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NAME:
TAN WEI ZHOU
MATRIC NO:
A138166
DEPARTMENT:
CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
LECTURER:
PROF. IR. DR. RIZA ARIQ ABDULLAH BIN O.K RAHMAT
DR. MUHAMAD NAZRI BIN BORHAN
Question:
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.
INTRODUCTION
sustainable development.
Find ways of conserving resources, minimizing adverse impacts on the
environment and on society, and obtaining the maximum benefit- in financial,
local community.
Making collaboration within the authorities to execute any activities
Interaction with its citizens
as upgrade and enable the town become more competitive. Consideration could be given
to a number of options and procedures for improving internal environmental
performance, including:
Budgeting
Environmental objectives should always be considered when budgets are being
prepared. While additional funding for environmental purposes and activities will
require due justification in any organization, a focus should also be maintained on
maximizing available resources through efficiencies and value for money in the
delivery and use of environmental services, resourcing areas where the benefits of
action can offset the costs, and participating in an effective, targeted way in joint
ventures with business and community interests.
2) Integrating sustainable development aims into the local authority's policies and
activities
Evaluation:
Not really much development in my hometown as Teluk Intan is just a medium sized city
and not large as Kuala Lumpur. Thus, environmental quality such as the quality of air and
noise is satisfied yet. However, many rivers have undergone degradation in water quality
due to the pollution from domestic waste and suspended particulates from soil and
erosion. The term of sustainable development is compulsory to be integrated and
implement in project in my hometown.
Suggestion:
The development of an urban system needs to be based on the adopted development plan
and comply with all policies, programmes and action plans proposed by the respective
plan so that the provision and distribution of infrastructure and facilities will be more
efficient. The local authorities should plan policies that the vision is based on sustainable
development. For examples:
Urban development
Urbanisation is part of the development process and urban authorities are well
placed to address sustainability issues experienced within cities and towns. The
challenges of urban sustainability differ with the scale and nature of urban
development, and the following concerns may be more or less relevant to local
authorities in particular circumstances:
Urban air quality and smoke control measures
Energy saving in housing
Suggestion:
Local authorities have a wide competence to promote the interests of their local
communities. It is desirable to work in partnerships with key groups which are influential
in the delivery of sustainable development. Partnerships can be done by doing meetings,
workshops and conferences. It will be more efficient if the residents working in groups or
advisory groups. Round tables should be done to go through any issue arising from any
members. The role of partnership in sustainable development included:
Partnerships should be based on predictable and sustained resources for their
implementation, include mobilizing new resources and, where relevant, result in
transfer of technology to and capacity building in, developing countries.
Partnerships should bear in mind the economic, social and environmental
dimensions of sustainable development in their design and implementation.
CONCLUSION
It is stressed that local government plays an important role to achieve sustainable
development as it is closest to the people (to change the mind-set and attitude) and where
implementation of strategies, rules and regulation as well as enforcement are
materialized. Even though, the fact that the existing decision making structure and plan
preparation process in Malaysia are still within the discretionary powers of planning
authorities. Transformation of Teluk Intan into a sustainable city will certainly involve
concerted efforts by all parties involved.