JABATAN KEJURUTERAAN AWAM DAN STRUKTUR

FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN DAN ALAM BINA

KKKH 4284 PERANCANGAN BANDAR LESTARI
SEMESTER 2 2013/2014

TASK 7: URBAN RENEWAL

NAME : YONG SIEW FENG
NO. MATRIC : A133075
LECTURER : Prof. Ir. Dr. RIZA ATIQ ABDULLAH BIN O.K. RAHMAT
Dr. MUHAMAD NAZRI BIN BORHAN





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 in Kuala 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 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.

2.0 Vision and Mission
The main vision for this plan is to make Kajang as a town where the residences enjoying and
living with the benefits of a sustainable environment. The mission is transforming Kajang town
centre to become a self-reliance town. The principle objectives of the plan are :

i. To ensure new development upgrades facilities in the town centre, in a meanwhile
improves the sustainable of the environment
ii. To ensure that new development is well related to existing areas and does not give
rise to urban sprawl
iii. To ensure that the alterations and extensions to existing buildings generally will
improve the quality of surrounding environments and also reinforce the sense
of place.



3.0 Urban Renewal
Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban
land use. Renewal has had both successes and failures. Urban renewal, the publicly subsidized
destruction of old inner-city properties and construction of new development, began nationwide
with the Housing Act of 1949. The legislation authorized the federal government to pay cities at
least two-thirds of the difference between the cost of acquiring and clearing a blighted area and
the price the land brought when sold to a private development. 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 may not be exactly the same in practice.
Kajang can take urban renewal approach to redesign their city. But Kajang is an old town with
business, structures and people are located for long time ago and it involves so many aspects to
be considered for example relocation of people is very hard to be done. So by considering the
existing Kajang, the main steps can be taken are alterations and extension the existing buildings
and construction of sustainable building.

4.0 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.

3.0 Construction of Sustainable Building
The Sustainable Design Guidelines focus on the appropriate and efficient use of resources
energy, water and materials in order to reduce the buildings environmental impact during its
lifecycle. In addition to increased sustainability, a consistent approach to design and construction
of the Kajang towns facilities will clarify direction and streamline project execution. Through
the implementation and continued use of the guidelines the town will:

Minimize its ecological footprint
Achieve sustainable building and community design
Enhance the towns air and water quality
Have increased operational efficiency
Be able to establish and maintain an effective preventative maintenance program
Achieve greater cost accountability

5.0 Downtown Development and Privatization of Public Spaces
Downtowns are the places where ideas and people converge. It is in our downtowns where both
innovative small businesses and private investment are taking root, fostering the economic
activity. Development will be permitted where all external spaces, including streets, footpaths,
civic spaces, other open spaces have been designed as an integral part of the scheme as a whole,
it is recommends that specific policy action is taken to encourage downtown development by
mixed-use development, foster urban redevelopment, and reinvest in our transportation and
urban infrastructure.

i. Mixed-Use Development
A style of real estate development that is often used in urban environments, mixed-use
development combines multiple uses and often includes retail, commercial, office, or residential
uses within one building. Because it is commonly associated with downtowns, mixed-use
development is denser than other types of development and is therefore very cost efficient from
an infrastructure perspective. Mixed-use development sometimes involves the redevelopment of
previously vacant or underutilized historic structures.



ii. Urban Infrastructure
Though the Urban Council strongly supports policies that encourage the development of mixed-
use projects, other elements of urban redevelopment are also integral to the ongoing
revitalization of our Downtowns. Addressing the blight of vacant properties; and encouraging
additional tourism are all additional priorities for the Urban Council.

iii. Transportation, Land Use & Connectivity
The ability for residents, workers, and visitors to easily move into and out of a downtown is a
key component in the vibrancy of an urban environment. Multiple factors, including public
transit, land use, parking, and walkability, impact a communitys transportation infrastructure. In
addition, external factors, like High Speed Rail and Interstate highway travel can directly impact
how individuals move into a Downtown. When these infrastructure assets are well-integrated and
combined with a sustainable land use plan in Kajangoften through the employment of Smart
Growth principles, they can have a positive impact on public health and even reduce the tax
burden for community residents of Kajang.

Proposals involving the loss of open space will not be permitted unless it is demonstrated that:
i. No significant impact on the quality or character of the local environment
ii. The open space is a small part of a larger area or of limited amenity or leisure value
iii. The development is for a community purpose and the benefits to the local community
outweigh the loss

6.0 Naked Street and Masjid Centre
The naked streets concept, also known as shared space, is a very promising approach to both
pedestrian safety and improving the vitality of an area. Naked street schemes place importance
on how drivers make decisions about their behaviour, recognising the importance of how they
perceive their surroundings. Its a significant departure from attempts to control behaviour
through interventions like road humps, or engineering pedestrians out of our streetscape through
subways or guardrail. Its sound impossible to be done in Malaysia since culture and attitude are
different from western country. But, this can be taken as first step to change our country
become a world class. What we can do to is giving drivers and pedestrians equal status. Road
humps, chicanes and other physical measures designed to reduce the speed of vehicles would be
removed and the question of who had priority would be left open deliberately, making drivers
more cautious. Traffic lights have been uprooted and drivers must negotiate their way across
junctions, forcing them to slow down and establish eye contact with pedestrians.

. Figure: Example of designation using naked streets principles
One of Kajang landmark is Kajang mosque. So, masjid centred can be used to transform Kajang
become a friendly livable environment. Kajang mosque already located at the town centre. What
we need to do only emphasize the function and need of Kajang mosque so that it will become
more lively with Islamic activities. Then, we can redesign the location or position
of building for example shop houses and offices around the Kajang mosque. We need to give an
adequate facilities and amenities to generate the development and sustainable economic growth
around the mosque.
7.0 Modern Public Transport Facilities
Building at Kajang city centre already centralized which located close to each other. But, there is
no pedestrian walkway. They need walk along building perimeter which is busy. So, good
walking passages have to provide to ensure the safety and comfort for pedestrians. This is to
encourage them to walk to their desire place. Existing main road main road that connecting from
other places to Kajang are Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway, Cheras-Kajang Expressway and
Kajang-Seremban expressway. Conventional public transport systems in Kajang such as metro,
commuter, tramway and others have been used and implemented in urban areas and cities with
high population density for many years as the use of public transport is an efficient solution for
the complications and disadvantages associated with private cars. Air and noise pollution,
congestion in urban roads, safety issues and accidents, high consumption of energy and many
others are the real concerns and most of the large cities and metropolises suffer from the
mentioned complications as a result of automobile dependency; but conventional public transport
systems have a lot of deficiencies that lead to poor function and insufficient potential to satisfy
the users. A new transport system based on advanced technologies could be a solution for the
mentioned problems in urban areas and cities.


Figure: Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)
PRT is a mode of public transport which provides a door to door and private transport for the
users. It provides an on demand transport that means passengers never wait for vehicle, it is a 24
hours service, it has a network form of tracks which means more accessibility for passengers, it
provides a private trip which is very suitable and comfortable for family members or a group of
friends traveling together.
8.0 River Front
Our purpose then is to aid in healing of river front as a place of critical ecological importance, as
well as a place for working and living. Where the river has been an excuse for dividing
neighbourhood and peoples, we desire a place where people can come together. We concur with
the view that parks can create new value on adjacent lands, but also propose that a new ecology
of parks is necessary that makes productive use of the rich riverfront lands and waters, as well as
the people on its shores. Transformation of Kajang town center base on river-front development
is one of the ways to transform Kajang from a small old town to a big modern town. The natural
river adds to the variety of scenery within the urban area and the citys biodiversity interest.
There are a series of fundamental design/programming elements incorporated in the overall
design for the riverfront of Kajang. These elements are included on the basis that their
incorporation in the eventual development of the riverfront is desirable in order to achieve the
citys goal of being an active public place. The downtown riverfront area is to be comprised of
five major activity nodes, each of which focuses on a major land use, building, or function which
has an impact on the theme or design of the area. The major activity nodes are as follows:
Shipyards Park
Hotel/Community Precinct
Heritage/Cultural Precinct
Visitor Reception Centre Area
Rotary Park
9.0 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:
high shading coefficient and high thermal resistance glazing material is used to minimise
heat transmission;
triphosphor lamps are used instead of the conventional fluorescent tubes;
metal halide lamps to replace tungsten halogen;
circuit management of the lighting zones;
photo-cell control for external lighting;
automatic on/off when the ambient illuminating level is required;
power factor correction system;
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