Abstract
The increase in population in Semarang City affects the trends in land use. Limited availability of land in contrast to the increasing demand for land has prompted residents to choose a place to live in a location not following its designation. Several settlements in Semarang City have developed in disaster-prone locations. This study aimed to determine the characteristics of settlements in disaster-prone areas, including aspects of land use, levels of vulnerability to natural hazards, and settlement distribution patterns. The research is a descriptive quantitative study with a spatial approach and utilizes images from remote sensing and Geographic Information systems (GIS). The results show that the settlements covering an area of 5,577 hectares or 33.5% of the total settlement area of Semarang City are in disaster-prone areas. Most disaster-prone areas have a moderate level of vulnerability. There are three patterns of settlement distribution in the study area, namely clustered, random, and dispersed patterns. Most districts in Semarang City have a random pattern of disaster-prone settlements. The settlement distribution pattern reflects the characteristics of each disaster-prone area.
Highlights
The rapid development of the city is the result of several factors, one of which is population dynamics [1]
Data in this study are secondary data in the form of the image of Semarang City in 2020. Those images were processed to obtain land use maps to be used in the analysis of settlement distribution patterns in disaster-prone areas in Semarang City
Land use for settlement areas has occurred in several locations including in disaster-prone areas
Summary
The rapid development of the city is the result of several factors, one of which is population dynamics [1]. The growth in urban land use is likely to continue as long as the population continues to increase [2]. Population growth can change the trend of land use in line with the growth of activities in the city [3], [4]. The more population in a city, the more increasing demand for land as a container for various activities that develop in the city [5]. Increased population activity has a linear effect on land demand [6]. The fact is that an increase in population has an impact on increasing land requirements and is further related to land conversion [4], [7]. Land conversion occurs in areas that do not match their land potential.
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