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Prepared by:

AHMAD ZAMIL BIN ZAKARIA srm0049/08

NUR HANIM BINTI ILIAS srm0081/08 Msc Tourism Development, HBP, USM

Is Development At Lumut Waterfront Sustainable?

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2009 According to B. Ann, R. Dick (1996), by definition we consider the bay, lake, pond and river, including the man-made, under the generic term “waterfront”. Because of the range of geography, population and types of waterfront project, it should be obvious that there can be no single set criteria by which one project is included, another not. Philosophically we are opposed to formulas. Instead, we looked at each work individually, nothing, for instance, such characteristics as the amount of public access at the water’s edge, the civic contribution, and the “fit” of the project in scale, material and style, be it bold, modern or an adaptive reuse of a former warehouse.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

PAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 2 1.0 INTRODUCTION 4

1.1 The Launching Of Lumut Waterfront 6

1.2 Planning 6

1.3 Location of Lumut Waterfront 7

1.4 Existing Lumut Waterfront Picture 8

1.5 Old Lumut Town Picture 9

2.0 DEFINITION OF WATERFRONT 11

2.1 The Purposes of Waterfront Development 11

2.2 Remaking the Image Of The City 11

2.3 Tourist Facilities and Land Area Requirement 11

2.4 Detail of Lumut Waterfront Segments 12

3.0 IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT 13

3.1 The Meaning Sustainable 13

3.2 Do Development of Lumut Waterfront Is Sustainable Project? 14

3.3 Action Taken To Solve Problem 17

4.0 CONCLUSION 19

REFERENCES 19



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CASE STUDY: LUMUT WATERFRONT

1.0 INTRODUCTION - Lumut is a small town, basically a one street town. On the main street, there are local

shops, restaurants, banks, a few bars and some of the hotels. There is a small (tourist) market opposite of the ferry building. See photo 1.

Photo 1: Hotel Putra located nearby the Lumut Waterfront

- Originally the villagers made their living in the fishing industry. Some of the locals are

still fishermen. However, many of the locals work these days in the tourist industry. Others find their work at the nearby Lumut Port. See photo 2.

Photo 2: Sea food industry

- There's a Tourist Information Centre which is located just across the road of the new

ferry building next to the Pangkor Laut office. Opposite of to the ferry building, there is the Post office. Just around the corner of the Tourist Information Centre is the bus station. See photo 3.

Photo 3: Tourist Information Centre



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- Recently a new ferry building was build. There are little souvenir and food stalls. Tickets can be purchased inside the building although outside there are also a few vendors available. The prices do not differ from each other. A return fare to Pangkor costs RM 10.00. See photo 4.

Photo 4: Ticket counter and Ferry to Pangkor Island

- The Lumut Waterfront has been set up as a recreation park. It is a popular spot for

many locals in the whole are, not just Lumut to hang out here on a Sunday afternoon. During weekdays you find here people who come early from work or school children. See photo 5.

Photo 5: Playground situated at Lumut Waterfront

- Lumut town is a small town functioning as main entrance to Pulau Pangkor. - Before the name Lumut to be introduced in 1935, it known as Tanah Merah. - Nowadays, Lumut established as “Town of Tourism and Maritime”. See photo 6.

Photo 6: Lumut Waterfront as Tourist Attraction

- Lumut, a small coastal port 80 km from Ipoh, is the staging point to Pangkor Island. - Planning and development of Lumut Waterfront project divided into 4 main segments.



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- Each segment developed with different approach and concept. The activities and design have continuity from segment to other segment.

- The 4 main segments are: 1) Maritime Wing 2) Jetty Wing

3) Esplanade Wing 4) Marina Wing

- The developments of Lumut Waterfront areas approximately 36.25 acres or along 1.7

Sungai Dinding. - Total cost estimated for this development is RM80 million and expected to finish the

project in 2010. (Source: Tourism Brochure “Jaluran Lumut Waterfront”, Lumut Bandar Pelancongan dan Maritim)

1.1 THE LAUNCHING OF LUMUT WATERFRONT - The launching ceremony of Lumut Waterfront Public Park (Marina Wing) done by

DYTM Raja Muda Perak on 29 November 2004 (16 Syawal 1425 H).

Photo 7: Lumut Waterfront Logo

(Source: Tourism Brochure “Jaluran Lumut Waterfront”, Lumut Bandar Pelancongan dan Maritim)

1.2 PLANNING - The proposal to develop Lumut Waterfront Public Park started on year 2001, after the

launching of upgraded Majlis Daerah Manjung to Majlis Perbandaran Manjung. - By a good supportive and corporation from Federal Agencies such as Kementerian

Perumahan and Kerajaan Tempatan (National Landscape Department and Local Authority Department) and kementerian Pelancongan also Perak State Government, the Lumut Waterfront project started on early 2002.

- Lumut is a main entrance to Pangkor Island (state tourism destination). - Majlis Perbandaran Manjung started the incentive to develop this project with hope

the project can getting support from Federal Agencies and Perak State Government. The project also hopefully can attract tourist come to visit Lumut and Pangkor Island.

- Water elements in a main attraction in the development of Lumut Waterfront. The project also tries to enhance the concept of “waterfriendly” to all types of users.




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1.3 LOCATION OF LUMUT WATERFRONT

Figure 1: Perak Map

Figure 2: Lumut Map

Figure 3: Lumut Waterfront Plan

(Source: http://www.pulau-pangkor.com/lumut-map.html)


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1.4 EXISTING LUMUT WATERFRONT PICTURE

Photo 8: Lumut Waterfront Main Entrance

Photo 10: Lumut Esplanade Wing Signage

Photo 9: Lumut Waterfront Signage

Photo 11: Marina Wing Sculpture Signage

Photo 12: Marina Wing Entrance Signage

Photo 14: Jetty Terminal (Jetty Wing) entrance

Photo 13: Centre of Lumut

Photo 15: The mark of Lumut


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Photo 16: One of the two playground for kids,

in the late afternoon a busy place

Photo 18: Looking at the Lumut Waterfront

Photo 17: The anchor, Lumut was a

fishing harbor

Photo 19: The new Pangkor Jetty

Photo 20: Near the Pangkor ferry, entrance to Lumut Waterfront

(Source: http://www.pulau-pangkor.com/lumut-photos-overview.html)



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1.5 OLD LUMUT TOWN PICTURE

Photo 21: The main street in Lumut town

Photo 23: The main street in Lumut town

Photo 25: View over the Dinding river

Photo 22: The old ferry Pangkor, now only in use as ambulance boat.

Photo 24: View on the bus station

Photo 26: Old Lumut

(Source: http://www.pulau-pangkor.com/lumut-photos-overview.html)



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2.0 DEFINITION OF WATERFRONT According to B. Ann, R. Dick (1996), by definition we consider the bay, lake, pond and river, including the man-made, under the generic term “waterfront”. Because of the range of geography, population and types of waterfront project, it should be obvious that there can be no single set criteria by which one project is included, another not. Philosophically we are opposed to formulas. Characteristics as the amount of public access at the water’s edge, the civic contribution, and the “fit” of the project in scale, material and style, be it bold, modern or an adaptive reuse of a former warehouse.

(Source: B. Ann, R. Dick (1996), “The New Waterfront – A Worldwide Urban Success Story”, Thames and Hudson, London.)

2.1 THE PURPOSES OF WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT Referring to M. Richard (2001), the urban waterfront is, simply stated, a new frontier for conventional development process. Both the types of development and the forms of capital on the contemporary waterfront are common to other parts of the city. What makes the contemporary urban waterfront interesting is the highly visibility of this form of development. The high profile of their locations means that waterfront projects are magnified intersections of a number of an urban force. The economic and political stakes (and hence the design stakes) are higher on the urban waterfront. Through changes in technology and economics and the shifting of industrial occupancies, the waterfront has become a tremendous opportunity to create environments that reflect contemporary ideas of the city, society and culture.

(Source: M. Richard (2001), “Waterfronts in Post-Industrial Cities”, Spoon Press, London.)

2.2 REMAKING THE IMAGE OF THE CITY Remaking the image of the city theme according to M. Richard (2001)is deals with relationships between the renewal strategies in Bilbao and Shanghai and their river waterfronts. In a world of unprecedented technological change and the development of a truly integrated global economy, the competition to attract wealth, in physical and human terms, is even more crucial. A crucial aspect of these repositioning efforts in environmental and urban regeneration and the most visible locations for this regeneration lie on the waterfront.

(Source: M. Richard (2001), “Waterfronts in Post-Industrial Cities”, Spoon Press, London.)

2.3 TOURIST FACILITIES AND LAND AREA REQUIREMENTS According to Inskeep, E. (1991), the tourist facility land area requirements are distributed in the plan, based on several considerations: a) The forms of tourism development to be applied b) The integrated analysis and synthesis of physical, economic, and social factors

(including carrying capacities of potential tourism development areas) c) Type and location of tourist attraction features d) Location of existing and already planned tourist facilities e) Location of existing and already planned transportation and other infrastructure

development f) Present overall development policies and plans g) Availability of land in the potential development areas

(Source: Inskeep, E. (1991) ”Tourism Planning”, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. New York.)



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2.4 DETAILS OF LUMUT WATERFRONT SEGMENTS

The planning of Lumut Waterfront divided into 4 main segments which are all approaches and concept different each others. But from the design and activities the continuity still exists to make the Lumut Waterfront very special.

1) Maritime Wing (under planning)

- Covered areas are 6.78 acres with development cost estimation not less than 40 million.

- Maritime wing segment to be constructed on next phase of development. - The component included in this area is: 1) Circle Fast Walkway – function as performing stage. 2) Maritime Square is able to accommodate 40 thousand people in one

time. 3) Plaza and pedestrian walkway.

4) Kiosk and business area. 2) Jetty Wing

- Known as Lumut Terminal Jetty. - Covered areas are 3.8 acres with development cost is RM 13 million. - The components in this area are:

1) Jetty Plaza (including a restaurant, stall, handicraft centre, ticket counter, public toilet and operation office).

2) Promenade Plaza (including 2 unit of fast food restaurant, 10 units of marine food stall, and 3 units kiosk).

3) Dinding Square (located in front of Hotel Putra, contain kiosk and relaxing area).

3) Esplanade Wing

- Covered areas are 18.99 acres with development cost up to RM 26 million. - The main components of this development are: 1) Tourism information center, changing room, and food stall. 2) Pedestrian walkway and Esplanade Waterfront Park.

3) The development of International Yachting Club, Exclusive Restaurant, and Club house.

- According to history Esplanade Park opened on 15 August 1996 and become an attraction place and tourism destination in Lumut town.

4) Marina Wing

- Covered areas are 7.4 acres with development cost estimation is RM 6 million. - The main component in this development is 1 unit of restaurant, 1 unit of

kiosk, 6 units of food stall, and public facilities - Located in front of Dinding Straits. - The park launching by DYTM Raja Muda Perak, on 29 November 2004 (16

Syawal 1425). - The park has their own character that can make it special to users. The

special of this park is it has landscape design concept and theme based on a unique and attractive maritime.




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3.0 IMPACTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT

All development nowadays or recently has their bad impacts or good impacts. There are

several definitions about sustainable development. Sustainable development in common

knowledge is the balance between the improvement of lifestyles and well being and

preserving natural resources and ecosystems.

3.1 THE MEANING OF SUSTAINABLE Sustainable development is maintaining a delicate balance between the human need to improve lifestyles and feeling of well-being on one hand, and preserving natural resources and ecosystems, on which we and future generations depend.

Some of the topics we can discuss in sustainable development are: Integration of economic, environmental, and socio-cultural values Tourism planning integrated with other planning processes Holistic planning Preservation of essential ecological processes Protection of human heritage and biodiversity Inter and intra-generational equity Achievement of a better balance of fairness and opportunity between nations Planning and policy as argument Planning as process Planning and implementation as two sides of the same coin Recognition of political dimension of tourism Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable development respects the limited capacity of an ecosystem to absorb the impact of human activities. Some people also believe that the concept of sustainable development should include preserving the environment for other species as well as for people. (Source: http://www.gdrc.org/sustdev/definitions.html)

Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but in the indefinite future. Sustainable development ties together concern for the carrying capacity of natural systems with the social challenges facing humanity. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development)

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3.2 DO DEVELOPMENT OF LUMUT WATERFRONT IS SUSTAINABLE

PROJECT?

The development of Lumut Waterfront is for fulfill the visitors and population needs. To study

about the sustainability of Lumut Waterfront, we divided 3 main factors to discuss.

1) Economic

- The economic at this area mainly based on tourism sector, retail business and

restaurant.

- The activities in tourism sector the contribution of local people are by working

as a boat driver, tourist agent, ticket seller, and craftsmanship’s.

- Commonly people at Lumut do their business in retail. Some of them involve in

selling sea food products. There are many stall and kiosk sells this kind of

products and all products coming from the local industry.

- Restaurant business is the most in demand at Lumut Waterfront. Many people

came here to have their lunch or dinner with affordable price.

- The impacts from such economies are stated below:

a) Local people take the advantage of tourist attraction in their area

b) Business activities are a main business especially in tourism activities.

c) Local industry has the opportunity to promote their sea products to

tourist or visitors.

d) Greater clustering of attractions and experiences to allow for maximum options in a limited time. e) The Lumut Waterfront growth in shopping as a travel experience (sea food products)

Photo 27: Handycraft Shop

Photo 28: Restaurant



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2) Imageability

- The development of Lumut Waterfront changed Lumut identity from fisherman village to “Town of Tourism and Maritime”. The image of tourism in Lumut has been positively changed. - Actually, the development of Lumut Waterfront not the biggest reason why the

changes of the Lumut tagline. The main reasons are Lumut is functioning as

main entrance to Pangkor Island and exist of Lumut Navy Base.

- This development is to grab the opportunity from the condition of Lumut area

and try to give something different to the local activities.The design of the

waterfront is marvellous and bombastic because a lot of money allocate to

this project. However the usual problems in development are maintenance.

The poor maintenance introduced the damaging of hardscape and softscape.

Photo 29: New Jetty Terminal and Lumut Waterfront Entrance Statement

Photo 30: Handicraft Centre and Plaque of Town of Tourism and Maritime

Photo 31: Not well development in term of design and not well maintenance of water feature



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3) Social impact

- From our observation the Lumut Waterfront generate all the business surround

Lumut area. The theme Centre of Sea Food Product used by them and gives

the impact of centralization in business.

- The progressive of life level for local people happen in about 4 – 5 years ago.

That’s mean a time Lumut Waterfront in under construction. People know the

potential of the development and bought the properties around town of Lumut.

- Since the Lumut Waterfront developed the population and number of visitor and tourist increased. The combinations of business and recreation in Lumut also increased. - Local people look alike shocked with foreigner culture.

- Teenagers loafing everywhere at Lumut Waterfront.

- Teenagers (mostly Malay) are dating and loafing. These deeds are not nice

especially during the day.

Photo 32: Loafing teenagers and family recreation

Photo 33: Playground provided in a park and Jet Ski (water activities)



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3.3 ACTION TAKEN TO SOLVE PROBLEMS

Basically the action prefer to the Management of Lumut Waterfront:

- To do maintenance every day, every week and every month (depend on what types

of maintenance needed).

- To advertise yearly and monthly schedule of activities to attract people or tourist

come to Lumut Waterfront. At the same time give income to the management.

- To hire security guard for patrolling around the Lumut Waterfront.

Photo 34: Vandalism activities and no control

from the management – create bad view of the

area.

Photo 36: Although the Lumut Waterfront

development still new, some of hardscape are

in bad condition (material not suitable for using

at coastal area – can make rusty and may

harm people / users)

Photo 38: Useless development – no

maintenance

Photo 35: Not well development in term of

design – waste money and cause negative

impact to the nature.



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Photo 37: Improper development planning –

sewerage direct to the sea.

Photo 39: Good design development because

it considers the OKU users.

Photo 40: Construction Sign maintenance

doing by management

Photo 41: Old jetty still use until now

Photo 42: Scaffolding not cleared away after

used at maintenance area.

Photo 43: Rusty lighting pole cause using

unsuitable material.



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4.0 CONCLUSION

Development of Lumut Waterfront gives a good impact to the future of Manjung District. This development is a generator to rise up Lumut to become a modern and well design jetty in Malaysia. However there are several issues that are connected with Lumut waterfront development, such as imbalance development to the surrounding area; development of waterfront leaves out less impact towards the image of that particular area; and image pictured by the waterfront is unable to attract and expand the tourism activity of the area. The development of Lumut Waterfront also can be trendsetter to promote the “Barrier Free Environment” by making awareness to people. Social responsibility arises as a part of public concern for commitment to the promotion of barrier free environments in every development of waterfront in Malaysia. The management should recognize the tourism activities that can take part in the Lumut Waterfront development. The management also should study the impact by developing waterfront to attract tourist and generate the tourism sector. The multiple activities in the redeveloped zones (Lumut Waterfront) – the mix of functions referring to the different sectors of the principal town activities (economic-productive, residential, pertaining to culture and leisure, mobility), often represents the basis of the success to redeveloping the waterfront.

REFERENCES

1) Tourism Brochure “Jaluran Lumut Waterfront”, Lumut Bandar Pelancongan dan Maritim

2) http://www.pulau-pangkor.com/lumut-map.html

3) http://www.pulau-pangkor.com/lumut-photos-overview.html

4) http://www.gdrc.org/sustdev/definitions.html

5) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development

6) B. Ann, R. Dick (1996), “The New Waterfront – A Worldwide Urban Success Story”, Thames and Hudson, London

7) M. Richard (2001), “Waterfronts in Post-Industrial Cities”, Spoon Press, London

8) Inskeep, E. (1991) ”Tourism Planning”, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. New York

http://www.pulau-pangkor.com/lumut-photos-overview.html

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