Philosophical urbanization occurs because humans jointly move ( migrate ) to a destination area in search of a better life than before . Population density in urban areas will give birth to slums in the city of Palembang. Migrants who have a low economy will live in slums. Studi was conducted desk study with use a philosophical approach in order to obtain an essential explanation of the process of urbanization to the development of slums in the city of Palembang. The results of this study are that they migrated because they were influenced by important reasons namely employment reasons. The essential truth is that they migrate because they need money to eat, while the place they work in their native area is generally a farmer who earns an income that is uncertain and in accordance with natural conditions. When nature is not supporting, poverty is also affected by each of its citizens, forcing them to immediately go to look for cities with high economic activity. Migrants who have a low economy will occupy slums in the city of Palembang. This migration activity continues to follow the previous family so that it increases urbanization in Palembang City.

This study aims to look at the economic resilience vulnerability of slums in Palembang City. The method used is a quantitative descriptive of the results of cross tabulation using 382 respondents in each head of household spread in 64 locations of slum areas in the slum city of Palembang . Data collection techniques in this study using survey methods with area proportional random sampling. The results of this study indicate the amount of income is more thanRp. 2,000,000 which reached a percentage of 56% and found significant differences in income levels of more than Rp. 1,500,000 to Rp. 2,000,000 between migrant and non-migrant population. Results vulnerabilities economic resilience of society shows that there are 93,5 % the economic situation equally between income and expenditure so as to have a higher susceptibility to the weak economic resilience families in slum communities in Palembang.

This research aims to describe the phenomenon of social deviation of slum dwellers in the city of Palembang. The research method is a qualitative phenomenological method for 64 informants living in slums and five key informants who came from the related field. The data analysis technique is done through three stages, namely data reduction, data display, and conclusion. The research results show the number of juvenile delinquency, including drugs, breathing hard glue and losing consciousness, getting drunk, fighting, and so on. Adults mostly do thuggery. Factors that trigger thuggery include difficulties in getting a job, low education, and poverty. Environmental events also occur in the slum community.

The paper aims to describe the population characteristics and the distribution patterns of slums in Palembang City. The research employs a quantitative method with 382 respondents. The data are analyzed using cross-tabulation of IBM SPSS 23 to know the population characteristics. Meanwhile, the distribution patterns of slums are analyzed by observing the sample distribution through the proportional random sampling technique. It is carried out by calculating the number of buildings of each area and noting the coordinates of each sample using GPS essentials application. The data are recorded and inserted into the sample spots on the map, which were then analyzed using the High-Low Clustering Report of Getis Ord General Gi*, to see the distribution pattern, especially the cold spot and hot spot, through ArcMap 103 program. The research found that non-migrant married Moslems dominate the population of Palembang city, with the average occupation is labor or manual worker. The slum distribution forms a low cluster pattern, meaning that it has a low value. The value is due to the government’s effort to manage the city and the development of the market sector, limiting the slum distribution. Getis Ord Gi* analysis revealed that the slum area in the city center and within a dense population is a cold spot (low cluster), while those far from the city center yet are still crowded are hot spots (high cluster).