1. 1Urban Renewal Task- A128707
Urban Renewal
1.0 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.
2.0 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.
3.0 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.
4.0 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.
5.0 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

2. 2Urban Renewal Task- A128707
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.
6.0 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.
7.0 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.

3. 3Urban Renewal Task- A128707
8.0 Integrated Transportation Quality
The existing main road that connecting from other places in Kajang now are Kajang
Dispersal Link Expressway, CherasKajang Expressway, North South Expressway and
KajangSeremban 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.
Example of tramline system used in the Europe countries.