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SOCIALBACKGROUND<br />

Mediniisgoingtobeacitywherepeoplefrom differentculturesare<br />

going to live in.On the one<br />

hand,thecitywilbeoccupiedbyMalaylocalcitizensthatalreadylivethere.Ontheotherhand,as<br />

Mediniissituated ina verystrategicpointinthe<br />

Asiancontinent,itisexpectedthatalotofpeople<br />

from foregincountriesaregoingtoestablishtheir<br />

oficesthere.Mediniisalsoagoodopportunityfor<br />

singaporeans,becauseofthelackofspaceintheir<br />

country.<br />

Futhermore,Malaysiaisacountrythat,becauseof<br />

itshistory,hasawidevarietyoflocalpeoplelivingin<br />

it,from diferentorigins,mainlyChineseandIndian.<br />

Foralofthesereasons,Mediniisgoingtobeacity<br />

wheresocialcohesionisgoingtoplayaveryimportantrole,sothatthecityfunctionsasoneonly<br />

organism.<br />

Whenthinkinginfuture,werealisethatacityneeds<br />

to adaptto the diferentsituationsand change<br />

withtime.Itisimportantthen,todesignaflexible<br />

and dynamic paternso thatthe citycangrow<br />

and change inanorganised way,achieving an<br />

adaptiveurbanism.<br />

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