THE EVALUATION OF SLUM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN KEMUNING REGION, BANJARBARU CITY

Abstract

The main obstacle currently faced in Indonesia urban settlements is the existence of slums area, as happened in Banjarbaru City. This is triggered by the high rate of urbanization which becomes the a strong pull factor for rural communities to move out to urban areas. They live in illegal land in the city and giving rise to slums. Urban settlements on legal land also have slum houses. This is mainly due to the fact that Minimum Service Standards (SPM) has not been implemented in the region. Looking at the social and cultural order in the environment, the communities that live in economically slum areas are generally low-income groups which are often the cause of moral degradation and politeness norms in various social structures. This study aim to understanding the characteristic of slums in Kemuning Region, evaluate the benefits of activities that have been built, find out if there are obstacles and how technical recommendations for handling slums next so that it can become a best practice. The method of research uses a quantitative approach and is a descriptive study that affects the slum environment in the Kemuning Area. This study is using primary data and secondary data. Primary data is obtained from interviews, questionnaires to the community and field observations related to the handling of slums in the Human Settlements field that had been built in the Kemuning Area. While secondary data is obtained from documentation that serve as supporting data and complement research support. This study suggested that Kemuning area has a typology of slums located on the edge of the water and lowlands, the evaluation of the utilization of slum area handling activities in Kemuning is deemed successful and beneficial as it is able to change the slums condition through handling contributions of 77.27% and technical recommendations for handling sustainability