Planning for Urban Conservation in the City Centre of Palangka Raya toward Indonesian New Capital City

Abstract

Urban conservation planning ensures that the cities of the world with unique structures, places and districts sustain in their irreplaceable role to earn the characteristic of its vibrant life, culture and society. The aim of urban conservation in Palangka Raya promotes urban living character through a strong sense of history, cultural vitality and continuity, including esthetical quality, the values of daily urban quality which is not merely focused on monuments alone. Therefore, at first, this research investigates its urban region, urban space, urban context, urban structure and conservation regulation to identify the material object of preservation. Then, in order to guide urban conservation planning in Palangka Raya, a method for making judgement offered a basis comparison on aesthetically and historically assessment of its urban potential. Using critical comparisons between existing and urban conservation theories, it has concluded some references. This approach has grasped that Palangka Raya needs find its heritage as a basis element to proclaim how important this city in the future. This method could be applicable to assess the other cities to preserve. The method of this research based on descriptive and qualitative analyses.

Evolution of cities in Borneo: a kaleidoscope of urban landscapes for planning future resilient cities

“…However, Palangkaraya resembles a planned city with templates brought from the outside and its urban form and structure have very little in common with the culture of Borneo. According to Guntur and Yunitha (2020), local authorities in Palangkaraya are pursuing the conservation of central urban areas to reinvent the good urban planning traditions practiced in Indonesia in the 1950s and 1960s.…”