculty of Law, University of Sydney. She was Honorary Legal Advisor to the Nature Society Singapore, for many years. She is a member of the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources' Committee on Clean Drinking Water Standards for Singapore. She is also a member of the Strata Titles Board and a former Board Member of the Housing and Development Board (HDB).

Victor R SAVAGE is Director of the Alumni Relations Office at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is the Deputy Director of the Masters of Science in Environmental Management Programme Management Committee. Associate Professor Savage's research interest focuses mainly on Singapore and the Southeast Asian region — historical and cultural landscapes, sustainable environments, environmental education, sustainable urban development and cross-cultural issues. Among his books are: Western Impressions of Nature and Landscape in Southeast Asia (1984); The Naga Awakens: Growth and Change in Southeast Asia (co-edited with Lily Kong and Warwick Neville, 1998); Environmental and Climate Change in Asia: Ecological Footprints and Green Prospects (jointly edited with Lye Lin-Heng, 2012); Singapore Street Names: A Study of Toponymics (jointly authored by Brenda Yeoh, 2013). A/P Savage is a board member of the Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, an International Editorial Board member of the Sustainability Science (Japan) and Geografiska Annaler (Sweden), and Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Ecology.

CHOU Loke Ming is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, at the National University of Singapore. His research interests include coral reef ecology and restoration, and integrated coastal management. He studied coral reefs in Okinawa and the ASEAN region and currently serves as a member of the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection. He has provided consultancy services in the field of marine environment management to international agencies like the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), World Bank and WorldFish Center, as well as many national agencies. Presently a Fellow of the Singapore National Academy of Sciences and an Honorary Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Biology, he has over 100 publications in international journals and over 50 book chapters focusing on the marine environment.

YU Liya E is Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at the National University of Singapore. Dr Yu's teaching and research interests focus on air quality and aerosol sciences, with emphasis on characterization of aerosols emitting from combustion sources, and behavior of oxygenated organic compounds in atmospheric particulates, in particular, processes of photooxidation and chemical transformation of dicarboxylic acids. Dr Yu's research group also strives to better understand impacts of transboundary biomass burning smoke on urban atmospheric environment. In collaboration with Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at NUS, Dr Yu expands her research interests to explore potential health effects of engineered nanomaterials. Dr Yu also works with a multi-disciplinary team at NUS to examine potential impacts of engineered nanomaterials on environment and biological systems. She obtained her MSc and PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Stanford University, USA.

KUA Harn Wei is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, at the National University of Singapore. He obtained his PhD in sustainable building technology and policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research focuses on integrated science–based sustainability policies for the built environment, with a specialization in resource (building materials and energy) management and climate change. He is also interested in creating localized carbon sequestration technologies that can be deployed to buildings in urban areas.

About the Authors

May Yadana AUNG is a Burmese with an international background. As a child, she was brought up in Germany, Australia, Myanmar and India. She graduated from the Ritsumeikan Asia–Pacific University, Japan, in 2007, majoring in Asia Pacific Studies. While working in Singapore, she studied part–time as a postgraduate student in the National University of Singapore's Master of Science (Environmental Management) program. She has a passion for environmental and social affairs, and volunteers in WWF and 'Aidha' — a micro–business school for domestic workers in Singapore. She is currently working at Bridgestone Asia Pacific with a role in Corporate Social Responsibility.

Md Rashed BHUYAN: Architect Md Rashed Bhuyan completed his Bachelor of Architecture degree (5 years) from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2008. After graduation, Mr Bhuyan worked as an architect at Bashirul Haq and Associates, Dhaka. In 2008 he joined as a lecturer in the Department of Architecture at the University of Asia Pacific in Dhaka. Mr Bhuyan received the Tan Chay Bing Scholarship (Full) for Non–ASEAN Students to pursue the Master of Science in Environmental Management at the National University of Singapore (NUS). From 2012 to 2013, he worked as a research assistant at the Centre for Sustainable Asian Cities, School of Design & Environment (SDE), NUS, Singapore. Currently a PhD candidate at the Department of Architecture, SDE, NUS under the NUS Research Scholarship, Mr Bhuyan's research areas are wellbeing architecture, child–friendly urban built environments and evidence–based design tools such as Space Syntax, Ecotect Analysis, etc.

Edris BOEY Yinyin holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting, Finance and Economics from the University of Auckland. After returning to Singapore, she spent two years as an auditor before deciding to pursue her passion in environmental studies. She was a fulltime student in the MEM program in 2011, and upon graduation joined KPMG Singapore's Climate Change and Sustainability Department as a Climate Change Consultant. Her portfolio includes carbon credits, carbon footprinting and advising government agencies in the region on various climate change issues.

Christian BUDIMAN graduated from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2009 with an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering, and from the National University of Singapore with a Master of Science in Environmental Management in 2012. He currently works for the Public Utilities Board Singapore as a Senior Engineer in the Water Reclamation (Network) Department. He is responsible for development control over sanitary and sewerage work in Singapore. He has a keen interest in environmental issues, especially in water management.

Carrie Wallace CANDETO holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Political Science with a concentration in Environmental Science from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. She graduated from the MEM program in 2010. She resides in London, UK, and is the Chief of Staff for Accent Markets, a boutique Singapore–based consultancy that focuses on investment and business building in emerging markets. She draws on her environmental management knowledge daily and remains passionate about developing communities sustainably through economic opportunities.

CHEW Keng Hui holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Building from the National University of Singapore. He graduated with the Master of Science (Environmental Management) degree in 2012. He is currently employed as an Executive Project Manager in the Building and Construction Authority for the Coastal and Project Management Department. He maintains his passion for sustainable development, environmental protection, conservation and renewable energies.

Jean CHIA E Ming holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Second–Upper Honours) in Economics from the National University of Singapore and graduated from the MEM program in 2011. She has worked for a number of years at the International Enterprise Singapore statutory board and subsequently the International Trading Institute at Singapore Management University, dealing with international natural resources and commodity companies to support and entrench their business and offshore trading operations in Singapore. In between she also did a stint in Mumbai, taking on a business development role with a Tata group company. She is now with the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) which was set up based on a strategic blueprint developed by Singapore's Inter–Ministerial Committee on Sustainable Development. CLC's mission is to distil, create and share knowledge on liveable and sustainable cities. She is involved in several areas of the centre's work, including research, training, promotions and international partnerships.

Michelle CHNG Wei Ping holds a Bachelor of Life Sciences (Hons) in Biology from the National University of Singapore and graduated from the MEM program in 2011. She currently works for DHI Water and Environment Pte Ltd as a Senior Marine Biologist and Project Manager. She has extensive experience in managing environmental impact assessments, executing field surveys of marine habitats such as coral reefs and seagrass, and the design and delivery of site monitoring and management plans that implement best practice methods. She also designs and manages research programs which seek to complement and improve the technical aspects of commercial projects. Having worked on Singapore's coastal marine waters since her undergraduate years, her specialist knowledge of biodiversity and ecology allows for a fuller understanding of complex and interrelated environmental issues connected to development projects and policies.

Celia CHUA Bee Hong graduated with a degree in Materials Engineering from Nanyang Technological University in 2007 and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Management from the National University of Singapore in 2012. She is currently a Research Engineer in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the National University of Singapore. Prior to that, she worked as a Research Associate at Energieinstitut an der Johannes Kepler Universität Linz in Austria, and as a Research Engineer at the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology. She has specialized in Life Cycle Assessment throughout her research career, and has experience in a wide range of assessment projects involving different biofuels (biodiesel processed from waste cooking oil, bioethanol, etc.), agricultural products, and manufacturing systems

GAN Chin Yean holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from the National University of Singapore and a Master in Business Administration from Nanyang Technological University. He completed the Master of Science (Environmental Management) in 2010. He worked in the precision engineering industry for 34 years and was the Managing Director of an American multi–national company for the last 16 years. His interest lies in how large and small and medium sized enterprises view environmental challenges, and whether these form part of their business strategies.

Ashwinkumar DAKSHINAMURTHI holds a Bachelor of Technology (Biotechnology) from Anna University, India and graduated from the MEM program in 2011. His passion towards environmental protection motivated him to enroll for the MEM program. Currently, he is associated with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India and works in the area of climate change, particularly on the estimation of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from anthropogenic activities. In the course of his work, he has carried out state–level tracking of greenhouse emissions in India, which is the first of its kind in the country.

Jan Martin HECKER holds a German–French dual degree in International Business Management from the ESB Business School Reutlingen (Germany) and Reims Management School (France) and graduated from the MEM program in 2010. Subsequently, he joined a consultancy firm in Germany (Uniconsult GmbH) and implements environmental (ISO 14001), energy (ISO 50001) and quality (ISO 9001) management systems in all kind of organizations. In addition, he works as a lecturer teaching organizations and individuals about the aims, contents and strategies for implementation of the above–mentioned standards.

Sonia Ferdous HOQUE is currently a Postgraduate Research Student at the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK. She completed her MSc in Environmental Management from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2012, and holds a BSc in Environmental Science from North South University (NSU), Dhaka (2010). She received the Shell Gold Medal and Prize from NUS and the Chancellor's Gold Medal from NSU for being the most outstanding student of her masters' and bachelors' cohorts respectively. She worked as a Research Associate at the Institute of Water Policy (IWP), NUS from 2011–2013 and as a Research Officer at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) from 2009–2010. She has recently published an article titled ‶State of the art review — Designing urban water tariffs to achieve cost recovery and promote wise use″ in the International Journal of Water Resources Development (2013). She also co–authored two chapters in the book Water governance — An evaluation of alternative architectures (2013) edited by Asanga Gunawansa and Lovleen Bhullar, and published by Edward Elgar. Her upcoming book, titled Water Conservation in Urban Households — The roles of Prices, Policies and Technologies (2014) by IWA Publishing, is inspired by her masters' dissertation.

Nabanita ISLAM graduated with a Bachelor in Architecture degree from the Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, in 2006. She worked as assistant architect in a real estate company for three years and was also involved in the Department of Architecture at the University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, as a part–time lecturer. In 2009, she pursued her MSc in Environmental Management at the National University of Singapore, completing it in 2011. She is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture, at the University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka. Her fields of interest include the nexus between urban thermal environments and building by–laws, impacts of climate change and migration on the metropolitan fabric, and the social implications of the built environment.

Subhashini KASHINATH holds a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India and graduated from the MEM program in 2012. She has more than three years of experience in various fields of environmental engineering, such as water and wastewater treatment and management, design of water and sewage treatment plants, solid waste management and clean development mechanisms. She is currently working as Business Development Executive in the Ramky Group which provides the Pneumatic Waste Conveyance System (mobile and stationary) for condominium residential developments, commercial and industrial projects, both in Singapore and overseas. She is keen to learn and develop new and innovative technologies for the management of solid waste.

Amireeta KUMARI is a Sustainability Specialist based in Singapore. She has advised South East Asian governments on Sustainable Urban Planning, Climate Change Policy and Adaptation and Waste Management while working as a Consultant for AECOM. She holds a Master in Environmental Management from the National University of Singapore and is a professional member of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals.

LEONG Li Sun earned a BSc (Hons) Biological Science from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2008 and began her research career at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory. As a developmental genetics researcher, she observed first–hand the mutagenic effects that environmental toxins have on vertebrate organisms at their most vulnerable stages of growth. It was this experience that motivated Li Sun to redirect her energy from documenting the problems of our planet to addressing them. Towards this end, she enrolled in the National University of Singapore's MSc (Environmental Management) programme and graduated in 2012. Having lived a decade each in Malaysia, New York and Singapore, Li Sun now aptly applies her skills in multinational corporations. Currently a Senior Executive at Jones Lang LaSalle, she is the key coordinator on sustainability programmes — identifying and implementing energy and water savings initiatives for 40 client locations in India, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan. As the client's central organiser for Earth Week 2013, Li Sun managed an event that spanned 17 countries in the Asia Pacific and educated over 5,600 active participants.

Karen LIM Hui Khian holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Honors) in Economics from the National University of Singapore and graduated from the MEM program in 2011. She is currently a Senior Manager at the National Biodiversity Centre under the National Parks Board (NParks) of Singapore, working on coastal and marine issues and projects. She also has ten years of experience working on environmental public health policies for hawker centers with the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore. She is passionate about environmental and animal welfare issues, and had been a docent (volunteer) with the Singapore Zoological Gardens for eight years, as well as a volunteer with several animal welfare groups. She is currently pursuing her passion and interest in environmental conservation issues, particularly on conservation of marine biodiversity, Integrated Coastal Management, valuation of ecosystem services and climate change.

Davina LOW is a program manager for the new Master of Tri–Sector Collaboration at the Singapore Management University, a new program addressing global sustainability issues through strategic cross–sector partnerships. Prior to this, she worked on the Southeast Asia Corporate Leaders Initiative on Climate Change, a non–profit initiative by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Earlier, she spent six years in brand management and client relations in the advertising and events industry, with clients such as Singapore Airlines, OCBC Bank, Wildlife Reserves Singapore, Lexus and the Disney Channel. Her personal interest lies with wildlife biodiversity, and she has volunteered at the Night Safari, ECO Singapore and Conservation International. She has a diploma in Marketing and Communications Management, a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology; Information & Communications Management) and a Master of Science in Environmental Management.

Ram Bahadur Singh MAHARJAN holds a Bachelor of Environmental Science (2002) and a Master's degree in Sociology (2004) from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. He graduated from the MEM program in 2011. He has been working in the environmental sector since 2001. He was with Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness (ECCA), an NGO, from 2006 to 2009 as a program officer and subsequently UN–HABITAT, Nepal as a Water and Sanitation Specialist and then a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist from 2010 to 2011. He has also served in the National Planning Commission, Nepal as a consultant for Poverty Monitoring and Analysis System indicators' review in 2011. Currently he is an M&E Expert with German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) for the Nepal Energy Efficiency Program (NEEP), Energy Efficiency in Industries. He is passionate about developmental works that bring positive changes in society and improve the state of affairs.

Ishwari Prasad POUDEL holds a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from the Tribhuvan University of Nepal and completed his MSc (Environmental Management) at the National University of Singapore in 2010. He has strong experience in natural resource management and participatory forest management in Nepal since 1996 and now works as a Forest Officer under the Government of Nepal. After completion of his MSc, he was assigned to Dang district and given a special task relevant to scientific forest management with a focus on preparing an environmental management plan for Nepal. He has completed more than 20 environmental management plans (EMPs) of community forests as well as four reports on the resin and tapping industries in his territory as a team leader. The Department of Forests (Nepal) has recognized him as an expert on the preparation of scientific forest management plans. Since his graduation, he has participated in three international seminars — including that of the International Union of Forest Research Organization held in Seoul in 2010. Besides his involvement with forest administration as district chief, his research interests lie in biodiversity assessment, participatory natural resource management and climate change issues.

Sweta SORAB graduated from the University of Pune, India, with a Master of Science in Mathematical Statistics (2001). After nearly a decade working in various positions in the energy and outsourcing industries, she returned to school and completed the MEM program at NUS in 2012. She now works in Bangalore as a Commercial Manager with GE Digital Energy. She is a champion for GE's sustainable business program, focusing on improving the energy efficiency of rented office space and better waste management. Her lifelong passion for the environment has taken her from protesting the cutting down of trees at her high school, to writing conservation–themed stories in a children's magazine, legal research for a non–governmental organization working on biodiversity, conducting awareness workshops at her own and other companies, and attempting to turn all the children she knows into 'tree'huggers'.

Kaia Davis TAN has triple Masters' degrees — an MSc in Environmental Management, MSc in Molecular Neuroscience and MSc in Biophysics & Medical Technology — that give her an in–depth knowledge that can harness the potential of bio–renewable enterprises in today's business environment. Her strong analytical capabilities and scientific mindset stem from seven years of experience in academic and commercial research. This, coupled with project management experience from her position as Senior Consultant in Dovre Asia, provides her with the unique skill–set to advance businesses towards sustainable solutions with positive economic, social and environmental impacts.

TAN Puay Cheow holds an Honors Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Nanyang Techonological University, Singapore (2004) and graduated from the MEM program in 2011. He began his career as an engineer with CPG Consultants working on the Circle Line Mass Rapid Transit Project. He has also held several executive posts handling events and recycling during his five years at the National Environmental Agency, Singapore. Currently, he is a project manager in a construction company. He believes that the environment is closely related to everything and he hopes to apply, propose and implement what he has learned in the MEM program in everyday life.

Alan YAU Wai Hoo holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Oregon, and graduated from the Master in Science (Environmental Management) program in 2011. Through his in–depth knowledge of environment management and the utilities sectors, he has developed large–scale infrastructure projects and managed operations across China for many multi-national corporations. He is now the Chief Executive Officer of Sembcorp China, and is responsible for overseeing Sembcorp's growing sustainable utilities business and assets in China, such as power generation (wind farms, coal–fired and natural gas–fired power plants), steam production and supply, industrial waste water treatment, and water reclamation and desalination. With a clear understanding of Sembcorp's social responsibility in mitigating environmental challenges, he is committed to leading his team to deliver the best utility solutions to the local communities, governments and industries of China, by facilitating economic development — but not at the expense of the environment.

Chamila WEERATHUNGHE holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Process Engineering (Second–Upper Honours) from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 2004 and graduated from the MEM program in 2009. She is currently pursuing a second Master of Science qualification from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in IntegratedWater Resources Management. She has been working in the Water Treatment, Water Resources Management and Environmental Management sectors over eight years, both in corporations and non–governmental organizations. She is the Project Coordinator for Dilmah Conservation, the Environmental and Conservation arm of the MJF Group — Dilmah Tea brand. She engages in research work related to urban environmental management and water resources management, focusing especially on river basin planning and management.

Wendy WONG Shih Ling holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Second–Upper Honours) from McMaster University, Ontario, Canada and graduated from the MEM program in 2012. She joined the National Environment Agency, Singapore as an engineer in 2001 and over the past decade, she has been involved in implementing policies and programs to promote greater energy efficiency and conservation in Singapore, as well as building up Singapore's environmental technology competencies and capabilities. Wendy was the recipient of the National University of Singapore Society (NUSS) Scholarship for AY2011/2012.

Patricia WOO Wan Shan holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, a Master of Business Administration from University of Warwick, UK, and graduated from the MEM program in 2010. She served as an Administrative Officer in the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, having worked in many policy areas including immigration, education and culture, as well as Assistant Secretary–General of the Independent Police Complaints Council. She is now Political Assistant to the Secretary for Transport and Housing in Hong Kong.

XIN Jing Jing graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2006 with a Bachelor of Social Sciences (2nd Class Upper). She majored in Geography, focusing mostly on Environmental Geography, and went on to complete her MSC (Environmental Management) (MEM) at the National University of Singapore in 2011. She is based in Singapore and her career has taken her through different government agencies with an interest in land policy, administration and management issues. She is currently with the air transport division with the Ministry of Transport.

Kelly YONG Kim Lian is currently a Corporate Services Manager with the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore. She joined NEA in 1996 after graduating with a Business Studies (Honours) degree from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. In 2011, she graduated with a Masters in Environmental Management from the National University of Singapore (NUS). Kelly strongly believes that having a good environmental education program for our children, with strong support from the 3P (i.e. People, Private and Public) sectors, is the way to go for environmental sustainability in Singapore.

About the Supervisors

Rajasekhar BALASUBRAMANIAN is Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), NUS. He is Director (Special Projects) and also Environmental Engineering Program Director in CEE. He has been investigating a wide range of environmental issues, from urban air pollution to water resources management under the framework of Environmental Sustainability. His research activities undertaken over the years include fundamental laboratory investigations, processes–oriented field research and theoretical studies to achieve a clearer understanding of complex phenomena related to Urban Air Quality, Urban Water Cycle, Waste–To–Energy Conversion and Environmental Toxicology. He has published more than 135 research articles in reputable international journals in various environmental areas and managed several multinational, multi–disciplinary research projects successfully over the years, with funds from the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), the British Council, Singapore–Delft Water Alliance (SDWA), National Environment Agency (NEA) and the National Research Foundation (NEF)/Environment and Water Industry EWI). He has, with his students, received a number of research awards in recognition of the quality of their research outputs.

Audrey CHIA is an Associate Professor in the department of Management & Organization at the NUS Business School. She holds a joint appointment at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore. She co–directs the Healthcare Leadership Programme for the NUS Initiative to Improve Health in Asia (NIHA) and is on the faculty of the UCLA–NUS Executive MBA program. Audrey has a growing interest in cross–sector collaborations in health. She also collaborates with colleagues in Public Health in research on creating healthier workplaces. She is interested in leadership and change, especially stakeholder management and leading in times of crisis.

Mark GOH is currently Director for Industry Research at the Logistics Institute–Asia Pacific and Associate Professor at the NUS Business School. He holds a PhD from the University of Adelaide. He was previously Professor of Management at the University of South Australia, and has worked in the logistics industry, focusing on Asia / Middle East. His biography appears in Who's Who in Asia and the Pacific Nations, Who's Who in the World, and Outstanding People of the 20th Century. He was a member of the Global Advisory Council on Logistics and Supply Chain with the World Economic Forum. He has held visiting appointments at other institutions such as Chulalongkorn University, University of Manchester (UMIST), Beijing University, Melbourne University, Universiti Sains Malaysia, and National Sun Yat–Sen University, Taiwan. He has consulted for blue chip companies and organizations, including the World Bank and the ASEAN Secretariat. He has published over 90 papers in international refereed journals and over 20 book chapters and his work has also appeared in diverse media from conference papers to popular magazines. His current research interest is on buyer–seller relationships, performance measurement and supply chain strategy.

LEE Der Horng is Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NUS. He is a transportation planner and engineer. His expertise includes Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), public transportation, container port operations, aviation management, traffic simulation, transportation policy, regional and urban transportation planning, sustainable transportation and mobility. He has published more than 250 refereed journal papers, book chapters, books and conference papers detailing his research activities and was an Honouree of the 2002 TR100 Award (now known as TR35) by MIT–s Technology Review. This award is given to the world–s 100 top innovators under 35 whose work and ideas will change the world. He is active and committed in the International transportation academic and professional community through journal editorships and editorial board memberships. He is one of the founding editors of the newly established EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics (Springer). Concurrently, he also serves as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems and IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. He holds board memberships in ten other international refereed and indexed journals.

MALONE–LEE Lai Choo is currently Director of the Centre for Sustainable Asian Cities (CSAC) at the School of Design and Environment, NUS. She is also a founding director of the MEM program (2001 to 2009). She obtained her PhD from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Masters in Town and Country Planning from Sydney University. Her current research interest is in the areas of urban planning policies and strategies for sustainable cities, focusing on the subjects of densification, well–being, livability and resource optimization. She is active in government committees and policy think tanks, and has consulted with private, public and international organizations, including the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). She is a Board Member of Singapore's National Parks Board.

Md Mafizur RAHMAN is a Visiting Professor at the TODIAS, University of Tokyo, and a full-time Professor at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Tokyo. He has authored four books on topics such as rainwater harvesting potential, low cost solar lighting systems and climate change impacts on the water cycle, and has also co–authored chapters in other books. His research interests involve environmental engineering, integrated water resource management and health impacts, climate change effects on water resources and adaptation options, urban inundation, and mitigation strategies. He has conducted a number of collaborative projects on research, donor technical assistance and consultancy. He is the principal investigator of a number of funded projects involving multiple countries.

Rick REIDINGER is Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the School of Design and Environment, NUS. He teaches the core courses, 'Business and Environment' and 'Environmental Management and Assessment' in the MEM program. He has an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and more than 20 years of experience in the environmental industry, primarily based in Asia. He is currently the CEO of Eco Special Waste Management, Singapore's largest hazardous waste management company, with 250 staff and annual revenues of US$40 million. Rick is concurrently Portfolio Director at Navis Capital Partners, the private equity company that owns Eco. Prior to joining Eco/Navis, Rick was Regional Director of AECOM's environmental consulting business in Asia; he worked at SembCorp's waste management business and spent ten years with Environmental Resources Management (ERM), the global environmental consulting company.

Tracey SKELTON: Associate Professor Tracey Skelton graduated with a Bachelor of Honours degree in Human Sciences from Jesus College, Oxford, and a PhD from the University of Newcastle in the UK. Her PhD thesis work focused on gender relations and structures of everyday gendered power in the Caribbean island of Montserrat. A/P Skelton first worked at the Nottingham Trent University and then the Loughborough University, in the UK. She has since relocated to Singapore, and has been in the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore (NUS) since 2007. She spent her early career developing scholarship programs in geography and cultural studies which included work on social justice issues within development focused on the Caribbean, interrogations of the complexities of power relating to race, gender, sexuality and age, and critical feminist methodological practices. From 1998 onwards, A/P Skelton had began to establish her international expertise and specialty in geographies of children and young people, and gained two major national research council grants to pursue research with young people in the UK, and with Deaf people and the Internet. At NUS, she received major funding from a Tier 1 FASS–MOE grant to do a comparative study of young people in the urban centres of Singapore and Auckland. She is currently the Commissioning Editor for Asia and Viewpoints Editor of the Taylor and Francis journal, Children's Geographies, and has recently co–edited a special issue of Urban Studies (2013, 50, 3) focusing on young people's urban immobilities.

Benjamin K SOVACOOL is Director of the Danish Center for Energy Technology at AU-Herning and a Professor of Business and Social Sciences at Aarhus University in Denmark. He is also Associate Professor of Law at Vermont Law School and Director of the Energy Security and Justice Program at their Institute for Energy and the Environment. Professor Sovacool works as a researcher, consultant, and teacher on issues pertaining to renewable energy and energy efficiency, the politics of large–scale energy infrastructure, designing public policies to improve energy security and access to electricity, and building adaptive capacities to the consequences of climate change. He is a Contributing Author to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) forthcoming Fifth Assessment (AR5) and a former Eugene P Wigner Fellow at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as well as the recipient of large research grants from the MacArthur Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, US National Science Foundation, and US Department of Energy, among others. He has repeatedly consulted for the Asian Development Bank, United Nations Development Program, and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific on energy, poverty, governance, and security issues. He is also the author of more than 250 peer–reviewed academic articles, book chapters, and reports, and the author, co–author, editor, and/or co–editor of 16 books, including Climate Change and Global Energy Security (MIT Press), Energy Poverty (Oxford University Press), Global Energy Justice (Cambridge University Press), and Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy (Johns Hopkins University Press). He received his PhD in science and technology studies from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.

TING Yen Peng is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore. He holds a BSc & MSc in Chemical Engineering from UMIST, UK, and a PhD (Chemical Engineering) from Monash, Australia. Prior to postgraduate studies, he worked as an environmental engineer in a local refinery. He teaches modules in environmental protection, industrial effluent control, and treatment technologies. His research interests include wastewater treatment and solid waste management, with a focus on the application of biological systems in pollution abatement and remediation. He has held a visiting academic position at Imperial College, London, under a Commonwealth Fellowship

WONG Nyuk Hien is currently a professor and Deputy Head for academic matters in the Department of Building, at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He graduated with a PhD in Building Performance and Diagnostics from the Carnegie Mellon University, USA in 1998. He is also the Research Thrust Leader for Planning and Design at the NUS–JTC Industrial Infrastructure Innovation (I³) Centre and the Principal Investigator for the Centre for Sustainable Asian Cities (CSAC), at the School of Design and Environment, NUS. He has been the Principal Investigator for a number of research projects funded by the various Singapore government agencies to study the natural ventilation performance of hawker centres, public housing and the Zero Energy Building of BCA. At the urban level, Professor Wong has also worked on a number of projects to study the Urban Heat Island Effect in Singapore, and to explore various mitigation measures — such as the effective utilization of urban greenery and cool roof materials. Over the years, he has researched on how greenery can be effectively integrated with building facades through the incorporation of rooftop gardens and vertical greenery systems to reduce the heat gain of buildings as well as reduce urban heat. He is currently working on Urban Climatic Mapping studies with a number of government agencies such as URA (Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore), HDB (Housing Development Board, Singapore), JTC Corporation, Singapore, and the NEA (National Environment Agency, Singapore). Professor Wong has been engaged as member of the advisory boards to the various government agencies in Singapore. He is currently the chair of the Green Mark Sub–committee on ventilation simulation. Professor Wong has written 10 books/book chapters and published more than 400 international referred journal and conference papers in related fields.

Lanry YUNG is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Prior to joining NUS, he worked as a research scientist in Menicon Co. for developing new contact lens materials. His current research focuses on fabricating novel nano–materials for biomedical application as well as the environment, health and safety (EHS) of nanotechnology. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering, from the University of Delaware, USA; and a BChE from the Univerity of Minnesota, USA.

George ZHOU Zhi is Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, NUS. He received his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 2007 and his MSc and BSc degrees from Nanjing University in 2002 and 1999, respectively. Prior to joining NUS, he was a consulting engineer at Carollo Engineers, P C, at Walnut Creek, California, USA. He is a registered professional engineer (Civil Engineering) in California, USA, and has been involved in various consulting jobs on water and wastewater treatment, such as trace organic compounds removal in conventional treatment plants and in membrane processes, recharge modelling, as well as cost–effective technologies for water reclamation. He has performed more than 30 UV disinfection system validations and performance evaluations for five major UV equipment manufacturers in the world.

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Chapter 1: Development of Urban Traffic Pollution Control Strategies in Asian Cities: A Case Study from Chennai, India (510 KB)