My Home Town

Sustainability

RABIAH ADAWIYAH BINTI ABD RAHMAN

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Alor Setar• Alor Setar is located in the western part of

Peninsular Malaysia in the northern city of Malaysia. 

• Established 1735 Granted city status 2003.

Population Growth

Area of Alor Setar : 424 km2Population 1990 : 322,354Population 2000 : 354,433Population 2010 : 366,787

Air Quality

Biodiversity • Defines as the number and variety of organisms

found within a specified geographic region.• The variability among living organisms on the

earth, including the variability within and between species and within and between ecosystems.

Waste and Recycling

Managed by Environment Idaman Sdn.Bhd

increase the recycling rate from 4% in 2007 up to 22% by year 2020

Eco Footprint• Eco footprint means the measurement of human

demand of the Earth’s ecosystem.• Eco footprint for urban is actually the

measurement of ability of an urban to sustain them self with the resources from their own physical areas without draw upon resources and products from a widespread area.

• To reduce eco footprint, we should buying products from local suppliers, involve in recycling, avoiding unnecessary car journeys, using energy efficiently, using electricity from renewable sources, and etc.

Transportation

Road :North south expressway

Train : Keretapi Tanah Melayu

Air : Sultan Abdul Halim Airport

Bus and Taxi : Shahab Perdana

Education Higher education : -Kolej Universiti Insaniah -Albukhary international universitySecondary School : -Sultan Abdul Halim Collage -SMK Sultanah Asma

Health & Healthcare• There are a lot of healthcare centers such as

clinic, dentist, hospital; specialist and government healthcare centers are available.

hospital sultanah bahiyah. kedah medical centre

Green Space• Green space is to ensure there are enough

trees to provide oxygen and control the temperature of the urban through photosynthesis and respiration process.

Climate Change

• Temperatures are relatively consistent throughout the course of the year, with average high temperatures around 32 degrees Celsius and average low temperatures around 23 degrees Celsius.

• Alor Setar sees on average roughly 2300 mm of precipitation per year.

Food • In Alor Setar, there are dominated by three

races, so it is observed that Malay, Chinese and Indian foods are normal to achieve.

Night market Pekan Cina Morning market

Economic Base Industry within a geographic market area that

provides employment opportunities that are essential to support the community.

Economic base from agricultural sector, industrial sector, entrepreneurial sector and etc.

Industrial Area Mergong Barrage

Employment

• There are sufficient working opportunities in Alor Setar due to the compact industrial area, agriculture and large food market

Alor Setar 

Population Growth Air Quality

Biodiversity

Waste & Recycling

Eco Footprint

Transportation

EducationHealth & Healthcare

Green Space

Climate Change

Food

Economic Base

Employment 10

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From year to year the population growth are increasing.

Air quality is considered satisfactory and air pollution posses little or no harm to the community.

Biodiversity among living things are still protected at the certain places.

Waste and recycling was managed by Environment Idaman Sdn.Bhd but there are still open dumping at certain places and litter along the road site.

Eco footprint need to be improve. We need to have a good practice to sustained our environmental condition.

Transportation at Alor Setar was enough and easier to link from one places to another. But, at peak hour there are stil congested traffic.

Food is easier to access by the public.

Education was covered from lower education until higher education institution and was properly managed.

Health & healthcare was located at a suitable location and easier for public to access.

Green space was comes from paddy field and also green plants that was planted. We must create more green space condition in order to control the temperature.

Climate change is still in good condition. But sometimes when there are heavy rainfall, there are some places will submerge. Maintenance should be done to the drainage systems and many more.

Economic base provided lot of employment in Alor Setar. Lots of sectors was growing. There are sufficient working opportunities here.

Conclusion o Sustainable development of an urban is the

balance development among the three aspects of environmental, economic and sociality.

o This town promote green space, have economic growth and also good in social aspect.

o It can improved more as the sustainable design concept is applied on the coming development project.

That’s All…Thank you…^_^