Fp part a - report template


Content:

1. Introduction

pg3

2. Investigation on Better Township or Town or City Guidelines and

Issues Pg4-5

3. Investigation & Data Collection: Ancient and old cities/town

pg6-11

4. Investigation & Data Collection: The present towns/cities

pg 12-13

5. Investigation & Data Collection: The future and better township

pg14-15

6. The New “X” Town / Or the new name

pg16-24

7. The Conclusion

pg 25

8. References list

pg26



1. Introduction

For our final project, we have to pretend that we are the mayor of the “X”

Town and propose a new layout for “X” Town. Choices given are a town with

a lake, a town with a river right flowing through the town, a town on a

small island or a town next to the sea or estuary.

This project is divided into 2 part. In part A (individual),we are required

to submit a report and present our proposal in video form. We have to

research and collect useful data from ancient, present and future

town/city. In part B (Group),we have to make a model andA2 presentation

board.

We are exposed to the elements of natural and built environment in

their basic unit, form and function. We will be able to compare the



different development of the built environment by looking at the natural

topography, landscape, space, building and infrastructure.

2. The Town

2.1 The Town Definition

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size definition for what constitutes a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world.

In English and Dutch, the meaning of the word took on the sense of the space which these fences enclosed. In England, a town was a small city that could not afford or was not allowed to build walls or other larger fortifications, and built a palisade or stockade instead. In the Netherlands, this space was a garden, more specifically those of the wealthy, which had a high fence or a wall around them

In some cases, "town" is an alternate name for "city" or "village" (especially a larger village). Sometimes, the word "town" is short for "township". In general, today towns can be differentiated from townships, villages, or hamlets on the basis of their economic character, in that most of a town's population will tend to derive their living from manufacturing industry, commerce, and public services rather than primary industry such as agriculture or related activities.

2.2 What is the brief history


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_industry

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_service

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_(place)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Township

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palisade

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_settlement


During ancient time, some cities had a large dense population, whereas others carried out urban activities in the realms of politics or religion without having large associated populations.

During the European middle ages, a town was much a political entity as a collection of houses. In Continental Europe cities with a legislature of their own were not unheard of, the laws for towns as a rule other than for the countryside, the lord of a town often being another than for surrounding land.

During early modern period, most towns remained far smaller, so that in 1500 only some two dozen places in the world contained more than 100,000 inhabitants. As late as 1700, there were fewer than forty, a figure that rose to 300 in 1900.

During industrial age, the growth of modern industry from the late 18th century onward led to massive urbanization and the rise of new great cities, first in Europe and then in other regions, as new opportunities brought huge numbers of migrants from rural communities into urban areas.

2.3 What makes a town

They tend to have a less dense population than the surrounding environment, with a population that grow its own food. Most small towns exhibit both rural and urban characteristics. Rural characteristics relate to the drivers of the economy through agricultural linkages. Urban characteristics may relate to the role of light industry in the economy but are more often linked to living conditions as a function of density, and changing social systems as a reflection of increased diversity. Usually towns produce their own raw materials.

2.4 What makes a good town/ township (guidelines etc)

-Provides jobs opportunities

-Have enough attractions

-Have education institute

-Have medical centre

-Have government industry

-Improved public transport system

-Green and Sustainable

-Low pollution level

-Using renewable energy as power source



-good town planning

2.5 What is the future towns

There is no specific definition for future town. Everyone has different view on future town. For me, future town has improved compare to ancient and present town to make people’s life easier and more convenient. Future towns are sustainable and many green spaces in the town. Pollution level is low and carbon footprint has reduced in future town. Public transports such buses, mass rapid transit(MRT),and monorail are promoted in future town. Besides, bicycle riding and walking are encouraged for people in future town. This is to reduce carbon dioxide emission and to create a green and sustainable town.

3. Investigation & Data Collection:Ancient Cities—Cairns,Australia



3.1 When did it start? History and all

Prior to British settlement, the Cairns area was inhabited by the Walubarra Yidinji

people,[9] who still recognise their indigenous property rights. The area is known

in the local Yidiny language as Gimuy.

In 1770, James Cook first mapped the future site of Cairns, naming it Trinity Bay.

Closer investigation by several official expeditions 100 years later established its

potential for development into a port.

Cairns was founded in 1876, hastened by the need to export gold discovered on

the tablelands to the west of the inlet. The site was

predominantly mangrove swamps and sand ridges. The swamps were gradually

cleared by labourers, and the sand ridges were filled in with dried mud, sawdust

from local sawmills, and ballast from a quarry at Edge Hill. Debris collected from

the construction of a railway to Herberton on the Atherton Tableland, a project

which started in 1886, was also used. The railway opened up land that was later

used for agriculture on the lowlands (sugar cane, corn, rice, bananas,

pineapples), and for fruit and dairy production on the Tableland. The success of

local agriculture helped Cairns to establish itself as a port, and the creation of a

harbour board in 1906 helped to support its economic future.

Cairns War Memorial, circa 1936

On 25 April 1926 (ANZAC Day), the Cairns Sailors and Soldiers War Memorial was

unveiled by Alexander Frederick Draper, the mayor of the City of Cairns

During World War II, Cairns was used by the Allied Forces as a staging base for

operations in the Pacific,[13] with US Army Air Force and Royal Australian Air

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Army_Air_Force

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairns#cite_note-13

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Cairns

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANZAC_Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herberton,_Queensland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangrove

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Bay_(Queensland)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cook

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yidiny_language

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_title

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairns#cite_note-Dixon01-9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonialism

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base in Trinity Inlet, and US Navy and Royal Australian Navy bases near the

current wharf. Combat missions were flown out of Cairns in support of the Battle

of the Coral Sea in 1942. Edmonton and White Rock south of Cairns were major

military supply areas and US Paratroopers trained at Gordonvale and the

Goldsborough Valley.

A Special Forces training base was established at the old "Fairview" homestead

on Munro's Hill, Mooroobool. This base was officially known as the Z

Experimental Station, but referred to informally as "The House on the Hill".

After World War II, Cairns gradually developed into a centre for tourism. The

opening of the Cairns International Airport in 1984 helped establish the city as a

desirable destination for international tourism.

3.2 What ancient city are you concentrating on?

Cairns is a cosmopolitan city with a population of approx. 140,000 that is

very focused on the tourist industry; particularly popular with international

tourists. Japanese tourists are especially catered for, with many shops' signs

being written in Japanese, as well as English.

Ecotourism is the the main tourism in Cairns. You will not see any other

better location than the Great Barrier Reef of Cairns coupled with its luxurious

beach resorts and its elegant heritage of the city. It is indeed one of the top

destinations in Australia, you can really appreciate the beauty even by air, by

underwater and by land.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairns_Airport

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_Experimental_Station

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_Experimental_Station

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordonvale

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratroopers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Navy


Cairns beaches

Natural and man-made attractions are abundant in Cairns, obviously the most recognised is the Great Barrier Reef. An overwhelming experience will flood you when you visit Cairns.

Great Barrier Reef

The city is surrounded by rainforest and can be used as a gateway to destinations such as Kuranda and the Daintree.

Besides tourism, agriculture is also a major industry and contributes significantly to regional domestic product and employment. The Cairns region boasts natural resources ideal for a strong and growing tropical agriculture industry including land, water supply and a conducive tropical climate.

The major agricultural product grown in the Cairns region is sugar cane. Sugar and sugar mills continue to play a significant role in the region's economy.

In the broader far north Queensland (FNQ) region, there is a diverse mix including fruit and vegetables (eg bananas, mangoes, papaya, potatoes and avocados), dairy, beef, sugar, seafood, poultry, pork, tea, coffee, nurseries and forestry products.



A study by Cummings Economics on the value of the FNQ agricultural sector reports the sector’s turnover at $3.3 billion with direct employment of over 17,000 with ‘flow-on’ employment generated estimated at a further 21,000.

It is estimated that the agricultural sector’s value-add to the FNQ regional economy, including ‘flow-on’ impacts, accounts for about 14% of Gross Regional Value Added.

3.3 What makes is a significant city and what are the details?

The Daintree Cape Tribulation Rainforest in North Queensland Australia is

one of the most diverse and beautiful examples of Mother Natures work in

the world. This ecologically unique rainforest is home to the most extensive

range of rare plants and animals on earth, and all are found within an area

of approximately 1200 square kilometers – the largest chunk of protected

tropical rainforest in Australia

The Daintree Cape Tribulation rainforest is a World Heritage Listed area and

contains the highest number of plant and animal species that are rare, or

threatened with near extinction, anywhere in the world. The Daintree Cape

Tribulation Rainforest is a unique area, precariously balanced between the

advances of development and the warnings of environmentalists.

Visiting the Cape Tribulation Daintree Rainforest exposes tourists to a

wonderful outdoor experience.

Untouched tropical rainforest jungles

Golden beaches with calm water

Hiking and walking trails

Thousands of species of birds and other wildlife

Remote wilderness

Ecological information about the most diverse ecosystem in the world

The beaches of the Cape Tribulation Daintree Rainforest region are rated

among the most spectacular in the world. The tropical warmth combined

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is what heaven could be like. One of the most wonderful features of Daintree

beaches is the lack of people.

Stretching for miles, you can cast your eyes along the golden sand and not

see a single soul, just the trees waving at you in the breeze.

The tropical rainforest is home to the most diverse range of plants and

animals on earth. The Daintree Cape Tribulation region supports species of

plants and animals that have existed for millions of years and are integral to

the ecosystem not just of the Daintree Rainforest, but of other areas around

the world too. As difficult as it may be to imagine, what happens in the

Daintree Rainforest affects what happens on the other side of the planet.

3.4 Conclusion about the cities

Tourism plays a major part in the Cairns economy. According to Tourism

Australia, the Cairns region is the fourth-most popular destination for

international tourists in Australia after Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Cairns preserve their nature and environment and take advantage on it to

become tourist attraction. In this case, it can create jobs and income without


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_Australia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_Australia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_system


destroying or degrading the natural or cultural assets that the visitor has

come to see.

Ecotourism experiences also tend to be at the cutting edge of creativity in

the tourism industry, and can be readily marketed to the ever increasing

numbers of people who wish to ensure that their holiday creates positive

benefits, both for the environment and the local communities visited

3.5 What information or element that you can use to your new future city

-Ecotourism as main source of economy

Bring in tourists under controlled conditions and thus continue to make

money but still protect the area. For examples, beaches, sea

-Agriculture

Grow organic crops and produce own raw material. Increase the amount of

food grown and bought locally, decrease carbon footprint.

4. Investigation & Data Collection:Present Town— Ang mo kio, Singapore

4.1 History



The present Ang Mo Kio area remained largely uninhabited throughout the

19th century. Settlers were attracted to the area only around the start of the

20th century, as a result of the rubber boom. In the old maps of Singapore,

much of the area was labelled as the Ang Mo Kio Forest Reserve with many

plantation estates.

The village that sprang up with the clearing of the land took on the name

"Ang Mo Kio". The immigrant Chinese, mostly Hokkiens were engaged in

rubber-planting and tapping. Cheng San Village where Ang Mo Kio New Town

now stands was once a huge rubber plantation. The 1922 to 1932 world

slump in rubber prices made many tappers and labourers turn to pig and

poultry farming or market gardening. During World War II when Singapore

was occupied, more people moved to Ang Mo Kio to take up farming

4.2 What makes is a significant town and what are the details?

-Systematic transportation systema) Road numbering system

odd numbers running in an east-west direction, while the even numbers run in a north-south direction

b)Multi-modal public transportation

Bus interchange directly linked to Ang Mo Kio MRT station via underground

4.3 Conclusion about the towns

A well town planning will lead to a sustainable and good town. Ang Mo Kio in Singapore is still developing to become more advanced and modern .



4.4 What information or element that you can use to your new town

-Road numbering systemEasier way to memorize by people compare to a long road name

-Variety of transportation alternativesBus, Bicycle, walking

5. Investigation & Data Collection:The future of towns and Better Towns – Songdo, Korea

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Songdo is green and eco-efficient, representing the perfect example of the

city of tomorrow. Sold as a ‘kit’, it is built from scratch on an artificial isthmus

and promises to be a new type of urban centre. Songdo is more than a simple

business district or economic zone: it will genuinely be the first ‘smart city’. It

will be ‘ready for use’ in 2016. The city of Songdo in South Korea aims to be a

reference for the large metropolises of the future. In construction since 2000,

it’s also the largest private property venture in history, with costs estimated

at $35bn (£22.65bn, at current rates).

Built on an artificial island around 35 miles west of Seoul, the city covers

almost 4 square miles and appears quite conventional at first sight, with

offices, houses, shops, hotels, public spaces, etc.

However, the city features numerous, impressive innovations and new

developments: built-in sensors on streets and buildings, high-speed, optical-

fibre broadband allowing an efficient internet connection everywhere.

5.2 What makes is a significant town and what are the details?

-Songdo is envisioned as an aerotropolis

an urban plan in which the layout, infrastructure, and economy is centered on

an airport, existing as an airport city

-The first city-sized green building project.

The city is 40% green space and the transportation infrastructure encourages

bicycling and walking. Some buildings will feature green roofs



5.3 Conclusion

South Korea’s purpose-built ‘smart city’, Songdo International Business

District, is the largest private real estate development in history. The price

tag currently stands at over $40bn.

5.4 What information or element that you can use to your new town

-Green roof buildings are included in my town

-Walking and bicycle riding are encouraged in my town to make my town

greener and more sustainable

-green spaces making up almost half of my town

6. The New “X” City

6.1 How did you came up with the solution to create this new town

Water shortage problem is getting serious now. To avoid this kind of

problem,I decide to create new town on an island so that people can get

water source from the sea.

Besides that, to create a green and sustainable town, renewable energy is

important as a power source to generate power without polluting the

environment. So I decide to create new town on island and use sea water to

generate hydroelectric energy.



Beauty of nature on island can attract tourist and become the economy

source of new town. In this case, I can preserve the nature and environment

at the same time take advantage on it to help the flow of economy in new

town.

6.2 Town name and reason

I named my new town as “The One”. This is to tell people that residents in

my town are all being united in one. This is an important factor for a

sustainable town. It makes a town peaceful and people can live in harmony

6.3 Layout

6.4 Characteristic

-Spiral shape

-Green spaces make up half of the town

-Provide job opportunities to residents

-Hydroelectric energy to generate power

-Ecotourism as the aim of town

-Agriculture

-Provide bicycle lane to promote bicycle riding

6.5 Transportation



-Road numbering system like Ang Mo Kio,Singapore

-Bicycle riding is encouraged :

-Improving quality of life in our towns e.g. reduced noise and air pollution.

-A generally healthier community and reduced health care costs.

-Cycling can reduce the amount of space we devote to roads and car

parking thereby enabling the enhancement of the urban amenity.

-Bus Rapid transit (Reduce traffic congestion and air pollutant emissions and Improve traffic safety )

Transportation link



6.6 Zoning



6.7 Perspective



Green roof structure



`6.8 Conclusion about the new X town

“The One ” is a new town with spiral shape, on an island. Ecotourism as the

aim of town.“The One” is also a green and sustainable town pollution level is

low. People live in the town peace and harmony.

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(describe what was important and others should follow or perhaps should know and what did you learned)

For me, a better livable town means the town is sustainable, fulfill the

requirement of people in their daily life and has a low pollution level or pollution-

free. Definition of sustainable is able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

Sustainability and green approaches are important for a town. Besides

that, we are supposed to use more available renewable resources such as solar

energy and hydroelectric power.

These factors and elements are important to be be considered during

future town or future city planning to make sure the town or city will be

sustainable and people can live in harmony.



8. Reference Links

1)WIKIPEDIA.Town.Retrieved July12,2014 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town

2)WIKIPEDIA.City.Retrieved July12,2014 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City

3)WIKIPEDIA.Cairns.Retrieved July 12,2014 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairns

4)101Directions.Attraction in Cairns,Australia- A Way to Promote Ecotourism. Retrieved July 12,2014 from http://www.101directions.com/reviews/story-540-Australia.html

5) Cairns Attraction. Cape Tribulation and Daintree Rainforest Cairns, Queensland, Australia.Retrieved July 12,2014 from http://www.cairnsattractions.com.au/a_daintree-rainforest.php

6) WIKIPEDIA.Ang Mo Kio.Retrieved July 12,2014 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang_Mo_Kio#Modern_Day_Developments

7) WORLD FINANCE. Could Songdo be the world’s smartest city.Retrieved July,13 2014 from http://www.worldfinance.com/inward-investment/could-songdo-be-the-worlds-smartest-city

8) WIKIPEDIA.Bus Rapid Transit.Retrieved July13 2014 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit


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