KKKH4284

SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING

TASK 5
LOCAL AGENDA 21


Name : AMAR SYAFUDIN BIN AHMAD
Matric No : A131973
Lecturers :
1) Prof Ir. Dr. RIZA ATIQ ABDULLAH BIN O.K. RAHMAT
2) Pn NORLIZA BT MOHD AKHIR
3) Dr. MUHAMAD NAZRI BIN BORHAN

Perlis area can be developed to establish a comprehensive action strategy for environmental
protection, economic prosperity and community well-being in the local jurisdiction or area to
fulfil the residents needs in term of better lifestyle, and environment consideration. The Local
Agenda 21 development can be planned more systematically in order to achieve the goals.
Local Agenda 21 is a local-government-led, community-wide, and participatory effort to
establish a comprehensive action strategy for environmental protection, economic prosperity and
community well-being in the local jurisdiction or area. This requires the integration of planning
and action across economic, social and environmental spheres.
In order to implement Local Agenda 21 in my hometown, Perlis, the policy should involve
society, private sector and local authorities. So each party has their basic own role. These are
some of them:
1) Individual or Society
Give cooperation to any program or event that private sector or local authorities
invented
Mass media need to announce the activity relate to this sector
2) Associations and Companies
An association of Local Agenda 21 needs to be established to focus on the vision
of this principle for the hometown
Any companies surround my hometown need to be alert to the necessity of the
residential of the hometown by providing the requirement for residents
3) Government representatives or local authorities
Making collaboration within the authorities to execute any activities
Doing campaign and kind of same activity or event relate to Local Agenda 21
The implementation of Local Agenda 21 in Perlis are as follows:
I nternal to the local government
The basic principles laid out in the Agenda 21 can be activated by the many organizations and
operations of a local government. These include local policy and program development; planning
and management procedures in local projects, including preparing of development plans;
purchasing decisions in development and construction of public projects; development of
network (electricity, gas, water, roads) and social (community services, education, health)
infrastructure; day-to-day maintenance, including waste collection and disposal.
Local government's interaction with its citizens
Changes in urban lifestyles have far reaching consequences, positive and negative, on the local
and global environment. Thus education and training in environmental issues, information
campaigns and awareness building using both formal and informal channels, monitoring and
evaluation including opinion surveys, action plans involving the civil society can be various
ways in which the local government sensitizes its citizenry towards environmental protection.
External to the local government
There are some actions that local governments can only influence, but where the essential
decision-making process is outside their control. Here issues such as green business proactices,
product and safety standards, green tourism, and others play an important role. Activities of the
civil society at large, including community groups, NGOs, and other institutions, also fall in this
category. There are six key elements of Local agenda 21. Based on these, the evaluation and
suggestion are committed.

1) Managing and improving the local authority's own environmental performance
Evaluation
For my hometown, the environmental performance should be upgraded and attention is needed
as it still lack of proper implementation. Most of the place still can be develop.
Suggestion
It needs corporate commitment by cooperating with related local authorities to carry out
campaign for staff training and awareness rising among the residents. They should plan a good
environmental management systems and environmental budgeting based on the capability and
aim for our hometown.

2) Integrating sustainable development aims into the local authority's policies and activities
Evaluation
The term of sustainable development should be integrated and implement in project in my
hometown. Most of the place are not well planned in terms of urbanization progress.
Suggestion
The need of implementation of sustainable development is very good way in order to
appreciating our nature and preserves it. It still needs a very good collaboration of the local
authorities and the resident. The local authorities should plan policies that the vision is based on
sustainable development. Some of the activities that can be a part of the programmes are green
housekeeping and housing services.

3) Awareness raising and education
Evaluation
My hometown needs an improvisation regarding on the awareness raising and education.




Suggestion
An initiative to encourage change and practical action need to be applied. For examples is
awareness campaign and so on. It still need support by private sector and authorities by doing
publication of local information and do some press releases. Supports for voluntary group also
need to be given by local authorities.

4) Consulting and involving the general public
Evaluation
In my opinion this element is cultivated in my hometown even not thoroughly. Rarely a forum is
open to the public and to get the feedback some of questionnaire regarding problems/difficulties
and its solution faces by residents.
Suggestion
Some of suggestions that can be implemented for this element are the public consultation
processes, doing some forums and planning our hometown in Perlis maps to divide the area
according to the economic base

5) Partnerships
Evaluation
The implementation should be encouraged in my hometown.
Suggestion
Partnerships can be done by doing meetings, workshops and conferences and all these must be
based on sustainability development. It will be more efficient if the residents working in groups
or advisory groups. Round tables should be done to go through any issue arising from any
members.

6) Measuring, monitoring and reporting on progress towards sustainability
Evaluation
Less implementation in my hometown.
Suggestion
To make the planning more based on the requirement, make sure the Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) is done thoroughly and strategic environmental assessment should be carried
out.