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Revision as of 16:55, 10 November 2019
Contents
Overview of Study Area (Gombak)
Gombak Overview Map Layout
Roads
The accessibility factor for building the national Communicable Disease Quarantine Centre (CDQC) is for the selected site to be close to existing local roads (service roads and tracks), which will ensure easy transportation of building materials during the construction stage.
Within our study area, there are a total of 199 service roads and 2 tracks. As shown from the map above, I choose to use black and blue to represent the service roads and tracks respectively, while the other roads are yellow in colour.
Buildings
The health risk factor for building CDQC is for the selected site to be away from population, such as housing areas and offices, in order to avoid disease spreading to the nearby population. There is a total of 527 buildings in Gombak. While majority of the buildings are categorised, there are some that are not classified into any of the categories. As such, I have categorised them under “others”. As seen from the map above, the area at the south of Gombak does not have any buildings which could be taken into consideration for building the CDQC.
Natural
The natural conservation factor for building CDQC is for the selected site to be away from forested land, park and water. The location of the natural features is similar to where the buildings are located, which means that the same south area of Gombak can be considered.
Slope
The economic factor for building CDQC is for the selected site to avoid steep slope, as it tends to involve a lot of cut-and-fill and will lead to relatively higher development cost during the construction stage. The elevation for Gombak ranges from 10m to 143m (above sea level). As seen from the map, the yellow area (south of Gombak) was supposed to be the ideal site for constructing the CDQC after considering the natural conversation and health risk factor. However, its high elevation made it undesirable for building of CDQC. This also explains why there were no buildings built at this area.
