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ENBE | Final Project | Part A – Report | Better Town of the Future
BETTER TOWN OF THE FUTURE
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CONTENT
1. Introduction
2. A Town
3. Investigation & Data Collection: The Ancient Town / City
4. Investigation & Data Collection: The Present Town / City
5. Investigation & Data Collection: The Future and Better Township
6. The New “X” Town
7. Process & Progress
8. The Conclusion
9. References list
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1. INTRODUCTION
We students were told to act as
a mayor to propose a new layout of a
new town for our final assignment of
Elements in Natural and Built
Environment (ENBE). We were given
to choose a new setting of a town such
as, underground town, underwater
town, town that floating on the water,
town in the air (skyscraper town), and
also town next to a river or sea.
For our tasks, we are required to
make through research on ancient,
current and future towns before we
plan the proposal for the “X” Town.
To plan for better future town, refer to
the past is a must. Also, research or
references can bring new concepts or
designs for the future town.
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2. THE TOWN
1.1 Definition of Town
A town is a human settlement with
a name, defined boundaries. Normally, a
town is larger than a village and smaller
than a city.
1.2 What is the brief history?
The word town shares an origin with the
German word Zaun, the Dutch word tuin,
and the Old Norse tun. The German word
Zaun comes closest to the original
meaning of the word: a fence of any
material.
In Dutch, the meaning of the word
took on the sense of the space which these
fences enclosed.
In Old Norse tun means a (grassy)
place between farmhouses, and is still used
in a similar meaning in modern
Norwegian.
Whether in England, French,
Japan, or China, each town also has their
own historical stories. The great events of
great history may affect the community of
the town. So, researching on the local
history of the village, town or city is a best
way to understand the people, the places
and events of their own personal history.
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1.3 What makes a town?
A town is making up of a certain amount of population, educational area, residential
area, commercial area, culture and religions, parks, and public service. Besides, in a town, it
should have a center where business and local government take place.
1.4 What makes a good town?
A good town should include:
Organize zoning
Proper planning of infrastructure
Landmark
Green area to reduce the heat island effect
Free trade zone
Practicing 3R
Connectivity between citizens
Accessibility of open spaces
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1.5 What is a future town?
Basically, a future town is some people who plan for a new development to make the city much better, livable and sustainable than the present town. The future town also has new technologies in IT, farming or science.
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3. INVESTIGATION & DATA COLLECTION
3.1 When did it start? History and all
In 79 AD, the summit of Mount Vesuvius exploded without warning. The magnificent
ancient city of Pompeii was left buried under about 20 feet of earth and ash.
Oscan settled along the shore of the Tyrrhenian Sea on an elevated lavish spur that
was created by an ancient eruption of Vesuvius during the 8th century BC. The strategic
location made Pompeii an object of great importance to the Estuscans. The Samnites arrived
from the mountains of Irpinia in the 5th century, putting an end to the control of Campania by
the Greeks and Etruscans.
Seventeen-hundred years later, architect Domenico Fontana happened across some
inscriptions while building a tunnel in the area. Some excavation was done near the
amphitheater at that time, but no one suspected that an entire town was buried there. The first
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Ancient Town / City
Pompeii, Italy
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scientific exploration of the site took place in 1748, directed by Charles of Bourbon. In 1860,
Giuseppe Fiorelli invented a system of pouring liquid plaster into the spaces left in the ash
bed.
The oldest buildings of Pompeii date to the 6th century BC and likely only occupied a
small part of the south-western area, between the main Forum and the Triangular Forum.
Pompeii gradually expanded toward the east and the north. Most of the ruins date back to its
establishment as a Roman colony in 80 BC.
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3.2 What ancient town you are concentrating on?
The city of Pompeii was an ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples in the
Italian region of Campania, in the territory of thecomune of Pompei. Pompeii, along
with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area, was mostly destroyed and buried
under 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
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3.3 What makes is the significant town and what are the details?
1. Amphitheatres
The Amphitheatre of Pompeii is the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre. They were
used for events such as gladiator combats, chariot races, venationes (animal slayings)
and executions.
2. Roads
The Romans are renowned for their road systems. Pompeii is a solid proof to that. It is
designed in a way that Pompeians are able to cross the road without stepping in the
sewage.
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3.4 Conclusion about the town / city
In conclusion, Pompeii is a very well-planned town. Besides, Ancient Roman
architecture developed different aspects of Ancient Greek architecture and newer
technologies such as the arch and the dome to create a new architectural style. In fact, its
unique architecture is the symbol of the town.
3.5 What information and element that you can use to your future town?
I will use the concept of having an amphtheatres in my town for organizing events to
increase the connectivity between the citizens. Also, an amphtheatres can be one of the
landmarks of the town
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4. INVESTIGATION & DATA COLLECTION
4.1 When did it start? History and all
Tokyo was a fishing village called Edo at the beginning of 12th century. The
important battle of Sekigahara in 1600 enabled Ieyasu Tokugawa to control the country of
Japan. He established his government in tiny Edo. This is the famous Edo period when the
successors of Ieyasu continued to rule the country for more than 250 years, until 1867.
It wasn’t until the mid-nineteenth century that Edo began opening itself up to trade
and commerce with foreign countries. In 1853, four ships from the United Sates Navy, under
the command of Commodore Matthew Perry, dropped anchor in Tokyo Bay. Perry
demanded that Japan open itself up to foreign trade, the city’s global isolation was soon over.
This marked the end of the Tokugawa shogunate and the beginning of a tumultuous
period of civil unrest and imperial rule called the Meiji period (1868-1912). This was also a
period of rapid expansion and modernization where Tokyo became more “westernized” with
its first telecommunication lines established in 1869 and the first steam train in 1872, which
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Present Town / City
Tokyo, Japan
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operated between Shimbashi to Yokohama. In 1889, the Constitution of the Empire was
established that truly changed Japan’s political system into that of a modern nation-state.
In 1923, Tokyo was devastated by the Great Kanto Earthquake , where more than
140,000 people lost their lives and more than 300,000 buildings destroyed by the spreading
fires.
Rebuilding quickly began, and the Showa period (1926-1989) saw a massive
restoration and modernization of the city. It was during this time that Tokyo’s airport at
Haneda opened up in 1931, and the Port of Tokyo in 1941. By 1935, Tokyo’s population
grew to more than 6 million people, rivaling some of the major capital cities in the west.
Tokyo was nearly destroyed again in 1945 due to the raids of World War II.
The Imperial Palaceplus many temples were destroyed during the war. The American
Occupation of the city began on September 1945, from which point massive reconstruction
began and continued during the decades that followed. Tokyo saw its streets widened,
shopping centers built, monorails operating and the famous Bullet Train link to Osaka
established. The promise of the Olympic Games in the 1960s further spurred the city to
develop and modernize at an even faster pace.
Today Tokyo is a modern, buzzing and noisy metropolis that rivals any major urban
center in the world.
4.2 What city are you concentrating on?
Tokyo is the world's most populous metropolitan area and is the center of Japanese
culture, finance, and government. A bustling cosmopolitan city, Tokyo is also a major
transportation hub and a world economic and industrial center.
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4.3 What makes is significant city and what are the details?
Train
JR Yamanote Line
Tokyo has an aboveground train system which is run mostly by JR East. The center
of the system is the Yamanote Line, which loops around the city and links to all the
major stations. Apart from JR East, there are other private train companies. Japanese
trains are very punctual, and quite reasonably priced.
Subways
Tokyo Metro / Toei Subway
There are 13 subway lines including 9 Tokyo Metro lines and 4 Toei Subway lines.
For ease of use, each station is coded with a letter and number. You will find these on
platform signs and route maps.
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4.4 Conclusion about the town / city
Overall, Tokyo has one of the most efficient and fast public transport systems in the
world. It combines an extensive train network, underground subway lines, a bus system,
taxis, and car rentals.
4.5 What information and element that you can use for your future city?
Obviously, the public transport systems which are well-planned in Tokyo will be used
for my future town. Good public transport systems are more easy and convenient to use, fast
and safe. Also, public transport is more efficient than personal motor vehicles in terms of the
road space it uses up and the energy it consumes.
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“The future of towns and better towns.”
5.1 China, Car -free City
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has completed the plans for Chengdu
Tianfu District Great City, a self-sustaining, environmentally sensitive satellite city due to
begin construction this fall outside Chengdu in China.
The Great City will be completed in around eight years with 80,000 people. It is
entirely walkable and surrounding with green space. Besides, the city is designed to use less
water, create less waste and generate less carbon dioxide than a normal city. Walking from
the center of the city to the green spaces takes just ten minutes, and other nearby urban
centers will be accessible by a mass transit system.
The development addresses the problem of overpopulation, pollution and urban
sprawl by compacting a lot of residents into vertical housing, growing food nearby.
The Great City will use less energy, less water, produce less landfill waste, and
generate less carbon dioxide than a normal city with a similar population.
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5.2 Masdar, Zero-carbon City
Rising in the desert outside of Abu Dhabi, Masdar City will be the world’s most
sustainable metropolis with no cars. It is the one of the world’s first zero-carbon, zero-waste
city.
The desert city is designed to be powered entirely with renewable energy,
including solar power and wind power. Giant “sunflower umbrella” designed for the city
center will provide moveable shade during the day to store heat, and then close and release
heat at the night.
Instead of private personal automobiles, the public rapid transit system represents a
shift from ‘mass’ to ‘mini’ in the form of small programmable multi-person vehicles. This
new urban area aims to be the definitive regional hotpot for developing green energy and
researching clean technology.
6. THE NEW “X” TOWN
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In year 2074, the scientist have discovered and confirmed that a 12-magnitide
earthquake will happen in 4 years time. Cities and towns will be destroyed including our
town. As a mayor, I have decided to propose a new town with new hope which floating in the
air which named SKYHOPE.
6.2 Town in the air
Floating in the air is the most suitable option to avoid the strong magnitude of
earthquake from crashing the town. This area of town is 55km2 with the population which
about 250,000 people.
This floating town is named after the “sky” and the “hope” words which have the meaning of there is a hope in the sky.
6.3 What is the important characteristic and elements?
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The characteristic in the city is that I
refer to the ancient city, present city and future
city as reference to make my city much better.
Based on the well-planned characteristic of
Pompeii city, I had figured out some new ideas
about how to propose a well-planned town.
Also, I pick some ideas from present city
that is Tokyo, Japan. As a green city, it has
many parks green areas which I can develop the
green idea into my city. People can walk by foot
to reach a park in 15 minutes. Besides, the
public transport systems also will be my guide
on how to make my town more efficient.
The new ‘X’ city is a carbon free city.
People can cycle to their destination. Everything
is ecofriendly. The idea in Abu Dahbi plan is
good that consider about the urban
neighborhood. People can live, work and play at
the same time.
6.4 Planning of city
The facilities of this town are government department, business and financial center,
recreational areas, education center, industrial areas agriculture area and so on. This city is
well zoning city. For example people can reach their work place by public transport.
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The security in the town is good. There are police who patrol in residential area,
business area, and more. Our military has tank, weapons and planes. These are all well design
for the security and safety of the city.
The electricity is from the wind and solar energy. It is green and also ecofriendly to
people and environment. The water supply is from the rain water. The rain water is collected
in a big pond then filters the water to become drinking and clean water.
6.5 Conclusion about the new “X” town
This town is a well-planned town. It is a great, sustainable and liveable town. This
town is green and also ecofriendly to people and environment. The problem of pollution and
health are in control. The town will also provide spaces for people activities and interactions.
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7. PROCESS & PROGRESS
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8. CONCLUSION
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In this project, I have learnt a lot about how to plan a city and what the needs for a
city or town are. I also learnt to describe the different characteristic of the natural and built
environment by exploring the basic elements such as topography, landscape, space, building
and infrastructure. Besides, I learnt about how to differentiate and compare the different
development of the built environment. This is a very good experience in doing this project.
The most important thing is I learnt more about built and environment.
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9. REFERENCES
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Members.tripod.com, (2014). History of The Ancient City of Pompeii. Retrieved from http://members.tripod.com/mr_sedivy/pompeii.html
Japan-guide.com, (2014). Transportation in Tokyo. Retrieved from http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2017.html
Tokyo Top Guide, (2012). Tokyo History, History Of Japan, Japan History. Retrieved from http://www.tokyo-top-guide.com/tokyo_history
WebUrbanist, (2013). Car-Free City: China Builds Dense Metropolis from Scratch. Retrieved from http://weburbanist.com/2013/02/11/car-free-city-china-builds-dense-metropolis-from-scratch
McGrath, J. (2014). Is a zero-carbon, zero-waste, zero-car city on the horizon? - HowStuffWorks. Retrieved from http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/zero-carbon-city.htm
WebEcoist, (2012). Meet Masdar: World's First Zero Carbon, Zero Waste City - WebEcoist. Retrieved from http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2012/08/15/meet-masdar-worlds-first-zero-carbon-zero-waste-city