Case Studies for Urban Design & Planning of Indonesian Cities : An International Perspective

1. Analysis of Current City Planning : What happened to Indonesian cities?
2. Challenges Ahead for the Cities : Understand the forces that influence/has impact to cities?

3. Recent Issues in City Planning : Learn from cases/practice how to respond to these issues

What happened to Indonesian Cities?

Problems/Constraints

1. Not strong vision/objective

• Narrow view of planning : detached from global issues.
• Loosing the opportunities & potential
• Lack of entrepreneurship & marketing

1. Short term solution, unsustainable practice & non-coherent planning

• Patching up work/’gali lubang tutup lubang’
• Short term view &: Energy (pollution), transportation (congestion), environment (climate change), Social & economic (economic disparity, jobless, social unrest)

1. Weak Process: Lack of Enforcement, Transparency & Democracy

• Good planning, but difficult to implement: Corruption & lack of enforcement
• Good vision, but not for everyone : public participation, transparency
• Good action, but slow process : bureaucracy

Absence of Mass Rapid Transport Strategy Dependence to automobile No vehicle wnership control Pollution, congestion 40% of productive time in Jakarta is spent on the road, Uneven development


What Indonesian Cities can offer ?

Opportunities?

High number of urban population : high consumption/demand ,supply of man power

1. Large area & potential for horizontal expansion
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3. Rich cultural and historical background
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5. Geographical location & climate
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7. Relatively lower cost of economy

Challenges Ahead for the Cities

Understand the forces that influence/has impact to cities?

Globalization :

1. Flexible Accumulation & Movement of asset & investment, Global Restructuring of Financial Market
2. Changes in Production/Distribution-Supply Chain,
3. Emergence of IT, Space and Time Compression
4. Global Community – cross culture influence and global identity/branding

Challenges Ahead for the Cities

Understand the forces that influence/has impact to cities?

Urbanization :

1. more than 50% globally, live in urban
2. pressure on urban poor and environment
3. edge/satellite cities, creating traffic & urban expansion

Global Warming & Energy Deficiency :

1. Continuous use and dependence to non-renewable energy
2. Rising price of oil worldwide & energy crisis
3. Pollution and global heating, rise of sea level

Decentralization :

1. More power/authority/flexibility to regulate and plan the cities
2. But, with significant decrease of state/central government budget
3. Readiness of local government 

Recent Issues in City Planning

Learn from cases/practice how to respond to these issues

Recent Issues in City Planning :

1. Strategic Positioning of Cities
2. Convergence & Integration of Distribution & Transportation Industry
3. Sustainable & Environmentally Responsive Development
4. Transit Oriented Development
5. City’s Character & Sense of Place

1. Recent Issues in City Planning

1. Strategic positioning of Cities
2. Clearer vision and long term objective
3. Cities’ respond and positioning to globalization & decentralization: capture investment & flow of capital
4. Cities striving to be ‘Sustainable Global Cities’
5. Various scale consideration: from local to district, city, regions and beyond

2. Convergence and Integration of Transportation & Distribution Industry

1. Capturing the emerging trends of global transportation & distribution industry
2. Integration of modes of transport, infrastructure and transportation facilities
3. City’s/Country’s respond to the trend in strategic spatial & infrastructure planning.

3. Sustainable & Environmentally Responsive Development

1. Environmental assessment & standard reinforcement : Use of Technology & GIS
2. ‘Green Development’ Planning Standard
3. Use of alternative energy: renewable non pollutant
4. Recycle and regeneration 

4. Transit Oriented Development

1. Mass rapid transportation as relief for urban congestion and main accessibility mode for city
2. Edge cities or Satellite cities bases on mass transportation corridor.
3. Land Use Mix that Reduces Auto Travel and Facilitates Transit
4. Compact development that is walkable and allow other mode of transport, i.e. bicycle 

5. City’s Character and Sense of Place

1. Finding character & identity in the past: preservation & conservation, as strategy to tourism & district revitalization
2. Return the public realm to the people: transform infrastructure nightmare into green & public urban space
3. Create city’s architectural landmark as identity. As part of tourism strategy
4. Mixed use district allowing live-work and play.

CONCLUSION

1. City need to recognize it’s weaknesses & strengths
2. City need to put the planning into the global perspective and proactively respond to the issues/challenge
3. City respond to investment opportunities: Strong Visions & Positioning of city, Capitalize on Convergence & Integration of Distribution & Transportation Industry
4. City striving to be Sustainable Global City:
5. Adopt & implement Sustainable & Environmentally Responsive Development
6. Planning & Development oriented to Mass Transit System
7. Build Character & Sense of Place & Vibrancy to City