a4 booklet (part 1)

ALL ABOUT TOWN CITY BOOKLET" KAJANG TOWN "

FINAL PROJECT l PART A l ENBELecturers : Ms.Delliaya Lee Jia Min l 0324126 l FNBE JULY 2015

FINAL PROJECT | PART A | FNBE JULY 2015 | ENBE


CONTENT

INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO CITY & TOWN 2-4

PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE CITY 5-10

TOWN PLANNING PRINCIPLES - RADBURN CONCEPT 11-13

THE TOWN THAT I LIVE IN - KAJANG TOWN 14-33

PROPOSAL FOR THE BETTER FUTURE TOWN 34-36

The final project of Elements of Natural Built Environment(ENBE) consist of 20% individual and 20% group work. In part A,we are required to produce an A4 Booklet about the city or town

nearest to our existing home or hometown and to investigateabout the cities or towns in general. Besides, we are tasked toexplore and determine the past,present and future city which isancient city, followed by current city and then future city. Lastly,we are also required to produce proposal based on our ideas

and opinions for the better future city. In this booklet, reader caneasily understand about the information of town and city.

I N T R O D U C T I O N O F T H I S B O O K L E T


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TOWN

Generally, a "town" is thoughtof as larger than a village butsmaller than a "city." Besides,a town is an area withresidential districts, shops andamenities, and its own localgovernment. Denselypopulated areas, especially ascontrasted with the country orsuburbs.

DEFINITION


What make a Town ? Public Space - Great public spaces are the living room of the town. It is the place where people come together to enjoy thetown and each other. Public spaces range from grand central plazas and squares to small, localneighborhood parks. Transportation - Transport system connects the parts of town, help to shape them and enable movement throughout thetown. They include road, rail, bicycle, pedestrian network to form the total movement system of the town.The balance of these various transport system is what helps define the quality and character of towns, andmakes them either friendly or hostile to pedestrians.

Buildings- The shape and articulate space by forming the street walls of a town. Well, designed buildings groups ofbuildings work together to create a sense of place.

Roads / Streets - The connection between spaces and places. They are defined by their physical dimension and characteras well as the size, scale and character of the building that line them. The pattern of a street network is partof what defines a town and what makes it unique.

Landscape - The green part of the town in the form of urban parks, street trees, plants, flowers and water in manyforms. The landscape helps them define the character and beauty of a city and creates soft, contrastingspaces and element.

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DEFINITION


City City is a large town. Citiesgenerally have complex systemsfor sanitation, utilities, land usage,housing, and transportation. Theconcentration of developmentgreatly facilitates interactionbetween people and businesses.Besides, city is also a largecommunity for people to live andhave interaction between eachothers. City is also a home formany people and sometimes forplants and animals too.

What's the difference between a city and a town?

City and town are differentiated primarily by anarea’s demography and its geography. Insimple terms, cities are larger residence placesthan towns.

Cities cover a wider area than towns and ascities advance, they may sometimes incorporateor merge with surrounding areas. Towns on theother hand do not generally expand into otherareas in the same way as cities

Cities are more densely populated than towns.Towns, as mentioned earlier, are smaller thancities but bigger than villages.

In a city streets androads are wide andlong

In a town streets androads are narrow andshort

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Good design and planning whichmakes it practical to live in amore environmentally sustainableway, with less noise, pollutionand traffic congestion.Towns and cities able to create andshare prosperity, investing to help alltheir citizens reach their full potential.Good quality services - health,education,housing, transport, finance, shopping, leisure and protectionfrom crime.


Better Future Town

Create a sustainable smart town that incorporates the blessings of nature into an Eco & Smart lifestyle.

What make a better town for people ?

1) Security Ensuring safe and secure living through a newsecurity service called “virtual gated town”

2) Mobility Providing total mobility lifestyles that enable non-driving residents to become more active, anddrivers to become more eco-friendly

3)CommunityEnabling residents to join person-to-personnetworks and enjoy greater connection with thecommunity

4) Healthcare Providing lifestyles that help residents to improvetheir health and beauty

5) Energy Using a hybrid of natural energy and advancedtechnologies, including energy-creation, energy-storage, and energy-saving technologies

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Past, Present & Future City

Ancient City

AthensFounded: 1400 BC

Athens is one of the oldest named cities inthe world, have been continuouslyinhabited for at least 5000 years. Situatedin southern Europe, Athens became theleading city of Ancient Greece in the firstmillennium BC and its culturalachievements during the 5th century BClaid the foundations of western civilization.Athens grew from its focal point, theAcropolis, which became the ceremonialcenter of the city-state.

Plan of Ancient Athens.

The geography of ancient Greece was divided inthree regions : the coast, the lowlands, and themountains. The rocky and uneven soil on thepeninsula of Greece allowed for less than 20% ofthe land to be farmed, so the Greeks relied heavilyon imports of grains and other foods from otherregions around the Mediterranean

A plan of the acropolis of Athens. Occupied from Mycenaean times,the monuments visible today largely date from the 5th century BC.

The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadellocated on a high rocky outcrop above the cityof Athens and contains the remains of severalancient buildings of great architectural andhistoric significance.

Why symbolize the whole of the country inthe popular imagination?

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Ancient City

Site Plan of the Acropolis at Athens

1. Parthenon2. Old Temple of Athena3. Erechtheum4. Statue of Athena Promachos5. Propylaea6. Temple of Athena Nike7. Eleusinion8. Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia orBrauroneion9. Chalkotheke10.Pandroseion11.Arrephorion12.Altar of Athena13.Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus14.Sanctuary of Pandion15.Odeon of Herodes Atticus16.Stoa of Eumenes17.Sanctuary of Asclepius orAsclepieion18.Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus19.Odeon of Pericles20.Temenos of DionysusEleuthereus21.Aglaureion

The people of Athens lived below theAcropolis (rocky hill).

How people survive in Ancient Athens ?

People who work have survive.Slavesmade up about a quarter of theworking population on Athens. Mostwere people who had been capturedin warfare and sold to slave dealers.They were then put on sale in theslave market.

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Present City

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest Chinese city bypopulation and the largest city proper bypopulation in the world. It is one of the fourdirect-controlled municipalities of thePeople's Republic of China, with apopulation of more than 24 million as of2014. It is a global financial center, and atransport hub with the world's busiestcontainer port. Located in the YangtzeRiver Delta in East China, Shanghai sits onthe south edge of the mouth of the Yangtzein the middle portion of the Chinese coast.

Districts maps

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Present City

Shanghai

The main shopping street of Shanghai, China, and isone of the world's busiest shopping streets. It is namedafter the city of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu provinceneighbouring Shanghai. Today's Nanjing Roadcomprises two sections, Nanjing Road East and NanjingRoad West.

Commercial Areas

Area Distribution of

Financial Areas

An important financial area since long ago. Due tosome historical reasons and the advantageouslocation, many foreign financial institutions especiallybanks set up their buildings in the Bund area in the19th and 20th centuries. The Bund extending from EastYan'an Road to East Beijing Road now boasts manymagnificent constructions in various classical westernstyles.

The most famous financial area Lujiazui Finance andTrade Zone in Pudong New Area . Facing HuangpuRiver to its west, Lujiazui has many domestic andforeign financial institutions such as banks, stockexchanges and insurance companies. Jinmao Tower,Shanghai Securities Mansion and the largest stockexchange of Asia are located in Lujiazui, making it themost important part of the central business district ofthe city.

Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone The Bund

Nanjing Road

An extensive Chinese garden located beside the CityGod Temple in the northeast of the Old City ofShanghai, China. It abuts the Yuyuan Tourist Mart andis accessible from the Shanghai Metro's Line 10Yuyuan Garden Station.

Yuyuan Road

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Future City

Tianjin Eco-city

The Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city’s vision is tobe a thriving city which is socially, harmonious,environmentally-friendly and resource-efficient. Itis a flagship cooperation project between thegovernments of Singapore and China. It isplanned for 350,000 residents. The Eco-city site islocated 40 km from the Tianjin city centre and 150km from Beijing. The site is 10 km from the coredistrict of the Tianjin Binhai New Area (TBNA).The Eco-city is sited on non-arable land. Prior todevelopment, the site of the Eco-city was one-third saltpan, one-third deserted beach, and one-third water, including a 270-hectare wastewaterpond.

The world’s biggest eco-city in development, Tianjin Eco-city will be aroundhalf the size of Manhattan

What's the planning principles ?

Each district is planned with amenities and jobs located closeby. Local and centralised facilities are provided to serve theneeds of residents in each neighbourhood. Business Parks arelocated close to residential areas to provide employment forresidents, which is within easy access of their homes.

Land-use Planning

The emphasis on green transport is a key feature in thetransport planning of the Eco-city. The aim is to increase tripsvia public transport and non-motorised modes of transportsuch as via bicycles and walking. Non-motorised andmotorised networks will be separated to minimise conflictbetween pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles.

Transport Planning

Planned with extensive green (vegetation) and blue (water)networks to provide an endearing living and workingenvironment. The green network will comprise a green lung atthe core of the Eco-city and green-relief eco-corridorsemanating from the lung to the other parts of the Eco-city.Water bodies in the Eco-city will be linked together for greaterwater circulation to enhance the ecology, provide an attractiveenvironment for waterfront development and water-basedrecreational activities.

Green and Blue Network Planning

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Future City Tianjin Eco-city

Technology removing toxic heavy metalsfrom water will help turn the pollutedreservoir into a boating lake.

How the planning concept for theTianjin Eco-city ?

Cleaning up

Sustainable living

Tianjin Eco-city aims to house 350,000people in a low-carbon, greenenvironment by 2020.

Road-testing technology

Tianjin Eco-city will be a test-bed forseveral new technologies. For instance,General Motors will trial its next-generationof driverless EN-V cars.

Reclaiming land

The team hope its model for building asustainable city from polluted land will becopied by others.

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Town Planning Principles

Radburn Concept

" We did our best to followAristotle'srecommendation that acity should be built to giveits in habitants securityand hapiness " - ClarenceStein

Stein, Clarence, 1882- 1975 , an Americanarchitect, urban planner and writer, a majorproponent of the Garden City movement in theUnited States.Along with Lewis Mumford and Henry Wright,Stein was a founding member of the RegionalPlanning Association of America, a groupinstrumental in importing Ebenezer Howard'sgarden city idea from England to the UnitedStates.Stein and Wright collaborated on the design ofRadburn, New Jersey ( 1928-1932 ), a gardensuburb noted for its superblock layout.Stein wrote Toward New Towns for America (1951)

Introduction of Clarence Stein

Sunnyside Garden

Salient features of Sunnyside GardenBuilt from 1924-1928 Architects - Clarence Stein, HenryWright and Frederick Lee AckermanLandscape architect - Marjorie S.CautleyToday, the 55 acres of SunnysideGardens are contained within 17 cityblocks, with 535 row houses, 32co-ops and hundreds of rentalapartments.

Large areas of open space wereincluded in the planRows of one to three family privatehouses with co-op and rentalapartment buildings were mixedtogether and arranged aroundcommon gardens.Contiguous blocks are known asCourts, with buildings enclosinginterior garden commons.Lanes and walkways lead througheach block to divide the interiorspace into three of four smallergarden areas.Stores and garages placed aroundthe edges of the neighborhood.

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Radburn Concept

Objectives of Radburn

Decentralized, self-containedsettlements, organized to promoteenvironmental considerations by

conserving open space, harnessingthe auto and promoting community

life.

1) SEPARATION of pedestrian and vehiculartraffic

2) SUPER BLOCK - large block surrounded bymain roads

3) Houses grouped around small CUL DE SACS- each accessed from main road, living,bedroom faced gardens & parks, service areasto ACCESS ROADS

4) Remaining land - PARK AREAS

5) WALKWAYS - designed such thatpedestrians can reach social places withoutcrossing automobile street

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Radburn Concept

Financial Planning

Park without additional cost fromresidents

Savings from minimising roads,requires less road area

25% less area gave 12-15% oftotal park area

Radburn, New Jersey

ApplicationsRadburn Concept

Baldwin Hills

Kitimat B.C

Los Angeles

Baldwin Hills

US

Stevenage

Cumbernauld

Bracknell

ENGLAND

Coventry

Vallingby

Biskopsgarden estate goteborg

Baronbackavna Estate, Orebro

Biskopsgarden estate goteborg

SWEDEN

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Introduction of

Kajang is a town in the eastern part of Selangor, Malaysia. Kajang is the district capital of Hulu Langat.Itis located 21 kilometers (13 mi) from Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur. The current locational gravity of growth in Kajang would be Sungai Chua. The total population of Kajanghas grown rapidly in the past few years, with estimated population growth of 9% per annum. The soon-to-be-realised Klang Valley MRT station in Bandar Kajang will boost the property value in Sungai Chua. A few townships have been developed in Kajang, such as Taman Prima Saujana (straight from JalanCheras), Sungai Chua, Taman Kajang Perdana (Kajang Highlands). Lately, many high-end developmentshas mushroomed in Kajang such as Twin Palms, Sri Banyan, Country Heights, Jade Hills and PrimaParamount. Areas surrounding these new townships are easily accessible via the SILK Expressway. Kajang isgoverned by the Majlis Perbandaran Kajang.

Establishment Government Population Yang Di-Pertua(President) Dato' HasanNawawi bin Abd Rahman

City 342,657 Density 685.06/km2(1,498.78/sq mi)

Kajang, Selangor

KAJANG TOWN

Seal of Kajang


In the year 1807

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History of

KAJANG TOWN

Old Kajang Town

The first settlement in Kajang was established in 1709. In 1807,Kajang was founded after the Klang War. Because of its centrallocation, it was made the district capital of Hulu Langat.


A street filled with gold shops in the old days.

An old building in Jalan Tukang, Kajang.

An aerial view of Kajang town in 1968.

A stannary was found near Sungai Tangkas in late 1840s and theAmericans started mining activities there. Most miners were Huizhoupeople from Negeri Sembilan. However, it is believed that Hokkienswere the earliest to root in Kajang.

To facilitate the transportation work of the stannary and rubber, theBritish colonial government started a paving project connectingKajang and Kuala Lumpur in 1889. Railway connecting Kajang andSeremban was also built.

In 1880, Reko and Kajang were demarcated into Selangor. Britishplantation groups such as Inch Kenneth and West Country widelyplanted coffee and rubber around Reko in the 1890s and thebooming mining and farming had led Kajang to its market position.

Tin prices fell in the late 1990s and the demand for rubber increased. Atthat time, many people have inhabited the old Kajang near Reko. Tomaintain local security, a police station was built.

Kajang was among the few communities with primary, secondary andtertiary institutions.It was recorded that Kajang had two Chinese primaryschools in 1909 but one was closed during the 1948 MalayanEmergency.

Another argument said that since Kajang produced rice and tin,harvested rice and local products were transported to Kuala Lumpur oncarts with roof made of Kajang leaves. The carts carried dailynecessities from Kuala Lumpur when they returned.

When local residents saw the roof of the returned carts from far away,they would shout "Kajang! Kajang". Therefore, the place was named"Kajang".

Kajang had three secondary schools before the World War II and one ofthe schools attracted many non-locals students, making the place animportant education area. It was argued that Kajang was named after theKajang tree by Sultan Mohamed Ibni-Alma Hum Sultan Ibrahim and hisentourage Tok Lili.

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Demographics of

KAJANG TOWN


Taman Saujana Impian, Sg. Kantan, Sg.Jelok, Sg.Ramal, Sungai Chua, Sg. Sekamat,Bandar Mahkota, Jalan Reko, Jalan Bukit, Bandar Sungai Long, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn,Cheras Perdana, Taman Prima Saujana, Taman Kantan Permai, Taman Kajang Perdana,Taman Sri Ramal, Taman Kajang Prima.

Kajang's main population centres

232,306

51,789

3,367

92,491

46,329Population Census

Kajang's Populationof 342,657

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Area of

KAJANG

787.6 km²


Zoom in the area of KAJANG TOWN

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Zoning of

KAJANG TOWN

Residential area

Commercial area

Industrial area

Enterprise zoneHealthReligious area

Forest Sports complex

Pond / Lake Oxidation

Substation TNB

Open space

Agriculture

Government institute

Golf course

Education area

What is zoning ? Zoning is a technique of land-useplanning as a tool of urban planningused by local governments in mostdeveloped countries.

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Where I live ?

Taman Cheras Perdana

Distance to Kajang Town : 9.2 KM

Duration : 15 mins

My secondary school Duration to Kajang Town : 9.8KM

Duration : 14 mins

SMK Bandar Baru Sg.Long

Routes from my house to school

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Legend

Commercial buildings

Hospital

Infrastructure Religious buildings

Facilities

Government buildings

Zoning of Buildingsin KAJANG TOWN

Education buildings

Others

Public building

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L A N D M A R K SI N K A J A N G T O W N


Kajang Stadium, known as Kajang Square now

The mosque was built in the 60swhen the existence of Kajang andShah Alam requirements for publicworship. The mosque wasinaugurated by DYMM Sultan AbdulAziz Shah Alhaj Sallehuddin on 14May 1971.

Religious area

Masjid Jamek Pekan Kajang

Public building

Built in the 1920s, the stadium was home tomany football matches featuring legends inMalaysian football like 'Supermokh' MokhtarDahari, 'Spiderman' Datuk R. Arumugam,Soh Chin Aun and Santokh Singh.In 2010, the iconic landmark was torn downand turned into a public square, equippedwith jogging tracks and a playground forchildren.

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Police Station

Past Present

Pos Office

Past Present

Kompleks MahkamahKajang

Majlis PerbandaranKajang

Syabas Office

Government Buildingsin KAJANG TOWN

OPPOSITE

Fire Station

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Located in the middle ofKajang Town Detecting andpreventing crimeSafety of citizensimprove

A water companycommitted toproviding excellentwater supplyservices toconsumers.

Responsible towardarea planning andmaking sure thedevelopment of landuse, social and safeenvironment, beautyand comfortabletoward establisheddevelopment.Create a beauty cityenvironment andalso sustain thenatural beauty at thesame time for theresidence comfortand to encouragetourism.

Establishment of postal servicesFees were collected when letters were handed inat the Pos Office and letters posted were given areceipt

Enhance community safety, quality of life andconfidence by minimizing the impact of hazardsand emergency incidents on people.

Deal with casesjustly for citizens


Commercial Buildings in KAJANG TOWN

7. Plaza Metro Kajang

3. Metro Point Kajang

6. Oriental Crystal Hotel

8. Kedai Tenaga TNB

1. MKH Berhad 4. Mydin Supermarket

5. Menara Apex2. Prescott Hotel Kajang

An established andrespected propertydeveloperHaving strong footholdin Kajang for over threedecades

Situated in the middle ofKajang, an ideal choicefor both business andpleasure travelers toexplore all the attractionsand happenings inKajang Town

Latest shopping centrelocated in Kajang town.Fulfilling the need for alifestyle-based shoppingcentre for citizens withthe facilities provided

Located in the heart ofKajang town, a family-orientated venue which offersa wide variety ofmerchandise, services andentertainment.value & conveniences forcitizens

Make convenience tothe nearby residentsto buy groceries anddaily use products

Equity holdingsBerhadInvestment holding &trading in marketablesecurities.

Citizens can makepayment for electricityand other utility billsCan also makeenquiries pertaining totheir account andbilling matters.

The new landmark inKajang for travelers

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Education Area around KAJANG TOWN

Total 25 Education building insidethe Green Zone.

Education area in Kajang Town

Yu Hua Chinese Primary & Secondary school ( SMK(C) YU HUA & SJK(C) YU HUA)

Kajang Primary school ( SRJK Kajang )

Convent Kajang Primary Secondary school( SMK CONVENT Kajang )

Kajang Tamil Primary School ( SJK(T) Kajang )

Jalan Semenyih Primary School ( SK JalanSemenyih )

Kajang High School ( SMK TInggi Kajang )

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Yu Hua Chinese Primary & Secondary school( SJK(C) YU HUA & SMJK YU HUA)

Convent Kajang PrimarySecondary school

( SMK CONVENT Kajang )

Kajang Tamil Primary School( SJK(T) Kajang )

Jalan Semenyih Primary School( SK Jalan Semenyih )

Kajang High School( SMK TInggi Kajang )

It is the oldest school in KajangEstablished 17 March 1919Student population nearly 1500people.

Education Buildings in KAJANG TOWN

One of the most prominent schools inKajang. Student population nearly 3500 people.

The first primary school in thecountry to form an Interact club.Student population nearly 1200people.Student population

nearly 3000 people.

Founded in the year 1938Student population nearly 1500people

Secondary school Primary school

Student population nearly 500people.

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