FNBE MY FUTURE TOWN PROPOSAL

CONT E NT :
1. Introduction (pg3)
2. The Town- Investigation on Better Townships or Town
Guidelines and Issues (pg 4-14)
3. Investigation & Data Collection: Ancient Cities/Town
(pg15-22)
4. Investigation & Data Collection: Present Cities/ Town
(pg 23-30)
5. Investigation & Data Collection: The future of the towns
and better township ( pg 31-35)
6. The New “X” Town (pg 36-58)
7. Conclusion (pg 59)
8. References(pg 60-61)
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Introduction
1.
In this final project, we are require to built our
own future town. First, we need to know what is a
town and its characteristics. Then, we need to do a
lot of research on the ancient, present and even the
future cities or town. With these information. we
need to think about the needs of people and all the
elements that a perfect town should contain.
By the way, we need to come out a A4 report
and a 3 minutes video for our new town with our
the selected theme. After discussion, our group
decide to choose underwater town as our theme
because it is more fun and more challenging. In this
new town, the citizens should be Malaysian and the
population is about 15,000-30,000. The
information that we gained from our research can
act as a reference when we planning a town.
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2. The Town
2.1 Definition
Cities are larger than town and they may merge with area surrounding with them.
Cities will have larger population than towns. One of the difference between cities and
towns is most of the important administrative or government offices, business centre,
industrial and others will situate in the cities. Thus, the mainly power will be in the cities.
Besides, cities also basically with a well planning before they build. They will complete with
the proper sanitation, water supply, roads and other modern amenities.
THE CITY
DEFINITION
THE TOWN
Towns are smaller than cities but bigger than villager. Unlike cities, they
generally will not expand into other areas.Their population are less than cities.
They may also contain the water supply, roads, clinic and other facilities.
However, they may not as advanced as the cities. On the other hand, a town is
small advanced than a village because it contain the basic needs of people to
satisfy people’s basic living requirement even though town is less developed
than a city.
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2.2 Brief History
Brief History
During the Palaeolithic Age(Stone Age), humans live
like nomad,move from one place to another place. They
always change their living place. They will not stay at a
place too long. They normally will stay in cave, riverside or
tree as their temporarily shelter.They will move to where
they can get foods. Besides, they used simple shaped stone
as their tools to hunt and gather foods.
After a long time development, it reached Neolithic
Age. Humans stop their nomad lifestyle and started to live in a constant place. They
built permanent homes. Plus, they started to have cropping activities and captive
animals to get foods, skin and milk. Farming and herding
were the symbol of the Neolithic Age. Their tools also
became more advanced (made by copper)such as bows
and arrows. Of course, it also include spear tips.
During the Bronze and Iron Age, humans start to had
many activities such as they start to have some business.
This became very popular. They started to improve their
living standard. Moreover, they started to made their
tools by using metal to built their house and rafts.
Therefore, it came out an simple organisation system to let governing management
became more easier and run smoothly.
All of these were the begin of a village. As the village
become larger,it will become a town. After the town
become larger, a city is form. There were many ancient
cities such as Jericho, Babylon and Rome. These great cities
had well planning before they built. They were completed
with educational system, residential areas, transportation,
good land usage, business centre and others.
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2.3 What makes a Town
What makes a TOWN?
A lot of services and infrastructures were prepared and provided for residents, including :
Roads Transportation
Electricity Supply Water Supply
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Business Center Educational Centre
Food Distribution Sanitation
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Humans live , work and have fun in different
type of communities. There are village, town and
city. Village is a small community. Then, a town is a
larger community that located outside or surround
the city. Town unlike city have modern
infrastructures but all the
service and infrastructure that mentioned above or the
basic needs of humans will be provided when planning a
town.
There are variety functional services and facilities that
a town provide for its inhabitants. These functional
attributes have infiltrate the inhabitants’ daily life. Besides,
there also considers as the basic requirements in
inhabitants’ living life. For examples, residential, commercial, communication and
others. Town and city also will have religion elements like temples, mosque and
cathedrals that make inhabitants to reduce the trouble that they need to go further
place.
Some other elements that makes a town:
• Housing
• Business centre
• Clinic or Hospital
• School
• Garden
• Restaurants
• Public Transportations
• Roads
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2.4 What makes a good town
Nowadays, our earth is facing many problems such as global warming,
deforestation and different type of pollutions. All of these are influencing our
healthy. There also other social problems as well, violence, crime, drugs and
overconsumption resources and energy waste. Most of these problems are not
only affect our life, it also will give negative effects for our new generation.
Therefore, we should pay attention on the problems and put more efforts to
solve them.
A good town must not happen the problems above so it can be the better
liveable town for its residents. Furthermore, a good township will fulfils the
requirements of its residents. It should be safe, provide benefits and give
convenience to the residents. A good town also will prepared completed and
perfect system on management and maintenance of the town to let its residents
relieved and live comfortable . Plus, it will have some public spaces for residents
to do activities such as gardens.
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By the way, what are the elements that a town should
include to become a good town?
1. Low and Reasonable Cost of Living
2. Zero Crime Rates
3. High, Advanced and Completed Education System
4. High Employment Opportunity
5. Good Health Management System(Hospital and
clinic)
6. Maintain a Safety Living Environment
7. Good Public Transportation System that allow
residents to access all places
8. Amenities and Utilities(electricity and water supply)
9. Fits with Natural Environment and Green
Plants(Garden)
10. Freedom of Expression and Diversity(residents can
speak and give opinions freedom)
11. Economic Strength and Financial Maturity
12. Ability to Manage Hazard
13. Encourages Interaction between residents and Social
Activity
14. Provide welfare and satisfy residents’ needs
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ALL OF THESE SYSTEM SUPPORT A TOWN
Utilities
Prepare electricity, water and any
infrastructure that residents need in their
daily life to improve the residents living
standard
Transportation
A perfect transportation system to allow
residents to access every places in the
town by any method, cycling,walking or
driving. Public transportation are provided
such as buses.
Education
Provide complete educational system for our
new generation. Besides, provide a better
learning environment for students
Recreational Area
Place for residents to go when they want
to find a place to relax. Todays, many
people are very busy for their works and
have many burden. Therefore, these
recreational area let them to relax and
spend more time with their family when
they are free.
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Food Supply
Control the supplement and
quality of the food.Make
residents to enjoy every meal.
Security, Welfare, Ability
to Manage Hazard
Special units built for any
emergency situations. Promise to
give a safety living environment
for residents to live happily.
Health Management System
Let every residents to have a healthy
body. Provides modern medical
treatment and professional health care
for the patients.
Garbage Disposal
Minimise the pollution that affect
environment. Recycle things that
can be reuse again to avoid
increase the negative effects to
environment.
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2.5 What is the future town?
Nowadays, with the climate change, there are many natural disasters occur
such as earthquake, flood, tsunami, eruptions of volcanic, sea water level increase.
Scientists predict that all of these natural disasters will occur more frequently in
our future. Hence, we need to take action quickly to minimise the effects cause by
the above disasters.
We should take an efficiently action and come up with researches on how
to solve all these problems. We should reduce the emission of waste gases that
released from industrial area and improve our energy efficiency. Plus, we have to
create some new inventions which can assist us to save our environment and find
out other method to solve our energy shortage such as renewable energy.
Future Town
In the future, population of humans will increase. Every inch of the land will be very
valuable. Towns in the future should be plan with ideas to fully use the limited land. Besides,
development of the community nowadays also brings many burdens to residents. Todays, life is
going too fast. Towns in the future should slow down the fast living lifestyle. Residents can
take a break, talk a walk or go for nature so they can relax and enjoy their life with more fun.
Moreover, the cost of living in the future should be lower and affordable for the
residents. There will be more business centre to provide more employment opportunity to
decrease rate of unemployment.There will be a safety town with low crime rate. Besides, a
very convenient transportation system will be prepare. In the future, high technology and
modern town will build for residents to increase their living standard and let them to live
happy and satisfy.
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Future Town Project
Solutions to solve problems
1. Use suitable Environmentally Materials
to build for new housing
2. Use Renewable Energy
3. Reuse, Reduce and Recycle
4. Drive with Electric Vehicles
5. Walking, Cycling or Public Transport
6. Bike-Sharing Schemes provide in certain places
7. Control the Emission of Waste
Gases
8. Greening Town combine town
with Natural Environment and
Green Features
9. Art Inspiration can find in any
corner of town
10. More Design and Architecture
Feature that make Building
Proportionate to each other
11.Planning perfect Transportation System to avoid
traffic jam problem and make residents easy to
access anywhere that they want to go
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3. Investigation & Data collection:
Ancient Cities/ Towns
3.1 Ancient cities/ towns that I concentrating on
Babylon,Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is one of the earliest
civilisations in the world.
Mesopotamia can be divided into two
parts which is north part and south
part of the Baghdad. The south part of
the Baghdad was at the connection
between Tigris River and Euphrates
River. This place is known as Babylon.
Its name came to derive from bav-il or
bav-ilim which mean ‘Gate of God ’.
‘Babylon’ is came from Greek word. The city
is well known for its unique building, culture,
the Hammurabi Law and its Hanging
Garden.This consider as one of the seven
wonder into the world.
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Harappa, Indus Valley
Indus is the earliest civilisation
in India. It located at the west part
of the India and it near the Indus
River. Indus had another name
which was from its main city,
Harappa. As we known, there were
two main cities at that time,
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.
Harappa is an ancient city of
the Indus valley civilisation (c.
2600-1700BC). It is near the river. Its famous significant which let
everyone feel awesome are its well systematic city planning by the
knowledge of geometric and architecture. However, compare with
Mesopotamia civilisation, Indus civilisation do not left too much of the
informations and clear sources for us to do research on this mystery
ancient city.

3.2 History of Ancient Cities/ Town
Babylon
Mesopotamia was started at the south part
which was Summer. Sumeria (people at that
time) that started to live here and had farming
activities by invented irrigation system.
In the beginning, Babylon only is a minor city.
It started to become one of the most powerful
large city in Mesopotamia when its famous king,
Hammurabi(1792-1750 BCE) enlarged and
heightened the city. He had built opulent temples,
canals and made diplomacy with other cities.
However, this great ancient city started to fall
apart and dwindled in size and scope after the
Hammurabi King’s death. Then, Babylon was
sacked by the Hitties easily in 1595BEC.
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By around 4000 BC, people begun to live in a constant place
(Indus River valley). They started farming activity and used
irrigation system to water their fields.
The population of the valley begun to increase because the
location of the place was near with the river. Therefore, it has
enough water supply and foods. When the small place became
crowed because of more and more people moved in, people
started to build cities.
With the development, there were two main cities formed
which were the Harappa and Mahenjo-Daro that near the Indus
Valley. Moreover, Lothal and the Sutkagen Dor were the main
port citiest at that time.
By around 2000 BC, the Harappa civilisation had collapsed.
No person know what is the reason that caused this collapse. It
may be invasion of Aryan or natural disasters.
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3.3 What make them significant and what are the details?
Babylon
The city state of the Babylon had divided into main area which
were the city centre, walls, rural places and ports. It also had its own
fortress. Inside the city, there were castle, residential area, business
centre, religious place and more. The centre of the city is the
religious centre. Babylon was a well planning city because it satisfy
the basic needs of its residents. It can be proved by its wide and
straight roads.
Furthermore, the
Hammurabi Law which
emphasise
the equality between
all the sectors of
personnel also one of
the significant of
Babylon. This great
civilisation also invented many useful inventions which still give a big
contribution that helps us in our daily life such as wheel,
‘kincir’ and method of making bricks. Besides, the sculptures and the
stone pillars in Zigurat (religious place) also the famous significant
for Babylon.
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As we know, Harappa had systematic city planning. This city
divided into two part and surrounded by walls. The main part of the
city contained the administrative centre,religious area which had
the pubic bathing place for ritual and cleaning purpose. Plus, it also
is a place for the storage of agricultural products.
The another pat of the city is residential area. Planning of the
Harappa city was influenced by the culture and knowledge in
geometric and architecture fields from Mesopotamia civilisation and
Mesir Purba civilisation. This city was arranged based on many
buildings that shaped like block or square-shaped. Furthermore,
that will be a straight road between every building. It had a
systematic transportation planning system.
Besides the roads, this city also connect with other cities by
river and roads. Moreover, this city had its own sewage system.
Last but not least, this
Harappa city had many
significant, it had its own
systematic sewage system,
it built a city by combined
the techniques and
knowledges that exchanged
or learned from
Mesopotamia civilisation
and Mesir Purba civilisation on how they built their cities and the
transportation planning skills(roads). All of these may because of
the openness of mind of Harappa’s residents.
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3.4 Conclusion about the cities/ towns
After I did the research any investigation, I found out that all the
great cities were formed from a small village, then town and later it
developed into a city. Their location may be is one of the element that
helps them to become great city. Those varies type of economic activities
and population increase also made the cities became prosperous.
Besides, a great city will has its own social organisation to let every
residents have their own specialised work. All of these elements build a
success
city.
From my research, I can realised that every city have their own
characteristic and unique ways. For an example, Babylon had the famous
Hammurabi Law which let its residents live peacefully. Secondly, this town
also had a well planning before it build. For the Harappa, I like its
uniqueness of the city planning system such as the transportation
system(roads) and sewage system. Plus, location Harappa and the
openness of mind of this city also made it became great city in the past.
I am vey appreciate to the people in the
past because they had invented many useful
things that we still using in our daily life. Their
innovative thinking and their effort spirits really
make our new generation live in a comfortable
and convenient environment. Therefore, we
need to appreciate what we have now and
remember their contributions.
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3.5 Information or element that I can use in my new future
town
According from my research on the two ancient cities,
Babylon, Mesopotamia and Harappa, Indus valley, I found that
the elements below are the main reasons why these both cities
became a great cities. There are:
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1. Strategic Location
A good location is essential. This is because
build my town on a suitable place can make it become
a business centre. Economy of a place will improve the
development of a town.
2. A Systematic City Planning
My town will contain own the basic structures and elements that
should have such as government buildings, commercial area, residential
area, education area, religious area and others. The most important
elements that I will have in my town is port because my town build under
water so the port can act as a site for my town to exchange of goods with
other places. This may become one of source of
income for my town.
3. Disaster Relief Plan
This will help my town when happen
emergency situation. It can consider as a
preparation before any hazard happen. Therefore, I
can always let my residents live in a safe place.
4. Law
A system of rules that can regulating the actions of residents and may enforce
the imposition of penalties. It should become the protection of justice and fair to
every residents. I want my to be a suitable place for my residents to live. Besides, I
want them to feel safe because they are protected and reduce the crime rate.

Present Cities/ Towns(Township)
4.1 Cities/ Towns that I concentrating on
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne located on the Port
Phillip’s large natural bay with its
city centre that situated at the
northernmost point of the bay
that near to the Yarra River. As we
known, Melbourne is the most
populous city in Victoria state and
the second most populous city of
Australia. It cover 9,900km2 of
land.
Melbourne has be consider as the leading financial centre in
Australia and even in the Asia-Pacific region. Furthermore, it also
has been ranked as one of the most liveable city in the world. The
reasons that Melbourne is highly ranked including its area of
education, entertainment, healthcare, research and development,
tourism and sports.
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Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver, a seaport
city on the British
Columbia, Canada. It is
the third most populous
city in Canada. It has its
own uniqueness and
identities. Vancouver city
is an ethnically and
linguistically diverse city
like our country, Malaysia. Therefore, there are many different culture
in Vancouver. More than half of its residents are using other language
as their first language, not English.
Vancouver city covers about 114 square kilometres. It is the
most densely populated Canada’s city and the top four most
populous city in North America after New York City, San Francisco
And Mexico City.
Vancouver is consistently recognised as one of the best city to
live based on its liveability and quality of life. Besides, its economy,
education, art and culture, transportation, living style and others also
attract people’s eyes.
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4.2 History of Present Cities/ Town
Melbourne is the one of the youngest modern city in world.
Before year1835, the Aboriginal people were the first people live
there. There divided into five different groups which belonged to the
Kulin Nation. They were hunter and gatherers. year1842, Melbourne
created a town. Then, it was proclaimed a city in year 1847.
The quick development growth of Melbourne was due to the
gold rush. Gold was discovered in Ballarat in 1850s. Then, the
population begun to increase, more and more people moved in to
seek their fortune in the gold field. This made Melbourne became
the largest city in Australia. At that time, many building and houses
started to build.
In the late 1920s, until the Canberra was built, Melbourne was
the federal capital of Australia from
year1901. Todays, although Sydney grew
larger but Melbourne still remains as the
finacial, sporting, business and cultural
capital of Australia.
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Vancouver, Canada
An aboriginal settlement near the mouth of the Fraser River
called Musqueam was the beginning. Vancouver area was the home for
native people who flourished the forest, land and river for thousand
years.
Then, a spaniard who named José María Narváez reached to
Vancouver area. After that, in year1792, George Vancouver stated that
this land for Britain. In year1808, Simon Fraser reached here. The name
of Fraser River was named after him.
In 1860s, the settlement
named Gastown started. Settles
began to move in. Later, it had
enlarged to incorporated as the
townsite of Granville.Then, the
Canadian Pacific Railway had
chosen it to be the railhead of the
transcontinental railway and it
renamed Vancouver. This city became the important link in the trade
route between the Orient, Eastern Canada and Europe because the
railway was extended to the city to get the benefits from the seaport.
However, Vancouver was destroyed by fire in
year1886. It rebuilt in a short time and the first
train arrived in year1887. By 1901, Vancouver
was developed and it grew in a short time to
become a bustling city. After the Second World
War, Vancouver continued to develop.
In the late 20th century, Vancouver still
continued developed as a bustling city and opened some new
attractions. Today, Vancouver is a thriving and liveable city in the world.
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4.3 What make them significant and what are the details?
Melbourne city is an international centre for
performance and visuals arts so it always consider
as the cultural capital in Australia. This place also is
the cradle land for Australian dance style, Shuffle
and New Vogue, the Australian film and television
industry, impressionist art(Heidelberg School)and
Australian rules football.
Moreover, Melbourne has been recognised as
a UNESCO City of Literature in the last few years. It is the home for Australia’s
culture. Many Australia’s largest and oldest cultural institutions were situated at
there. For examples, the Moving Image, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Museum, Melbourne Zoo, National Gallery of Victoria and the Royal Exhibition
Building which has been recognised as UNESCO World Heritage-listed. Melbourne
is a centre of street art, it is a heaven for buskers and artists.
Furthermore, Melbourne Airport is the second busiest in Australia.
Melbourne’s port also is the famous busiest seaport for containerised and general
cargo in the international market. Moreover, Melbourne has an extensive and
efficient transport system and the city is divided into a grid pattern so even tourists
also say to understand and will not get lost. They also pay attention to the tourists.
Tourists can purchase the ’metcard’ that can allow them travel by trains, buses and
trams in full day. In conclusion, Melbourne has the world’s largest tram network.
Lastly, Melbourne also has the high quality education system that is well-know in the
world. It was ranked the world’s top four university city after London, Boston and
Tokyo in 2008.
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Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver is one of the most beautiful city
in the world. The scenery of ocean, mountains
and forests is so attractive and memorable.
Therefore, tourism is one of the income source
for this country. Moreover, there are many
beautiful houses in Vancouver. Every design of the
house is different. Therefore, art and architecture
elements shows everywhere or any corner in
Vancouver city.
Vancouver provided many different recreational options for its residents
such as gardens. The climate of Canada is one
of the factors that will contributes the
recreational choices of the residents.
Moreover, Vancouver is famous by its great
education system. This city offers both public
and private schools. Plus it also provide good
post secondary options for the students.
Furthermore, beside a best place to live,
Vancouver also the great choice to be a working
place. It is a city near sea so it is a port city,
shipping and industry centre. Therefore, it
provide many job opportunities for its residents.
In addition, Vancouver also become a popular
location for investors. The real estate investment
is very strong in the rental market of Canada
now.
The people live there also very friendly. The communities and the
neighbourhoods are very peaceful and harmonious. Besides, many
infrastructures and services are prepared to let the residents live more
comfortable and happy.
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4.4 Conclusion about the cities/ towns
Melbourne, Australia and Vancouver, Canada, these two places
always in the list of best city to live in the world. Beside, both of
them also cities that near sea. These are the reasons that I chose
these two cities to do research. Both of them have a strategic place
for them to become a great trading city. They have their own port
to do their trading and shipping activities. All of these are the
sources of income of the cities.
Moreover, I realised that tourism
is an important element as it can bring
huge income for a city. The art display
and the architectural designed building
that shows everywhere in Melbourne
and Vancouver attract more tourists
to visit the cities.
Besides, I found out that
Vancouver is an ethnically and linguistically diverse city which
combined from different culture. There are strong religious influence
in the city. This show a belief system of the local. Therefore, places of
worships and religious buildings were provided. All the residents will
respect each other to create a peaceful neighbourhood.
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4.5 Information or element that I can use in my new future
town
1. Port
Trading,shipping and fishing place. This will
provide many job opportunities for my residents.
Besides, improve the economy of my town.
2. Attraction for Tourism
Open more attractive space for tourists such
as a street with all art display. It can be a huge
income . I want my town to show its own culture in
a creative way. Besides, my town will not limit the
sidings to display their art and architectural elements
in their daily life.
3. Recreational Area
Provide different recreational area for
residents to relax themselves such as public park,
sport area, garden and more.
4. Transportation System
Build an efficient transport system to
allow residents can access every corner of the
town. It should be convenient and easy to
understand by residents and even the tourists.
Public transports will be provide such as buses,
train, bicycles and more. For example, Melbourne
City has the largest tram network.
5. Places of Worship and Religious
Buildings
Malaysia is form from many different race so
places of worship is the main element that I will add in
my town.
6. High Quality Education
A well planning education system will be provide
to let every residents have the chances to get well
education. This will increase more intellectuals.
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The Future of the Towns and Better Townships
5.1 Case Study and Guidelines
Sub-Biosphere 2
Sub-Biosphere 2 is an
future underwater city
which is closed and self-sustaining.
It designed as a
base for aquanauts, tourists
and for oceanographic life
science study and research
purpose. It was inspired by
Phil’s favourite hobby, driving,
Jacques Cousteau and Ian Koblick and studying the original
Biosphere 2 scientific research facility in Arizona in student period.
The structure of the Sub-Biosphere 2
would act as a ‘global seed bank’, same as
Noah’s, it store and sustaining human, plants
and animals’ life. It would become new
habitat for around 100people in a long term.
This is because all of these will consider as
the minimum number that required to rebuild our species if any
man-made natural disaster happen and cause negative and serious
situation.
The designer believed that if human cannot avoid the runaway
climate change effects, human may be safer to live underwater. Sub-
Biosphere 2 in sea may be one of the choice that human live for a
long-term.
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Air, water, food, electricity and others will be supply and
manage by the integrated systems of the Sub-Biosphere 2.
Besides, the central biome will monitors life-support systems.
There will be eight surrounding domes for humans, plant, and
animals to live and interact. Furthermore, the environment and
elements in the Earth, the regions of land, sea, air as known as
the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere which are
important in life will be rebuild in the city. These biomes recreate
a new Earth’s biosphere.
Different climatic zone on Earth will be recreates in each
biome. Plus, it will mimicking the Earth;s climates interlink to
exchange water and air flow between each zone. The city will
include five zones, the North Frigid Zone(Arctic), North
Temperate Zone, Torrid Zone, South Temperate Zone and the
South Frigid Zone(Antarctic).
Last but not least, the underwater biosphere may be the
part of vision of future that remaining residents can save
themselves.
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Water-Scraper
The Water-Scraper were
created by a Malaysian, who
named Sarly Adre Sarkum. It
is a liveable and functional
floating city.The concept
came from envisions a self-sufficient
structure that can
satisfy all the human’s need
such as food, air ,water and
electricity. It has its own
farming area and small forest,
it also generates electricity
by using solar, wind and wave
power on the structure’s
surface. Beside farming, it
also generate food though
aquaculture, hydroponics and
others.
Its back and support places are created for residents to live
and work in its depths. Furthermore, its bioluminescent tentacles
act as a habitat for sea fauna to live and gather while its kinetic
movements is collecting as energy. This is try to reduce provide
negative impacts to the environment.
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Resource generation(power, food ,air and others), living,
work, entertainment, garbage disposal and maintenance are the
main components of the programme for the Water-Scraper.
The programme is spread evenly according to all the different
specific required external resource. For examples, wind
generators placed on the top, farming area also on the roof
garden. In addition, the residential area will be placed below the
sea level. It can gat the better natural light.
The Water-Scraper
can keep upright
because it is using a
ballast system and
balancing tanks to
maintain. Its tentacles
also one of the
elements to help this
city to balance when
the tentacles are
generating power and
moving with the rhythm
of tide constantly.
Finally, the lowest
portions have the
buoyancy and ballast
controls that function
to create the proper
counterforce to maintaing this city upright.
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5.2 Conclusion about the cities and information or element
that I can use in my new future town
First, I had learned than zoning is ver important when planning
to built a city or town so I will plan a good town with systematic
zoning. For an example, an area for living, commercial area,
education area, agriculture place and more.
Besides, I will build a sustainable and
environment-friendly underwater town that
will not produce any give negative impact to
the environment. It can be self-sufficient that
fulfil all the human’s needs, air, food, water and
others. My town will have a resource
generation centre to generate the electricity for my residents. For
example, solar, wind, and wave biomass will be the resources for my
town to generate electricity.
Furthermore, I will maximise the green spaces in my town
even underwater will not contain any green plants but I can built a
garden to plant the flora. This may become a recreational place for
my residents to have a walk and relax. Plus, I also will add the green
plants in my town. This is not just a decoration for the town but it
also can provide oxygen for us.
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6. The New “X” Town:
Clystus
6.1 Introduction to Clystus City
Clystus is a town which will build under the sea. It is a
underwater town. This town will locate on the north side of
the Pulau Ketam. It near the Pulau Ketam, Pulau Tengah and
Pulau Klang. Moreover, it have a strategic location which is near
to the largest port in Malaysia, Port Klang. Therefore, it can be a
bustling economic town, provide more income to the town
and residents. Beside, people from our nation’s capital, Kuala
Lumpur can reach the town in a short time.
Due to the climate change nowadays, we need to find a
place which is safe to live. Clystus town is aim to give a self-sufficient
and liveable town for residents. It is function as a
commercial centre, residential area, tourism attraction place
and others. It will be a potential of sustainable initiative, green
environment, well transportation system town in the future.
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Clystus is jellyfish-liked fish. Its concept was came from
the jellyfish. I did refer to two type of jellyfish which is the
Crown Jellyfish and the Haliclystus Jellyfish. In addition, I also
came out some of the ideas from the Water-Scraper that I did
research. It will have the ballast system and balancing tasks as
the Water-Scraper to keep it upright.
The size of the town is 40 square kilometre. The
estimated population of this Clystus will be around 15,000 to
180,000 residents. Town Furthermore, the zoning of the town
will have all the basic requirement such as town hall,
residential area, services area and others.
The name of this town is
came out from the name of the
jellyfish, Haliclystus. This is because
more of my concept and building
principles were came from it.
Therefore, I just name my town,
Clsystus. I had took out the works
’Hali’ because I want to shorten it
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6.2 How did I came up with the solution to create this
new town
The climate change of the Earth had caused many natural
disaster. such as seawater level rising, global warming,
earthquake,tsunami and more. Besides, human also had cause
many different problems. For examples, pollutions and littering
that destroy our environment. Furthermore, experts had said
that the natural disaster and man-made problems will be very
frequent in the future.
Therefore, my opinion is sea may be will be the best space
for us to live. Approximately 71%of the Earth’ surface is sea so
I believe living underwater is our future choice for live.
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6.3 Important Characteristic and Elements
ZONING
The zoning of Clystus is based on the shape and
structure of the jellyfish, Haliclystus.
Port, Shipping and
Shopping Area Hospitality and
Town Hall
Services Centre
Commercial
Centre and
Business Area
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Tourism Area Bike-Sharing
System-
Vertical Bike
Parking
Recreational
Area
Oxygen
Generation
System and Water
Turbines Area
Education
Area
Places of Worship and Culture Area
Agriculture Area
and Forest Area
Monument

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Commercial Centre
This is the centre of the town which
is also the impotent part. Therefore, I
decide to make it as commercial centre
of the town here. This area is for
commercial purposes. Many business
buildings and skyscrapers will be
abundant there. The international and
local organisations and companies, they
build their offices here. In addition, it also
attract the investor around the world to
come here. This area will provide a huge
income for my town.
Most of my residents will get their
job opportunities at the commercial and
business area.My residents will working at
this place too. It will have a conventional
centre where major events and
exhibitions are held. A Grand Hall will be
built and function as a place for important
events such as wedding, book fair and
Matta fair. Beside, it has the monument of
this town which is a lotus. This may
become one of the attractive place for
tourists.

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Port
It consist of a port and a lot
shopping malls. This also is a place
for people to do exchange of
goods. Therefore, it also a trading
area. Products ware imported in
from submarine and manufactured
products are exported out to
other places to be sold.
The shopping malls will be
locate near the port. Residents
can come to this area to buy their
necessities. Besides, residents can
head to other places by
submarine from the port like
Pulau Ketam and Port Klang. It is
also a place where tourists come
in to visit and travel to Clystus.

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Town Hall
It serve as important area act
like the brain of the cell and all
the decisions of all activity in the
town will come out from it. It is
also an administrative centre.
Central Government will located
here , which is the core of the
town. Administrative buildings are
built in the Central Government
area. It serves as the residence of
the mayor. A radio and television
broadcasting centre is located
here.
Moreover, it will has a jail,
judiciary court, juvenile court and
other government offices.

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Services Area
This area consists of
clinics, hospitals, police station,
fire station, post office and
others. The hospitals will
provide the best treatment and
have the latest infrastructures
for the patients.
Police station and fire
station are provided. When any
emergency situation occur, they
will come to help. All of these
services are the welfare of the
residents. Residents can live in
a better and safety town.

Agricultural Area and Green Area(Forest)
This area consist of farming area and small forest. This
farming area can product foods for the residents.
Therefore, our town can self-sufficient. We will not facing
the problem of lacking foods. In addition, we should not
always depend to others.
This small forest is the largest green space in the town.
The small forest will have variety of plants and trees.
Some of the friendly animals, man-made river and
mountain will also add in to the forest. It will become
one of the recreational place for the residents. Besides, it
may become the attractive place for tourists to visit.
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Religious and Culture Area
Places of worship will
provide for the residents. As my
town’s residents are all Malaysian
and Malaysia is formed from
different races, different places of
worship will be prepare. Mosques,
churches, temples and other will
built to serve different residents
with different religious.
A Performing Arts Centre
will be built. Many performances
will be held here.For examples,
musicals,, orchestras and drama.
This is a place where artists and
musicians can free to gather and
express their thoughts. Beside the
Performing Arts Centre is an art
gallery, artists display their
masterpieces. There will also a
culture street to show different
races’ culture. Multiple museum
will be here.

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Education Area
The area contains buildings related to
education. Residents of Clystus study here.
Education is important in forming a
civilised and knowledgeable society. Thus,
there are different primary schools with
different language systems as their main
language but other language also will be
teach at school. This is because Malaysia
is a multi races country. Residents need
to know more than one language so that
they can convenient to communicate
among each others.
High schools, colleges and
universities will be built here. As Clystus
has high quality and completed education
system, it can be consider as an education
hub. It will attract many foreign students
to further their studies here. The
university will also nurtures many
employable graduates and professionals
serve for my town.

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Recreational Area
It has a huge green area. Many
park with different theme and
different style will be held. People
can relax and release bad burdens
with their family, friends and others.
Other facilities such as pavillion and
bridges are provided. Lakes,
fountains and waterfalls also will be
add in. This zone requires a great
amount of landscaping that make it
more beautiful and shows perfect
combine with green nature.
In the middle of this zone, it
will has a clubhouse. Jacuzzi,
spa ,golf course and gymnasium
are inside the clubhouse. People
can enjoy their weekend here.
Beside the theme park, there will
be the sports hub of the town.
Stadiums and aquatic centre fulfill
the Olympic's standard. This
zone also a huge centre for
sports because it will include
badminton courts, basketball
courts, tennis courts and a
sports academy will be built
here.

Hospitality and Tourism Area
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Clystus will have its own iconic
tourist attraction. A theme park for any
age and any social class have fun will be
build. This theme park attract the
tourists and residents. They can get
thrilled and have fun. The income can
improve the economic of the town and
there will be many job opportunities for
residents. Its location also very near to
the port so this makes it easier for
tourists to flock in. In addition, botanical
garden, bird park, a butterfly park, a
sculpture garden and a mini zoo which
separately around the theme park also
the attractive tourism places.
This zone also will have hotels as a
rest place for tourists. There will have the
man-made beach that can let residents
and tourists to enjoy themselves. Tourist
also can find some other water
activities like diving. There will have
some experienced people to guide you.
This is another main attraction for
others to come to my town because
this activities can let them to explore
the wonderful scene under the sea.

Oxygen Generation Area and Water Turbines Area
Breathing is very important but how to
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breath under the sea?
There are many ways for us to get oxygen
down to a human underwater colony. One is
the oxygen generator that generate oxygen.
We can access oxygen from sea water; we
extract oxygen from the hydrolysis of the
water itself. We also do reverse osmosis and
draw oxygen out of the water itself. We
suction it from the air it pump it down by
hose. This help the town to provide oxygen for
the residents.

Security
Security and military aspects
act as shelter for residents. The
secure and the army had be
give a well training. This is to
avoid any emergency situation
happen and they can control
the situation in a short time
when the bad situation happen.
While the emergency situation
become out of control, the
army will come out to give help.
There are very vital to give
protection for the residents of
the town. Thus, security booths
are planned around Clystus to
protect my town from any
forms of terrorism such as
pirates, illegal smuggling or any
other will threatening the
security of my town.
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The full structure of the Clystus
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Protector
Tentacles for
generate energy
Docking System
Industrial Area
Energy Supply
Industrial Area
Residential Area

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Residential Area
This residential area can let
around 15,000-18,000residents to
live. Residents can eat, live and
sleep here. The residents will live
in condominiums that are build
like a cylindrical-shaped. It will
have many green plants and trees
that among the jungle of
condominiums. There will have
other structures are built for the
convenience of the residents. For
instance, shops, restaurants, stalls
and playgrounds.
Cycling trails, pedestrian
bridges, space elevator and other
facilities will be built in this zone.
The space elevator are function
to let the residents to go back
and forth between the top area
and bottom area of the whole
structure. This space elevator is
connect the whole structure of
the town from top area to
bottom
area.

Energy Supply Industrial Area
Underwater turbines will be use
because ocean currents can derive
energy from the water using turbines
because the water is more dense.
Water turbine is very efficient. It
can connect to a grid. Besides, there will
also have a biomass industry to recycle
the waste and generate energy. My
town will has an interconnected system
for electricity. These two renewable
sources of my town, water and biomass,
they will work better interconnected.
They’re cheap, and there are
opportunities for business groups to
develop them. I hope that renewable
energy could help to provide electricity
energy to the town.
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Generate Energy

Industrial Area
This is the industrial area of
Factories and
Manufacturing Companies
the town. Besides, many manufacturing
companies and factories will be build
in this area. These factories provide
income to residents through sold the
products to the residents and
exporting manufactured goods to
other places via the port.
The factories receive their raw
materials from port. A recycle centre
also will be here to recycle the waste
which can be reuse again to avoid
pollution to the environment. A dense
green wall is located between this
zone and and other zone. This can
prevent smog from entering the zones
and produce pollution that will harm
the health of the residents.
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Docking Station
This docking station will
have a ballast system and
balancing tanks that can keep it
upright. Its tentacles also one
of the elements to help this
town to maintain balance when
the tentacles are generating
power and moving with the
rhythm of tide constantly.
Finally, the lowest
portions have the ballast
controls that function to
create the proper
counterforce to maintaing this
city upright. It will also going to
have a submersible surface
support station. This is to let
the town to submerge it and
tie it down if a storm comes
along. It will be some surface
connection and tie it down.
The advanced life support
systems will be build.
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Tentacle

Overall Transportation
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Walkability is great in Clystus. Residents go
to their destinations by walk, cycle or take the
hyperloop. The streets have trees planted at
along the roads. These greenery features cools
down the temperature and let residents feel
fresh and cool, making the streets more
comfortable for pedestrians.
Pedestrian trails, cycling trails and vehicle
trails on the roads are clearly divided. This
making it easier and safer for all residents.
Bridges will be built between buildings to
increase walkability. Green plants also will act as
a decoration of the bridge. The bridges play a
role in evacuating people in case of any
emergency case happen.
Bike sharing systems will be implemented
throughout the my town. Residents can just take
a random bike at the bike sharing stations and
cycle to their destination for free. I suggest
tourists to use the bike to travel my town if they
want to discover every beauty in any corner in
the town.
If the bike is private, the cyclist can park the
bike in a Vertical Bike Parking (VBP) system.
There will be bike sharing stations and the VBPs
in every corner of the town.
There are many hyperloop lines in Clystus.
The lines run just right above the roads so that
they do not affect the city spaces in the town.
This makes the town more tidy and beautiful.
Apart from that, there will be a space elevators
to let residents go back and forth between top
area and bottom area of the whole structure. It is
function like a connection between top area and
bottom area.
Transportation Plan
Walking and cycling
Hyperloop
Bike-Sharing System
Vertical Bike Parking

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Space Elevator
Hyperloop
Bike Sharing System and
Vertical Bike Parking

6.5 Conclusion about Clystus
Clystus is a well-thought out town that has the potential
of sustainable initiative, climate change consideration and
resilience. It has all the latest infrastructure and green features.
Moreover, Clytus is located at a strategic location which is
Malacca Strait. It is near to the Port Klang. Therefore, Clystus
will be the popular location for investors and property buyers.
It will become a very strong global market for real estate
investment. This will provide many job opportunities. Therefore,
it also is a hot commodity commercial centre in the future.
Beside, Clystus can satisfy all the human’s requirement in daily
life. It has a well-planned transportation system, advanced
infrastructures, high quality living area, residential area and
more.
Clystus will receive the global attention as it is a
revolutionary town which build under the city. Its modern and
advanced design and implementation which is good for the
environment will make Malaysia become famous in architecture
and constructed industry field. As the mayor and layout
proposer of Clystus, I hope that the residents of Clystus will
enjoy a high quality, comfortable and safety of life in this new
town.
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7. Conclusion
Human todays are living in critical time where the
resources of the Earth todays is declining dramatically. Moreover,
the demand to the resources also increasing. Therefore, we need
to come out a quick action to solve the problems.
When planning my town, I have learn that it is important to
look into many variety aspects in detail. We should not miss any
detail. This is to ensure that every residents of the town can live
in a high quality liveable town.
Besides, I learnt that doing research before planning a town
is vital. We can learn from the history. In addition, it will be
essential to to refer to the past and present cities or towns
before we build a town. Finally, I realised that act as a town
planner is not easy. It must look into multiple aspects in detail
and may facing challenges when plan a town.
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