KUALA LUMPUR STRUCTURE PLAN 2020 :

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1 REDUCING VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS & RELATED NATURAL DISASTERS IN EAST ASIA KUALA LUMPUR STRUCTURE PLAN 2020 : ENVIRONMENT SECTOR

2 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. GOALS 3. OBJECTIVES 4. ISSUES 5. POLICIES & STRATEGIES

3 INTRODUCTION A Vision for A World Class City By the year 2020, the City of KL will have many positive changes to the physical environment without compromising the local environment and its ecology. It also commits to create a livable and attractive environment for residents, businesses and tourist.

4 GOALS To enhance the role of Kuala Lumpur as an international commercial and financial centre. To create an efficient and equitable city structure. To enhance the city living environment. To create a distinctive city identity and image. To have an efficient and effective governance.

5 OBJECTIVES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY TO A LEVEL COMMENSURATE WITH ITS VISION TO BE A WORLD-CLASS CITY, CHKL AIMS TO: Create a Tropical Garden City sensitive to it natural site and appropriate to its tropical regional location;

6 OBJECTIVES (cont ) Continue to maintain a judicious balance between development, ecology and national heritage; Enhance the city living environment Attain an environment which is free from the major forms of pollution.

7 ENVIRONMENT - Issues 1. STEEP SLOPES Soil erosion from construction on steep slopes. 2. RIVER WATER QUALITY Poor water quality of the City rivers.

8 ENVIRONMENT Issues (cont..) 3. FLOOD PRONE AREAS Obstruction of storm water flow by structures in river reserves. 4. SINKHOLES Disruption of construction by sinkholes.

9 ENVIRONMENT Issues (cont..) 5. FLORA & FAUNA Threat to residual forest areas.

10 ENVIRONMENT Issues (cont..) 6. POLLUTION Air Quality - Deterioration of air quality Noise Level - High Noise levels in many parts of the city Contaminated Land - No control and regulation in the usage of contaminated land areas

11 ENVIRONMENT Issues (cont..) 7. ENVIRONMENT SENSITIVE AREAS (ESA) Lack of development guidelines for environmentally sensitive areas.

12 ENVIRONMENT - Policies & Strategies 1. TROPICAL GARDEN CITY Promote landscaping and beautification programmes. Intensify the programmes of roadside and streetside planting and landscaping. Ensure the provision of proper landscaping of existing private open spaces and other vacant areas.

13 ENVIRONMENT - Policies & Strategies (Cont..) TROPICAL GARDEN CITY (cont..) Ensure the landscaping of rivers and the rehabilitation of ex-mining lands. Initiate an appropriate strategy for integrating the major rivers and abandoned mining ponds as an amenity and feature of the City s urban design.

14 ENVIRONMENT - Policies & Strategies (Cont..) 2. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Steep Slopes : not permit development on hillside with slope that exceeds the allowable level, rules and regulations set by the Federal Government Ensure that geo-technical study is carried out for all hillside developments.

15 ENVIRONMENT - Policies & Strategies (Cont..) 2. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Air Water Quality : in co-operation with the sewerage concessionaire, ensure that there shall be no further discharge of untreated domestic wastewater into the rivers and drainage system. investigate the feasibility of new approaches to increase oxygenation, aeration and water quality of the City s rivers to support aquatic life in rivers.

16 ENVIRONMENT - Policies & Strategies (Cont..) 2. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Flood Prone Areas : re-activate the rehabilitation programme not approve development involving permanent structures in river reserves.

17 ENVIRONMENT - Policies & Strategies (Cont..) 2. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Sinkholes : require development applications in areas of limestone formation be accompanied by geotechnical reports

18 ENVIRONMENT - Policies & Strategies (Cont..) 3. FLORA & FAUNA conserve residual forest areas and maintain a sustainable variety and population of wildlife within the City boundaries.

19 ENVIRONMENT - Policies & Strategies (Cont..) 4. POLLUTION CONTROL Air Quality : ensure the provision of adequate landscaped buffer areas between highways and other built up areas

20 ENVIRONMENT - Policies & Strategies (Cont..) 4. POLLUTION CONTROL (cont..) Noise Levels : Implement measures to reduce noise levels Contaminated Land : Ensure that contaminated land be treated and designated as sensitive green areas.

21 ENVIRONMENT - Policies & Strategies (Cont..) 5. ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS Designate environmentally sensitive areas and prepare guidelines for their control and management

22 ENVIRONMENT - Policies & Strategies (Cont..) 6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Collaboration with other government agencies, the public and the private sector, undertake proactive measures to ensure sustainability in economic, physical and social development in congruence with existing environment.

23 ENVIRONMENT - Policies & Strategies (Cont..) 7. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Coordinate with other relevant stakeholders to implement the policies and guidelines of environmentally sensitive areas.

24 THANK YOU