The Study of Land Use Change from Agricultural to Residential Infrastructure Development in Takalar

Abstract

Agricultural land has a strategic role and function for Indonesian people who are agrarian. It is due to a large number of Indonesians who are depending on the agricultural sector. Thus, land does not only have economic value, but also social value. In the sustainable agricultural development, land is a limited natural resource because the number does not increase but the needs are always increasing. Currently there is a lot of unclear and irregular land management. Land use change is also arising in South Sulawesi, particularly Takalar district. The increasing need for space in urban areas causes high demand for land. The provision of land in the city center is increasingly limited and of course very expensive, so that urban development tends to "take" areas in the suburbs. One of the potential affected areas is the Takalar regency area as part of the MAMMINASATA area development plan (Makassar, Maros, Sungguminasa, Gowa and Takalar) which is currently being promoted. Recently, the changes in land use and function, which originally being served as a food land and turning out become the land for residential infrastructure, are issues that need serious attention against macro food threats. This research will provide an overview of the conversion mapping results of agricultural land that occurred in the Takalar district from 2012 to 2018.