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Sustainable Development in Sai Kung Town: Residential Housing Impact Analysis

Explore the environmental, social, economic, and technological impacts of residential housing in Sai Kung Town to guide sustainable development practices. Investigate land use, waste management, air pollution, and societal changes. Address the complex interplay between indigenous inhabitants, small house policy, and governmental controls. Analyze technological aspects like building services and materials. Propose alternatives and solutions for a balanced development approach.

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Sustainable Development in Sai Kung Town: Residential Housing Impact Analysis

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  1. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology SOSC 562/301E Sustainable Development (Fall 2006) Baseline Report “Residential Houses in Sai Kung Town” Instructor Prof. Jerry Patchell Team members: IP Yi-po (06818966) Chan Yik-lai (04683329) Lai Chun-cheong (06816566)

  2. Introduction • Sai Kung Town • evolved from fishing villages • “Tourism Gateway” • population increased pressure on housing development increased • cause environmental impacts

  3. Our Sector – Residential Houses in Sai Kung Town • Land-use: • residential housing developments • commercial developments • supporting facilities developments

  4. Our Sector – Residential Houses in Sai Kung Town (Cont. 1) • low-rise housing blocks with a range of 3 to 12 storeys • villages

  5. Objectives: • To distinguish the impacts of existing residential buildings to Sai Kung Town environment • To sustain the environment in Sai Kung Town by providing the alternatives in different aspects

  6. Baseline Conditions • Sai Kung Town • Area: 105 hectare (ha) • Population: 14,000

  7. Environmental Aspect • Land use and land supply • Population increase land use increase • Supporting facilities (e.g. GIC) increase • Small houses problem • Destroy natural environment

  8. Environmental Aspect (Cont.1) • Waste arising and disposal • Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) • Construction and Demolition (C&D)

  9. Environmental Aspect (Cont.2) • Air Pollution • carbon dioxide (CO2) • Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) • total suspected particulates (TSPs)

  10. Social-Economic Aspect • Sai Kung indigenous inhabitants’ ancient live and housing system • Fishermen • Farmer • Good symbiosis withnature • From 1920’s Sai Kung Town become center of social and economic activities

  11. Social-Economic Aspect (Cont. 1) • The Hiram's Highway bring Sai Kung go to a new phase after WWII • Increase the mobility • Some non-indigenous residents are started settle down in Sai Kung • Impact of different culture and axiology • Changes of the community structure

  12. Property transactions all over the Sai Kung Town

  13. Convenience mass consumption is a MUST in the Sai Kung Town?

  14. Social-Economic Aspect (Cont. 2) • Nowadays’ Sai Kung Town:Highly Commercialized Society • Neoliberal economic system • Environment scenes value has been ignored • Social-Economic phenomenon – Utilitarianism • Small House Policy:cause the indigenous inhabitants build much Small Houses and sell to the non-indigenous residents • The lands’ value for indigenous is changed

  15. Social-Economic Aspect (Cont. 3) • Non-indigenous residents make environmental problems occurred in urban area are also occurred in Sai Kung Town • It makes Sai Kung’s development unsustainable

  16. Technology Aspect • Building Services Installations • MVAC & Refrigerator • CFC refrigerant • Lighting System • Conventional fluorescent tube • Plumbing System • Large volume size of cisterns • Building Materials • Painting • VOCs paints

  17. Politic Aspect Residential Building & Small Village House Government Control on Residential Building • Planning Control • Building Control • Lease Control • Rural Land • Domestic Waste Recycling • No mandatory requirement on waste recycling

  18. Q & A Section

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