Modelling theKampungkota: A quantitative approach in defining Indonesian informal settlements

A Quantitative Perspective on Kampung Kota: Elaborating Definition and Variables of Indonesian Informal Settlements

“…This study only proposes a brief definition of kampung kota, as quantitative modelling of kampung kota requires the most thorough yet most comprehensive data possible. While kampung kota in city centres will have different characteristics with those in periphery areas at the city scale (Anindito, Maula, & Akbar, 2018), on the kelurahan scale, kampung kota may also be inhabited by dwellers with different conditions; some may be financially adequate and have access to utilities while the others do not. Secondly, scale issues in analysing housing generally plays significant roles in the output of the analyses.…”

“…Settlement level analysis is needed in bridging the result of landscape level and object level, as Sirueri (2015) suggested. In the Indonesian context, this means that housing on the kecamatan level are needed to be investigated to complement this study on the kelurahan level and that on the city level has been investigated by Anindito, Maula, and Akbar (2018). While both studies suggest the construction of a better kampung kota information system-aiming to integrate this area into city planning in the long term (Minnery et al, 2013)-is needed, it is vital for pertinent stakeholders to define the kampung kota and incorporate it into policy making.…”

“…In Bandung City, no supporting data impedes the efforts to describe kampung kota correctly. There is only the ratio of slum area for each kelurahan as stated by Mayor Decree 648/2015 about The Location of Slum Areas in Bandung City (Anindito, Maula, & Akbar, 2018). Additionally, there are some variables in the national database, namely Potensi Desa, which can be used to infer the characteristics of kampung kota.…”