Streets in informal settlements - design, community, and power in Indonesian Kampung

Al Faraby, Jimly 2021. Streets in informal settlements - design, community, and power in Indonesian Kampung. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University. Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

This research explores the roles of the street in informal settlements, through a case study of two contrasting urban kampung, Kampung Keparakan and Kampung Kricak, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Much has been written both on the street and on informal settlements, but there is little research on the intersection of these two important topics. Previous research has looked at the historical role of the street, street design as a channel for movement, and at streets as public space, but most studies focus on cities in the developed world with few examples from developing country cities. This research focuses on the organic and ordinary streets of informal settlements. Although the context of informal settlements is common, the complexity of their physical and spatial structure is under-explored, and there is limited information how streets in informal settlements are produced, used, and managed. Governments often characterise informal settlements as chaotic and associated with poverty, pursuing policies of slum clearance rather than understanding the nuanced operation of low-income communities. The study poses three fundamental challenges to concepts of the street that privilege movement over other uses. Firstly, it shows that streets in urban kampung are multi-functional shared-use spaces that play a key role in the existence and continuation of communities, blurring the traditional divide between the public and private realm. Secondly, communities have a major role in creating, claiming and managing streets, which shows that the perception that government is responsible for the public realm and the household for the private space does not apply in an informal setting like kampung. Thirdly, the diversity of street use and management by communities in low-income informal settlements demonstrates that community involvement is essential to settlement upgrading and transforming streets into productive and vibrant places. The research adds depth to the understanding of how streets in informal settlements function and their relationship with communities, with significant implications for urban planning and upgrading interventions.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Date Type:	Completion
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords: street, informal settlement, public space, informality, street design, street uses, community, power, kampung, Yogyakarta.
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	18 May 2021
Last Modified:	17 May 2022 01:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/141401

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