Abstract
Rural infrastructure affects agricultural growth, economic development, and village poverty alleviation. The development of sustainable rural infrastructure can be achieved optimally by involving villagers. This study aims to identify the aspects within such involvement. Data collection is conducted through survey, case study and archival analysis. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistical analysis. The results of this study show that community involvement in rural infrastructure development comes in the form of wealth, whereas the factors that influence their participation are age and occupation. This study shows that community involvement can indeed support sustainable rural infrastructure development.
Highlights
In 2010, around 50.21% of the Indonesian population lived in rural areas, in which 16.56% were living in poverty
The problems assessed in this research are “what form does community involvement take in rural infrastructure development?”, “what factors influence rural people to participate?”, “can community involvement support sustainable rural infrastructure development?” This research is aimed at analyzing the form of involvement, the factors to encourage participation and whether or not such involvement supports sustainable rural infrastructure development
The factors affecting the community in Batang Regency to participate are age and types of work
Summary
In 2010, around 50.21% of the Indonesian population lived in rural areas, in which 16.56% were living in poverty. The other 49.79% of the population live in urban areas, with 9.87% of them living in poverty [1]. Rural infrastructure development plays a crucial and strategic role to reduce the gap between rural and urban areas [3]. Such infrastructure includes roads, irrigation canals, electricity, water supply, and telecommunication in places that are urgent for boosting the development and the functionality of the rural areas [4]. Further research is required to analyze community involvement in sustainable rural infrastructure development in Indonesia. The problems assessed in this research are “what form does community involvement take in rural infrastructure development?”, “what factors influence rural people to participate?”, “can community involvement support sustainable rural infrastructure development?” This research is aimed at analyzing the form of involvement, the factors to encourage participation and whether or not such involvement supports sustainable rural infrastructure development
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