My Hometown SustainabilityRawangTask 2 (KKKH4284)Sustainability Urban Development

Aqilah Madihah Shamsudin

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RawangRawang is a town in the district of Gombak,

Selangor.

It was the capital of Gombak until 1997.

Rawang has shown a tremendous growth since

the PLUS North South Highway was opened

on the mid-1990's. The population of Rawang

stands at 120,447 according to the GeoNames

geographical database.

Population GrowthSelangor has the largest population in Malaysia at 5,411,324 as

of 2010. The state's ethics compositions consists of Malay

52.9%, Chinese 27.8%, Indian 13.3%, and other ethnic groups

6%.

The ten most populated cities in Selangor as of 2010 are:

Rank City Population 2010

1 Klang 1,113,851

2 Ampang Jaya 804,901

3 Subang Jaya 701,452

4 Shah Alam 671,282

5 Petaling Jaya 638,516

6 Cheras 601,534

7 Kajang 448,243

8 Selayang Baru 265,297

9 Rawang 194,577

10 Taman Greenwood 157,967

Air Quality

The development of industrial sector in Rawang area lead to huge negative impact to the environment.

For example, the cement production factory in Rawang area give negative impact to the air quality in Rawang

BiodiversityThe variety of life on Earth, its biological diversity is

commonly referred to as biodiversity. The number

of species of plants, animals, and microorganisms,

the enormous diversity of genes in these species, the

different ecosystems on the planet, such as deserts,

rainforests and coral reefs are all part of a biologically

diverse Earth.

Rawang is located in urban area therefore the

biodiversity of the area can be conclude as low.

Waste and Recycle

Solid waste manage by Majlis

Perbandaran Selayang.

Solid waste management in

Rawang quite good as MPS

provide schedule for garbage

collection for each area.

Transport

The Rawang railway station is a railway station in

Rawang, Selangor, Malaysia that serves as both

the KTM Komuter (of the Rawang-Seremban

Route) and KTM Intercity train services.

A new and much bigger bus station located in

the heart of the new town area was completed

recently.

Education There are several primary and

secondary schools in this town now:

Primary schools

Sekolah Rendah Sinaran Budi (Formerly

SRJK (Inggeris) Rawang.

Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) San

Yuk 1

Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) San

Yuk 2 Cawangan

Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Tasik

Puteri

Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Tasik

Puteri 2

Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan

(Tamil) Rawang

Sekolah Rendah Agama

Sungai Choh

Sekolah Rendah Jenis (Cina)

Kota Emerald

SK Taman Desa 1

SK Taman Desa 2

SK Bukit Rawang Jaya

SK Bandar Baru Rawang

SK Rawang

SK Tun Teja

Secondary schools

Sekolah Menengah Seri Garing (Formerly SMJK (Inggeris)

Rawang

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Tasik Puteri

(SEMETRI)

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Desa (1) Country

Homes

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Desa (2) Country

Homes

Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Rawang

Sekolah Menengah Agama Rawang (SAMER)

Sekolah Menengah Tun Perak

Health and Healthcare

There are government Klinik Kesihatan in Rawang.

Besides that, Klinik 1Malaysia also provided in Rawang area.

There are a lot of private clinics in Rawangarea.

Green SpaceOn the trunk road, passengers are able to see

Templer's Park, Hutan Lipur Sg. Kanching and the

Commonwealth Forest Park. These are all forest

reserves and are hot spots for jungle trekking and

camping.

Hutan Lipur Kanching that well maintained

recreation park is located off the trunk road nr 1 to

Ipoh, between Selayang and Rawang. The first part is

perfectly suited for family trips.There are many nice

picnic spots along the small stream.

Typical and in line with the aspirations

of the trekker, Templer Park waterfall

set the backdrop of a beautiful picnic

and camping spot.

Climate Change Climate change is a significant and lasting change

in the statistical distribution of weather patterns

over periods ranging from decades to millions of

years. It may be a change in average weather

conditions, or in the distribution of weather

around the average conditions

Even in Rawang area experience hot weather but it

still can’t classifies as tropical monsoon climate

Food

Have variety of local and international

cuisine

Economic Base

Rawang is currently experiencing steep

development. Many new shops and houses are

being constructed. In 2006, a new central market

was opened to meet the increasing demand from

the population while recently a new police station,

bus and taxi stop were built.

Industrial

Production

Construction

Employment

Offer many job opportunities as Rawang

open a lot more factory especially for

production industry.

Eco Footprint

The ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It is a standardized measure of demand for natural capital that may be contrasted with the planet's ecological capacity to regenerate.

It represents the amount of biologically productive land and sea area necessary to supply the resources a human population consumes, and to assimilate associated waste.

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Spider chart for Rawang sustainable Urban Development