FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

KKKH 4284
SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING

TASK 7 : URBAN RENEWAL

LECTURER:
PROF. IR. DR. RIZA ATIQ ABDULLAH BIN O.K. RAHMAT
DR. MUHAMAD NAZRI BIN BORHAN

PROBLEM :

NAME

: Ngan Eng Heng

MATRIC NO.

: A137770

DEPARTMENT

: JKAS/4

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.

Introduction
Kajang was first established in 1807 and developed into a modern township as it enjoys the
rapidly increasing rubber estate business at the turn of the 20th century. Today, Kajang is a
sub-urban township of Klang Valley and have been linked with modern highways and
complete network of transportations. Situated in the southern part of Selangor state of Hulu
Langat district, it is inhabited by more than 230,000,000 residents of various races and
religion. The process of revitalizing deteriorate sections of the city is often done through
demolition and new construction. Although urban renewal programs may be privately funded,
in order to transform Kajang to become a self reliance town, that aiming at revitalization of
the urban environment. This is most often associated with government renewal programs. For
example, most large cities have experienced some urban renewal in the last 20 years. The
typical program attempts to demolish concentrations of dilapidated housing and often attract
developers of middle-income or mixed housing. Often, however, urban renewal areas become
sites for new public buildings such as civic auditoriums, sport arenas and universities. The
improvement of slum, deteriorated and underutilized areas of the city; generally implies
improvement realized through city, state and particularly federal programs, including the
clearance and redevelopment of slums (overcrowded area of a city in which the housing is
typically in a bad condition), the rehabilitation of relatively sound structures, and conservation
measures to arrest the spread of deterioration. The old town of Kajang is in such condition.
The old buildings are dilapidated and are still standing in need of attention. But the important
thing must to realise that renewal also had both success and failures. 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 neighbourhoods.
Vision and Mission

1. Sustainable and Green City

Since, the condition of Kajang town is getting worse with the increasing of its population
years by years, so the main vision for the urban renewal in Kajang is to make it becomes a
sustainable and green city. A sustainable development will solve the problem of any pollution
occur in Kajang city by implementation of more green infrastructures and services.
2. Facing growth challenges
Kajangs population is set to grow by 0.5 million people over the next 10 years, and the citys
infrastructure is struggling to cope with the increasing demands placed on it. Congestion on
Kajangs roads cost the economy an estimated RM10 billion with Kajangs people wasting 70
hours on average in traffic per year. An ageing population is changing the capitals health,
social care and educational needs. There is a pressing demand to create new jobs alongside the
skills to enable Kajangs People to access the new opportunities that advances in technology
bring. A (projected) population of 10m by 2030 will increase stress not only on healthcare and
transport, but the management of energy and utilities such as water, electricity and heat, and
the need to deal with growing waste and pollution.
3. Enabling Effective Use of Transportation
The existing system of transportation in Kajang needs to be enhanced. The public transport
management can be improved by relocate the place for bus stop so that it will not disturbing
traffic in Kajang.

Urban Renewal
i.

Improving the Economic Growth and Quality

The main of economic activities in Kajang are light industries, food, tourism, learning
institution 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. The economy activities
must be planned to meet peoples needs as much as possible and at the same time they are

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.
ii.

Improving the Social Quality

In Kajang redesign development, social quality must be increase in terms of mentally and
personally, which mean that peoples having high awareness about their 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 of people have to change from freedom in desire to
freedom from desire. People who live in Kajang have to start adapt to the new lifestyle,
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.

iii.

Established the New Area of Commercial or Industrial.

By established the new area of commercial and industrial in Kajang, we can attract the
residences to working in Kajang. So, Kajang town should provide more employment
opportunities to residences so that the residences do not have to working in Kuala
Lumpur. A robust commercial and employment land use strategy that promotes economic
stability, vitality and diversity and caters to the changing needs of the market and the
residents of Kajang. Reinforce and promote Kajang centre town as the premier location
for business, shopping, living, entertainment and cultural activities. Then, Kajangs major
employment area must locate in relation to the major transportation infrastructure and
facilities including the major roads, bus terminal and train. These elements set the stage
for a range of employment and business opportunities to meet existing and forecasted
demand. Future development in the employment sector is envisaged to be more compact
and integrated with public transit to provide an alternative mode for a work related trips.
So, the residents do not have to working in Kuala Lumpur.

iv.

Improving the Environmental Quality

Most of the existing natural forest will be reserved in Kajang after the redesign
development. 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. Besides that, to give a new life for Kajang
city, more plantations need to be plant along the road and street.
v.

Privatisation of Public space

Public space in Kajang can be traced by the place where the residents came to meet, talk,
trade and vote, intertwining the concept of democracy and residences with public space.
Access is therefore clearly a key component of public space, as is the question of who
controls the space and determining who is or is not allowed to use it. Of course, ownership
too, while not always the determining factor behind how a space is used and controlled,
tends to play a central role. Today nearly all space is owned by somebody, it will be to
government, private organisation, private individuals or financial institutions. We want
Kajang to be a vibrant city for fashion, shopping, business, meetings, conventions and
exhibitions. Additional of facilities and services needs to be done by considering the
necessary of every resident in Kajang.

vi.

Naked Street and Masjid Centred Concept

By removing all the things that were supposed to make it safe for the pedestrian traffic
lights, railings, kerbs and also road markings. People are free to walk without having any
disturbances on their way. It is also a completely open and even surface on which
motorists and pedestrians negotiated with each other by eyecontact. Besides that, we
need established elevated park & ride system due to compact city and encourage people to

walk,cycling or use more public transport. The city centre is the area of a city where
commerce, entertainment, shopping and political power are concentrated. The term of city
centre is same with term of central business district (CBD). So, we will transform Kajang
become a compact sustainable city which it approach is to save resources, energy and
enhance the quality of life. It encourages creation of neighbourhoods within walking
distance to reduce the travel times and create liveable environments accessible for
pedestrians and cyclists. Develop the surrounding of the existing masjid to improve the
development there by established a new facilities and services near to masjid area. Around
the Masjid Kajang, we have planned to build more of retail and office buildings that the
one of the ways provide employment opportunities to Kajangs residents.
vii.

Improving the Integrated Transportation System

To be a self reliance city, Kajang must have good and efficient public transport systems.
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, mini bus and taxis. So, we plan to
improve the existing public transport system in Kajang. We would like to encourage the
residents use public transport or cycling at Kajang. To prevent the traffic congestion in
Kajang, we have planned to provide the exclusive lanes for public transport which the
buses or taxi will be separate with private cars and make it becomes more efficient public
transport that capable to load more passengers, more efficient travel time and punctual.
Then to minimize the environmental impact due to motorized, 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.
Conclusion
Urban renewal can help to stabilize neighborhoods and commercial districts by assisting
in the reinvestment of these areas, and by also focusing new development where it is most
appropriate. Urban renewal is a potential funding source to fulfill the Citys and the

publics vision for downtown and other urban renewal areas that may be considered in the
future.