The study of Larantuka urban infrastructure service level to accommodate the connectivity of surrounding islands

Abstract

Infrastructure is important and as a solution to the problem of high price disparity and the inequality in the percentage of GDP product value nationally, in particular, in the western and eastern regions of Indonesia which have been a challenge that needs to be overcome. East Flores regency is one of the islands in the Eastern Indonesia, precisely in East Nusa Tenggara with Larantuka as its capital. This area is facing problems related to low quality strategic infrastructure and inadequate regional transportation infrastructure. This study aims to assess urban infrastructure service level in Larantuka to accommodate the connectivity of surrounding islands. This study used Linkage, Integrate Rural Accessibility Planning, and Importance Performance Analysis as the methods. The results showed that there is a connection between road infrastructure and the port as well as airport. In addition, there is a connection between marine infrastructure (collection ports) and local feeder ports in the surrounding islands and a connection between spoke airport infrastructure (air) and the hub airport. The condition of urban infrastructure in Larantuka is considered “good,” with service level of; “less satisfactory” for land infrastructure and “somewhat satisfactory” for air and sea infrastructure.