Gated community typology based on growth and development in Medan City, Indonesia

Abstract

Theoretically there are three arguments against the gated community. First, gated community as a physical form and a real expression of post-revolutionary social change industry (fragmentation, individualism and increasing community). Second, gated community as a symptom of urban diseases including social classification. Third, the development of fragmentation and individualism is the emergence of elite private groups that contradict the welfare distribution system. So this situation provide the assumption that the allocation of public services is inefficient. The three arguments above are the background of why gated communities thrive in Indonesia. Based on the above arguments, the purpose of this study is to find the typology of gated community settlements based on its development in the Medan City starting from the 1980s until now. In the case of Medan City, the distribution of this settlements are seen by the growing number of gated communities in the South and West regions of Medan City. Even the social groupis formed indirectly affect consumers’ perceptions when choosing the housing locations. This research is a qualitative descriptive study with data collection methods in the form of observations and interviews. The method of data analysis is spatial analysis method. The results of this study are expected to find a typology of the form of gated community settlements based on housing size, the formation of public space and the characteristics of residents.