Urban Island Concept and The Relevance for Archipelagic States: Case of Ambon City-Maluku Province

Abstract

The recent studies of Island tend to focus on peripheral, isolated, and marginality aspects of the island community in mainland context. However, the understanding about interactions of several elements in archipelago development has to encompass broader context, including marine space and the others island which create a spatial system called urban island concept. The formation process of an urban island, comprising "strongly urbanized small islands or archipelagos" or "major population centers of large islands or archipelagos" are also essential issues that have not been fully explored. The issues of urban islands have become the concern of island researchers, such as in Copenhagen,