Booklet Melaka City State July 2011

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Information Booklet Series:

CITY STATE



First Printing, July 2011

Copyright

STATE ECONOMIC PLANNING UNITMELAKA CHIEF MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT

MELAKAMALAYSIA

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Published in Malaysia by:

STATE ECONOMIC PLANNING UNIT

MELAKA CHIEF MINISTER'S DEPARTMENTMELAKA

MALAYSIA

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview 4

Developed State 2010 5

Melaka Roadmap 2020 6

Malaysian Urban Indicators Network (MURNInet) 7

MURNInet Ratings 10

Melaka City State MURNInet Indicators 11

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OVERVIEW

Urban development has traditionally been seen as a national concern.This report shows its international relevance. Cities and towns contributesignificantly to climate change - from the fossil fuels used for electricity

generation, transport and industrial production, to waste disposal andchanges in land use. I commend this report to all concerned withimproving the ability of towns and cities to mitigate climate change andadapt to its impacts. How cities and towns are planned affects not just the

health and well·being of their inhabitants, but the global environment and our prospects for sustainable development. - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in UN·Habitat’s GlobalReport on Human Settlements 2011.

Cities are therefore at the frontline in the drive towards high income.The challenge is to enhance the liveability of cities to ensure that

the benefits of agglomeration are not lost to escalating crime, grimeand time (congestion). Presently, 67 per cent of the population areliving in urban areas. To cater for the increasing density, theGovernment will ensure that urban areas are vibrant and liveable,complete with the necessary infrastructure and facilities. In thisregard, the National Physical Plan 2, which will be finalised thisyear, will pave the way for more strategic and better planning in the creation of compactyet efficient urban areas.. – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abd Razak, Prime Minister during10th Malaysia Plan Speech in Parliament, 10.6.2010

The government aims to develop four “conurbations” in the next fiveyears to attract investment and increase global competitiveness, in line

with the 2nd National Physical Plan (NPP). The four conurbations —Kuala Lumpur, George Town, Johor Bahru and Kuantan — will act as

focal points for foreign and domestic investment, given that 75 per cent of peninsular Malaysia’s population are expected to live in urban areas by2020. This strategy of “concentrated decentralisation” will be supportedby Melaka and Ipoh, as well as respective state capitals. - Datuk Chor

Chee Heung, Minister of Housing and Local Government

“After the declaration as a developed state, for the next 10 yearsMelaka will focus on enhancing its status as a sustainable city by“Going Green” and becoming a Green Technology City State by theyear 2020” - Datuk Seri Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam, Chief Minister of Melaka during Melaka Developed State Declaration 20.10.2010at 20.10 pm

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DEVELOPED STATE 2010

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MALAYSIAN URBAN INDICATORS NETWORK (MURNInet)

BACKGROUND

The rapid rate of development in Malaysia has effected the urban economy,infrastructure and utility, public facilities and the environment which in turn effect theresidents quality of life. To achieve sustainable development, urban development needsto balance economic growth with other aspects of urban life which includes housing,education, transportation, public safety and the environment. Sustainability of a city inMalaysia is still hard to measure as there are no criteria or measurement tool for urbansustainability. What is available and similar to sustainability indicators is standards forvarious sectors that were produced by technical departments. To simplify the usage of these indicators, a Malaysia Urban Indicators Network (MURNInet) application system hasbeen produced. MURNInet was created based on a computer network that was designedto analyze current urban conditions; effects of development, survey temporal change

and formulate sustainable urban scenarios for the future based on fixed standards.

DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

According to the Our Common Future report that was published by The WorldCommission on Environment and Development (WCED), 1987, sustainable development isa ‘development that fulfils the needs of the current generation taking into account theability of future generations to fulfil theirs’. A main point that is stressed upon in thesustainable development policy is that citizens of the world must live in the carryingcapacity of Earth. Basically sustainable development contains two (2) importantconcepts, which are the concept of needs, especially the basic needs of poor countries

and the concept of limitations that are determined by technological advances and socialorganizations towards the capability of the environment to fulfil current and futureneeds. Even though there are various differing definitions of sustainable development,one common theme is shared by all of them, which are the environment, futurity andequity. All the definitions also stress that future generations needs to be givencompensation for whatever shortcomings caused by the current generation. The issuethat is still being debated today is how to implement these compensations. DEFINITION OF A SUSTAINABLE SETTLEMENT

Sustainable settlement following the definition of the United Nations Centre for HumanSettlements (HABITAT) in the Sustainable Settlement Program is 'a settlement that isable to maintain achievement in social, economic and physical development forposterity'. Whereas the definition of sustainable settlement that was articulated by theResearch Triangle Institute (RTI) is: 'A metropolitan region that can compete successfullyat the global level but still maintains its’ cultural and environmental uniqueness'.

THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Malaysia, in principle, welcomes the concept of sustainable development. In Malaysiathe urban sustainability concept is seen not only from the urban sustainability

perspective at the international level but is fully absorbed into the Global Planning and

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Development Principles that are used by JPBD (Global Planning and DevelopmentGuideline [Second Edition] JPBD No 4/2000). This guideline advocates that developmentplanning (including urban) need to contain fairness and equity, kindness, peace andsecurity, cleanliness and beauty, respect of knowledge and always keeping the Creator inmind. 11 urban planning sectors have been chosen to give insight into a major portionof the main principles that are stated in the Global Planning and Development

Guideline.

DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN INDICATORS

Indicators are a measurement that gives concise information about a subject or insightabout a specific problem. Indicators are used to show trends and prepare information ina quantative and qualitative form. Indicators that are policy oriented facilitate StateAuthorities and Local Authorities to give priority towards problematic sectors and mapout objectives that are to be reached. Indicators are measurement tools that can beused effectively to enable relevant parties gauge the achievement of a society or city. Itshows if the results are progressive or recessive, increasing or decreasing, positive or

negative or remain as the status quo (ICLEI 1996).

INDICATORS AS A SURVEY TOOL IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The usage of indicators surveying development towards sustainability is the latest trendpracticed in many countries. At the international level, the initiative was implementedcomprehensively, especially the urban indicator project that was implemented by theUN Conference on Human Settlements (UNCHS 1996), UN Development Programmes’sHuman Development Reports (UNDP 1996), World Resources Institute (1994), WorldwatchInstitute (Brown et. al.1997), World Bank (1996). and OECD (1994). For example, the

Lancashire case where indicators were used comprehensively and it played various rolesincluding administration and technical, formation of political objectives; publicparticipation and also surveying action plan implementation. Indicators are alsoaccepted as a necessity for planning and enable the future to be more sustainable at thelocal and global level. For survey purposes, indicators have to be associated with its’objective. Data has to be easily obtainable and also easily prepared as structuredinformation.

URBAN INDICATOR CHARACTERISTICS

Urban indicators as generated by UNCHS (HABITAT) advocate that gathered indicators

have to adhere to the HABITAT Agenda. This is because the indicators that are collectedfrom various countries will be grouped within the Global Urban Indicator Database.Indicator selection of a city needs to take into account the primary indicator that hasbeen proposed by UNCHS (HABITAT) so that a comprehensive and uniform evaluation of acity can be made. Other indicators can be added following local and nationalrequirements and situations. For sustainable urban indicator selection in Malaysia, issuesof settlement, policies related to it and indicators that are commonly used by LocalAuthorities, State Governments and Federal Government would be taken into account.Sustainable urban indicator characteristics are as follows:

Easily understood by stakeholders; Can be measured using data that is easily obtainable locally or nationally; Clearly related to the aim of the primary policy and can be changed with the

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adoption of new policies; Easily collected often and does not cost much; Easily measured and can emphasize the magnitude of the predicament faced; Reliable; Sensitive and van be revised if the situation change; Needs to have a clear definition and refers to specific objectives;

Each indicator needs to measure different issues; and Can be easily obtained following a specific area or group.

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MURNInet RATINGS

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SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS:

>80% = SUSTAINABLE

50% - 79% = MODERATELY

SUSTAINABLE<50% = LESS SUSTAINABLE



MELAKA CITY STATE INDICATORS

OBJECTIVE 2: TO ENHANCE CITY STATE STATUS (CITYSTATE)

SUB-CATEGORIES NO SUB-CODE INDICATOR 2010 2020

URBAN

DEVELOPMENT

1 B1-1-1 Urbanization Rate TBD TBD

AREA DENSITY 2 B1-2-1 Population Density TBD TBD

COMMUNITY

RELATION

3 B4-2-1 Civic Hall and Population Ratio TBD TBD

ROAD SAFETY 4 B6-1-1 Ratio of Road Accident Cases Per 10,000

Population

TBD TBD

DRIVER

AWARENESS

5 B6-2-1 Percentage Of Fatal Road Accident Cases TBD TBD

LOCAL AUTHORITY

SERVICES

6 B7-1-1 Percentage of C.F.O Approvals TBD TBD

TOURISM

COMMITMENT

7 B7-2-1 Percentage of development budget for

tourism projects per capita

TBD TBD

REVENUE

MANAGEMENT

8 B7-3-1 Local Authority Per Capita Revenue TBD TBD

9 B7-3-2 Cash Flow Ratio As Compared To

Emoluments

TBD TBD

10 B7-3-4 Development Expenditure Per Capita TBD TBD

11 B7-3-5 Ratio Of Population Per Professionals and

Management Officers

TBD TBD

12 B7-3-6 Percentage of Administration

Expenditure As Compared to Revenue

TBD TBD

QUALITY OF LIFE 13 B7-4-1 Tax Collection Rate TBD TBD

EARLY EDUCATION 14 B4-1-1 Kindergarten and Population Ratio TBD TBD

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SUB-CATEGORIES NO SUB-CODE INDICATOR 2010 2020

YOUTH MORAL 15 B5-1-1 Ratio of Juvenal Case Per 1,000

Population

TBD TBD

SOCIAL

SUSTAINABILITY

16 B5-2-1 Ratio of Arrests Due to Social Ills Per

1,000 Population

TBD TBD

FAMILY HARMONY 17 B5-3-1 Divorce Rate Per 1,000 Marriages TBD TBD

EDUCATION 18 M3-6-1 Primary Schoolchildren and Teacher Ratio TBD TBD

WATER

MANAGEMENT

19 B3-1-1 Water Loss TBD TBD

IRRIGATION AND

DRAINAGE

MANAGEMENT

20 B3-2-1 Percentage of Flooding Prone Area TBD TBD

HOUSING 21 B2-1-1 Average Household Size TBD TBD

22 B2-1-2 Ratio of Floor Space Area Per Person TBD TBD

23 B2-2-1 Percentage of unsold houses TBD TBD

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NOTES

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Melaka Chief Minister's Department

Level 5, Bentara Block

Seri Negeri Complex

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75450 Melaka

Malaysia

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