Abstract

The study aims at analyzing process of urbanization and spatial articulation as the determinant of social change, and finding out social capital differences between migrant and local community in the dynamics of new city development in Metro Tanjung Bunga area. The findings show that spatial articulation in Metro Tanjung Bunga area was initiated by the development of new functions as a stimulating factor of urbanization and infiltrative and expansive migration to Metro Tanjung Bunga area. Spatial articulation causes coexistence of two kinds of mode of production in mastery of reproduction of space which is dominated by capitalist mode of production. It also has an effect of social change and social capital difference between migrant and local community. Occupational differentiation drives process of social interaction between local community and migrant in purpose to establish social relationship and social relations. Economically, the establishment is integrative for basic needs compliance and in effort to maintain existence of local community. Social change portrays differences of social capital, social order and life style between expansive migrant,infiltrative migrant and local community.

Highlights

  • The dynamics of urban area concerns the presence of residential area in an unified urban residential area

  • Case study approach is chosen under some consideration:(a) that spatial physical change in Metro Tanjung Bunga is specific and revolutionary, and it is arranged in complexity.(b) the nature of the case has a very prominent pattern, consistency and sequence.(c) context of the case is new town area of Metro Tanjung Bunga is complex enough.(d) nature of the case aims at understanding background or an event that makes social change and social capital difference happen as the consequence of spatial articulation through a process of coexistence of capitalist mode of production and precapitalist mode of production

  • The study aims at having a deep understanding of and interpretation of the way social change is faced by local community, and social capital difference established in development and expansion of the new town area of Metro Tanjung Bunga

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Introduction

The dynamics of urban area concerns the presence of residential area in an unified urban residential area. Development of urban residential area and heterogeneous, modern, complex and multicultural society as well populous and dirty residential area are running two abreast. This phenomenon is so different from rural residential area. Macro and micro social changes will contribute positively changes in society at macro level in urban area, especially in the dynamics of new town development taking place in the urban fringe area. Globalization and modernization occurred in the fringe area indicate that social change at micro level will contribute positively in the dynamics of society This process is observable in the process of new town development along with its significant effect on social capital difference emerged in community level. Social capital as reference of social life basically is assessed based on social solidarity and social relationship

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