Local Agenda 21 Wan Fawwazul a135749

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JABATAN KEJURUTERAAN AWAM DAN STRUKTUR

FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN DAN ALAM BINA

KKKH 4284 PERANCANGAN BANDAR LESTARI

SEMESTER 2 2013/2014

TASK 5: LOCAL AGENDA 21

NAME : WAN FAWWAZUL HAKIM BIN WAN GHAZALI

NO. MATRIC : A135749

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

DR. MUHAMAD NAZRI BIN BORHAN


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LOCAL AGENDA 21

AGENDA 21

Agenda 21 is essentially a global action plan or blue print for sustainable city

development and management that was born out of Rio De Janeiro Declaration, Brazil in

1992 attended by 178 countries including Malaysia. The United Nations Conference onEnvironment and Development (UNCED) known as the Earth Summit developed Agenda 21,

a blueprint for action to achieve sustainable development. Agenda 21 called upon

governments around the world to take a course of action to implement that blueprint.

LOCAL AGENDA 21

Local Agenda 21 is a program aimed at implementing sustainable development at the

local level. A Local Agenda 21 program comprises systems and processes to integrateenvironmental, economic and social development. Founded on a strong partnership between

local government and the community, the progress towards local sustainable development

will be guided by the preparation of a long term strategic action plan that integrates existing

policies and programs and an agreed future direction.

Local Agenda 21 provides the basis for debate on and awareness of sustainable

development at the community level. The main focus of Local Agenda 21 is to involve all

groups in sustainable development planning in the major areas of economic, social and

environmental development. This focus on participation clearly sets Local Agenda 21 apart

from other initiatives which focus more on the achievement of outcomes for sustainabledevelopment.


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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Development that satisfies present needs without compromising the ability of future

generation to satisfy their needs. It includes human development, food, safety and energyresource. It must also integrate economic, social and environment priorities.

( Source: World Commission on Environment & Development)

BENEFITS OF LOCAL AGENDA 21

Benefit from Local Agenda 21 to the citizen are as follows:

The ideas and view of the citizen could be taken into account in the planning andimplementation of LA21 programs to improve the quality of life in the town

The local authority will be more sensitive and effective to the citizen needs A more conducive environment and a higher quality of life Having more pride and ownership over your surroundings

To the organization or establishment :

Project the image of the organization as a good corporate citizen sensitive to the needsof the community

Increased effectiveness through co-operation with other stakeholders in thecommunity

Opportunity to participate in the planning and development in the surroundings withthe local authority


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Opportunity to give valuable input to policies and practices that will influence theirsurroundings and the community's quality of life

Opportunity to serve the communityTo the government :

Increased understanding and cooperation between government and the community Increased community support and participation in programs that will benefit all Further improve the image of the department as one that practices good governance

through public participation, transparency, consensus building, effectiveness and

efficiency, accountability and strategic vision

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL AGENDA 21?

Join a social or environmental organization, program or activity in your area Encourage children and friends to care for the environment Contact your local authority and join their physical, environmental , social and

economic programs


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MY HOMETOWN

My hometown is Damansara which is located in in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia

Damansara is a township in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which straddles the state borderinto Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Damansara is a central commercial hub, andhouses several affluent residential areas. Its status as a satellite town of Kuala Lumpur

is tied to its location in the heart of Klang Valley in Malaysia

The majority of the zone is hilly terrain with predominantly low to medium densityresidential development around the district centre of Damansara and neighbourhood

centre of Taman Tun Dr. Ismail.

Damansara also includes extensive recreation areas such as the golf courses of theKuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC) and Civil Service Golf Club

(KGPA), West Valley Park, Bukit Kiara Equestrian Park and a Botanical Garden,which, together with the campus of the University of Malaya, create a green crescent

to the south of the zone.


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Implementing green building concept in Damansara.

i) Menara Mustapha Kamal building.

ii) In building & Roof top garden (One Utama Shopping Centre


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Community Forest Reserve in Kota Damansara, Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.


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Evaluation and suggestion on how to plan my hometown in accordance with Local Agenda

21.

Elements Evaluation Suggestion

Managing and

improving the local

authoritys own

environmental

performance

The involvement of multipleagencies and departments in

urban management had made

it difficult to coordinate many

actions and in turn affects the

effectiveness of those actions.

The various roles that areexpected of these local

authorities to attain a liveable

city with a high quality of

living had put pressure on

those authorities to acquire a

strong organisation. The

pressure is left more intensely

by small; and medium sized

local authorities that lack

finance, manpower, skills and

equipment in providing the

expected services.

The challenges that been facingrequire the respective parties be

more focused in undertaking

parties be more focused in

undertaking each and every

responsibility in urban

development.

Good urban administration andmanagement need to take into

consideration the capability of

each local authority as each

local authority as each differs in

terms of manpower, skills and

financial capacity to provide

good service for its population.

The local authority, as the mainagency responsible to urban

management, needs to update

the administration and

management system to optimise

its financial revenue including

new sources, upgrade its

capacity to enable towns to

become more competitive and

viable, strengthen human

resources by employing skilled

and experienced staff as well as

expand the use of technology.

The local authority, as the mainagency responsible to urban

management, needs to update

the administration and


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management system to optimise

its financial revenue including

new sources, upgrade its

capacity to enable towns to

become more competitive and

viable, strengthen human

resources by employing skilled

and experienced staff as well as

expand the use of technology.

Integrating sustainable

development aims into

the local authoritys

policies and activity

The sustainable developmentare less in these area

The large number of privatevehicle ownership puts

pressure on the capacity of the

existing road network

especially for larger

conurbations. The inefficient

public transportation resulted

in the tendency for the urban

population to opt for private

vehicles instead of the public

transport. In the long term,

this will have negative impact

on the competitiveness and the

attraction of those cities to

draw local and foreign

investors.

Rapid urban development hascontributed to the degradation

of environmental quality

especially the quality of water,

air and noise. Many rivers

which are major sources of

water have undergone

degradation in water quality

due to the pollution from

The development of an urbansystem needs to be based on

clear system of hierarchy so

that the provision and

distribution of facilities and

infrastructure will be more

efficient, thus, preventing

wastage of national resources.

Urban development needs to becarried out within a specified

area to ensure urban sprawl is

avoided. Towards this end, land

use development should be

based on the adopted

development plan and comply

with all policies, programmes

and action plans proposed by

the respective plan.

Urban development should beimplemented in accordance

with the principles of smart

growth with emphasis on

redeveloping suitable areas

especially in urban centres and

brown field areas, preserving

green areas for recreational


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domestic waste, industrial

effluents, suspended

particulates from soil erosion

and heavy metal pollution

from factories. Air pollution

has also increased due to

emission from motor vehicles,

industrial development and

use of non-environmental

friendly fuel sources.

Furthermore, increased human

activities and high population

density have also generated

noise pollution in urban areas.

purpose and conserving

environmentally sensitive areas.

This is to prevent development

from encroaching upon

agricultural and

environmentally sensitive areas,

to promote the optimum usage

of existing infrastructure and to

revive the attractiveness and

liveliness of the urban centres.

Awareness raising and

education

These element need to beimproved.

Good access to high qualitypublic, social and cultural

facilities will contribute a great

deal to the improvement of the

quality of life of the Citys

residents. City Hall Kuala

Lumpur can provide goodgovernance by recruiting the

participation of residents in the

improvement of their living

environment.

The public participation shouldassist in achieving sustainable

development in optimal

utilisation of available

resources environment, should

be promoted and enhanced.

The public should also beencouraged to adopt the 3R

concept of Reduce, Reuse,

Recycle. Such programmes can

be organised at a

neighbourhood level. The


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policies that have been

formulated and the guidelines to

be drafted, shall form the basis

for a comprehensive framework

to guide, control and manage

new development and

improvement works in Kuala

Lumpur.

Consulting and

involving the general

public

This element has beenimplemented through the area.

They may include residents/

tenants associations, youth

club, senior citizen group,

sports club, activity/hobby

societies,

environment/conservation

organization

All parties, in particular localauthorities should be more

innovative, transparent and

efficient in promoting urban

development that is of quality,

healthy, competitive and

progressive.

The concept of eco-partnership,which places emphasis on the

concerted efforts of various

stakeholders such as private

enterprises, various governmentagencies and community based

and non-governmental

organisations (CBOs and

NGOs) to carry out study

activities aimed at increasing

public awareness on sustainable

environment, should be

promoted and enhanced.

Setting up a specialenvironmental or local agenda

21 forum to discuss and

propose solutions to

environmental problems that

can be involve representatives

of group.


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Partnerships These elements need to be

improved.

Partnerships should haveconcrete value addition to the

implementation process and

should be new that is, not

merely reflect existing

arrangements.

Partnerships should bear inmind the economic, social and

environmental dimensions of

sustainable development in

their design and

implementation.

Partnerships should be based onpredictable and sustained

resources for their

implementation include

mobilizing new resources and,

where relevant, result in

transfer of technology to and

capacity building in, developingcountries.

Measuring, monitoring

and reporting on

progress towards

sustainability

These element need to beimplemented.

Those who choose to registertheir partnership should provide

transparent, participatory and

credible information and

reporting, focussing on their

contribution to the

implementation of goals,

objectives and targets of Local

Agenda 21.

Such reports, which should bein writing, could also include an

update of progress towards

stated objectives, lessons

learned, identification of

opportunities, problems,


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Many challenges faces the city of Kuala Lumpur in this new millennium,

transformation of Kuala Lumpur into a world class city and sustainability city will certainly

involve concerted efforts by all parties involved. In line with this, the importance of

governance and good governance is eminent in administration of developing city like Kuala

Lumpur

constraints and proposed

solutions. Registered

partnerships should submit a

regular report, preferably at

least on a biennial basis.

The policies that have beenformulated and the guidelines to

be drafted, shall form the basis

for a comprehensive framework

to guide, control and manage

new development and

improvement works in Kuala

Lumpur. In order to implement

these measures, the

Environment Unit under the

Health Department of City Hall

Kuala Lumpur should be

strengthened to regulate and

facilitate coordination with

other stakeholders both inside

and outside City Hall KualaLumpur


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