Open AccessUSM PUSHING THE FRONTIERS OF TOWN PLANNING
Author(s) -
Lee Lik Meng
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
planning malaysia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.232
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1675-6215
pISSN - 0128-0945
DOI - 10.21837/pm.v1i1.37
Subject(s) - treasure , plan (archaeology) , sustainable development , chart , sociology , geography , political science , archaeology , law , statistics , mathematics
The USM Campus in Penang is arguably one of the most beautiful in Malaysia set amidst undulating terrain with a rich treasure trove of exotic flora and fauna and panoramic views. But this former Military Camp has been subjected to 30 years of unrelenting development threatening its unique assets. Efforts are being made to protect those treasures in line with the aspirations of Agenda 21 but rather than following the conventional path, the USM Campus Planning Project has attempted to chart new frontiers in the use of JCT for planning and realigning the philosophy towards sustainable development. Amongst the innovations introduced are "publish as we plan", online surveys and the notion that we should "only take what we need" from nature up to a maximum threshold beyond which further development will be considered detrimental to the well-being of the campus community.