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Creating
a Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood
Malaysia's
planned city, Cyberjaya is being designed to create a sustainable
form of living. Residents of Cyberjaya will live in an environment
where pollution is low, resources are used efficiently, and there
will be a high quality of life for the people that live there in
the long-term. This is not easy, although there are examples of
other cities that are trying to create sustainable neighbourhoods
to encourage people stay in urban areas rather than move out to
the suburbs and surrounding countryside. Planners in Amsterdam,
San Francisco, Manchester and Curitiba, Brazil have all experimented
with this idea.
Now
it's your turn...
In
groups of up to four, design your own sustainable neighbourhood
for 2,000 people in Cyberjaya. You should produce a report, illustrated
with labelled plan(s) or diagram(s) to explain your ideas. Prize-winning
reports will be those that have imaginative but realistic planning
ideas, as well as good lay-out and presentation.
Here
are some things to think about in your planning:
Malaysia
may be a newly industrialised country but money is not infinite!
How will you involve local residents so that they support your plans?
How will you satisfy the needs of different types of people?
Things
to consider:
Pollution
(air, water, noise) Control
Transport in and out of the Neighbourhood
Waste Disposal (solid & liquid)
Energy Use and Efficiency
Housing Construction, Design & Facilities
Recreation Facilities including Parkland
Education and Health Services
Write
your name(s), year group, name of your teacher and the name and
address of your school on the back of your report, and send it to:
Global
Eye Competition 14,
Worldaware,
Echo House
Ullswater Crescent
Coulsdon
Surrey CR5 2HR
Closing
Date: 25th May 2001
The
best flyers and web pages will win one of a range of prizes
including the 'State of the World Atlas', Survival International's
'Tribal Futures' CD of dub and trance mixes, or the 'A-Z
of World Development' book.
Entry
is restricted to UK school students only.
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