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ENBE | Final Project | Part A – Report | The Better Livable Town Representation

CHONG KE QUN | 0319214 | Puan. Has| FNBE APR 2014 | Taylor’s University

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Krystal

Bright

CHONG KE QUN | 0319214 | FNBE APR 2014 |

Krystal Bright is a town which aim on

education. This is a town that give

students a better place to have their

further study. Krystal Bright has provide

healthy food, security system, local

government, water and waste management

system, high level education, rest area and

more others infrastructure.



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Content:

1. Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------3

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

Issues --------------------------------------------------------------------------4

3. Investigation & Data Collection: Ancient and old cities/town -----------6

4. Investigation & Data Collection: The present towns/cities ---------------8

5. Investigation & Data Collection: The future and better township -------9

6. The Krystal Bright-----------------------------------------------------------11

7. The Conclusion ------------------------------------------------------------12

8. References list -------------------------------------------------------------13



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1. Introduction

For ENBE final project, we need to propose a new town. To

propose a new town, we need to investigate about past, present

and future town as an example. To plan for the future town we

need to refer to the past because we need to learn from the past

to achieve a better town and also focus on the needs of people,

the facilities, infrastructures and how it sustain in the future.

In this project, the town that we need to propose is about

15km to 30km and the population in between 80,000 – 200,000

Malaysian. At first, we need to create a new name, decide which

kind of town we want, such as a town with a lake or a town on a

small island and choose a grid system to design our town.

This project can show that how well we learn about in the

course and use it on propose a new town.



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2. The Town

Town Definition

A built-up area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, that is larger than a village and generally smaller than a city.

The particular town under consideration, especially one's own town.

The chief city or town of a region.

The permanent residents of a university town.

The central part of a neighborhood, with its business or shopping area...

Densely populated areas, especially as contrasted with the country or suburbs.

What makes a town

A town is usually a place with a lot of houses, but not a city. As with cities, there is

more than one way to say what a town is in different countries. In some places, it is a

kind of local government.

Generally, the difference between towns and villages or hamlets is the sort of

economy they have. People in towns usually get money from industry, commerce

and public service (working for the town) not agriculture (growing food).

What makes a good town

Quality of school system

Attitude of the town

Income from our jobs

Location

Cost of Living

Housing price/value

Weather

Quality and variety of Colleges and Universities close by

Infrastructure

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

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government

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

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

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

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

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



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What makes a good township

A township is a small geographic area.

The term is used in three ways.

1. A survey township is simply a geographic reference used to define property

location for deeds and grants as surveyed and platted by the General Land

Office (GLO). A survey township is nominally six by six miles square, or

23,040 acres.

2. A civil township is a unit of local government. Civil townships are generally

given a name, sometimes abbreviated "Twp".

3. A charter township is similar to a civil township, found only in the state

of Michigan. Provided certain conditions are met, a charter township is mostly

exempt from annexation from contiguous cities or villages, and carries

additional rights and responsibilities of home rule.

What are the future towns

Future Towns covers every aspect of disaster resistant building, from large town

sized buildings to small dwellings, such as 'The Safe House'. It also discusses other

disasters, such as poor air quality, asteroid strikes and volcanic and Earthquake

activity. We change the way we live and how we design and engineer buildings and

transportation networks.

What makes a good town planning

Town planning for a better town, we need to plan for:

• Grouping homes

• Hospitals

• Industry

• Cultural

• Recreational

• Shopping Centers

• Transportation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Township_(United_States)#Survey_townships

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

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

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Township_(United_States)#Civil_townships

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Township_(United_States)#Charter_townships

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

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



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3. Investigation & Data Collection:

Ancient towns

Name of the town: Fenghuang ancient town

Location: Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan Province in China

About the town:

• Fenghuang Ancient Town was built in the reign of Emperor Kangxi of

Qing Dynasty, it was 500 years old.

• As a famous ancient town for its history and culture in China, The

attraction of Fenghuang Ancient Town is organically comprised of the

natural landscape and the humanistic environment.

• The original and ecological environment of culture and nature is the

most attractive aspect to draw the attention and preference of so

many people.

Fenghuang Scenic Spots:

Boating on Tuo River

East-Gate Town Tower

The Former Residence of Shen Congwen

The Former Residence of Xiong Xiling

Yang-Family Ancestral Memorial

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

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



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Conclusion

Conclusion

FengHuang ancient town is a national level famous town for its history and

culture; it has been built for long time ago. There have a river in FengHuang

ancient town that same with my future town. The river use as a tourism place

to attract tourist is a very good example for my future town.

What information or element that can use in my new future city

The river flowing right through the Fenghuang Ancient Town use as an attractive tourism

place, visitors can enjoy enjoy the work song of the boatman in tranquility. I can use the

river FengHuang ancient town as an example in my town, for example the river can be an

attractive place in my town for people who live in my town to relax and have fun at there,

and the river is not just for drink and food.



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Present Towns / township

Name of the town: Tubingen

Location: Stuttgart on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer

rivers in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany

About the town:

It is a traditional university town in central Baden Württemberg, Germany.

It is situated 30 km south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge

between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.

As of 2014 about one in three people living in Tubingen is a student.

The city has a populatio n of roughly 90,000, of whom some 24,000 are

students attending Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.

Conclusion

Tubingen is a town which aim is on education. There have a university name

University of Tubingen, it is a town that full of students. It has a high quality schooling

system so that almost half of the people who live in the town are students.


Tubingen is a town which aim is on education. I can use Tubingen as my future town

example, such as what kind of school system that can be used to be an education town.



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The future of towns and Better Towns

Case study: Sky tower & Garden

Location: Tokyo in Japan

About the town:

A new town in Japan for the future that has been developed in view of

environment and natural disaster prevention.

A pedestrian’s only deck surrounded by lush greenery leads you safely

and comfortably from “Shin-Toyosu” Sta. to the apartment. Make the

daily commute to the station an enjoyable walk to and from home

surrounded by natural scenery.

To create a lush natural environment together with conveniences for daily living within 5 km from Tokyo.


Seismic Isolation & Seismic Control Hybrid System

The double protection of seismic isolation and control assert an unprecedented safety against

earthquakes. It is a state of the art building that assures long-life, quality housing in Japan. It

incorporates new technologies to countermeasure long-term damage done by earthquakes to

ultra high-rise buildings.

Power line-less town

In order to accomplish an unblemished landscape and increase the safety for any disaster

recovery efforts, all power lines are installed underground within the entire project. Cutting-edge

eco friendly technologies are being installed in order to make the project induce a productive

environment for living things to co-exist together.



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Conclusion

Sky tower & Garden in Tokyo is a town that focuses on the natural disaster

prevention. To provide a safety new future town for people who live in there.



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6. The Krystal Bright

Solution of create a new town:

I use the present town Tubingen as an example and guild line for my new

town. At first, I research about how to propose a new education town. A town

that can provide high level education and also a better place for students to

continue their further studies.

Important characteristic and elements

Aim on education, there has a university in my future new town.

Have local government in the town.

The whole town is surrounded by park.

Have water and waste management system in the town.

The use of the river in Krystal Bright

Drinking water and food

Irrigation

Hydropower

Transportation

Commerce

Rest area

Conclusion Krystal Bright will be the town which students are looking for in the future.

Expect for the high level education, Krystal Bright also provide healthy food

and jobs for people who live in our town.

What are the sustainable or green approaches of your town

A sustainable town or eco-town is a town designed with consideration of environmental impact,

inhabited by people dedicated to minimization of required inputs of energy, water and food, and

waste output of heat, air pollution - CO2, methane, and water pollution.



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7. Conclusion

Based on what I have done in this project, I know that to

propose a new town is a hard work. Before propose the town,

we need to finish own research and then we can start planning

about the town. We need to plan for what we want to

concentrate on, what kind of infrastructure is needed in town

and more to plan. Besides that, we also need to plan for the

transportation and other extra elements.

After the planning part, we can start to sketch out the layout

we want to propose and then improve. Lastly, it’s to time to come

out our own town.

I learn a lot of new skills in this project, such as how to plan a

town and else, so I hope I have the second chance to tried again.



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8. Reference Links

Wikipedia. 2014. Town. [Website]. Retrieved from

https://www.google.com.my/?gws_rd=cr&ei=Pwe-

U6rsG4eyuATTxYHAAw#q=town+definition.

Wikipedia simple English. 2014. Town. [Website]. Retrieved from

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town.

Advameg, Inc. 2014. City-data.com. [Website]. Retrieved form

http://www.citydata.com/forum/general- u- s/806295-what-makes-your-city-town-.

best.html#b.

Vagabond Unlimited. 2014. Future Town. [Website]. Retrieved from http://www.vagbond-

unlimited.co.uk/#!future-towns/c19bv

Absolute China Tours. 2014. FengHuang Ancient town. [Website]. Retrieved from

http://www.absolutechinatours.com/Changsha-attractions/Fenghuang-Ancient-

Town-1528.html.

Wikipedia. 2014. Tubingen. [Website]. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Tübingen.

Young Germany. 2007. Tubingen. [Website]. Retrieved from http://old.young-

germany.de/university-education/universitycityportraits/tuebingen0.html

Realestate Tokyo.com. 2014. SKYZTower & Garden. [Website]. Retried from

http://www.realestate-tokyo.com/news/brand-new-condominium-for-sale-skyz-tower-

garden/

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