Landscape metric in the analysis of urban form in Cekungan Bandung urban region

Abstract

Cekungan Bandung Urban Region is a national strategic area from the point of economic interest. Rapid economic growth in the region has led to increased population growth and Built-up land use. Increased use of built up land in urban areas can cause urban sprawl which can have serious impacts that will damage the structure and function of urban area ecosystems, thus hampering the development of regional sustainability. Landscape Metrics can be used to analyze the urban form of the Cekungan Bandung Area in time series from 1983-2015 so that it can identify the changing trends. The results of the analysis show that during this period urban growth in the Cekungan Bandung Area showed a positive trend with a compact, connected, un-fragmented and near-square urban form. Being a concern of Patch Density (PD) and CONTIG values because it shows an increasing number of patches so that patches are more fragmented and the distance between the built up patches shows the trend is increasingly scattered on the edges of the Cekungan Bandung Area which can cause urban sprawl.