Johor Renew

In a period of rapid urban transformation, Johor’s Assets: heritage, cultural, natural and community are under pressure and threat. Johor Renew is a citizen initiave and platform to spotlight attention in these often overlooked areas and establish their value and importance in contributing to a vibrant local economy.

Heritage
protection of tangible and intangible heritage assets - cataloguing/identifying assets in particular those under potential threat. Raising awareness of their existence and promoting interaction with them.

Cultural
identifying local traditional art forms and active local artists/artisans
ensuring spaces are available for both traditional and contemporary cultural art forms in the city

Natural
provision and maintenance of urban green spaces
protection of environmental assets - urban environmental watch
integration of sustainable ideas into broader spheres eg schools

Community
provision of  human centric spaces, gathering places, pedestrian spaces,
provision and maintenace of adequate, public transport

identifying and raising awareness about communities under threat  eg Orang Seletar