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New Water Village Planning Model: Preserving Ocean Biodiversity for Community’s Health and Well-Being
Malaysia is one of the eleven countries in Southeast Asia. Long-term sewerage pollution is a source damaging 90% of coral reeves by 2050. Decades of untreated sewage pollution also exposes children living at water settlements to water-borne diseases. This paper proposes a new water village planning model for Malaysia which could empower the local community to pay for sanitation management through architectural provisions, hence could generate ecotourism revenue. This study combines results from three earlier studies on Lok Urai, a water village located in East Malaysia. From these studies, incorporation of ISTP wastewater treatment tanks must come with viable economic activities; the architectural solution must include related microarchitecture to support homestay activities; and the local community desires to develop a homestay program to improve their livelihood. The architectural aim is creating opportunities for water villagers to self-finance Lok Urai’s sanitation provision and maintenance. This study posits that microarchitecture for small enterprises and combined with a well-planned homestay program are suitable amenities to attract tourists to stay with local families at Lok Urai. The proposed model consists of 98 housing units planned with twelve clusters of homestay units that will support the community to pay for their sanitation management and stop sewage pollution from spreading water-borne diseases. A viable water village model is replicable to 25,000 islands in Southeast Asia.
New Water Village Planning Model: Preserving Ocean Biodiversity for Community’s Health and Well-Being
Malaysia is one of the eleven countries in Southeast Asia. Long-term sewerage pollution is a source damaging 90% of coral reeves by 2050. Decades of untreated sewage pollution also exposes children living at water settlements to water-borne diseases. This paper proposes a new water village planning model for Malaysia which could empower the local community to pay for sanitation management through architectural provisions, hence could generate ecotourism revenue. This study combines results from three earlier studies on Lok Urai, a water village located in East Malaysia. From these studies, incorporation of ISTP wastewater treatment tanks must come with viable economic activities; the architectural solution must include related microarchitecture to support homestay activities; and the local community desires to develop a homestay program to improve their livelihood. The architectural aim is creating opportunities for water villagers to self-finance Lok Urai’s sanitation provision and maintenance. This study posits that microarchitecture for small enterprises and combined with a well-planned homestay program are suitable amenities to attract tourists to stay with local families at Lok Urai. The proposed model consists of 98 housing units planned with twelve clusters of homestay units that will support the community to pay for their sanitation management and stop sewage pollution from spreading water-borne diseases. A viable water village model is replicable to 25,000 islands in Southeast Asia.
New Water Village Planning Model: Preserving Ocean Biodiversity for Community’s Health and Well-Being
Sustainable Development Goals Series
Hasan, Arif (editor) / Benimana, Christian (editor) / Ramsgaard Thomsen, Mette (editor) / Tamke, Martin (editor) / Nor Efenday, Muhammad Adham (author) / Ibrahim, Rahinah (author) / Hairal, Harhamsah (author) / Kamarudin, Anna Kamelia (author)
World Congress of Architects ; 2023 ; Copenhagen, Denmark
2023-09-13
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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