DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTAL

THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA

KKKH 4284 SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING

TASK 7: URBAN RENEWAL

STUDENT:
ROZITA BINTI ABDULLAH SANI
A135982
LECTURERS:
PROF. IR. DR. RIZA ATIQ ABDULLAH BIN O.K. RAHMAT
DR. MUHAMMAD NAZRI BIN BORHAN

Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of

moderate to high density urban land use. 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 cityinitiated 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. 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.
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 central business district (CBD)
such as extension to Sungai Chua. However, its center is inadequately
transformed and most of its residences are working in Kuala Lumpur and
other external areas.
Following is the vision and plan for Kajang to transform its town centre
and to be a self reliance town.
i.

Development is human oriented

The design and development of a city should be human oriented.
Thus, the need of people and requirement have to be in the
highest priority. Basic needs of human are such cloth, food,
residential and transport. After that, the next level such as
entertainment, spiritual happiness, healthcare and convenience
for disable person. But, what we found in Kajang, most of the

building orientation are not satisfied in terms of convenience for

disabled and aging people. The transport system especially bus
services also not very efficient and this may be the biggest
challenge in redesign Kajang.

ii.

Environmental Consideration and Protection

Development and redesign of city does not mean full exploration
and opening of new land. In reverse, it should considering the
existing landscape, topographic and biodiversity of an area.
Thus, natural environment such as reserved forest, catchment
areas and natural streams should be considered in the process of
redesign a city. The main one is the protection of Langat river as
main water source intake for seven water treatment plants in
Selangor area.

iii.

Economic Growth
The main economic activities in Kajang are mainly light
industries, food, tourism, knowledge services 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.

iv.

Natural Resources Optimization

Natural resources refer to something

derived

from

the

environment. Many of them are essential for our survival while

others are used for satisfying our needs. Natural resources may
be further classified in different way by its basis of origin.

Nowadays, Kajang no longer focus on mining due to the

exhausted of tin. Thus, it is a lesson for us not to over
exploitation and relies on certain resources. In development of
Kajang, it is preferable for utilization of renewable resources such
as solar power and wind energy.

v.

Economic Quality
To avoid greed and show off attitude, it is preferable to have
socialism for economic system rather than capitalism oriented. In
capitalism economy system, the prices of goods and services are
controlled

mainly

through

supply

and

demand

and

also

competition. Supply is the amount of good or service produced

by firm and which is available for sale. Demand is the amount of
good that people are willing to buy at specific price. Prices tend
to rise when demand exceeds supply, and fall when supply
exceeds demand. In theory, the market is able to coordinate
itself when a new equilibrium price and quantity is reached.
However, if the demand of people is higher than the actual
demand that they need and the supply is maintained, this will
lead to the increase of price, thus effort to provide the supply to
the people is increased and consequently environment will be
victim to be sacrificed. So, in redesign Kajang, economy activities
planned will try to meet everybody needs as much as possible
and in the same time everybody is 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.

vi.

Social Quality
In Kajang redesign development, social quality has to increase in
terms of mentally and personally, which mean that people have
high

awareness

about

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 od
people have to change from freedom in desire to freedom from
desire. People who live in Kajang have to start adapt to lifestyle
change, 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.
vii.

Environmental Quality
After the development of Kajang under redesign development,
most of the existing natural forest will be reserved. 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.

viii.

Integrated Transportation Quality

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 and taxis.
There are also public transport travel within Kajang which are
mini bus and taxis. To minimize the environmental impact due to
motorized vehicle and new construction of access road as
mentioned, the existing main road that connecting Kajang are
not adjusted much, while there are no newly access road
construct. Instead of construction new road which will encourage
people to use more private vehicle, 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.