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Sustainable Living

In an increasingly urbanized world, there is growing international demand for the studies on livable cities. This module will equip the learner with the knowledge and skills to participate in this rapidly expanding profession and find their position as architects. The module uses case study method through series of videos (precedents) and explores on cities of Malaysia and 
international contexts focusing on a particular theory/model/framework pertinent to sustainable living. The students are to explore the relationships of intangible aspects or the content such as cultural, climatic and social situations/user-experiences to tangible aspects such as form, activity and movement pattern. Firstly, the students must understand what makes the characteristics of a city for a formal understanding on sustainable aspects. Later, such characteristic understanding on urban reformation will be tested for what is still evidenced on the urbanity and content of livability. The module aims to inspire the students towards fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to comprehend urban places and sustainable living. It is an exploration of both literature and reality.

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Assignment 1: Sustainable System in a city

Cities and towns have become the primary human living space. Since 2007, more than half of the world’s population has been living in urban areas and the figure is estimated to exceed 70 per cent by 2050. Building sustainable cities requires investment in (a) renewable energy sources, (b) efficiency in the use of water and electricity, (c) design and implementation of compact cities, (d) retrofitting of buildings and increase of green areas, (e) fast, reliable and affordable public transportation and (f) improved waste and recycling systems. Cities are diverse in terms of their size, structure, spatial form, economy, wealth, local resources availability and ecological impact (Sustainability in American Cities, Slavin 2011).

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Assignment 2: Sustainable City Ideas: Resilient Future Cities

Resilient cities are cities that able to absorb, recover and prepare for future shocks ( economic, environmental, social and institutional)., promoting sustainability, well being and inclusive growth). In this assignment, student will be conversant and expected to illustrate and transform concepts and ideas of the future sustainable city, the word sustainability has come into such common usage that it sometimes seems ubiquitous.

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