SITI NUR HIDAYAH BINTI HARUN / A141678

KKKH 4284 SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING

TASK 5
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.
Answer:
Local Agenda 21 is a program aimed at implementing sustainable development at the local
level. A Local Agenda 21 program comprises systems and processes to integrate
environmental, economic and social development. Founded on a strong partnership between
local government and the community, the progress towards local sustainable development
will be guided by the preparation of a long term strategic action plan that integrates existing
policies and programs and an agreed future direction and encourages local authorities to find
ways of conserving resources, minimizing adverse impacts on the environment and on
society and obtaining the maximum benefit in financial, social and environmental terms from
the discharge of their functions.
Local Agenda 21 provides the basis for debate on and awareness of sustainable
development at the community level. The main focus of Local Agenda 21 is to involve all
groups in sustainable development planning in the major areas of economic, social and
environmental development. This focus on participation clearly sets Local Agenda 21 apart
from other initiatives which focus more on the achievement of outcomes for sustainable
development.
There are significant positive outcomes that should result from an effective Local
Agenda 21 process which include the stronger community and local government partnership,
ongoing community involvement in the resolution of sustainable development issues,
integrated decision making which takes all foreseeable economic, social and environmental
considerations into account, development, implementation and periodic review of a long
term, integrated action plan which incorporates sustainable development principles and the
changes which promote a continual improvement toward sustainable development. The Local

Agenda 21 needs cooperation of many parties. It includes society, private sector and local
authorities. So each party has their basic own role. These are some of them:
1. Individual or Society

Give cooperation to any program or event that private sector or local

authorities invented.

Mass media need to announce the activity relate to this sector.

2. Associations and Companies

An association of Local Agenda 21 needs to be established to focus on the

vision of this principle for the hometown.

Any companies surround my hometown need to be alert to the necessity of

the residential of the hometown by providing the requirement for residents.

3. Governments Representatives or Local Authorities

Doing campaign and kind of same activity or event relate to Local Agenda
21.

Making collaboration within the authorities to execute any activities.

There are several elements of Local Agenda 21. Based on the element, the evaluation and the
suggestion are considered.
Elements
Prudent use

Evaluation
Suggestion
The high population of residents at The best way to improve the prudent

of natural

Paka led to the high and arising use of natural resources is moving

resources.

volume

of

waste.

The

public away from disposal of waste towards

awareness and participation in waste waste minimisation, reuse, recycling

management in the residential of Paka and recovery. Increase the number of
is very low. The low quantity of the the recycling centre.
recycling center in the residential is
contributed to the low awareness
Effective

among the residents.

Environmental protection is a practice The authorities need to considered in

protection of

of

protecting

the natural continue to reduce the emissions of

the

environment on

individual, greenhouse gases

environment.

organizational or governmental levels, greater reductions in longer term

for the benefit of both the natural emissions
environment

and

humans.

of

and plan for

greenhouse

gases.

The Besides that, it is also important in

development of the industrial sector in reduce air pollution and ensure air
Paka led to negative impact on the quality continues to improve through
environment. Air pollution occurs the longer term. In the context of the
because of the burning of natural gas transportation, the authorities can
in the thermal power station in Paka. make changing in reduce the need to
For the transportation, Paka has less of travel

and

public transport and this shows low of transport.

effective

protection

of

improve
Re-using

choice

in

previously

the developed land also help in giving

environment.

protection to the environment, in

order to protect the countryside and

Improving

encourage urban regeneration.

Quality of life is the general well- The best way is to achieve a better

quality of

being of individuals and societies. quality of life for everyone.

life.

Quality of life has a wide range of

contexts, including the fields

of

international development, healthcare,

and politics. Quality of life should not
be confused with the concept of
standard of living, which is based
primarily on income. Instead, standard
indicators of the quality of life include
not only wealth and employment but
also the built environment, physical
and

mental

health,

education,

recreation and leisure time, and social

belonging. In Paka, the quality of life
Maintaining
high

is intermediate.
Paka is an area that being developed In order to maintain the high and

and as

an

industrial

stable levels accommodate

the

city
needs

that

can stable levels of economic growth and

of

the employment, the economy of an area

of economic population through the increased of must

growth

continue

to

grow.

The

and job opportunities thus can generate the investment in public, business and

employment.

economic

growth

of

local private assets is a vital to the future

communities that take the benefit from prosperity. The maintaining high and
opportunities available.

stable levels of employment aim so

everyone can share greater job

progress is

the

idea

opportunities.
that In order to increase the social

Social

Social

progress

societies can or do improve in terms of progress which recognizes the needs

which

their social, political, and economic of everyone, the authorities must do

recognizes

structures. This may happen as a result something such as equip people with

the needs of of direct human action, as in social the skills to fulfill the potential,
everyone.

enterprise or through social activism, improve the health of the population

or as a natural part of sociocultural overall, reduce the proportion of
evolution. In Paka, the social progress unfit stock and also reduce both
is

something

that

needs

to

be crime and fear of crime.

developed more in order to fulfill the

Local Agenda 21.

Conclusion, the benefits that we could get as an individual are the views being taken
into account in the planning and implementation of Local Agenda 21 programs to improve
the quality of life in your town. The local authority will be more sensitive and effective to
your needs, a more conducive environment and a higher quality of life and we could have
more pride and ownership over the surroundings. While, as an organization or establishment,
the things that could benefit through are projection of the image of the organization as a good
corporate citizen sensitive to the needs of the community, increasing the effectiveness
through co-operation with other stakeholders in the community, the opportunity to participate
in the planning and development in the surroundings with the local authority, the opportunity
to give valuable input to policies and practices that will influence your surroundings and the
community quality of life and also the opportunity to serve the community. As the a
representative of the government, the benefit that could get through are the increasing of
understanding and cooperation between government and the community, the increasing of
community support and participation in programs that will benefit all and also help in
improve the image of the department.