city on a mountain

1. Investigation on ancient city
In the studyof the ancientworldaCityis generallydefinedasalarge populatedurbancenterof
commerce andadministrationwithasystemof lawsand,usually,regulatedmeansof sanitation.Thisis
onlyone definition,however,andthe designation`City'canbe basedonsuch factors as the:
 populationof the settlement
 heightof buildings
 densityof buildings/population
 presence of some kindof sewersystem
 level of administrative government
 presence of wallsand/orfortifications
 geographical areaof the settlement
 whethera `settlement'wascalleda`city' inantiquityandfitsat leastone of the above
qualifications.
In termsof historical sites,nothingquite beatsexploringlost,abandonedandruinedancientcities.From
the remainsof the ancientcityof BabylontolostRoman metropolises,MayancentresandEgyptian
mega-towns,the ancientcitiesof the worldare asvariedas theyare numerous.
Machu Picchu (case study1)
1. Locatedin Peru
2. Builtontop of a mountainwith2430m height
3. Machu Picchumeansthe peakof the mountain
Machu Picchuisan extraordinaryancientstone cityalongthe IncaTrail inPeruand formsone of the
mostfamoushistorical sites inthe world.MachuPicchuwas actuallyonlydiscoveredin1911 byan
Americanhistorianandmuchof its historyremainsamystery.Pastspeculationhasincludedtheories
such as that Machu Picchuwas a mostlyfemale cityandthatit wasbuiltas a last attemptbythe Incas to
preserve theirculture.

2. Investigation on Urban city
An urbanarea isa locationcharacterizedbyhighhumanpopulationdensityandvasthuman-built
featuresincomparisontothe areassurroundingit.Urban areasmay be cities,townsorconurbations,
but the termis notcommonlyextendedtorural settlementssuchasvillagesandhamlets.
To organized an urban city
 Pressures and Principles of development and planning for sustainability
 Planning Practice and Processes focused on essential topics including cities,
regions, rural areas, and social and environmental issues and
 Future Processes and Prospects for planning practice and education covering the
fundamental issues of assessing sustainability, managing risk, effective participation
And, evolving approaches to planning education.
 The Pedestrianandthe City provides an overview and insight into the
development, politics and policies on walking and pedestrians: it includes the evolution
of pedestrian-friendly housing estates in the 19th century up to the present day.
 Planning for Growth meaning of growth management has evolved from rigid growth
control to a commitment to plan carefully for growth so as to balance environmental
protection and economic development.
Balkans (case study2)
1. Locatedin SoutheastEurope .The regiontakesitsname fromthe BalkanMountainsthatstretch
fromthe eastof Serbiato the Black Seaat the eastof Bulgaria.The Balkansare generally
consideredtoinclude,inwhole orinpart,Albania,BosniaandHerzegovina,Bulgaria,Croatia,
Greece,Kosovo,the Republicof Macedonia,Montenegro,Serbia,Slovenia,and the European
part of Turkey.
2. The total area of the Balkansis 666,700 square km (257,400 square miles) andthe populationis
59,297,000 (est.2002). The Balkansmeetsthe AdriaticSeaonthe northwest,IonianSeaonthe
southwest,the MediterraneanandAegeanSeaonthe southandsoutheast,andthe BlackSea
on the eastand northeast.The highestpointof the BalkansismountMusala2,925 metres
(9,596 ft) on the Rilamountainrange inBulgaria.

3. Chosen site (mountain Kinabalu)
Mount Kinabalu is a prominentmountain on the island of Borneo in Southeast
Asia. Itis located in the East Malaysian state of Sabah and is protected as Kinabalu
Park, a World Heritage Site. Kinabalu is the highest peak in Borneo's Crocker
Range. Itis also the 20th most prominent mountain in the world by topographic
prominence.
With a height at 4,095 meters (13,435 ft) abovesea level, Mountain Kinabalu is
divided to 3 main peaks, lows peak which is the highest point in 4,095
meters,st.johns in 4,090 meters which the second highest peak, and lastly the
south peak 3,925 meters. Which is means that its rocky area with different levels
fromeach area.
The image shows the levels of the mountain and the distribution of the
water area, check points and showing the route around the mountain.

4. BOUVO the mountain city aims
 Proposing the better future city
 BOUVO it’s an Eco friendly, Sustainable city
 Fast and convenient transportation
 Rich with renewable resources
 Quiet living space
 Healthy life
 Provide a public space

5. The Lay out plan of BOUVO City (zoning)
 BOUVOcity islocatedinmountaininMalaysiaand itscall Kinabalu
 The residential arealocatedinthe middletoall residentstoaccesseasilythroughthe city
 BOUVOmeansmountaininGreek, so the planisin 3 differentlevelsclimbingthe mountain
 Special buildinginBOUVOcity,thathas the greenaffective beauty style whichproviderelaxing,
clean,freshweather.
 The residential areaismostlycoveredwithcondominiumtoenhance the capacityof handling
the populationof the city,withlivingcostthatcan be acceptable frompeople.
 The educational andthe health regionsislocatedonthe sidesof the cityso itcan easilyreached
by the residents.

6.  The second level got the governmentand business area, to establish
partnership relation between both districts.
 The final level it’s the industrialarea, it’s built at the last level to avoid
the noiseand the air pollution so it do not affect the healthy city.
 The green area is divide through the city to make the city healthy with
fresh area, better walking, to maintain the heat, and to be eco- friendly.
BOUVO city its where residents car relax and have a
healthy, quite life

7. Transportation
BOUVO city apply he rule of mixing the life, spaceand buildings for the great
urban design. Providing street trees to make walking pleasant, leaving at least 2m
of clear spacefor footpath accessible, creating with all that highest densities
within 5 minute walk which is the most convent walk for a person, not for get to
mention, that cycle path a complete network for smooth surfaceand secure
cycling parking areessential
Train system
They are to types of trains, one type to connect levels to each other and one to
roll around the each district, commute times to employment at 20 min or less.

8. Natural resource
BOUVO provides eco- friendly energy (live clean with low cost)
1. Wind power
2. Solar power
3. Thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Drain the shock and conversion it to energy, it works as shelter to protect the city
Solar power
Solar systemit’s the most common ,well known naturalenergy
Wind power
As a city on mountain the wind speed it 5km/h, taking advantageof that speed
can providelots of energy to the city

9. Project2A Elements of natural and
built environment
Design a city / city on mountain
Group name: the SHRAD
Student name: Omar.A.Omar.Layas
Student ID: 0320808
Tutor : Delliya Zain

10. Features buildings in BOUVO city
This is the busibess buildings with solar system glass,and green area
This is the bigest conduminum in BOUVO which can take 10,000 people.
The main government building with a green and open area style.

11. Location of BOUVO city
Mountain Kinabalu on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It islocated in
the East Malaysian state of Sabah.
Overview look on Kinabalu

12. Content

13. Reference links
Machu picchu
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/274
Kinabalu
http://www.mount-kinabalu-borneo.com/
Ancient city
http://www.ancient.eu/city/
Present city
http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/catalogs/planning_urban_design_textbooks/1/2/
http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/books/details/9780415814423/
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14. ENBE Report on cities
Student name: Omar.A.Omar Layas
Student number:0320808
Tutor: Delliya Zain
Group name: The SHARD
Investigation and collecting data
Submission date 18th
of MAY 2015