Enbe 'future town' report

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HEADING TOWARDS THE
FUTURE TOWN
LAST LIFE
NAME: LE JIA NIAN
STUDENT ID: 0319957
FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILT AND
ENVIRONMENT
(FNBE) AUGUST 2014

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CONTENT
1. Introduction
2. Making of a town
3. Investigation & data collection:
Ancient town – Memphis, Egypt
Present town – Shinjuku, Japan
Future town - Lusail City, Qatar
6. My future town – Last Life
7. Conclusion
8.References lists

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1. Introduction
In year 2100, the resources such as edible water, oil, natural gas
had been used up, the land had been totally polluted and no longer
liveable again. One of a foreteller had also predicted out that there
will had a doom day in 2150. Within this 50 years, as the mayor of
the town, I have now decided to save the population by building a
new town on the sky where all human being can live away from the
polluted environment.
The city that I’m going to create had been named as ‘Last Life’.
The reason why this town named as is to let human being never
again to destroy the natural and the environment. Hence, ‘Last
Life’ had represented there is no more the third chance for them.
This town takes about 40 years to complete and the remaining 10
years is to move all the living things around the world such as
animals, human being, plants and so on to the town.
This report is to present out how the ancient town, present town
and the future town strategically built, the alternative technology to
replace the resource and create a new management to conserve
the nature.

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2. Making of a town
What is a town?
A built-up area with a name, defined boundaries, and local
government, that is larger than a village and generally smaller than
a city.
A normal town had its population about 150,000 – 300,000 with its
size 70km2.
What a sustainable town should have?
 Public transport able to reach every parts in the town.
 Proper infrastructure and facilities.
 Well organized land use.
 Zero corruption among government.
 Renewable energy as power sources.
 Low carbon transportation.
 Emphasize on protecting environment.
 Support green building in the town.

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What makes a good town?
A basic element should found in a good town is provide and
fulfilled the needs of the people with complete infrastructure
and facilities such as health services, transportation, security and
more. Besides, well managing the land by clearly zoning out the
industrial area, education area, commercial area, residential area
and forest reserve.
A good town also need to have a stable politics, economy and
social. It also should use renewable energy as power source so
that it can sustain itself in the future.
Moreover, a good town is ruled by a zero corruption government
and there are rules to protect the human rights. Beside,
government should also have a good vision to improve the
town.
A good town also able to comfort everyone in it. It should have
cultural exchange, communication, space for talking among each
other.

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What is future city?
To build a future city is a tough things for everyone in the
construction industry as every people has their own minds and
opinions for the future city. In my mind, a future city consists of
everything that mentioned above (what makes a good town & what
a sustainable town should have).
Future city also compare the drastic changes between the ancient
town and present town and make improvement to build a future
city. Examples of the changes are the services, laws, building
structures as well as technologies.

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3. Investigation & data collection
- Ancient town,
Memphis, Egypt
Memphis is a city and the capital of ancient Egypt. Memphis is
located south of the Nile River delta, on the west bank of the river
and about 24 kilometre south modern Cairo.
Memphis became the capital of Ancient Egypt for over eight
consecutive dynasties during the Old Kingdom. The city reach its
peak in the 6th
dynasty as the centre of the worship of Ptah (God of
creation, the arts and fertility).

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Why Memphis, Egypt will reach the peak?
i. Law and the Legal System
The reason why Memphis able to reach the peak is they
emphasize on laws.
Egyptian law was based on a common sense view of right and
wrong, following the codes based on the concept of Ma’at (truth,
order, balance and justice in the universe)
This concept allowed that everyone should be viewed as equal
under the laws, regardless of wealth or social position. But these
law doesn’t apply on slaves which is the lowest position in the
Egyptian society.
However, punishment was carried out will affect the entire family of
the guilty suffered as well. For example, when individuals were
sentenced to exile, their children were automatically outlawed
along with them. If one of their relative desert from military service,
the entire family might be imprisoned.

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ADVANTAGE:
- Every of the citizen get the equal punishment according to
the law
- Punishment is applied depend on the crime they did.
- Law is carried out to the individual regardless of wealth or
social position.
DISADVANTAGE:
- Slaves is treated as a working machines as they don’t get
protected by law.
- Citizen are forced to desert from military service, otherwise
their family will outlawed along with them if they got
punishment.
Conclusion
 Memphis, Egypt has a well-structured law in the town. For
this reason, to build a future town, we can refer to this town
to create our law and human right but it just need to be
modified to become a better law for the town. First of all, in
Memphis, workers do not get any of the protection from the
law. Hence, we need to modify it into law should be carried
out regardless to the wealth or social status.
 Besides, when a citizen had committed a crime, their family
will automatically outlawed along with them. In my opinion,
this rule shouldn’t run like this because punishment is
applied is to let the prisoner to learn a lesson or turn
themselves to a new leaf but not their family members.

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ii. Government and Bureaucracy
Besides, Memphis also reach the peak is because they had a well-
structured Egyptian society.
ADVANTAGE:
- Rapid development of economic growth
- Full employment of manpower
- Every citizen keep a job
- Social welfare
DISADVANTAGE:
- Central State Authority holds all means of production
- Workers are treated as a slaves
- Government owns all the properties and business
- No freedom speech

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Conclusion:
 In communism country, although life of every citizen is
granted by the government but every of the citizen owns
nothing, they just spend their life working for the government
and they also don’t have freedom speech to the social.
Hence, a new town should operate like a capitalist country is
much better than communist country but government should
also treat their citizen by providing them social welfare.
 Moreover, in communism country effectively dictates what
can or cannot be done in the realm business. There are
defined limitations for the amount a business can produce
and how much money it can earn. There is things we can
modify it into a better government and bureaucracy by not
controlling the limitation of the business but taxes that
collected from the company should enlarge the country and
create more job opportunity.

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4. Investigation & data collection
- Present town,
Shinjuku, Japan
Shinjuku is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It is
a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the busiest
train station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government Building, the administration centre for
the government of Tokyo.

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Everyone knows Japan faced a lots of earthquakes in this century.
People pay more attention to the earthquake tolerance of the
buildings. As a result, the number of companies relocating to more
reliable buildings have increased substantially and a higher
standards to against the earthquakes.
i. Technology
-Earthquake resistance of building
In Japan, Building Standard Act has been strictly reviewed every
time we experienced a large earthquake.
All buildings are strictly required to have an earthquake resistance
structure. Without rigorous compliance to earthquake proof
standard set by a low, one can never get an approval of
construction of a building from a public administration office in
Japan.
It is said that the collapse ratio of the building as a result of a
powerful earthquake is extremely low in Japan compared to any
other countries.

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How buildings resist earthquakes:
 Vibrate during earthquakes
 Are strengthened to resist earthquakes
 Can be isolated from the shaking ground
 Use dampers to reduce vibrations from earthquakes
ADVANTAGE:
- Protects internal belongings
- Give people sense of security
- Protect nearby human by collapsing of building
- Build by using light weight material
DISADVANTAGE:
- Do not work with an earthquake that is large on Richter
scale.
- Costs a lot of money so is not worthy for investor to invest to
the country
- Technical difficult.

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Conclusion
 For the future town, it probably is floating on the sky.
Although it doesn’t face earthquakes anymore but town is
still facing on the climate weather change (e.g. thunderstorm,
hurricane, collision among clouds). Hence, Japan had this
technology to prevent building collapse from earthquake. A
floating town in the future can use this technology to
overcome the changes of the weather.
 In my opinion, although to build a building with an
earthquakes resistance had high technical difficulties and
also a higher cost to build but if it able to save thousands of
lives, it is worth to build it. Hence, a future town should be
consider of the sense of security but not costing of the
building when constructing a future town.

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ii. Education
In Japan, education is compulsory at the elementary and lower
secondary levels. Most students attend public schools through the
lower secondary level, but private education is popular at the
upper secondary and university levels. Japan's education system
played a central part in Japan's recovery and rapid economic
growth in the decades following the end of World War II. Education
prior to elementary school is provided at kindergartens and day-
care centres.

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Public and private day-care centre take children from under age
one on up to five years old. The programmes for those children
aged 3–5 resemble those at kindergartens. The educational
approach at kindergartens varies greatly from unstructured
environments that emphasize play to highly structured
environments that are focused on having the child pass
the entrance exam at a private elementary school.
Japan education system:
 6 years old study in elementary school until age of 12
 Junior high school enrolled in age of 13 ~ 15
 16 ~ 18 years old is educated in high school
 There are several choices to be educated after graduated in
high school such as technology colleges, junior colleges,
universities and graduate schools in Japan are national,
public or private institutes
 Special schools are available for physically/mentally-
challenged children who may have difficulty in studying at
general schools

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ADVANTAGES:
- Greater social cohesion, trust and tolerance
- Less crime
- Political stability
- Greater social mobility and capital
- Increased productivity of co-workers
DISADVANTAGES:
- Makes student incapable in communicating with social
- Student unwilling to work with low pay job
- Student pride for themselves on their diversity
Conclusion
 Students can be taught as speaking by presentation, training
as a leader, and also a critical thinkers. An independent mind
is also need to be taught in school. By following this
education system, students have more skills to tackle
problems when they work in social but not only one talented
in one division.

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-Future town
Lusail City, Qatar
Qatar is one of the world’s fastest growing economies in the world.
Once owing its wealth and prosperity to pearls and fishing, in a
relatively short period of time, the country's has become one of the
largest international business centres with a gross national income
that ranks highly on the world stage. Qatar is sitting on the largest
gas field in the world, representing an extremely valuable
economic asset. Currently, Qatar heads the list of gas-exporting
countries, with 77 million tons in yearly exports. The abundance of
natural resources, in particular energy sources, has attracted a
wide range of production and manufacturing industry, quickly
establishing Qatar as a major enterprise zone.

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In a short time Qatar has transformed itself into a major hub for
numerous economic and cultural activities. What is more, the
country is widely recognised for its historical and cultural
significance and continues to attract a considerable number of
historians, archaeologists and environmentalists.
i. Transport system and facilities in the Lusail City
 Integrated with Future Highway Network Development
 Consistent with Roads Department Plans
 Introduce & promote Public transportation systems
– Bus
 The level of design detail across the city will be
staggering, from the litter bins to the railings to the bus
stop throughout the city.
– Light rail transit
 Establish a network of light trains which will connect
the various districts.
– Water Transport
 Water taxi will be one of the fastest and most enjoyable
ways of getting to and around the city. Besides, it also
doesn’t cause any pollution to the city.

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– Pedestrian network & bicycle ways
 The paths will connect the different districts of the city
to one another. This is because, citizen have sense of
security during cycling or walking to their destination.
- Underground parking
 These public car parks are carefully designed and will
provide wide ranging services.
 receive considerable numbers of visitors and are
connected by 10 pedestrian tunnels which stretch
across the districts

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ii. Sustainable design objective
• Creation of character by reinforcing distinctive patterns of
sustainable development and culture diversity and choice
through a mix of compatible developments.
• Continuity of street frontages and where possible introduce
pedestrian weather protection.
• Use of external glass walling is restricted to maximum 50%
of the total facade.
• Provision of screens and horizontal / vertical protection for
larger expanses of glazing.
• Provision of windows in deeper recesses to reduce solar
glare attractive and safe.
• Cladding systems with natural stone as the primary material.
• Orientation should consider internal environmental quality,
such as ventilation and lighting.
iii. Sustainable open space network
Lusail city has dedicated 200,000m2
, It is approximately 11%
of the total land (1,800,000m2
)
The green space connect the city from its western edges all
the way to the waterfront to promote a pedestrian lifestyle

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The sustainable green parks and the green area were
planned by the world class landscape architects after
completing an international competition
Conclusion:
 In this future city, Lusail city, showed us that the strong social
and cultural foundation into a technologically advanced
modern sustainable city. Every of the design and
construction is mainly to the protection of the environment.
 In my opinion, transport system can be improved especially
the bus. To build a future town, bus is no longer travelling on
the road. STRADDLING BUS is cheaper than a subway, the
partly solar-powered behemoth will span two lanes and carry
up to 1,200 people in a carriage raised 7 ft. above the
roadway, thus allowing cars to pass, or be passed,
underneath.
 Besides, for the light rail transit (LRT) had been outdated of
travelling around the town. There are a new technology ‘The
Hyperloop’. This is a conceptual high-speed transportation
that replace LRT. It can travel with average speed around
962km/h. Hence, it’s a new solution for the traffic jam around
the town and also reduce accident on the road.

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6. My future town
-Last Life
This future town – Last Life is a massive redesign of the present
town and by referring the future town and make some modification
to build an all new future town. This future town plan is proposed
as the rising seawater caused by global warming and it is no
longer liveable for human being. For this reason, as a mayor of the
town had decided to build a future town by floating on the sky to
overcome the problem. There are ways to build a future town by
referring the ancient, present and also result of modifying the
future town.
i. Law and legal system
 In Memphis, Egypt it has a strict law and treated everyone
the citizen fair and square. A future town should refer to this
system to set the law as nowadays justice can be bought by
the rich or the people who has a higher social status. Hence,
justice had been corrupted and many of the people get
prison innocently but the other get their freedom. Although
this system runs well, but it has an unfair treated to the
prisoner’s family because when one of their family member
committed a crime, every of their family member are being
outlawed. Thus, a future town must change this system by
only apply to the people who committed an illegal act.

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ii. Government and bureaucracy
 By following the government and bureaucracy in Memphis,
although every of the citizen get a job and also social welfare
but every of the workers are treated as a slaves. However,
by according this system to manage a town, it can grow their
economic rapidly. For this reason, this system must be
modify by attracting investor to invest to the town and create
more opportunity for the citizen and also social welfare are
given to every of the citizen. Besides, government should let
all of their citizen a freedom speech and accept it with open
minded. Government can improve themselves and also the
town by taking others opinion.
iii. Technology
 As a mayor of the town had decided to build a future town on
the sky. Hence, by building a town on the sky exist of many
obstacles. One of the biggest problem is the climate changes
of weather. Skyscrapers in future town are easily collapse
when they meet thunderstorm, speedy wind or even collision
between clouds. In Japan, there is a technology who resist to
the earthquake by waving according to the magnitude of
earthquake. This technology can apply on the future town as
skyscrapers can also waving itself when there is climate
changes of weather.

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iv. High educated citizen
 As we can see, a high educated country is developed and
advanced such as United State of America, United Kingdom,
Japan, Europe, and so on. However, there are also comes a
lots of illegal immigrants to work for the country. Thus, there
are no more job opportunity for the local and unemployment
rate in the country is quite high compare to others country.
Hence, there are solution for this issue is the government
should strictly limit the migration of the foreign workers. For
this reason, job for the local had been granted and
unemployment rate in the country is also been stable. In the
future town, education is also need to be emphasized to
develop the town.
v. Transport system and facilities
 Transport system and facilities is very important to a
developed and advanced country, same as the future town.
In future town should integrated with Future Highway
Network Development, Consistent with Roads Department
Plans and also promote using public transport such as bus,
bicycle, train and more. This can protect the environment by
reducing the carbon monoxide around the air and also
prevent run out of natural resource.

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vi. Additional superior infrastructure and facilities
a. District cooling
 District Cooling is an environmental friendly technology for
producing and distributing refrigeration to real estate. For an
efficient system all included parts of the supply chain need to
function efficient.
 Save 675 million kilogram of CO2
annually
b. Straddling bus
 Cheaper than a subway, the partly solar-powered behemoth
will span two lanes and carry up to 1,200 people in a
carriage raised 7 ft. above the roadway, thus allowing cars to
pass, or be passed, underneath.
 Reduce rate of accident
 Reduce amount of cars
 Environment protected

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c. Pneumatic waste collection
 Pneumatic Waste management is recycling facilities differs
majorly from the other types of developments. Therefore to
achieve a good recycling rate in the new high and medium
rise developments, measures must be adopted which will
enable the residents to segregate their waste at source itself.
 Collect 68 tons of waste daily
 No trucks required
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d. Air cargo
Air cargo is built is to improve the import and export between
town. There are also another future town that proposed
which floating on the sea, underneath town and so on. To
enhance the economy in the town, import and export play a
important rule on it.
 Economy stable
 Boost working capital

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e. Gas network
 The purpose of this document is to describe the works
related to the supply and installation of the gas service riser
and pressure reducing station and metering for the users in
gas distribution network at future town.
 Gas service riser
 Reducing pressure station (customer primary meter)
f. Hyperloop train
 The Hyperloop is a conceptual high-speed transportation
system. It travel by reducing pressure in the tubes which
pressurized capsules ride on a cushion of air that is driven by
a combination of linear induction motors and air
compressors. For this reason, it doesn’t using any of the
natural resources but just only one compressor.
 Future train that able to reach destination in short time
 Travel by using compressor
 No natural resources needed

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g. Vertical farming
Supported by worldwide as it can produce times of foods in a
limited space. Vertical Farming is a revolutionary approach to
producing high quantities of nutritious and quality fresh food all
year round, without relying on skilled labour, favourable weather,
high soil fertility or high water usage.
 Productive
 Increase growing area
h. Parks & open spaces
In future town, there are approximately 20% of land is use for open
spaces and parks to enhance the environment and also for people to
have a better lifestyle together with the natural.
Vertical farming is planting plants within
a skyscraper greenhouse or on a
vertically built building. The modern idea
of vertical farming uses techniques similar
to glass houses, where natural sunlight
can be augmented with artificial lighting.
In future, the area for agriculture is getting
lesser but a town still need a food
resource to sustain themselves in the
future, so vertical farming is strongly

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i. Green building in residential area
Green Building Principles
Energy efficiency
Resource efficiency
Durability
Indoor environmental quality
Homeowner education maintenance
Sustainable site development
 Indoor environment quality enhancement
Indoor Air Quality seeks to improve air impurities. Buildings
rely on a properly designed ventilation system to provide a
good ventilation of cleaner air from outdoors or recirculated,
filtered air. Hence, it no longer using air-conditioner to
decrease the temperature of the air.

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 Energy efficiency
Generation of renewable energy through solar power, wind
power can significantly reduce the environmental impact of
the building. By using renewable energy to sustain a town,
environment is protected and people have a better liveable
town in the future.
 Strom water management
Strom water management system is the accumulation and
deposition of rainwater for reuse on-site, rather than allowing
it to runoff. Uses include water for garden, water for
livestock, water for irrigation, water for domestic use with
proper treatment, and indoor heating for houses.

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i. Zoning
The future city planning scheme controls land use and
development within the future town. It contains state and
local planning policies, zones and overlays and other
provisions that affect how land can be used and developed.
The planning scheme determines if a planning permit is
required to change the use of land or to construct a building
or make other changes to the land and specifies relevant
assessment criteria when a planning permit is required.
In most instances, buildings and works in the municipality,
whether residential or business, must be approved by
Council through the planning permit application process.

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ii. Transportation system & routes
a) Hyperloop train
A future has a well-planned transportation routes which
travels all around the town and citizen able to arrive to their
destination without using any vehicles. Hence, it is very
convenience to every people in the town. It also create a low
accident rate in the future town as this transportation system
had become an alternative option for people to arrive their
destination. Thus, amount of vehicle on the road is
decreased.

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b) Highways, bicycle and pedestrian routes

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d) Straddling bus & Hyperloop train

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iii. Energy resources
In this future town, there is a part of the land which apply
energy resources to the whole town. For this reason, power
supply with coal-fired power plant, fuel combustion are
eliminated by people as it cause pollution to the environment.
Solar panel and windmill is built because when the town is
floating on the sky, it gets enough wind and also sunlight to
produce energy to whole town.

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7. Conclusion
After weeks of doing researching and considering on how to build
a future town, it is extremely challenging for me to design and plan
a town. I believe that the town floating on the sky able to provide a
good and sustainable for people in the coming years.
In this report, all of the parts are been through a deep
consideration and discussion with colleagues and also a tough
way to get the approval from the mayor of the town. Hence, if this
proposal had been achieved, people are able to live in a
sustainable town together with eco-friendly town in the future.
Thank you.

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8. References
i. http://www.lusail.com/English/Pages/English_Home.aspx
ii. http://green.autoblog.com/2013/11/08/hyperloop-
transportation-technologies-company-formed-to-make-mus/
iii. http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,2880
4,2029497_2030622_2029706,00.html
iv. http://www.education-in-japan.info/sub1.html
v. http://earthquakequestions.com/earthquake-proof-
buildings.htm
vi. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/great_dynasti
es_gallery.shtml
vii. http://www.ancient-egypt.org/_v3d/index.html
viii. http://www.lusail.com/English/The-Visitor-
Center/Pages/Transportation-Systems.aspx
ix. http://www.lusail.com/English/The-Visitor-
Center/lusailstarterpack/Pages/lsp/grd-storm-water-
mgmt.aspx
x. http://www.memphistravel.com/memphis-history

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