Task 1 my home town sustainability

HULU LANGATSUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT

STUDENT’S NAME: NUR BAHIRAH BINTI IDRIS A128566

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

BACKGROUND

• Hulu Langat is a district and also a parliamentary constituency located between Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. 

• Being located in the southeast corridor of the Klang Valley. • Hulu Langat is the fifth largest district in Selangor State with an area of 840 square kilometres.

• It has a mix of urban and rural settlements with a majority of the population settling in towns near Kuala Lumpur.

• These population centers, such as Cheras and Ampang effectively became suburbs of the greater metropolitan area

POPULATION GROWTHYEAR POPULATION

1980 177,900

1991 413,900

2000 864,451

2010 1,141,880

53.00%36.50%

9.70% 0.80%

Community

MalaysChineseIndiansOthers

AIR QUALITYForest: balancing the air quality by supplying fresh air

Factories: contribute to severe quality of air

BIODIVERSITY• Forest – flora & fauna• River – aquatic life• Town – human, dog, cat

WASTE AND RECYCLING• Alam Flora manage waste• Private sector provide recycling management

ECO FOOTPRINT

10%

10%

50%

20%

10%

DevelopmentServicesHousingTransportConsumable

TRANSPORT•Public transport• Taxi• Rapid KL• Train• Highway• SILK highway• Cheras – Kajang highway

EDUCATION• Kolej Komuniti• Religious Secondary school• Primary school• Kindergarden

HEALTH & HEALTHCARE• Clinic• Hospital• Dental care• Veterinar

GREEN SPACE•Protected forest, river, waterfall

CLIMATE CHANGE• Hot season• Monsoon season• Cause natural disaster sometimes

FOOD- Malays food- Chinese food- Indian food- Middle East food

ECONOMIC BASE• Business – self employed• Engineering consultancy

EMPLOYMENT

• Business• Construction• Restaurants

HULU LANGATPopulation growth

Air quality

Biodiversity

Waste and recycling

Eco footprint 

Transport

EducationHealth and healthcare

Green space

Climate change

Food

Economic base

Employment

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