Study of Morphological Character as Part of Rural-Urban Transect in Colo Tourism Area, Kudus District

Abstract

Tourism activities are one of the factors that encourage changes in land use and the face of the area. Changes in land use that are part of the morphological character of the area become the fundamental extent of changes that occur. Colo Kudus Tourism Area is a tourist area located at the edge of Mount Muria with types of natural and religious tourism. The tourism activities in this area are hidden. The image of this area eventually changed. The changes in the function of space and activities showcase that people are starting to accept new improvements in the area. This study adopts the Conzen theory, dividing the morphology into three aspects, namely land use, road, and building patterns. The spatial analysis explores the urban transect theory and indicates morphological changes in the Colo Kudus Tourism Area in three aspects, including land-use patterns, roads, and buildings. The results showed that this tourist area has a fairly clear morphological character although there are combinations and variations. Morphological characters on land use and building patterns indicate that Colo Village is included in the sub-urban zone (T3), while the road network shows that the study area leads to the sub-urban zone to general urban T3-T4.