DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND STRUCTURE

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT

THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA

REPORT OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING FOR

URBAN RENEWAL

SUBJECT

KKKH4284 SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING

NAME

MATHIVANAN A/L MUTHUSAMY

MATRIC NO

A141424

LECTURER

PROF IR. DR. RIZA ATIQ ABDULLAH BIN O.K. RAHMAT

DR. MUHAMMAD NAZRI BIN BORHAN

TASK 7 :
Kajang has transformed itself from a small old town to a big modern town by designing and
developing new township such as Bandar Baru Bangi and Bandar Seri Putra as well as
extending its CBD (central business district) such as extension to Sungai Chua. However, its
centre is inadequately transformed and most of its residences are working inKuala Lumpur and
other external areas. Write your vision and plan for Kajang to transform its town centre and to
be a self reliance town. You may use sketches to enhance your vision and plan.
1.0

INTRODUCTION
The process where an urban neighborhood or area is improved and rehabilitated.

The renewal process can include demolishing old or run-down buildings , constructing new, upto-date housing, or adding in features like a theater or stadium. Urban renewal is usually
undergone for the purposes of persuading wealthier individuals to come live in that area. Urban
renewal is often part of the gentrification process. Urban renewal, which is generally called urban
regeneration ("regeneration" in the United Kingdom), "revitalization" in the United States is a
program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use. Renewal has
had both successes and failures. Its modern incarnation began in the late 19th century in developed
nations and experienced an intense phase in the late 1940s. The process has had a major impact on
many urban landscapes, and has played an important role in the history and demographics of cities
around the world.

In some cases, renewal may result in urban sprawl and less congestion when areas of cities
receive freeways and expressways. Urban renewal has been seen by proponents as an economic
engine and a reform mechanism, and by critics as a mechanism for control. It may enhance existing
communities, and in some cases result in the demolition of neighborhoods.Urban renewal involves
the relocation of businesses, the demolition of structures, the relocation of people, and the use of
eminent domain (government purchase of property for public purpose) as a legal instrument to
take private property for city-initiated development projects. This process is also carried out in
rural areas, referred to as village renewal, though it may not be exactly the same in practice.

Many cities link the revitalization of the central business district and gentrification of
residential neighborhoods to earlier urban renewal programs. Over time, urban renewal evolved
into a policy based less on destruction and more on renovation and investment, and today is an
integral part of many local governments, often combined with small and big business incentives.

2.0

DISCUSSION

2.0.1 History of Kajang City

The first settlement in Kajang was established in 1709. In 1807, Kajang was founded after
the Klang War. Because of its central location, it was made the district capital of Hulu Langat.
Kajang as a modern town owes its rise in particular to the coffee estates which were opened up
around it in the 1890s. One of the famous coffee estates were Inch Kenneth Estate managed by the
Kindersley brothers who were among the first to plant rubber in the country on a commercial basis.
Another was Perang Besar (Great War) Estate, opened by some British ex-servicemen led by
Colonel Henry Gough, who was the pioneer of bud-grafting of rubber trees in the country. Kajang
developed into a modern township as it enjoys the rapidly increasing rubber estate business at the
turn of the 20th century. Today, Kajang is a sub-urban township of Klang Valley and have been
linked with modern highways and complete network of transportations. Situated in the southern
part of Selangor state of Hulu Langat district, it is inhabited by more than 230,000,000 residents
of various races and religion. The process of revitalizing deteriorate sections of the city is often
done through demolition and new construction.

2.0.2 The Concept of Self-Reliance

The concept of self-reliance is located centrally within the discourse of community

development and is connected to related concepts like self-help, mutual-help, indigeneous
participation and rural development. It advocates the need for people to improve their condition
using initiatives and resources in their own hands. The concept is fast being accepted as a new
formula for community development. Self-reliance is thus development on the basis of a
countrys (regions) own resources, involving its populations based on the potentials of its cultural
values and traditions.
Although urban renewal programs may be privately funded, in order to transform Kajang
to become a self reliance town, that aiming at revitalization of the urban environment. This is most
often associated with government renewal programs. For example, most large cities have
experienced some urban renewal in the last 20 years. The typical program attempts to demolish
concentrations of dilapidated housing and often attract developers of middle-income or mixed
housing. Often, however, urban renewal areas become sites for new public buildings such as civic
auditoriums, sport arenas and universities. The improvement of slum, deteriorated and

underutilized areas of the city; generally implies improvement realized through city, state and
particularly federal programs, including the clearance and redevelopment of slums (overcrowded
area of a city in which the housing is typically in a bad condition), the rehabilitation of relatively
sound structures, and conservation measures to arrest the spread of deterioration. The old town of
Kajang is in such condition. The old buildings are dilapidated and are still standing in need of
attention. But the important thing must to realise that renewal also had both success and failures.
Urban renewal has been seen by proponents as an economic engine and a reform mechanism and
by critics as a mechanism for control. It may enhance existing communities and in some cases
result in the demolition of neighbourhoods.

2.0.3 Vision
By looking to the surrounding and current condition of Bandar Kajang ,the main vision for this
plan is :
1. To make Kajang as a town where the residences enjoying and living with
the benefits of a sustainable environment and to leave a sustainable world for future
generations.
2.

Sustainable and Green City

Since, the condition of Kajang town is getting worse with the increasing of its population
years by years, so the main vision for the urban renewal in Kajang is to make it becomes a
sustainable and green city. A sustainable development will solve the problem of any
pollution occur in Kajang city by implementation of more green infrastructures and
services.

3. Use Existing and New Facilities Efficiently

By managing the existing facilities efficiently the use of the facilities will be enhanced
without being wasted. The new facilities that want to be implemented need to be a green
facilitiy for the Kajangs residents.
4. Enabling Effective Use of Transportation
The existing system of transportation in Kajang needs to be enhanced. The public transport
management can be improved by relocate the place for bus stop so that it will not disturbing
traffic in Kajang.

2.0.3 Mission

The mission is transforming Kajang town centre to become a self-reliance town and to transform
Kajang becomes a sustainable city in energy efficiency, industrial productivity, affordable and
personalised healthcare and also intelligent infrastructure solutions.

2.0.4 Urban Renewal

i.

Improving the Economic Growth and Quality

The main of economic activities in Kajang are light industries, food, tourism, learning
institution and commercial retailing. So, the redesign of Kajang should include the existing
economic activities and review its sustainability for future development. It is preferable to have a
sustainable growth economic for Kajang to survive without rely to resources such as capital,
money or raw materials from outside.

The economy activities must be planned to meet peoples needs as much as possible and at the
same time they are ensure to have equivalent quality of life, which mean that gap between rich and
poor will be smaller. Economic growth will achieve its balance, which is the ideal stage. No more
over demand to increase the burden on earth. Suggested economic activities are preferable to
environmental friendly, such as organic agriculture, professional knowledge services, green
buildings development and etc.

ii.

Alterations and Extension to Existing Buildings

Planning permission or planning consent is the permission required in order to be allowed to

build on land, or change the use of land or buildings. Planning permission will be granted for
alterations and extension to existing buildings provided they:
respect the form, siting, materials, details and character of the original property and its
curtilage;
respect the characteristics of the wider area, particularly where the property forms part of
a semi-detached pair, a terrace, or a formal street pattern;
would not cause unacceptable harm to the amenities of neighbouring occupiers;
retain adequate car parking within the site.

iii.

Established the New Area of Commercial or Industrial.

By establishing the new area of commercial and industrial in Kajang, we can attract the
residences to working in Kajang. So, Kajang town should provide more employment opportunities
to residences so that the residences do not have to work in Kuala Lumpur. A robust commercial
and employment land use strategy that promotes economic stability, vitality and diversity and
caters to the changing needs of the market and the residents of Kajang. Reinforce and promote
Kajang centre town as the premier location for business, shopping, living, entertainment and
cultural activities.
Then, Kajangs major employment area must locate in relation to the major transportation
infrastructure and facilities including the major roads, bus terminal and train. These elements set
the stage for a range of employment and business opportunities to meet existing and forecasted
demand. Future development in the employment sector is envisaged to be more compact and
integrated with public transit to provide an alternative mode for a work related trips. So, the
residents do not have to working in Kuala Lumpur.

iv.

Improving the Social Quality

In Kajang redesign development, social quality must be increase in terms of mentally and
personally, which mean that peoples having high awareness about their relationship between
human and environment. People will start desired for simple life and not to ultimately enjoyment
of physical sense, which will lead to unlimited exploitation of limited natural resources. Lifestyle
of people have to change from freedom in desire to freedom from desire. People who live in Kajang
have to start adapt to the new lifestyle, which is not only care about themselves on earning money,
chase for glory and place wealth in ultimate position. In reverse, people have to undergo lifestyle
which have close relationship with environment and not damage the natural ecosystem for their
own comfort.

v.

Improving the Environmental Quality

Most of the existing natural forest will be reserved in Kajang after the redesign development. From
the well planned building orientation and reserved places for plantation, it is believe that air quality
and atmosphere condition in Kajang are satisfactory. Besides that, together with the utilization of
renewable energy and high technology for transport system which able to have zero emission of
greenhouse gases, this will effectively ensure environment quality in Kajang is in good condition.
However, environmental quality is not only about air quality, on the same water and land quality
also need to be taken into consideration. Thus, high technology and engineered method should
apply on solid waste management and water resources as well, to ensure good quality and
minimum impact to water and land. Besides that, to give a new life for Kajang city, more
plantations need to be plant along the road and street.

vi.

Privatisation of Public space

Public space in Kajang can be traced by the place where the residents came to meet, talk, trade and
vote, intertwining the concept of democracy and residences with public space. Access is therefore
clearly a key component of public space, as is the question of who controls the space and
determining who is or is not allowed to use it. Of course, ownership too, while not always the
determining factor behind how a space is used and controlled, tends to play a central role. Today
nearly all space is owned by somebody, it will be to government, private organisation, private
individuals or financial institutions. We want Kajang to be a vibrant city for fashion, shopping,
business, meetings, conventions and exhibitions. Additional of facilities and services needs to be
done by considering the necessary of every resident in Kajang.

vii.

Shopping Development

The issue of sustainability has great relevance to retail environments. Many centres are designed
to collect good natural light within the internal space to create a feeling of outdoor environment.
The recurrent costs of a retail centre can be greatly reduced by energy efficient design and
management practices. Passive solar design and the provision of cross ventilation are provided
where appropriate however, due to the size and functional requirement of shopping centres and the
need to provide a climactically stable environment for customers, such measures are often difficult
to incorporate into design. Construction, operational and management measures which are energy
efficient are playing a much greater role in conserving resources. Such measures include:

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high shading coefficient and high thermal resistance glazing material is used to
minimise heat transmission;

ix.

triphosphor lamps are used instead of the conventional fluorescent tubes;

x.

metal halide lamps to replace tungsten halogen;

xi.

circuit management of the lighting zones;

xii.

photo-cell control for external lighting;

xiii.

automatic on/off when the ambient illuminating level is required;

xiv.

power factor correction system;

xv.

building services (including air conditioning) which are fully programmable and can
be updated to suit any changes to the building and maintain high energy efficiency

xvi.

Improving the Integrated Transportation System

To be a self reliance city, Kajang must have good and efficient public transport systems. The
existing main road that connecting from other places in Kajang now are Kajang Dispersal Link
Expressway, Cheras Kajang Expressway, North South Expressway and Kajang Seremban
Expressway. While the public transport that connect the Kajang Town and the other city are
commuter, Rapid KL buses, mini bus and taxis. So, we plan to improve the existing public
transport system in Kajang. We would like to encourage the residents to use public transport or
cycling at Kajang. To prevent the traffic congestion in Kajang, we have planned to provide the
exclusive lanes for public transport which the buses or taxi will be separate with private cars and
make it becomes more efficient public transport that capable to load more passengers, more
efficient travel time and punctual. Then to minimize the environmental impact due to motorized,
the tramline system which travel internally in Kajang was introduced. This tramline system is
utilizing the electric energy as power of movement while the electricity generation is from
hydrogen fuel cell and biomass. Both of sources of electric are renewable energy and cause
harmless impact to environment, thus it is advisable solution for power supply of public transport.
Example of tramline system used in the Europe countries.

xvii.

Riverfront As Recreational Area

Kajang is so special city because as we know Kajang areas have the river. So, we decide to
transform the river become one of the specialities of Kajang and become the recreation centre. We
will provide a jogging track with beautiful landscape at the river side that will rejuvenate the body
and soul the visitor. Moreover, the environment and the health are inextricably linked, particularly

among low income urban populations. By paying greater attention to the built environment
including homes, school, parks, transportation and community design, it can reduce instances of
chronic disease such as diabetes and asthma. Being healthy means access to the resources needed
to live a healthy life and many health resources are fundamentally dependent on the design of our
neighbourhood environments. Accessible and safe parks are one essential ingredient to a healthy
neighbourhood, providing a place to exercise, play, spend time with friend and neighbours or just
relax and recuperate. So, we have planned to do the recreational parks near the river.

3.0 CONCLUSION
Urban renewal is a potential funding source to fulfill the Citys and the publics vision for
downtown and other urban renewal areas that may be considered in the future.Sustainability
development can be help by planning and implementing urban renewal. It can help to stabilize
neighbourhoods and commercial districts by assisting in the reinvestment of these areas, and by
also focusing new development where it is most appropriate.