DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERINGFACULTY OF ENGINEERING & BUILT ENVIRONMENT

KKKH 4284 SUSTAINBALE URBAN DEVELOPMENT

KAJANG REDEVELOPMENT ANDSIMCITY SIMULATION

GROUP MEMBERSMATRIC NO.

MUHAMMAD IMRAN BIN MOHD JUNAIDIA 133239

SITI YUHANA BINTI YUNUSA 133344

SYUHAIDAH HANI BINTI HUSSINA 133529

LECTURERS NAMES:Prof. Ir. Dr. RIZA ATIQ ABDULLAH BIN O.K. RAHMATDr. MUHAMAD NAZRI BIN BORHANMdm. NORLIZA BINTI MOHD AKHIR

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Kajang is located in the eastern part of Selangor, Malaysia. It is the district capital for Hulu Langat. In the past few years, the number of population has grown rapidly. Its position is strategic, in the middle of three major cities (Kuala Lumpur, Seremban and Putrajaya).Sungai Chua is developed as the location gravity of growth in Kajang. The soon-to-be-realized Klang Valley MRT station in Bandar Kajang will boost the property value in Sungai Chua. Many major highway and expressway like Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway as a ring road of Kajang, Cheras-Kajang Expressway, North-South Expressway (NSE) and Kajang-Seremban Expressway were well connected Kajang to other locations. All these factors are contributing to traffic congestion, ageing population and pollution. These scenarios require the new sustainable urban design for Kajang

1.1 PROBLEM STATEMENT

Traffic congestion is a major problem occur in Kajang. The problem is mainly due to rapid growing of the population in Kajang. The city of Kajang provides employment in the service sector and manufacturing for 300,775 in 2007. The number is estimated will increase to404,772 by year 2020.

Demographic trends, including an ageing population and employment are contributed to the growing prosperities and wealth. This situation was increased the demands for an improved the quality of life. By hook or by crook, more amenities are needed to be providing to fulfill peoples satisfaction.

As of 2004, a few townships have been developed in Kajang, such as Taman Prima Saujana, Sungai Chua, Taman Kajang Perdana. Lately, many high-end developments have mushroomed in Kajang such as Twin Palms, Sri Banyan, Country Heights, Jade Hills and Prima Paramount. However, with the soon-to-be-realized Klang Valley MRT station in Bandar Kajang, this township seems not enough for Kajang population. Growth of small and single person per households, are adding to demands for new housing and to the pressures for suburbanization in rural areas.

On the other hands, as other urbanization city, Kajang also features with environmental issues. The transport of goods and mobility of people continues to grow steadily every year. The pollution of the global environment is occurred due to rising quantity of transport and industrial development.

Presently, no unused land left to develop in Kajang. Valuable agricultural land and natural reserves of biodiversity are being lost. Besides that, the increasing land values and property prices in cities also make housing in location that are accessible to livelihood opportunities and services increasingly unaffordable for many sections of the population.

The activities in around a region whose width is getting smaller while becoming more and more about the number of visitors. Furthermore , the traffic congestion will be worse when it's a weekend, public holidays and festive days as more people are entering the city for shopping and searching their needs.

1.2 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

The main objective of the study is to create Kajang as sustainable city. The objectives are stated as follow:

i) To maintenance of high and stable levels of economic growth and employment

ii) To promoting the long term of health of the citizens, including addressing the relationship between social and psychological well-being and the possibility of experiencing elements of nature locally (particularly important for children)

iii) To maintain the protection of the natural environment and conservation of natural resources at the local and regional scale.

iv) To reduce the impact on the natural environment at the global scale and in the longer term; reducing ecological footprints and achieving balanced production and consumption systems.

2.0 PROPOSED SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESIGN

Kajang is a compact city. No more development can be done owing to the high densities of population, commercial and industrial. Build the city inward is the best solution to sustain the city. This intention can be achieve by reusing already develop area, respecting and enhancing the character of the City and improve the public transport.

The proposed program Urban Renewal for Kajang Town from sites recovery brownfield in Bangi Town to accommodate the needs of Local Planning for Kajang area until year 2020. The Vertical development proposal for the development of existing cities especially at Bandar Baru Bangi-Kajang area (refer picture 30). Thus. the organized design will be create in order to facilitate the population because all the facilities are provided within close distance. Strengthening the city limits can also be done through the provision of building schematic color, building texture and lighting of buildings. The hardscape and soft landscape have different character for every settlement center or block planning that were set can distinguish clearly an urban area.

The urban design issues such as traffic congestion and environmental problem can be solve by closing the road from allowing private transport entering the City. Only public transports have permission to go into the City. More park, porous car park and pedestrian walkway will be built to create green space area.

Public transport has to be enhanced in order to attract the users. Better services can be offered by providing dedicated bus lane in the City and giving more license to the bus operator. Therefore, level of service, waiting time and travel time can be improved. Outside the city, more interchange station and parking space shall be built.

2.1 QUALITY OF DEVELOPMENT

Sustainable development is generally thought to have three components which are related to the quality of life in a community, consist of the economic, social and environmental systems. These components make up the community are providing a healthy, productive, meaningful life for all community residents, present and future. It is the ability to make development which respects the relationship between the three "E's" -economy, ecology and equity. Economic activity should serve the common good, be self-renewing, and build local assets and self-reliance. Ecology considers humans are part of nature, nature has limits, and communities are responsible for protecting and building natural assets. The equity means the opportunity given for full participation in all activities, benefits, and decision-making of a society.

Figure 1: Sustainable DevelopmentAs this Figure 1 illustrates, the economy exists entirely within society, because all parts of the human economy require interaction among people. However, society is much more than just the economy. Friends and families, music and art, religion and ethics are important elements of society, but are not primarily based on exchanging goods and services. Society, in turn, exists entirely within the environment. Our basic requirements such as air, food and water are come from the environment, as do the energy and raw materials for housing, transportation and the products we depend on.

The environment surrounds society. At an earlier point in human history, the environment largely determined the shape of society. Today the fact is change. Human activity is reshaping the environment at an ever increasing rate. The parts of the environment unaffected by human activity are getting smaller all the time. However, because people need food, water and air to survive, society can never be larger than the environment

Sustainability requires managing all households, individual, community, national, and global in the ways that ensure that our economy and society can continue to exist without destroying the natural environment on which we all depend. Sustainable communities acknowledge that there are limits to the natural, social and built systems upon which we depend.

Sustainable production is the creation of goods and services using processes and systems that are non-polluting, conserving of energy and natural resources, economically efficient, safe and healthful for workers, communities, and consumers and socially and creatively rewarding for all working people. Principles of sustainable production products and services including safe and ecologically sound throughout their life cycle; as appropriate, designed to be durable, repairable, readily recycled, compostable, or easily biodegradable; and also produced and packaged using the minimal amount of material and energy possible. Processes are designed and operated such that:i) wastes and ecologically incompatible by products are reduced, eliminated or recycled on-site;

ii) chemical substances or physical agents and conditions that present hazards to human health or the environment are eliminated;

iii) energy and materials are conserved, and the forms of energy and materials used are most appropriate for the desired ends;

iv) work spaces are designed to minimize or eliminate chemical, ergonomic and physical hazard

In a sustainable community, resource consumption is balanced by resources assimilated by the ecosystem. The sustainability of a community is largely determined by the web of resources providing its food, fiber, water, and energy needs and by the ability ofnatural systems to process its wastes. A community is unsustainable if it consumes resources faster than they can be renewed, produces more wastes than natural systems can process or relies upon distant sources for its basic needs.

Sustainable society is defined as a society whose long term prospect for continuing to exist is good. Such a society would be characterized by an emphasis on preserving the environment, developing strong peaceful relationships between people and nations, and an emphasis on equitable distribution of wealth.

Education is an essential tool for achieving sustainability. People around the world recognize that current economic development trends are not sustainable and that public awareness, education, and training are key to moving society toward sustainability. Beyond that, there is little agreement.

Figure 2: Quality of Development achieved in the SIM CITY Simulation

2.3 INTEGRATING TRANSPORT AND DEVELOPMENT

Roads are an integral part of the transport system, essential for the efficient functioning of the greater Kajang area economy. They provide vital arteries for the movement and operation of the commercial life. It also meets important social objectives, by providing access to activities and links between communities.

Planning and transport integration is a fundamental part of the strategy, which should reduce car use need. In order to build Kajang City free from any private car, suitable interchange station has to be provided outside the City. Hentian Kajang can be upgraded to be one of the interchange stations. However, more parking spaces are required to satisfy the present demand

Figure 3: Bus traffic volume data at new Kajang

Figure 4: Car traffic volume data at new Kajang

2.4 MINIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DUE TI SURGE IN TRAVEL DEMANDS

Measures to reduce the environmental impact of road traffic in terms of air pollution, noise and carbon dioxide emissions need to form part of the strategy. Many of the measures set out elsewhere in the strategy provide fundamental contributions to this objective. The authority will continue to monitor these parameters, in conjunction with the relevant agencies, and will seek the implementation of appropriate measures, where necessary, to comply with applicable standards.

Travel demand management measures need to support the environmental and economic objectives of the strategy, and targets related to distance travelled by car and share of travel by car. Management of demand for road use can be broadly consist of:i) Better development planning to manage travel demand and reduce the need to travel

ii) On street parking controls iii) Control of access onto certain strategic roads at congested times iv) Dedication of road space to certain transport modes, whose users are higher-up in the road user hierarchy.

Better development planning to manage travel demand recommended planning measures that can reduce the amount of travel by car include.

i) the consolidation of housing, employment and retail developments into the Kajang area. ii) the location of office and retail developments in central areas where access by public transport, cycling and walking is good

iii) restrictions on parking provisions at key destinations to encourage public transport use.

iv) the location of residential developments on public transport corridors that provide good access to central areas

Traffic and on-street parking control measures can address issues arising from excess demand for road space on individual road corridors. Examples of control Measures include. i) Ramp Metering, which is the control of access onto a dual carriageway or motorway corridor, through the provision of traffic lights on the entry slip road which respond to the traffic conditions on the corridor. ii) Variable speed limits that allow speed limits to be dynamically set to suit traffic conditions, so that flow is maintained, avoiding stop-start conditions that arise from driver behavior when congestion limits speeds below the roads usual limit iii) Hard Shoulder Running - opening up the hard shoulder to moving traffic on motorways, or dual carriageways with motorway characteristics to maintain journey time reliability and smooth traffic flows, at busy times. iv) Dedication of lanes to particular transport modes such as public transport lanes, high occupancy vehicle lanes or freight lanes; and. v) On-street car parking restrictions.

Parking charges and levies parking charges is desirable to charge for parking in these areas to increase turnover of spaces, making it easier for those who need to drive to find a parking space. Demand management through a workplace parking levy could play a significant role in reducing car commuting. There is potential for levies to be extended to other types of destinations such as out-of-town shopping centers. For the measure to be most effective, a mechanism is required that charges the individual user of the space each time the space is used. Road access control, parking restrictions and parking charges address issues due to excess demand on individual roads or individual corridors.

3.0 PARKING

In our concept of redevelopment of Kajang City, we had planned that rather than to increase or redevelop the parking system, we improve our public transport system and make comfortable walkways to the pedestrians, cyclists and so on. The advantage of doing this is we can conserve our environment which can reduce the air pollution. Since we know that the smoke produced from the cars are very unhealthy to the environment and surrounding.

Figure above shows the graph of the simulation of our new Kajang City.

What we want is the city is very easy to access to a place to another place. Since the graph above shows that the most people in the town is going to another place by walking and followed by using public transports and by cars. In this graph also shows that, people in this town is practicing healthy lifestyles by walking to workplace and so on.

Apart from that, what we can do is to build green parking lot. To achieve a green parking lot, much of the rainwater needs to be captured directly by the permeable pavement in the parking lot. Any rain water running off the parking lot and building roofs needs to be redirected into rain gardens where it can drain into the underlying soil instead of flowing into storm drains. These processes reduce the volume of storm water runoff and slow down the flow.

Figure below shows the rain garden construction:

Figure below is the final construction of green parking lot.

Figure above shows car parking space transform to cyclist lane Figure above shows turf slab parking space

Solar power parking lot

4.0 URBAN DESIGN PRINCIPLES

The definition of urban design is a mash-up among architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning, with some generalist urban studies thrown in for flavoring. Urban design principle applied to a town or city can enhance appearance, transportation, the public space along street between the private property line, and location decisions about specific civic and private land uses. Property values should increase as well.

Eco-friendly streetThe component of urban design principles consist of corridors and gateways, streets, parks and open spaces and landmarks.

i. Corridors and gateways

In Kajang City, the street to the outer district from Kajang is quite confusing. The signage and road network were not properly designed. This condition needed to be overcome in order to promote Kajang internationally.

Example of gateways in Morocco

ii. Streets

In Kajang, especially during nights, the condition of streets are quite dark. Lack of efficient street lighting make it Kajang not safe enough during particular time of day.

The night view in SimCity simulation of Kajang City development

iii. Parks and open spaces

In Kajang, there are no parks here. The town does not have green area to be made as recreational parks. Lack of green areas can increase the hot temperature of the surrounding and day time.

iv. Landmarks

Kajang is famous for its Sate Hj Samuri, but the restaurant is located in the middle of busy roads. This is can contribute to traffic congestion in Kajang.

5.0 CONTEXT

In planning a new town, there are some things that need to consider for example considers the wider context of the local setting, the characteristics of the site for development, and strategies for the overall design character of a proposal, to be attractive and function well.

i. Respecting the local site Respect the qualities of the best of the surrounding landscape and townscapes. Provide spatial characteristics and building forms that are sympathetic to the surrounding. Respond to existing land uses and provide an appropriate mix of dwellings and uses. Integrate with existing patterns of movement.

ii. Responding to the site Respect the history of the site, an appropriately protect and integrate features of the archaeological and built heritage. Respond the form of the land, its contours and views to and from the site, make the best use of existing vegetation, and protect or create, appropriate conditions for flora and fauna to thrive. Promote designs that respond to microclimate of the site, and that might contribute to the energy efficiency of the buildings designed.

iii. Creating attractive surrounding and space to live A distinctive overall sense of place that takes into account the characteristics of the site and its setting. Quality and sustainability in the overall layout, in the form and detailed design of the buildings, and the spaces around. A visually attractive human scale in each of the places created within development.

6.0 SAFETY AND SECURITY

Safety is the state of being "safe" (from French sauf), the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types or consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm or any other event which could be considered non-desirable. Safety can also be defined to be the control of recognized hazards to achieve an acceptable level of risk. This can take the form of being protected from the event or from exposure to something that causes health or economic losses. It can include protection of people or of possessions.

Security also called social safety or public safety, security addresses the risk of harm due to intentional criminal acts such as assault, burglary or vandalism. Because of the moral issues involved, security is of higher importance to many people than substantive safety. For example, a death due to murder is considered worse than a death in a car crash, even though in many countries, traffic deaths are more common than homicides. Safety and security are the most valuable factor that rise the city to the most sustainable ever. To be sure that this principle run correctly and efficiently, we must establish a fully major CCTV System that cover the hall city with unreachable camera with 360 degree view. This system works hand by hand with the police force to increase the dispatch of police patrol to the scene.

Apart from that, we can make a crime prevention system which includes :

Create, implement and monitor a national action plan for violence prevention. Enhance capacity for collecting data on violence. Define priorities for and support research on, the causes, consequences, costs and prevention of violence. Promote primary prevention responses. Strengthen responses for victims of violence. Integrate violence prevention into social and educational policies, and thereby promote gender and social equality. Increase collaboration and exchange of information on violence prevention. Promote and monitor adherence to international treaties, laws and other mechanisms to protect human rights.

7.0 LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY7.1 IntroductionLandscape comprises the visible features of an area of land including physical element such as landforms, living elements of flora and fauna, abstract elements like human activity and build environment. The initiative has contributed to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity as well as to the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits from genetic resources. Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity where each species have an important role to play and that it is this combination that enables the ecosystems to possess the ability to prevent and recover from a variety disasters.

Landscape view from SimCity 4

7.2 Existing Situation and Issues

7.2.1 Landscape

Existing SituationIn Kajang Town, there have place that do not have any landscape and also have some landscape. Even there have some landscape at certain place, it still not enough to sustain the Earth. The landscape at town also not protected.

Issues: Not enough landscape at town The landscapes are not protected

7.2.2 Genetic Diversity

Existing Situation Genetic diversity is divided by two parts which are flora and fauna. Some of plants become disappeared when the city become bigger and progressive. Besides that, the climate change like global warming can affect the plants to grow up. Same with plants, animal also gradually disappeared when the city become larger. The forest was intruded.

Issues: Decreasing the growth of flora at the city centre Plants become die Fauna will be extinct and have no place to live 7.2.3 Ecological Diversity

Existing Situation Kajang has a small of species of plants means less variety of crops and small species of animals not ensure that the ecosystem is naturally sustained. These flora and fauna have no place to go and most of the place was replaced with building and roads or other facilities.

Issues: The population of plants and animals and will be decrease varies with time No place for these plants to live and these animals have no place to go

7.3 Development Strategies

To enhance the biodiversity aspect, Kajang Structure Plan aims to: Do not disturb the reserved forest Planted forest at undeveloped land areas Do the landscape at town and home Build more recreation garden Build a garden for those have big yard at homeThese strategies are important because biological diversity give benefits to human such as:

1.Biological resources Food (plants and animals), forest, product, fuel, timber, pharmaceutical, fish

2.Unknown resources Pharmaceutical, biocides

3. Genetic resources Enabling us to cross wild species with food or flower species to obtain improved varieties and hybrids.

4. Ecosystem services Providing fresh air, cleansing the water, recycling our waste

5. Tourism and recreation People like to visit natural places as these become rarer.

8.0 RENEWABLE ENERGY

8.1 Introduction

Renewable energy is generated from natural resources such as wind, sunlight, rain, and geothermal heat. In 2006, about 18% of global find energy consumption comes from renewable. Figure below indicates the renewable energy by end of 2006.

Figure above shows renewable energy in the end of 2006

Over half of renewable energy goes to producing electricity. The production of heat and steam is the next largest use for industrial purpose. Besides that, renewable fuel such as ethanol, are also used for transportation and to provide heat for homes and business. The renewable energy plays an important role to supply the energy. Now, the whole of world talking about global warming that happen in our world. Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the earths near surface air and the oceans since the mid twentieth century ends its projected continuation. Figure below indicates increasing of temperature every 20 years and the mean temperature on 1999-2008.

Figure above shows global temperature and mean temperature

This renewable energy is very important because it can control the global warming and reduce the green affect.

10.2 Existing Situation and Issues

Existing Situation

Up to this day, no renewable energy at Kajang. This is because the residents do not exposed about the importance of renewable energy and how extreme our earth if global warming keep on increasing.

Issues:

Do not have any renewable energy sources The residents do not know about renewable energy Do not have place or space to recycle the energy

10.3.Development Strategies

In order to enhance the renewable energy in Kajang, some strategies are introduced: Build the planted forest at vacant land Protect the forest at Hulu Langat District and Hulu Semenyih District area Every resident are encourage to do landscape at yard of their house Turn off the light if no one in room and when not needed Use compact fluorescent light bulbs to replace the lamp because these bulbs can produce same amount of light but using quarter of electricity only Buy products that have the Energy Star label on them. Energy Star labels are found on over 40 product categories and in the year 2005alone is responsible for saving consumers over 12 billion dollars Use solar power to heat water and pools, cook, and light homes and buildings Use lawn as an air conditioner

Figure above shows Planted Forest

Figure above shows compact fluorescent light bulbs

9.0 WATER QUALITY AND DRAINAGE

9.1 Introduction

The City environment includes, on the other hand, the quantifiable aspects of the ambient environment such as air, water quality and noise level and less measurable visual and sensual aspects of city space and amenities. It is also an important component of the quality of life that the city can afford its population and contributes to the overall image and identify of the city.

9.2 Existing Situation and Issues

9.2.1 Poor Water Quality

Issues: Sungai Langat have massive suspended solid loading as is evident from their muddy colour. A major contribution to the situation is the discharge of silt from construction site. Water Quality Index for Sungai Langat is in poor condition that requires special treatment.

Figure above shows view of Sungai Langat

9.2.2 Flood Prone AreaIssues: Flooding has been a regular occurrence in Kajang Town whenever there is a heavy downpour especially in City Centre. These frequent flash floods disrupt the City functioning, damage property, and threaten human lives. The development of structures within the river reserves has further reduced the flow capacity of the city rivers thus, increasing the likelihood of flooding.

9.2.3 Poor Drainage SystemIssues: The attitude of some people who liked to throw rubbish that caused the drain clogged up.

9.3 Development Strategies

In order to enhance the problems, our aim is to: Do maintenance to the sewerage system to prevent from flood problem. Maintaining the flow capacity of the rivers and ensuring there is no clogging. The feasibility of constructing gross suspended solid traps upstream and at other strategic locations to collect waste and reduced clogging should be investigated to provide more effective long-term measures to prevent flooding.

Figure above shows quality drainage system to prevent from flood problems

Figure above shows proposed of base and drainage system in Kajang

10.0 AIR QUALITY

10.1 Introduction

Reducing air pollution will improve the quality of life for everyone. Reducing air pollution often means using less fuel and energy which indirectly save money. The main source of pollution in the Kajang city center is from road traffic. By using public transportations, sustainable house system and providing more green areas, it could help in improving the state of air quality in Kajang city center.

Based on the Malaysia Environmental Quality Report 2006, the Air Pollutant Index (API) showed that the air quality for Kajang is moderate (API 51-100)most of the time. As state in Draft Structure Plan Kuala Lumpur 2020, Clean air is a prerequisite for good quality of human life as well as for the health of animals and the evidence of damage to plants, soils and buildings. City Planner must ensure that the infrastructure must also ensure that the infrastructure, environment, city, management and cultural, social community facilities meet the highest expectations of the majority of its residents, visitors and investors.

10.2 Existing Situation and IssuesIssues: Unhealthy air quality conditions were occasionally recorded in Kajang and were mainly due to presence of high levels of ozone, formed by the reaction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile compounds (VOCs) emitted from motor vehicles and industrial resource, react in the presence of sunlight and heat. The main sources of air pollution in the City are open burning, emission from motor vehicles and construction work, together with the minor contribution from industries in the fringe areas of the City. The deterioration of air quality can be a serious hazard to human health leading to respiratory diseases as well as a reduction in visibility. The five major pollutants in the ambient air, namely, suspended particulate matters (PM10), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide(NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and ozone (O3).

10.3 Development Strategies

In order to enhance the quality of life in the City to a level commensurate with its vision to be a sustainable city, our aim is to: Create a tropical Garden City sensitive to it natural site and appropriate to its tropical regional location. Continue to maintain a judicious balance between development, ecology and national heritage. Enhance a city living environment. Attain an environment which is free from the major forms of pollution. There are several measures that can be taken to improve the indoor air quality:

Choose ventilation system that removes dirt, dust, moisture, humidity, and pollutants. Select materials, such as those without formaldehyde, limit off-gassing, have minimal or no toxic properties and do not shed dust or fibre.

11.0 CONCLUSION

As a conclusion, the public participation should assist in achieving sustainable development in optimal utilization of available resources. The concept of eco-partnership which places emphasis on the concerted efforts of various stakeholders such as private enter prices, various government agencies and community based and non-governmental organizations (CBOs and NGOs) to carry out study activities aimed at increasing public awareness on sustainable environment should be promoted and enhanced. The public should also be encouraged to adopt the 3R concept of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

Although there are many cities that could be taken as an example to redevelop Kajang into a new sustainable town, several factors have to be taken into consideration because not all concepts could be implemented in Kajang. This is to ensure that the development is in line with the existing environment. Major factors are as follows:

Funding from the government and private sector with mutual benefits. Kajang is a readily exist city with its own identity. New development that requires major changes need to take this identity into consideration. Take the proposed riverfront development for example, the river need to be cleaned first which requires major funding and cooperation from local community to preserve the natural environment of the river. New development need to integrate with current development. For example, the architectural feature of the new buildings and landscape cannot feel out of place. Educate the local communities about the importance of ecological development and sustainable living. Proper and careful planning is needed in order to ensure the local community are included in the new development and suitable for long term goals.

Our hope is for Kajang to also develop into one of the tourist destination due to the river beautification and riverfront development. Besides that, we believe that the city could serve as an eye opener for other new developments in Malaysia while educating the people in the importance of sustainable living.