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CIVIL & STRUCTURE DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & BUILT ENVIRONMENT
THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA
REPORT OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING
SEMESTER II, SESSION 2013/2014
KKKH4284 SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING
Assignment :
Task 5
Local Agenda 21
Lecturer :
Prof. Ir. Dr. Riza Atiq Abdullah Bin O.K. Rahmat
Pn. Norliza Bt Mohd Akhir
Dr. Muhammad Nazri Bin Borhan
Name of Student :
Nurul Afina Bt Abd Mutalib A134187
You are given a task by the mayor of your hometown to evaluate and give suggestion on how to plan the town in accordance with Local Agenda 21. Write a brief report on your evaluation and suggestion.
Figure 5.1 : The area of my hometown
Local Agenda 21 ia a comprehensive programme for action relating to sustainable
development, was adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development (the Earth Summit) in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. A fundamental tenet of Agenda
21 is that development must be sustainable, that is, it must be able to meet the needs of the
current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs. The strategy of sustainable development is one, by which communities seek economic
development approaches that benefit the local environment and, at the same time, enhance
the quality of life. Local Agenda 21 grew out of Agenda 21 and is aimed at forging a
partnership between local authorities and the public they serve, so that they may work
together to plan and care for their surroundings within the context of sustainability. There are
six key elements according to the Local Agenda 21 Malaysia. Based of these elements, the
evaluation and suggestion are listed as below :
Elements Evaluation Suggestion
Managing and improving
the local authority’s own
environmental
performance
The involvement of multiple
agencies and departments in
urban management had made it
difficult to coordinate many
actions and in turn affects the
effectiveness of those actions.
The various roles that are
expected of these local authorities
to attain a liveable city with a
high quality of living had put
pressure on those authorities to
acquire a strong organisation. The
pressure is left more intensely by
small; and medium sized local
authorities that lack finance,
manpower, skills and equipment
in providing the expected
services.
The challenges that been facing
require the respective parties be
more focused in undertaking
parties be more focused in
undertaking each and every
responsibility in urban
development.
Good urban administration and
management need to take into
consideration the capability of each
local authority as each local
authority as each differs in terms of
manpower, skills and financial
capacity to provide good service
for its population.
The local authority, as the main
agency responsible to urban
management, needs to update the
administration and management
system to optimise its financial
revenue including new sources,
upgrade its capacity to enable
towns to become more competitive
and viable, strengthen human
resources by employing skilled and
experienced staff as well as expand
the use of technology.
The local authority, as the main
agency responsible to urban
management, needs to update the
administration and management
system to optimise its financial
revenue including new sources,
upgrade its capacity to enable
towns to become more competitive
and viable, strengthen human
resources by employing skilled and
experienced staff as well as expand
the use of technology.
Integrating sustainable
development aims into the
local authority’s policies
and activity
The sustainable development are
less in these area
The large number of private
vehicle ownership puts pressure
on the capacity of the existing
road network especially for larger
conurbations. The inefficient
public transportation resulted in
the tendency for the urban
population to opt for private
vehicles instead of the public
transport. In the long term, this
will have negative impact on the
competitiveness and the attraction
of those cities to draw local and
foreign investors.
Rapid urban development has
contributed to the degradation of
environmental quality especially
The development of an urban
system needs to be based on clear
system of hierarchy so that the
provision and distribution of
facilities and infrastructure will be
more efficient, thus, preventing
wastage of national resources.
Urban development needs to be
carried out within a specified area
to ensure urban sprawl is avoided.
Towards this end, land use
development should be based on
the adopted development plan and
comply with all policies,
programmes and action plans
proposed by the respective plan.
Urban development should be
implemented in accordance with
the principles of smart growth with
the quality of water, air and noise.
Many rivers which are major
sources of water have undergone
degradation in water quality due
to the pollution from domestic
waste, industrial effluents,
suspended particulates from soil
erosion and heavy metal pollution
from factories. Air pollution has
also increased due to emission
from motor vehicles, industrial
development and use of non-
environmental friendly fuel
sources. Furthermore, increased
human activities and high
population density have also
generated noise pollution in urban
areas.
emphasis on redeveloping suitable
areas especially in urban centres
and brown field areas, preserving
green areas for recreational
purpose and conserving
environmentally sensitive areas.
This is to prevent development
from encroaching upon agricultural
and environmentally sensitive
areas, to promote the optimum
usage of existing infrastructure and
to revive the attractiveness and
liveliness of the urban centres.
Awareness raising and
education
These element need to be
improved. Good access to high quality public,
social and cultural facilities will
contribute a great deal to the
improvement of the quality of life
of the City’s residents. City Hall
Kuala Lumpur can provide good
governance by recruiting the
participation of residents in the
improvement of their living
environment.
The public participation should
assist in achieving sustainable
development in optimal utilisation
of available resources environment,
should be promoted and enhanced.
The public should also be
encouraged to adopt the 3R
concept of ‘Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle’. Such programmes can be
organised at a neighbourhood level.
The policies that have been
formulated and the guidelines to be
drafted, shall form the basis for a
comprehensive framework to
guide, control and manage new
development and improvement
works in Kuala Lumpur.
Consulting and involving
the general public
This element has been
implemented through the area.
They may included residents/
tenants associations, youth club,
senior citizen group, sports club,
activity/hobby societies,
environment/conservation
organization
All parties, in particular local
authorities should be more
innovative, transparent and
efficient in promoting urban
development that is of quality,
healthy, competitive and
progressive.
The concept of eco-partnership,
which places emphasis on the
concerted efforts of various
stakeholders such as private
enterprises, various government
agencies and community based and
non governmental organisations
(CBOs and NGOs) to carry out
study activities aimed at increasing
public awareness on sustainable
environment, should be promoted
and enhanced.
Setting up a special environmental
or local agenda 21 forum to discuss
and propose solutions to
environmental problems that can
be involve representatives of
group.
Partnerships These elements need to be improved. Partnerships should have concrete
value addition to the
implementation process and should
be new – that is, not merely reflect
existing arrangements.
Partnerships should bear in mind
the economic, social and
environmental dimensions of
sustainable development in their
design and implementation.
Partnerships should be based on
predictable and sustained resources
for their implementation, include
mobilizing new resources and,
where relevant, result in transfer of
technology to and capacity
building in, developing countries.
Measuring, monitoring
and reporting on progress
towards sustainability
These element need to be
implemented.
Those who choose to register their
partnership should provide
transparent, participatory and
credible information and reporting,
focussing on their contribution to
the implementation of goals,
objectives and targets of Local
Agenda 21.
Such reports, which should be in
writing, could also include an
update of progress towards stated
objectives, lessons learned,
identification of opportunities,
problems, constraints and proposed
solutions. Registered partnerships
should submit a regular report,
preferably at least on a biennial
basis.
The policies that have been
formulated and the guidelines to be
drafted, shall form the basis for a
comprehensive framework to
guide, control and manage new
development and improvement
works in Kuala Lumpur. In order to
implement these measures, the
Environment Unit under the Health
Department of City Hall Kuala
Lumpur should be strengthened to
regulate and facilitate coordination
with other stakeholders both inside
and outside City Hall Kuala
Lumpur
Many challenges faces the city of Kuala Lumpur in this new millennium,
transformation of Kuala Lumpur into a world class city and sustainability city will certainly
involve concerted efforts by all parties involved. In line with this, the importance of
governance and good governance is eminent in administration of developing city like Kuala
Lumpur