Climate change has captured the world’s attention.
As extreme climatic phenomena inundate countries with haze, heatwaves, storms and flash floods, the world once again begins to take a step back and reflect on the causes and actions to be taken.
The anxiety also alarms the younger generation, leading to significant climate movements that have seen the rising of personalities like 16-year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden who appears to be the face of climate change activism.
It has since spurred many leaders, law-makers, large corporations and ordinary people to relook into their policies, operations, businesses and lifestyle to effectively address the issue.
Yet, in areas of tackling climate change, town-maker and multi-award-winning developer Gamuda Land has in fact long espoused the principle of working with nature and reconnecting its community with the natural environment.
This philosophy encompasses all their developments, both large and small.
The developer’s foresight of masterplanning and building by respecting nature are best exemplified in Valencia, given the fact that the development is now close to 20 years old.
Many of the results seen in the township today are by-products of steps taken in the past, verifying and reassuring that its town-making principles and methods were suitable and effective.