Local wisdom in the spatial system of the palace, Indonesia

Abstract

The Kanoman Palace has primordial tradition that remains authentic. This local value is new knowledge that must be preserved and considered as indigenous knowledge. In accordance to the mandate of UNESCO in Habitat III regarding “culture and heritage” in 2015, that being attentive to culture in urban development is very urgent because it has an impact on the attractiveness of the city, but this mandate has not been contained on the spatial planning documents of Cirebon City. As a result, the indigenous knowledge will be lost in time and reduces the attractiveness of the city. The purpose of this research is to describe the substance of authenticity in the local wisdom value of the Palaces in Cirebon, but it emphasizes more on the authenticity of the Kanoman Palace. The approach method used is rationalistic approach, through qualitative descriptive analysis, from the findings of previous research which then identified the parameter of authenticity in Cirebon Palaces. The implication of this study can be considered as input to the government in Cirebon City, particularly the Office of Spatial Planning to include the local wisdom value substance as a legal document in the spatial planning of Cirebon City.