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Content:
1. Introduction
2. A Town
3. Investigation on Better Township or Town or City Guidelines
and Issues
4. Investigation & Data Collection: Ancient and old cities/town
5. Investigation & Data Collection: The present towns/cities
6. Investigation & Data Collection: The future and better
township
7. The New “X” Town / Or the new name
8. The Conclusion
9. References list

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1.Introduction
For this report,I will have to pretend that I am the mayor of the
“X”Town.The people that live in this town required a new town as it is no
longer level.I would need to propose a new layout for the new “X”
Town in a short period of time.
The size of the proposed new city should be between 20-40 km
and the population in between 150,000-300.000.The people live in this
town should be Malaysian as it is located in Malaysia.i am required to
contain the structure and the zoning of the city.The transportation and
utility also need to be included.
I am required to do a research and collect data of
ancient,present and future cities.After that,look into documents and
guideline regarding planning a better future city.Finally,I am required to
include a brief proposal or the “X” Town through diagrams,images from
online and do some sketches too.It would be great to have plans 3d
view of the proposed city.
It relates to the subject by the point below:
1:to expose the elements of the natural and built environment in their
basic unit ,form and function
2, to show the symbiotic relationship of the elements of the natural and
build environment
3, to question, analyze and articulate the impact between natural and
built environment

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2.The town
2.1 The Town Definition
A town is a place where people live that is smaller or less important than a city .But
there are an area where many people live and work.Town is a form of social
organization and human settlement.
2.2 What is the brief history
A city formed as central places of trade for the benefit of the members living in close proximity to
others facilitates interaction of all kinds. The conventional view holds that cities first formed after
the Neolithic revolution. The Neolithic revolution brought agriculture, which increased human
population-density .The agricultural production also supporting the city development.The reason
why people have come together to live in cities is because the economics on protection against
marauding barbarian armies.
2.3 What makes a town
A town is made up of high population-density,educational area,residential
area,commercial area,religion and culture,parks,government area,public
services and supported by law,equipped by transportation,facilities and ports.
2.4 What makes a good town/ township
1)They achieve smart growth
-Cities must invest in infrastructure that reduce emissions, waste
product ,water use,as well as build high density building

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2.)They do more with less.
-Great cities secure all revenues due, explore investment partnerships,
embrace technology, make organizational changes that eliminate
overlapping roles, and manage expenses.
3)They win support for change.
Successful city leaders build a high-performing team of civil servants, create a
working environment where all employees are accountable for their actions,
and take every opportunity to forge a stakeholder consensus with the local
population and business community.

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2.5 What are the future towns
It can be defined as an Eco town. It offers the opportunity to achieve high
standards of sustainable living while also maximizing the potential for
affordable housing. Future towns cover every aspect of disaster resistant
buildings.
3.Investigation & Data Collection:
Ancient Cities / towns
Sidon
3.1 When did it start? History and all
There is evidence that Sidon was inhabited as long ago as 4000 B.C., and perhaps
as early as Neolithic times (6000 - 4000 B.C.). The ancient city was built on a
promontory facing an island, which sheltered its fleet from storms and served as a
refuge during military incursions from the interior. In its wealth, commercial initiative,
and religious significance, Sidon is said to have surpassed all other Phoenician city
states.
The sedans Phoenician period began in the 12th - 10th century B.C. and reached
its height during the Persian Empire (550 - 330 B.C.). The city provided Persia, a
great land power, with the ships and seamen to fight the Egyptians and the Greek, a
role that gave it a highly favored position. The Persians maintained a royal park in
Sidon and it was during this time that the temple of Eshmoun was built.

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Hanging Garden of Babylon
Traditionally they were said to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon,
near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq. The Babylonian priest Berossus,
writing in about 290 BC and quoted later by Josephus, attributed the gardens
to the Neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II, who ruled between 605 and
562 BC. There are no extant Babylonian texts which mention the gardens, and
no definitive archaeological evidence has been found in Babylon.
3.2 What ancient city are you concentrating on?
Sidon, is one of the famous names in ancient history. The largest city in south
Lebanon, Sidon is a busy commercial center with the pleasant, conservative
atmosphere of a small town. Since Persian times this was known as the city of
gardens and even today it is surrounded by citrus and banana plantations Ancient
object from Sidon have turned up on the word ‘s antiquities markets.
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3.3 What makes is a significant city and what are the details?
Sidon
Derived from the Greek word for “fishery,” Sidon was an ancient Phoenician port city
and is famous for its fishing and trade industries, as well as its glass manufacturing.
Sidon was the first Phoenician city to send ships in to the open seas, and at that time
they navigated using the stars. They were a wealthy community and a commercial
city, famous for their gold and silver and their manufactures of embroidery, dies,
metals, but especially glass.

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Hanging Garden of Babylon
Hanging Gardens of Babylon are one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
and perhaps the most famous of roof gardens. King Nebuchadnezzar, a famous
general in his time, built the Hanging Gardens for his wife, Amytis, who longed for her
mountainous homeland of Media. The cigarette had a 400 ft2 base, with landscaped
terraces eventually reaching the grand roof garden at the top, 75 feet above the
ground. It was an engineering marvel, a living mountain in the middle of a desert.
The terraced layout explains the phrase “hanging garden,” where the vegetation
hung over the walls to the level below.
The weight of the garden was supported by a series of arcades whose walls were
sixteen feet thick. The garden was watered through a complex irrigation system fed
by “machines” hidden from public view that pumped water from the river Euphrates
eighty feet below to the top of the roof garden. The structure supported a forest of
trees, exotic plants, wildlife, and perpetually green grass. Some trees grew to be as
tall as 50 feet.
3.4 Conclusion about the cities

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It is very convenient of trade and import things if we have a port .To gain wealth ,we
should use the facilities properly.The Babylonians were very smart as they can solve
the problem of irrigation without his knowledge of modern engineering.They built a
network of canals and the chain pump to carry the water from the Euphrates River
to water the crop and plants.
3.5 What information or element that you can use to your new future city
Sidon
A government Resthouse on the waterfront next to the castle offers good
food and refreshment. Situated in a restored medieval building, the Resthouse
is set in a landscaped seaside terrace.The interior has vaulted ceilings and
medieval decor. There is also a fine patio with a fountain.
I would like to add some of the rests into my future city.To live with relaxing,we
should have a place to see the beautiful view of the sea.It takes advantage
as my city surroundings with sea.Therefore,it is good for build some rests
beside.
Hanging Garden
-Green roof
Hanging Garden of Babylon hardly had the same environmental befits of
today’s rooftop greenery-ne scholar estimates the garden would have
required 8,200 gallons of irrigation water a day,
I would use like to use the concept of green roofs in my city as it is very
important for us making our city green now.Using green roof in my city can let
it feel nature and fresh.It also won't take a large space.

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.
Present Towns / township
4.1 When did it start? History and all
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok became the capital of Siam (as Thailand was previously known) in 1782,
when General Chao Phraya Chakkri, the founder of the ruling Chakkri dynasty,
assumed the throne as Rama I and moved the court from the west to the east bank
of the Chao Phraya River.

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The move appears to have been dictated by strategic considerations: the wide
westward bend in the river constituted a wide moat guarding the northern, western,
and southern perimeters of the new site. To the east stretched a vast, swampy delta
called the Sea of Mud, which could be traversed only with extreme difficulty. Rama I
modeled the new city on the former capital, Ayutthaya, 40 miles (64 km) to the north.
By the end of his reign the city was established. The walled Grand Palace complex
and the temple Wat Pho were completed. A new city wall, perhaps the most
imposing structure, skirted the river and Khlong Ong Ang to the east .
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the largest metropolis in Scandinavia and considered as a centre of
culture and arts with plenty of sightseeing and entertainment activities to offer visitors -
together with multitude of shopping facilities and the longest pedestrian street system in
the world. Copenhagen is the seat of the National Parliament (Folketinget) - the Royal
Residence and Supreme High Court
Copenhagen was founded in the years 1160-67 by Bishop Absalon (1128-
1201) - who was at that time the counsellor for King Valdemar I (1131-1182 -
Ruled Denmark 1154–57 as Valdemar the Great). It was King Valdemar I - who
gave Absalon the task to build a city on the east coast of Zealand to protect
trade on theSound (Øresund). Absalon was the archbishop of Roskilde
in 1158 - once the capital of Denmark in the 12thcentury. Here he initiated the
building of Roskilde Cathedral around 1170 - which has been the royal burial
place since the 14th century of Danish Kings and Queens. Absalon was also the
archbishop of Lund in 1178 - a province in Sweden near Malmø.

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4.2 What makes is a significant town and what are the details?
Bangkok
Bangkok has big plans for a brighter future. City Governor Apirak Kosayodhin
recently announced a five-year green strategy, ngkok, Thai Krung Thep,
Grand Palace [Credit: © Telegraph Colour Library—FPG International]city,
capital, and chief port of Thailand. It is the only cosmopolitan city in a country
of small towns and villages and is Thailand’s cultural and commercial centre.
Bangkok is located on the delta of the Chao Phraya River, about 25 miles (40 km)
from the Gulf of Thailand. It was formerly divided into two municipalities—Krung Thep
on the east bank and Thon Buri on the west—connected by several bridges. In 1971
the two were united as a city-province with a single municipal government. In 1972
the city and the two surrounding provinces were merged into one province, called
Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok Metropolis). The metropolis is a bustling,
crowded city, with temples, factories, shops, and homes juxtaposed along its roads
and canals. It is also a major tourist destination, noted for bountiful cultural
attractions and a nightlife that includes a flourishing sex trade.
Copenhagen
1.Bicycle Superhighway
the city of Copenhagen has launched the first of 26 planned suburban
commuter arteries built exclusively for bicycles: long, well-paved, carefully
maintained bike paths to link its suburbs with the inner city, up to 14 miles long
and requiring the cooperation of 21 separate municipal governments. These are
the numbers the Times reports. Remarkably, the story makes no mention of the

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extraordinary figure for cycling’s modal share in Copenhagen, so I will: fully 37
percent of Copenhagen residents — and 55 percent of downtown dwellers —
use bikes as their primary mode of transportation. Which points to another key
Copenhagen innovation ...
2.The Green Wave
the most innovative piece of cycling infrastructure in Copenhagen is a technique,
not a physical thing. It’s the “Green Wave” — a rejigging of the traffic lights along a
primary downtown commuter artery so that the green lights are synched to the
pace of the average cyclist.
3. Cities for People
Bikes aren’t the point; they are a tool, one of many means to the end of a
sustainable city.
Copenhagen’s real revolution began in the early 1960s, when the main downtown
shopping street, the Strøget, was so clogged with cars that the city considered
banning bikes from it. Instead, they banned cars. And they began a half-century of
people-centered planning that led, in its latest chapter, to innovations like the
cycling superhighway.
The point, though, is not to exalt the bike. It is to make the city work for everyone.
One of the cities that has most fully embraced this philosophy is New York, which
pedestrianized Times Square, built real bike lanes and otherwise rethought its entire
street system .The city’s roads are not for automobiles but people.
4.3 Conclusion about the towns
To improve our city,we have tried to make it change .Both of the city have
improved their insufficient acting. Of course, vehicles are used commonly, but
who are really know how to use it. To let the global emission decrease,we
must try to use foot and bicycle instead of using cars.

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4.4 What information or element that you can use to your new town
Bangkok
- Reduce global-warming emissions from vehicles, and make city buildings more
efficient
Healthy-living City model in Urban Compact Land-use shows the diversity of
usages in a compact urban structure. The main components, which are
commercials, workplaces, housing and accessible green space should be in
an appropriate proportion11 to accommodate surrounding habitants. The
Linkage between each component should be within walking distance, which
should not exceed 600-800 m.12. Traffic Calming is an idea of modification of
street design to give priority to pedestrians, cyclists and communities. It tends
to reduce speed and share more space to encourage non-motorized
activities within the community.

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The future of towns and Better Towns
Lily Pad Floating Cities for Climate Change
Refugees
5.2 What makes is a significant town and what are the details?

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Biomimicry was clearly the inspiration behind the design. The Lilypad, which
was designed to look like a waterlily, is intended to be a zero emission city
afloat in the ocean. Through a number of technologies (solar, wind, tidal,
biomass), it is envisioned that the project would be able to not only produce
its own energy, but be able to process CO2 in the atmosphere and absorb it
into its titanium dioxide skin.
Each of these floating cities is designed to hold approximately around 50,000
people. A mixed terrain man-made landscape, provided by an artificial
lagoon and three ridges, creates a diverse environment for the inhabitants.
Each Lilypad is intended to be either near a coast, or floating around in the
ocean, traveling from the equator to the northern seas, according to where
the gulf stream takes it.
5.3 Conclusion about the towns
The project isn’t even close to happening anytime soon, but there is value in
future forward designs . They inspire creative solutions, which at some point,
may actually provide a real solution to the climate change problem.
5.4 What information or element that you can use to your new town

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The 'Lilypad City' would float around the world as an independent and fully
self-sustainable home. With a lake at its center to collect and purify rainwater,
it would be accessed by three separate marinas and feature artificial
mountains to offer the inhabitants a change of scenery from the seascape.
Power for the central accommodation hub is provided through a series of
renewable energy sources including solar panels on the mountain sides, wind
turbines and a power station to harness the energy of the waves.

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6.The New “X” City / The New NAME?
6.1 How did you come up with the solution to create this new town
Because of the population of JOHOR has increasing dramatically in these few
years and the pollution of air has become worse due to the large amount of
vehicles.Many people would like to get away from there and leave to others
place.As a mayor,I think this is a large opportunity to ask the citizens to come my
town to live,There are Singapore and Johor nearby so it is the best choice to put my
town on there to develop.
6.2 What is S&N town?
‘S&N’ combine two words ‘sustainable’ and nature.That's means, although to
be a sustainable town is very important, but nature also an element to let the
town be more valuable.
6.3 What the town focus on?
Agriculture and tourism.
6.4 What are the important characteristics
It is located at Johor and few of the islands nearby. It is a small island off
Malaysia's east coast, facing the South China Sea. The area of the whole
island is about 22,45km square.The population of S&N town is about 156,000.
S&N town most focus, on agriculture and tourism. It has a lot of area of
agriculture so the citizens are being self-sufficient food supply.The center of
the town has a tall building.It is unique as it is located on the center of the city
surroundings with water .Therefore, tourists can rowing boat in the area,
6.5 What are the elements of the town?
1 ) Hard infrastructure
a)Transport infrastructure
-Bicycle and subway train
Bicycle and subway train is the main transportation of this town.By using both
of this vehicle can decrease the air pollution of this town.

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-boats
There is also a lot of boat in the center of the town.The boats are for tourism
uses.Tourist can row the boat in the lake to appreciate the views.
b)Fishing port
A fishing port is a port or harbor for landing and distributing fish. It may be a
recreational facility, but it is usually commercial. A fishing port is the only port
that depends on an ocean product, and depletion of fish may cause a
fishing port to be uneconomical. In recent decades, regulations to save
fishing stock may limit the use of a fishing port, perhaps effectively closing
it.

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c) Energy infrastructure
wind turbines
-Wind Turbines are rotating machines that can be
used directly for grinding or can be used to
generate electricity from the kinetic power of the
wind. They provide the clean and renewable
energy for us of both home and office. Wind
Turbines are a great way to save money and make
the environment clean and green. This reduces the
need to burn fossil fuel to satisfy the same energy
needs, and arguably results in lower greenhouse
gas emissions.
Solar energy
-Solar energy can be turned into electricity either directly in
solar cells, or in a concentrating solar power plant by focusing the light to run a heat
engine. It can cut carbon footprint. Solar electricity is a green renewable energy and
doesn't release any harmful carbon dioxide or other pollutants. A typical home solar
PV system could save over a tonne of carbon dioxide per year – that's more than 30
tonnes over its lifetime.

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2) Soft infrastructure
Social infrastructure
The health care system, including hospitals, the financing of health care,
including health insurance, the systems for regulation and testing of
medications and medical procedures, the system for training, inspection and
professional discipline of doctors and other medical professionals, public
health monitoring and regulations, as well as coordination of measures taken
during public health emergencies such as epidemics
The educational and research system, including elementary and secondary
schools, universities, specialised colleges, research institutions, the systems for
financing and accrediting educational institutions
Social welfare systems, including both government support and private
charity for the poor, for people in distress or victims of abuse.
Cultural, sports and recreational infrastructure.

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6.6 The
zoning

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6.7 The transporta
tion

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6.8 Perspective drawing
the fish market

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the center of the town
commercial& business &
government buildings
the residential area

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6.9 Conclusion about the new X town
S&N town is sustainable town that is full of nature elements .Therefore,it is a
nice place for people who want to live in nature instead of polluted place.
7.Conclusion
In this report,I have learnt a lot of things about the condition of
building a town out.It is very important to investigate before
the town has been built.We should try to learn the ancient
history to develop a better future.
For me,the most useful things that I have learnt is to zoning the
area of my town.I have met difficulty when I zone it.It must be
consider every single problem that will be happened if I make
the mistake of zoning it.
Lastly,to have a better living future,we should try to have a
sustainable town.It does not just consist with buildings, but with
humanity. Human should try to interact each others to develop
this sustainable town.

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8.Reference Links
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/urbanization/how_to_make_a_city_great
http://www.bible-history.com/geography/ancient-israel/sidon.html
http://grist.org/article/cities3/
http://www.copenhagenet.dk/cph-history.htm
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportation/blogs/3-reasons-why-
copenhagen-is-the-world-leader-in-urban-sustainability
http://www.heathershimmin.com/a-brief-history-of-roof-gardens
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/51726/Bangkok
http://inhabitat.com/lilypad-floating-cities-in-the-age-of-global-warming/
http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2009/04/27/12-fantastic-floating-cities-and-
artificial-islands/

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