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The ZES
Town

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Saw Hwei Ying | 0318093 | FNBE APR 2014
Content:
1. Introduction 3
2. A Town
• Investigation on Better Township or Town or City Guidelines and Issues 4-5
3. Investigation & Data Collection: Ancient and old cities/town 6-7
4. Investigation & Data Collection: The present towns/cities 8-9
5. Investigation & Data Collection: The future and better township 10-11
6. The ZES Town 12-16
7. The Conclusion 17
8. References list 18

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1. Introduction
In the ENBE final project, we are going to pretend ourselves as the mayor of “X”
town. Due to the reason that it is too crowded, we will need to propose a new “X” town
for the residents.
This project has been separated into 2 parts, Part 1 is to propose a better town
individually by a video while in Part 2 a proposal among we and our group mates will
be selected to make a real model of the town and also an A2 presentation board for
further information. This project is assigned to us because it can expose to us the
elements of the natural and built environment in their basic unit, form and function.
In part A, we must conduct a series of researches about the past, present and future
town and learn from the researches to create our own better town. The future town
should be focused on the needs of the people, the facilities, infrastructure and its
sustainability.

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2. The City
1.1. The City Definition
City is a centre of population, commerce and culture. City is a place where people live that is larger
and more important than a town. City gas complex systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, housing
and transportation. It is an area where people live and work.
1.2. What is the brief history
Through the history, cities have been founded at the intersections of transportation routes, to at points
where goods must be shift from one mode of transportation to another, as at river or ocean ports. A city
formed as central places of trade for the benefit of members living in close proximity to others facilitates
interaction of all kind.
1.3. What makes a city / town
• proper infrastructure such as sewage management and road
• basic daily supply for the people such as electricity, water and food
• public transportation
• well organised city zoning
1.4. What makes a good town/ township (guidelines etc)
Environment/ habitat
-safe, low pollution, pesticide-free living space and ecosystem throughout our watershed area and
local ocean
Water
-frugal use, water collection and non-toxic recycling of scarce water
Shelter
-green housing and furnishings from local sources
Commerce and trade

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-locally owned and operated businesses providing needed goods and services
-mostly local but importing a small number of goods we can’t produce here. Corporation must meet
“triple bottom line” standard- good for “profits, people (customer/users) and planet”
Travel and transport
-energy-efficient alternative transport. Commuter trains, bikes, electric vehicles etc
Security
-maintaining peace and order locally with positive external alliances for mutual benefit. Finding and
creating local sources of needed resources before they run out. Good local preparation for possible
emergencies due to fire, drought, earthquakes, climate change, food and fuel shortages
Energy
-wind, solar etc. (use renewable energy)
Health care
-integrative medicine using the best of traditional and modern medicine, provided to all the
community who need it. Emphasis on preventive care and health maintenance
Education
- customised learning environments where the best in each individual is nurtured for the benefit of
the whole community
1.5. What is the future towns
- low pollution rate
- plant enough trees
- green building
- effective public transportation
- safe and secure
- a lot of facilities and infrastructures are provided
- good waste and water management
- education area (primary school, secondary school, college, university)
- a lot of job opportunities can be provided to the residents
- use renewable energy resources
3. Investigation & Data Collection:

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Ancient Cities / towns
Babylon, Mesopotamia
1.1. When did it start? History and all
Babylon is the most famous city from ancient Mesopotamia whose ruins lie in modern day Iraq 94
kilometres southwest of Baghdad.
1.2. What makes is a significant city and what are the details?
The city was girt with brick walls and a broad deep moat. This city can be entered by 100 gates
which arranged symmetrically, that were 25 in each side. The city was full of houses and had been
laid out with its streets straight, those which run right angles lead to the river. Each road run to a small
gate in the brick river-wall. The city also have education centre. The Hanging Gardens in Babylon is
built in built high above the ground and the plants were not rooted in the earth like traditional garden.
A whole network of canals was formed, and special officials appointed to supervise them. They made
sure the canals were clear of rushes and water weeds, the course ways dredged of silt, and the banks
consolidated against floods. Water cascaded down from a reservoir-lake over the vegetation beneath.
Troughs and channels were built into the irrigation system, and lined with non-rusting metals such as
lead and bronze. The irrigation was based on terracing which allows gravity to carry the water from
the highest point and water all of the plants. The Mesopotamians also used a series of buckets on a
wire to carry water up from wells and to the highest points along the terraces. These chain pumps
were usually powered by slaves.

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1.3. Conclusion of the city
The Babylonians were very wise because they can solve the problem of irrigation without the
knowledge of modern engineering. They built the a network of canals and chain pump to carry the
water from the Euphrates River to water the crops and plants.
1.4. What information or element that you can use to your new future city
The irrigation and water system
Present Towns / township

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Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne has been voted as the most liveable city from the year 2011 to 2014.
1.1. What makes is a significant town and what are the details?
• Having 1200 Buildings Program to improve the energy efficiency, the greenhouse gas savings help
achieve the city’s carbon neutral goal
• Implementing Urban Forest Strategy to plant diverse tree species and create a healthier and cooler
landscape

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• Trialling cool roofs, green roofs and walls in the city to cool the hot city and enhance the urban
landscape, create social and leisure environments
• Built water tanks and stormwater harvesting systems to store the rainwater to undergo water
treatment and reuse the rainwater.
• Melbourne has an extensive network of dedicated bike lanes
• Melbourne has famous education centre with high ranking in the world
• There are many parks in the Melbourne city
• Providing various types of efficient in city such as trains, trams and buses.
1.2. Conclusion about the towns
Melbourne has all the requirements for being a sustainable and liveable city. The efficient public
transport and encourage the citizens to cycle make it becomes a greener city.
1.3. What information or element that you can use to your new town
All the buildings in my future town will be having green roofs. Rainwater harvesting system will be
built in my town as well. My future town will provide the residents world-class education by having a
dense education centre. My future town will be a carbon-free town as there will be no car in the city
but just providing bicycle and efficient public transport.

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The future of towns and Better Towns
Portland, Oregon

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Portland is one of the greenest city in the world. Portland has implemented extensive green
urban planning. Half of the power in Portland comes from renewable sources. The city has
developed 92000 acres of green spaces with a connected system of trails and parks ideal for
walking and biking. Portland has the highest rate of biking to work of any United States city
and it was one of the first cities to develop a master plan for pedestrians. The transit options
in Portland include bus service and options unique to this city such as the MAX light rail,
WES commuter rail and the Portland streetcar. An urban-growth boundary has been
established to contain the urban landscape and protect the 25 million acres of forest and farms
that surround the city.
Portland as one of the greenest city in the world has a high potential to become a fine future
city. The use of renewable energy resources for the city power supply and green spaces in the
city that is suitable for walking and biking can be implemented in my future town to make it
more sustainable. The efficient public transports in the city can also lower down the rate of air
pollution of the city. This shows that it is important to have efficient public transport in a
town to decrease the air pollution in my future town.

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6. The ZES Town
1.1. How did you came up with the solution to create this new town
The previous town is too crowded because of the rise of
population in the town. The town can no longer support
the large number of residents and their needs. As the
mayor of the town, I must create a new town for my
people to continue their lives. For the type of town my
group mates and I have chosen is a town on a small
island. The reason we chosen this type of town is because
water is a natural barrier that provides protection to the
people. The water can also provide source of food and
transportation to the people. A town on an island can also
be developed into a tourist hotspot to have powerful
economic source.
1.2. What is the important characteristic and elements
My town has an irregular island shape with the area of 23.5 km2
and population of 80000 residents.
The elements that I will be focused on are transportation, power and water supply and green
technologies.
(1) Transportation

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Transport is really important in a town because it allows the people to move from 1 place to
another. Due to the small sized of the town, the people are encourage to cycle and walk in the city.
There will be only bicycle tracks and pedestrian walkways in the town. For public transportation,
subway is provided to the residents.
These are the subway lines in the town
(2) Power and Water Supply
In my town, all of the power comes from renewable sources by installing windmills at the seaside.
The strong airflows at the seasides will turn the windmill turbines and convert into electricity and
supply to all the residents on the island. A town on a small island is all surrounded by the sea, it is
very hard to get ground water and fresh water. So I come out with an idea to have a rainwater
harvesting system and desalination system to filter the water
and send to
the
residents.
(3) Green technologies

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To create a greener and healthier town, cars are barred in the town. With no car in the town, the rate
of air pollution in the town will be decreased. The buildings in my town will all be having green
roofs. Green roofs buildings contribute to the cooling the temperature of the surroundings and hence
reduce the usage of air conditioner and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. There will have a
solar-powered fountain at the town square instead of using traditional electrical-powered fountain.
The solar panels on the fountain will convert the solar energy into
electricity. Therefore the fountain will light up automatically in the
night.
(4) Vertical Farm
For the agriculture in the town, the town will be highlighting vertical farming rather than traditional
farming method which is planting on the ground. This is because by using vertical farming this
method, the precious land can be kept for other use. The high vertical farming building can increase
the number of crops planted compared to the same size of
land used to plant the crops.
1.3. The ZES Town

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The Zoning of ZES Town
The Master Plan of ZES Town

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From the master plan, we can see that the factories are located very near to the port. This is because
the strategic position allows the factories to send the products to the port for exportation and it is
easier to get raw materials from the port. The business buildings are placed near the factories so that it
is easy to control the factory management. There are also theme park and shopping mall built at the
area around the hotel. It is convenient to the tourists to play and shopping in the town. There are two
types of condominiums provided to the residents, that is high cost condominium which built near the
sea side and have nice view and low cost condominiums. The agriculture and livestock section is
separated so that it is easy to manage. The market is built at in front of the livestock section so that the
food supply can be easily sent to the market and sell to the people. A water management centre is
built in the agriculture area so that the water can be sent to water the crop easily. The wind power
station is built at the seaside because the strong wind can generate more electricity and meet the needs
of the people. The fire station, hospital and police station are located near the town centre so that they
can move to any place that call for emergency. The town square is placed at the town centre serve as a
tourist hotspot and the shophouses around it allow the tourists to shopping.
1.4. Conclusion about the ZES Town
In my opinion, a future town does not mean that it should be full of futuristic buildings and high-
tech but not environmentally friendly technologies, but it should be sustainable and liveable to the
people. That is why the ZES Town does not have fancy, futuristic buildings but green and sustainable
buildings. ZES Town might not be appealing town but with the green technologies implemented in
the town, it will be a simple yet eco-friendly and sustainable city.

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7. Conclusion
From this project, I truly understand planning a town is not an easy task. From the shape of
the town, grid system and the facilities provided in the town all the stages are essential and
require many researches to produce a better future town to meet the people’s needs.
From the researches about the ancient, present and future or better city, I have learnt that
what people need and what they need in the future and also what the environments need is
just the lower pollution rate in all aspects. The earth is dying slowly due to the pollution and it
will eventually affect us. So it is very important to implement the green technologies in the
town as there are already many cities in the world had implemented green technologies in
their cities in order to maintain the mutualism between the environments and the humans.

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8. Reference Links
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City
2. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/city
3. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city
4. http://www.ibtimes.com/what-makes-melbourne-most-liveable-city-world-1555482
5. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/energy/great-energy-
challenge/big-energy-question/how-to-make-our-cities-more-livable-and-
sustainable/
6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_city
7. http://www.ge.com/ro/docs/1297780817521_Building_Sustainable_Cities.pdf
8. http://history-world.org/babylonia.htm
9. http://www.ancient.eu.com/babylon/
10. http://www.theplumber.com/history.html
11. http://www.unmuseum.org/mob/hangg.htm
12. http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/Sustainability/Pages/Overview.aspx
13. http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/ParkingTransportandRoads/PublicTransport/Pag
es/PublicTransport.aspx
14. http://www.greenoptimistic.com/2013/06/04/top-10-greenest-cities/#.U8Eqco2Sw00
15. https://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/the-worlds-greenest-cities
16. http://greencitytimes.com/Sustainable-Cities/portland.html

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