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CONTENT :

1. Introduction (pg3)

2. The Town- Investigation on Better Townships or Town

Guidelines and Issues (pg 4-14)

3. Investigation & Data Collection: Ancient Cities/Town

(pg15-22)

4. Investigation & Data Collection: Present Cities/ Town

(pg 23-30)

5. Investigation & Data Collection: The future of the towns

and better township ( pg 31-35)

6. The New “X” Town (pg 36-58)

7. Conclusion (pg 59)

8. References(pg 60-61)

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Introduction

In this final project, we are require to built our own future town. First, we need to know what is a town and its characteristics. Then, we need to do a lot of research on the ancient, present and even the future cities or town. With these information. we need to think about the needs of people and all the elements that a perfect town should contain. By the way, we need to come out a A4 report and a 3 minutes video for our new town with our the selected theme. After discussion, our group decide to choose underwater town as our theme because it is more fun and more challenging. In this new town, the citizens should be Malaysian and the population is about 15,000-30,000. The information that we gained from our research can act as a reference when we planning a town.

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THE CITY

THE TOWN

DEFINITION

Cities are larger than town and they may merge with area surrounding with them. Cities will have larger population than towns. One of the difference between cities and towns is most of the important administrative or government offices, business centre, industrial and others will situate in the cities. Thus, the mainly power will be in the cities. Besides, cities also basically with a well planning before they build. They will complete with the proper sanitation, water supply, roads and other modern amenities.

Towns are smaller than cities but bigger than villager. Unlike cities, they generally will not expand into other areas.Their population are less than cities. They may also contain the water supply, roads, clinic and other facilities. However, they may not as advanced as the cities. On the other hand, a town is small advanced than a village because it contain the basic needs of people to satisfy people’s basic living requirement even though town is less developed than a city.

2. The Town

2.1 Definition

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Brief HistoryDuring the Palaeolithic Age(Stone Age), humans live

like nomad,move from one place to another place. They always change their living place. They will not stay at a place too long. They normally will stay in cave, riverside or tree as their temporarily shelter.They will move to where they can get foods. Besides, they used simple shaped stone as their tools to hunt and gather foods.

After a long time development, it reached Neolithic Age. Humans stop their nomad lifestyle and started to live in a constant place. They built permanent homes. Plus, they started to have cropping activities and captive

animals to get foods, skin and milk. Farming and herding were the symbol of the Neolithic Age. Their tools also became more advanced (made by copper)such as bows and arrows. Of course, it also include spear tips.

During the Bronze and Iron Age, humans start to had many activities such as they start to have some business. This became very popular. They started to improve their living standard. Moreover, they started to made their tools by using metal to built their house and rafts.

Therefore, it came out an simple organisation system to let governing management became more easier and run smoothly.

All of these were the begin of a village. As the village become larger,it will become a town. After the town become larger, a city is form. There were many ancient cities such as Jericho, Babylon and Rome. These great cities had well planning before they built. They were completed with educational system, residential areas, transportation, good land usage, business centre and others.

2.2 Brief History

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What makes a TOWN?A lot of services and infrastructures were prepared and provided for residents, including :

2.3 What makes a Town

Roads Transportation

Electricity Supply Water Supply

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Business Center Educational Centre

Food Distribution Sanitation

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Humans live , work and have fun in different type of communities. There are village, town and city. Village is a small community. Then, a town is a larger community that located outside or surround the city. Town unlike city have modern

infrastructures but all the service and infrastructure that mentioned above or the basic needs of humans will be provided when planning a town.

There are variety functional services and facilities that a town provide for its inhabitants. These functional attributes have infiltrate the inhabitants’ daily life. Besides, there also considers as the basic requirements in

inhabitants’ living life. For examples, residential, commercial, communication and others. Town and city also will have religion elements like temples, mosque and cathedrals that make inhabitants to reduce the trouble that they need to go further place.

Some other elements that makes a town:• Housing• Business centre• Clinic or Hospital• School• Garden• Restaurants• Public Transportations• Roads

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2.4 What makes a good town

Nowadays, our earth is facing many problems such as global warming, deforestation and different type of pollutions. All of these are influencing our healthy. There also other social problems as well, violence, crime, drugs and overconsumption resources and energy waste. Most of these problems are not only affect our life, it also will give negative effects for our new generation. Therefore, we should pay attention on the problems and put more efforts to solve them.

A good town must not happen the problems above so it can be the better liveable town for its residents. Furthermore, a good township will fulfils the requirements of its residents. It should be safe, provide benefits and give convenience to the residents. A good town also will prepared completed and perfect system on management and maintenance of the town to let its residents relieved and live comfortable . Plus, it will have some public spaces for residents to do activities such as gardens.

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By the way, what are the elements that a town should include to become a good town?

1. Low and Reasonable Cost of Living 2. Zero Crime Rates 3. High, Advanced and Completed Education System 4. High Employment Opportunity 5. Good Health Management System(Hospital and

clinic) 6. Maintain a Safety Living Environment 7. Good Public Transportation System that allow

residents to access all places 8. Amenities and Utilities(electricity and water supply) 9. Fits with Natural Environment and Green

Plants(Garden) 10. Freedom of Expression and Diversity(residents can

speak and give opinions freedom) 11. Economic Strength and Financial Maturity 12. Ability to Manage Hazard 13. Encourages Interaction between residents and Social

Activity 14. Provide welfare and satisfy residents’ needs

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ALL OF THESE SYSTEM SUPPORT A TOWN

Transportation

A perfect transportation system to allow residents to access every places in the town by any method, cycling,walking or driving. Public transportation are provided such as buses.

Utilities

Prepare electricity, water and any infrastructure that residents need in their daily life to improve the residents living standard

Recreational Area

Place for residents to go when they want to find a place to relax. Todays, many people are very busy for their works and have many burden. Therefore, these recreational area let them to relax and spend more time with their family when they are free.

Education

Provide complete educational system for our new generation. Besides, provide a better learning environment for students

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Food Supply

Control the supplement and quality of the food.Make residents to enjoy every meal.

Security, Welfare, Ability to Manage Hazard

Special units built for any emergency situations. Promise to give a safety living environment for residents to live happily.

Health Management System

Let every residents to have a healthy body. Provides modern medical treatment and professional health care for the patients.

Garbage Disposal

Minimise the pollution that affect environment. Recycle things that can be reuse again to avoid increase the negative effects to environment.

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2.5 What is the future town?

Nowadays, with the climate change, there are many natural disasters occur such as earthquake, flood, tsunami, eruptions of volcanic, sea water level increase. Scientists predict that all of these natural disasters will occur more frequently in our future. Hence, we need to take action quickly to minimise the effects cause by the above disasters.

We should take an efficiently action and come up with researches on how to solve all these problems. We should reduce the emission of waste gases that released from industrial area and improve our energy efficiency. Plus, we have to create some new inventions which can assist us to save our environment and find out other method to solve our energy shortage such as renewable energy.

Future Town

In the future, population of humans will increase. Every inch of the land will be very valuable. Towns in the future should be plan with ideas to fully use the limited land. Besides, development of the community nowadays also brings many burdens to residents. Todays, life is going too fast. Towns in the future should slow down the fast living lifestyle. Residents can take a break, talk a walk or go for nature so they can relax and enjoy their life with more fun.

Moreover, the cost of living in the future should be lower and affordable for the residents. There will be more business centre to provide more employment opportunity to decrease rate of unemployment.There will be a safety town with low crime rate. Besides, a very convenient transportation system will be prepare. In the future, high technology and modern town will build for residents to increase their living standard and let them to live happy and satisfy.

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Future Town ProjectSolutions to solve problems

1. Use suitable Environmentally Materials to build for new housing

2. Use Renewable Energy 3. Reuse, Reduce and Recycle 4. Drive with Electric Vehicles 5. Walking, Cycling or Public Transport 6. Bike-Sharing Schemes provide in certain places 7. Control the Emission of Waste

Gases 8. Greening Town combine town

with Natural Environment and Green Features

9. Art Inspiration can find in any corner of town

10. More Design and Architecture Feature that make Building Proportionate to each other

11.Planning perfect Transportation System to avoid traffic jam problem and make residents easy to access anywhere that they want to go

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3. Investigation & Data collection: Ancient Cities/ Towns

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3.1 Ancient cities/ towns that I concentrating on

Babylon,Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia is one of the earliest civilisations in the world. Mesopotamia can be divided into two parts which is north part and south part of the Baghdad. The south part of the Baghdad was at the connection between Tigris River and Euphrates River. This place is known as Babylon. Its name came to derive from bav-il or bav-ilim which mean ‘Gate of God ’.

‘Babylon’ is came from Greek word. The city is well known for its unique building, culture, the Hammurabi Law and its Hanging Garden.This consider as one of the seven wonder into the world.



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Harappa, Indus Valley

Indus is the earliest civilisation in India. It located at the west part of the India and it near the Indus River. Indus had another name which was from its main city, Harappa. As we known, there were two main cities at that time, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.

Harappa is an ancient city of the Indus valley civilisation (c.

2600-1700BC). It is near the river. Its famous significant which let everyone feel awesome are its well systematic city planning by the knowledge of geometric and architecture. However, compare with Mesopotamia civilisation, Indus civilisation do not left too much of the informations and clear sources for us to do research on this mystery ancient city.



3.2 History of Ancient Cities/ Town

Babylon

Mesopotamia was started at the south part which was Summer. Sumeria (people at that time) that started to live here and had farming activities by invented irrigation system.

In the beginning, Babylon only is a minor city. It started to become one of the most powerful

large city in Mesopotamia when its famous king, Hammurabi(1792-1750 BCE) enlarged and heightened the city. He had built opulent temples, canals and made diplomacy with other cities.

However, this great ancient city started to fall apart and dwindled in size and scope after the Hammurabi King’s death. Then, Babylon was sacked by the Hitties easily in 1595BEC.

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By around 4000 BC, people begun to live in a constant place (Indus River valley). They started farming activity and used irrigation system to water their fields.

The population of the valley begun to increase because the location of the place was near with the river. Therefore, it has enough water supply and foods. When the small place became crowed because of more and more people moved in, people started to build cities.

With the development, there were two main cities formed which were the Harappa and Mahenjo-Daro that near the Indus Valley. Moreover, Lothal and the Sutkagen Dor were the main port citiest at that time.

By around 2000 BC, the Harappa civilisation had collapsed. No person know what is the reason that caused this collapse. It may be invasion of Aryan or natural disasters.



3.3 What make them significant and what are the details?

Babylon

The city state of the Babylon had divided into main area which were the city centre, walls, rural places and ports. It also had its own fortress. Inside the city, there were castle, residential area, business centre, religious place and more. The centre of the city is the religious centre. Babylon was a well planning city because it satisfy the basic needs of its residents. It can be proved by its wide and straight roads.

Furthermore, the Hammurabi Law which emphasise the equality between all the sectors of personnel also one of the significant of Babylon. This great

civilisation also invented many useful inventions which still give a big contribution that helps us in our daily life such as wheel,‘kincir’ and method of making bricks. Besides, the sculptures and the stone pillars in Zigurat (religious place) also the famous significant for Babylon.

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As we know, Harappa had systematic city planning. This city divided into two part and surrounded by walls. The main part of the city contained the administrative centre,religious area which had the pubic bathing place for ritual and cleaning purpose. Plus, it also is a place for the storage of agricultural products.

The another pat of the city is residential area. Planning of the Harappa city was influenced by the culture and knowledge in geometric and architecture fields from Mesopotamia civilisation and Mesir Purba civilisation. This city was arranged based on many buildings that shaped like block or square-shaped. Furthermore, that will be a straight road between every building. It had a systematic transportation planning system.

Besides the roads, this city also connect with other cities by river and roads. Moreover, this city had its own sewage system. Last but not least, this Harappa city had many significant, it had its own systematic sewage system, it built a city by combined the techniques and knowledges that exchanged or learned from Mesopotamia civilisation and Mesir Purba civilisation on how they built their cities and the transportation planning skills(roads). All of these may because of the openness of mind of Harappa’s residents.



3.4 Conclusion about the cities/ towns

After I did the research any investigation, I found out that all the great cities were formed from a small village, then town and later it developed into a city. Their location may be is one of the element that helps them to become great city. Those varies type of economic activities and population increase also made the cities became prosperous. Besides, a great city will has its own social organisation to let every residents have their own specialised work. All of these elements build a successcity.

From my research, I can realised that every city have their own characteristic and unique ways. For an example, Babylon had the famous Hammurabi Law which let its residents live peacefully. Secondly, this town also had a well planning before it build. For the Harappa, I like its uniqueness of the city planning system such as the transportation system(roads) and sewage system. Plus, location Harappa and the openness of mind of this city also made it became great city in the past.

I am vey appreciate to the people in the past because they had invented many useful things that we still using in our daily life. Their innovative thinking and their effort spirits really make our new generation live in a comfortable and convenient environment. Therefore, we need to appreciate what we have now and remember their contributions.

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3.5 Information or element that I can use in my new future town

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According from my research on the two ancient cities, Babylon, Mesopotamia and Harappa, Indus valley, I found that the elements below are the main reasons why these both cities became a great cities. There are:

1. Strategic Location

A good location is essential. This is because build my town on a suitable place can make it become a business centre. Economy of a place will improve the development of a town.

2. A Systematic City Planning

My town will contain own the basic structures and elements that should have such as government buildings, commercial area, residential area, education area, religious area and others. The most important elements that I will have in my town is port because my town build under water so the port can act as a site for my town to exchange of goods with other places. This may become one of source of income for my town.

3. Disaster Relief Plan

This will help my town when happen emergency situation. It can consider as a preparation before any hazard happen. Therefore, I can always let my residents live in a safe place.

4. Law

A system of rules that can regulating the actions of residents and may enforce the imposition of penalties. It should become the protection of justice and fair to every residents. I want my to be a suitable place for my residents to live. Besides, I want them to feel safe because they are protected and reduce the crime rate.



4. Investigation & Data collection: Present Cities/ Towns(Township)

4.1 Cities/ Towns that I concentrating on

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne located on the Port Phillip’s large natural bay with its city centre that situated at the northernmost point of the bay that near to the Yarra River. As we known, Melbourne is the most populous city in Victoria state and the second most populous city of Australia. It cover 9,900km2 of land.

Melbourne has be consider as the leading financial centre in Australia and even in the Asia-Pacific region. Furthermore, it also has been ranked as one of the most liveable city in the world. The reasons that Melbourne is highly ranked including its area of education, entertainment, healthcare, research and development, tourism and sports.

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Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver, a seaport city on the British Columbia, Canada. It is the third most populous city in Canada. It has its own uniqueness and identities. Vancouver city is an ethnically and linguistically diverse city

like our country, Malaysia. Therefore, there are many different culture in Vancouver. More than half of its residents are using other language as their first language, not English.

Vancouver city covers about 114 square kilometres. It is the most densely populated Canada’s city and the top four most populous city in North America after New York City, San Francisco And Mexico City.

Vancouver is consistently recognised as one of the best city to live based on its liveability and quality of life. Besides, its economy, education, art and culture, transportation, living style and others also attract people’s eyes.

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4.2 History of Present Cities/ Town

Melbourne is the one of the youngest modern city in world. Before year1835, the Aboriginal people were the first people live there. There divided into five different groups which belonged to the Kulin Nation. They were hunter and gatherers. year1842, Melbourne created a town. Then, it was proclaimed a city in year 1847.

The quick development growth of Melbourne was due to the gold rush. Gold was discovered in Ballarat in 1850s. Then, the population begun to increase, more and more people moved in to seek their fortune in the gold field. This made Melbourne became the largest city in Australia. At that time, many building and houses started to build.

In the late 1920s, until the Canberra was built, Melbourne was the federal capital of Australia from year1901. Todays, although Sydney grew larger but Melbourne still remains as the finacial, sporting, business and cultural capital of Australia.


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Vancouver, Canada

An aboriginal settlement near the mouth of the Fraser River called Musqueam was the beginning. Vancouver area was the home for native people who flourished the forest, land and river for thousand years.

Then, a spaniard who named José María Narváez reached to Vancouver area. After that, in year1792, George Vancouver stated that this land for Britain. In year1808, Simon Fraser reached here. The name of Fraser River was named after him.

In 1860s, the settlement named Gastown started. Settles began to move in. Later, it had enlarged to incorporated as the townsite of Granville.Then, the Canadian Pacific Railway had chosen it to be the railhead of the transcontinental railway and it renamed Vancouver. This city became the important link in the trade route between the Orient, Eastern Canada and Europe because the railway was extended to the city to get the benefits from the seaport.

However, Vancouver was destroyed by fire in year1886. It rebuilt in a short time and the first train arrived in year1887. By 1901, Vancouver was developed and it grew in a short time to become a bustling city. After the Second World War, Vancouver continued to develop.

In the late 20th century, Vancouver still continued developed as a bustling city and opened some new attractions. Today, Vancouver is a thriving and liveable city in the world.

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4.3 What make them significant and what are the details?


Melbourne city is an international centre for performance and visuals arts so it always consider as the cultural capital in Australia. This place also is the cradle land for Australian dance style, Shuffle and New Vogue, the Australian film and television industry, impressionist art(Heidelberg School)and Australian rules football.

Moreover, Melbourne has been recognised as a UNESCO City of Literature in the last few years. It is the home for Australia’s culture. Many Australia’s largest and oldest cultural institutions were situated at there. For examples, the Moving Image, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne Zoo, National Gallery of Victoria and the Royal Exhibition Building which has been recognised as UNESCO World Heritage-listed. Melbourne is a centre of street art, it is a heaven for buskers and artists.

Furthermore, Melbourne Airport is the second busiest in Australia. Melbourne’s port also is the famous busiest seaport for containerised and general cargo in the international market. Moreover, Melbourne has an extensive and efficient transport system and the city is divided into a grid pattern so even tourists also say to understand and will not get lost. They also pay attention to the tourists. Tourists can purchase the ’metcard’ that can allow them travel by trains, buses and trams in full day. In conclusion, Melbourne has the world’s largest tram network. Lastly, Melbourne also has the high quality education system that is well-know in the world. It was ranked the world’s top four university city after London, Boston and Tokyo in 2008.

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Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver is one of the most beautiful city in the world. The scenery of ocean, mountains and forests is so attractive and memorable. Therefore, tourism is one of the income source for this country. Moreover, there are many beautiful houses in Vancouver. Every design of the house is different. Therefore, art and architecture elements shows everywhere or any corner in Vancouver city.

Vancouver provided many different recreational options for its residents such as gardens. The climate of Canada is one of the factors that will contributes the recreational choices of the residents. Moreover, Vancouver is famous by its great education system. This city offers both public and private schools. Plus it also provide good post secondary options for the students.

Furthermore, beside a best place to live, Vancouver also the great choice to be a working place. It is a city near sea so it is a port city, shipping and industry centre. Therefore, it provide many job opportunities for its residents. In addition, Vancouver also become a popular location for investors. The real estate investment is very strong in the rental market of Canada now.

The people live there also very friendly. The communities and the neighbourhoods are very peaceful and harmonious. Besides, many infrastructures and services are prepared to let the residents live more comfortable and happy.

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4.4 Conclusion about the cities/ towns

Melbourne, Australia and Vancouver, Canada, these two places always in the list of best city to live in the world. Beside, both of them also cities that near sea. These are the reasons that I chose these two cities to do research. Both of them have a strategic place for them to become a great trading city. They have their own port to do their trading and shipping activities. All of these are the sources of income of the cities.

Moreover, I realised that tourism is an important element as it can bring huge income for a city. The art display and the architectural designed building that shows everywhere in Melbourne and Vancouver attract more tourists to visit the cities.

Besides, I found out that Vancouver is an ethnically and linguistically diverse city which combined from different culture. There are strong religious influence in the city. This show a belief system of the local. Therefore, places of worships and religious buildings were provided. All the residents will respect each other to create a peaceful neighbourhood.

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4.5 Information or element that I can use in my new future town

1. Port Trading,shipping and fishing place. This will provide many job opportunities for my residents. Besides, improve the economy of my town.

2. Attraction for Tourism Open more attractive space for tourists such

as a street with all art display. It can be a huge income . I want my town to show its own culture in a creative way. Besides, my town will not limit the sidings to display their art and architectural elements in their daily life.

3. Recreational Area Provide different recreational area for residents to relax themselves such as public park, sport area, garden and more.

4. Transportation System Build an efficient transport system to

allow residents can access every corner of the town. It should be convenient and easy to understand by residents and even the tourists. Public transports will be provide such as buses, train, bicycles and more. For example, Melbourne City has the largest tram network.

5. Places of Worship and Religious Buildings Malaysia is form from many different race so places of worship is the main element that I will add in my town.

6. High Quality Education A well planning education system will be provide to let every residents have the chances to get well education. This will increase more intellectuals.

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5.1 Case Study and Guidelines

5. Investigation & Data collection: The Future of the Towns and Better Townships

Sub-Biosphere 2

Sub-Biosphere 2 is an future underwater city which is closed and self-sustaining. It designed as a base for aquanauts, tourists and for oceanographic life science study and research purpose. It was inspired by Phil’s favourite hobby, driving, Jacques Cousteau and Ian Koblick and studying the original Biosphere 2 scientific research facility in Arizona in student period.

The structure of the Sub-Biosphere 2 would act as a ‘global seed bank’, same as Noah’s, it store and sustaining human, plants and animals’ life. It would become new habitat for around 100people in a long term. This is because all of these will consider as

the minimum number that required to rebuild our species if any man-made natural disaster happen and cause negative and serious situation.

The designer believed that if human cannot avoid the runaway climate change effects, human may be safer to live underwater. Sub-Biosphere 2 in sea may be one of the choice that human live for a long-term.

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Air, water, food, electricity and others will be supply and manage by the integrated systems of the Sub-Biosphere 2. Besides, the central biome will monitors life-support systems. There will be eight surrounding domes for humans, plant, and animals to live and interact. Furthermore, the environment and elements in the Earth, the regions of land, sea, air as known as the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere which are important in life will be rebuild in the city. These biomes recreate a new Earth’s biosphere.

Different climatic zone on Earth will be recreates in each biome. Plus, it will mimicking the Earth;s climates interlink to exchange water and air flow between each zone. The city will include five zones, the North Frigid Zone(Arctic), North Temperate Zone, Torrid Zone, South Temperate Zone and the South Frigid Zone(Antarctic).

Last but not least, the underwater biosphere may be the part of vision of future that remaining residents can save themselves.

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Water-Scraper

The Water-Scraper were created by a Malaysian, who named Sarly Adre Sarkum. It is a liveable and functional floating city.The concept came from envisions a self-sufficient structure that can satisfy all the human’s need such as food, air ,water and electricity. It has its own farming area and small forest, it also generates electricity by using solar, wind and wave power on the structure’s surface. Beside farming, it also generate food though aquaculture, hydroponics and others.

Its back and support places are created for residents to live and work in its depths. Furthermore, its bioluminescent tentacles act as a habitat for sea fauna to live and gather while its kinetic movements is collecting as energy. This is try to reduce provide negative impacts to the environment.

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Resource generation(power, food ,air and others), living, work, entertainment, garbage disposal and maintenance are the main components of the programme for the Water-Scraper. The programme is spread evenly according to all the different specific required external resource. For examples, wind generators placed on the top, farming area also on the roof garden. In addition, the residential area will be placed below the sea level. It can gat the better natural light.

The Water-Scraper can keep upright because it is using a ballast system and balancing tanks to maintain. Its tentacles also one of the elements to help this city to balance when the tentacles are generating power and moving with the rhythm of tide constantly. Finally, the lowest portions have the buoyancy and ballast controls that function to create the proper counterforce to maintaing this city upright.

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5.2 Conclusion about the cities and information or element that I can use in my new future town

First, I had learned than zoning is ver important when planning to built a city or town so I will plan a good town with systematic zoning. For an example, an area for living, commercial area, education area, agriculture place and more.

Besides, I will build a sustainable and environment-friendly underwater town that will not produce any give negative impact to the environment. It can be self-sufficient that fulfil all the human’s needs, air, food, water and others. My town will have a resource generation centre to generate the electricity for my residents. For example, solar, wind, and wave biomass will be the resources for my town to generate electricity.

Furthermore, I will maximise the green spaces in my town even underwater will not contain any green plants but I can built a garden to plant the flora. This may become a recreational place for my residents to have a walk and relax. Plus, I also will add the green plants in my town. This is not just a decoration for the town but it also can provide oxygen for us.

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6. The New “X” Town: Clystus

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Clystus is a town which will build under the sea. It is a underwater town. This town will locate on the north side of the Pulau Ketam. It near the Pulau Ketam, Pulau Tengah and Pulau Klang. Moreover, it have a strategic location which is near to the largest port in Malaysia, Port Klang. Therefore, it can be a bustling economic town, provide more income to the town and residents. Beside, people from our nation’s capital, Kuala Lumpur can reach the town in a short time.

Due to the climate change nowadays, we need to find a place which is safe to live. Clystus town is aim to give a self-sufficient and liveable town for residents. It is function as a commercial centre, residential area, tourism attraction place and others. It will be a potential of sustainable initiative, green environment, well transportation system town in the future.

6.1 Introduction to Clystus City



Clystus is jellyfish-liked fish. Its concept was came from the jellyfish. I did refer to two type of jellyfish which is the Crown Jellyfish and the Haliclystus Jellyfish. In addition, I also came out some of the ideas from the Water-Scraper that I did research. It will have the ballast system and balancing tasks as the Water-Scraper to keep it upright.

The size of the town is 40 square kilometre. The estimated population of this Clystus will be around 15,000 to 180,000 residents. Town Furthermore, the zoning of the town will have all the basic requirement such as town hall, residential area, services area and others.

The name of this town is came out from the name of the jellyfish, Haliclystus. This is because more of my concept and building principles were came from it. Therefore, I just name my town, Clsystus. I had took out the works ’Hali’ because I want to shorten it

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6.2 How did I came up with the solution to create this new town

The climate change of the Earth had caused many natural disaster. such as seawater level rising, global warming, earthquake,tsunami and more. Besides, human also had cause many different problems. For examples, pollutions and littering that destroy our environment. Furthermore, experts had said that the natural disaster and man-made problems will be very frequent in the future.

Therefore, my opinion is sea may be will be the best space for us to live. Approximately 71%of the Earth’ surface is sea so I believe living underwater is our future choice for live.

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6.3 Important Characteristic and Elements

ZONING

The zoning of Clystus is based on the shape and structure of the jellyfish, Haliclystus.

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Port, Shipping and Shopping Area Hospitality and

Tourism Area Bike-Sharing System- Vertical Bike Parking

Recreational Area

Oxygen Generation System and Water Turbines Area

Education Area

Places of Worship and Culture AreaAgriculture Area and Forest Area

Services Centre

Town Hall

Commercial Centre and Business Area

Monument



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Commercial Centre

This is the centre of the town which is also the impotent part. Therefore, I decide to make it as commercial centre of the town here. This area is for commercial purposes. Many business buildings and skyscrapers will be abundant there. The international and local organisations and companies, they build their offices here. In addition, it also attract the investor around the world to come here. This area will provide a huge income for my town.

Most of my residents will get their job opportunities at the commercial and business area.My residents will working at this place too. It will have a conventional centre where major events and exhibitions are held. A Grand Hall will be built and function as a place for important events such as wedding, book fair and Matta fair. Beside, it has the monument of this town which is a lotus. This may become one of the attractive place for tourists.



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Port

It consist of a port and a lot shopping malls. This also is a place for people to do exchange of goods. Therefore, it also a trading area. Products ware imported in from submarine and manufactured products are exported out to other places to be sold.

The shopping malls will be locate near the port. Residents can come to this area to buy their necessities. Besides, residents can head to other places by submarine from the port like Pulau Ketam and Port Klang. It is also a place where tourists come in to visit and travel to Clystus.



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Town Hall

It serve as important area act like the brain of the cell and all the decisions of all activity in the town will come out from it. It is also an administrative centre. Central Government will located here , which is the core of the town. Administrative buildings are built in the Central Government area. It serves as the residence of the mayor. A radio and television broadcasting centre is located here.

Moreover, it will has a jail, judiciary court, juvenile court and other government offices.



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Services Area

This area consists of clinics, hospitals, police station, fire station, post office and others. The hospitals will provide the best treatment and have the latest infrastructures for the patients.

Police station and fire station are provided. When any emergency situation occur, they will come to help. All of these services are the welfare of the residents. Residents can live in a better and safety town.



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Agricultural Area and Green Area(Forest)

This area consist of farming area and small forest. This farming area can product foods for the residents. Therefore, our town can self-sufficient. We will not facing the problem of lacking foods. In addition, we should not always depend to others.

This small forest is the largest green space in the town. The small forest will have variety of plants and trees. Some of the friendly animals, man-made river and mountain will also add in to the forest. It will become one of the recreational place for the residents. Besides, it may become the attractive place for tourists to visit.



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Religious and Culture Area

Places of worship will provide for the residents. As my town’s residents are all Malaysian and Malaysia is formed from different races, different places of worship will be prepare. Mosques, churches, temples and other will built to serve different residents with different religious.

A Performing Arts Centre will be built. Many performances will be held here.For examples, musicals,, orchestras and drama. This is a place where artists and musicians can free to gather and express their thoughts. Beside the Performing Arts Centre is an art gallery, artists display their masterpieces. There will also a culture street to show different races’ culture. Multiple museum will be here.



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Education Area

The area contains buildings related to education. Residents of Clystus study here. Education is important in forming a civilised and knowledgeable society. Thus, there are different primary schools with different language systems as their main language but other language also will be teach at school. This is because Malaysia is a multi races country. Residents need to know more than one language so that they can convenient to communicate among each others.

High schools, colleges and universities will be built here. As Clystus has high quality and completed education system, it can be consider as an education hub. It will attract many foreign students to further their studies here. The university will also nurtures many employable graduates and professionals serve for my town.



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Recreational AreaIt has a huge green area. Many

park with different theme and different style will be held. People can relax and release bad burdens with their family, friends and others. Other facilities such as pavillion and bridges are provided. Lakes, fountains and waterfalls also will be add in. This zone requires a great amount of landscaping that make it more beautiful and shows perfect combine with green nature.

In the middle of this zone, it will has a clubhouse. Jacuzzi, spa ,golf course and gymnasium are inside the clubhouse. People can enjoy their weekend here. Beside the theme park, there will be the sports hub of the town. Stadiums and aquatic centre fulfill the Olympic's standard. This zone also a huge centre for sports because it will include badminton courts, basketball courts, tennis courts and a sports academy will be built here.



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Hospitality and Tourism Area

Clystus will have its own iconic tourist attraction. A theme park for any age and any social class have fun will be build. This theme park attract the tourists and residents. They can get thrilled and have fun. The income can improve the economic of the town and there will be many job opportunities for residents. Its location also very near to the port so this makes it easier for tourists to flock in. In addition, botanical garden, bird park, a butterfly park, a sculpture garden and a mini zoo which separately around the theme park also the attractive tourism places.

This zone also will have hotels as a rest place for tourists. There will have the man-made beach that can let residents and tourists to enjoy themselves. Tourist also can find some other water activities like diving. There will have some experienced people to guide you. This is another main attraction for others to come to my town because this activities can let them to explore the wonderful scene under the sea.



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Oxygen Generation Area and Water Turbines Area

Breathing is very important but how to breath under the sea?

There are many ways for us to get oxygen down to a human underwater colony. One is the oxygen generator that generate oxygen. We can access oxygen from sea water; we extract oxygen from the hydrolysis of the water itself. We also do reverse osmosis and draw oxygen out of the water itself. We suction it from the air it pump it down by hose. This help the town to provide oxygen for the residents.



Security

Security and military aspects act as shelter for residents. The secure and the army had be give a well training. This is to avoid any emergency situation happen and they can control the situation in a short time when the bad situation happen. While the emergency situation become out of control, the army will come out to give help. There are very vital to give protection for the residents of the town. Thus, security booths are planned around Clystus to protect my town from any forms of terrorism such as pirates, illegal smuggling or any other will threatening the security of my town.

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The full structure of the Clystus

Protector

Tentacles for generate energy

Docking System

Industrial Area

Energy Supply Industrial Area

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Residential Area

This residential area can let around 15,000-18,000residents to live. Residents can eat, live and sleep here. The residents will live in condominiums that are build like a cylindrical-shaped. It will have many green plants and trees that among the jungle of condominiums. There will have other structures are built for the convenience of the residents. For instance, shops, restaurants, stalls and playgrounds.

Cycling trails, pedestrian bridges, space elevator and other facilities will be built in this zone. The space elevator are function to let the residents to go back and forth between the top area and bottom area of the whole structure. This space elevator is connect the whole structure of the town from top area to bottom area.



Energy Supply Industrial Area

Underwater turbines will be use because ocean currents can derive energy from the water using turbines because the water is more dense.

Water turbine is very efficient. It can connect to a grid. Besides, there will also have a biomass industry to recycle the waste and generate energy. My town will has an interconnected system for electricity. These two renewable sources of my town, water and biomass, they will work better interconnected.

They’re cheap, and there are opportunities for business groups to develop them. I hope that renewable energy could help to provide electricity energy to the town.

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Generate Energy



Industrial Area

This is the industrial area of the town. Besides, many manufacturing companies and factories will be build in this area. These factories provide income to residents through sold the products to the residents and exporting manufactured goods to other places via the port.

The factories receive their raw materials from port. A recycle centre also will be here to recycle the waste which can be reuse again to avoid pollution to the environment. A dense green wall is located between this zone and and other zone. This can prevent smog from entering the zones and produce pollution that will harm the health of the residents.

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Factories and Manufacturing Companies



Docking Station

This docking station will have a ballast system and balancing tanks that can keep it upright. Its tentacles also one of the elements to help this town to maintain balance when the tentacles are generating power and moving with the rhythm of tide constantly.

Finally, the lowest portions have the ballast controls that function to create the proper counterforce to maintaing this city upright. It will also going to have a submersible surface support station. This is to let the town to submerge it and tie it down if a storm comes along. It will be some surface connection and tie it down. The advanced life support systems will be build.

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Tentacle



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Walkability is great in Clystus. Residents go to their destinations by walk, cycle or take the hyperloop. The streets have trees planted at along the roads. These greenery features cools down the temperature and let residents feel fresh and cool, making the streets more comfortable for pedestrians.

Pedestrian trails, cycling trails and vehicle trails on the roads are clearly divided. This making it easier and safer for all residents. Bridges will be built between buildings to increase walkability. Green plants also will act as a decoration of the bridge. The bridges play a role in evacuating people in case of any emergency case happen.

Bike sharing systems will be implemented throughout the my town. Residents can just take a random bike at the bike sharing stations and cycle to their destination for free. I suggest

tourists to use the bike to travel my town if they want to discover every beauty in any corner in the town.

If the bike is private, the cyclist can park the bike in a Vertical Bike Parking (VBP) system. There will be bike sharing stations and the VBPs in every corner of the town.

There are many hyperloop lines in Clystus. The lines run just right above the roads so that they do not affect the city spaces in the town. This makes the town more tidy and beautiful. Apart from that, there will be a space elevators to let residents go back and forth between top

area and bottom area of the whole structure. It is function like a connection between top area and bottom area.

Transportation Plan

Walking and cyclingHyperloop

Bike-Sharing System Vertical Bike Parking



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Space Elevator

Hyperloop

Bike Sharing System and Vertical Bike Parking



6.5 Conclusion about Clystus

Clystus is a well-thought out town that has the potential of sustainable initiative, climate change consideration and resilience. It has all the latest infrastructure and green features. Moreover, Clytus is located at a strategic location which is Malacca Strait. It is near to the Port Klang. Therefore, Clystus will be the popular location for investors and property buyers. It will become a very strong global market for real estate investment. This will provide many job opportunities. Therefore, it also is a hot commodity commercial centre in the future. Beside, Clystus can satisfy all the human’s requirement in daily life. It has a well-planned transportation system, advanced infrastructures, high quality living area, residential area and more.

Clystus will receive the global attention as it is a revolutionary town which build under the city. Its modern and advanced design and implementation which is good for the environment will make Malaysia become famous in architecture and constructed industry field. As the mayor and layout proposer of Clystus, I hope that the residents of Clystus will enjoy a high quality, comfortable and safety of life in this new town.

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7. Conclusion

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Human todays are living in critical time where the resources of the Earth todays is declining dramatically. Moreover, the demand to the resources also increasing. Therefore, we need to come out a quick action to solve the problems.

When planning my town, I have learn that it is important to look into many variety aspects in detail. We should not miss any detail. This is to ensure that every residents of the town can live in a high quality liveable town.

Besides, I learnt that doing research before planning a town is vital. We can learn from the history. In addition, it will be essential to to refer to the past and present cities or towns before we build a town. Finally, I realised that act as a town planner is not easy. It must look into multiple aspects in detail and may facing challenges when plan a town.



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