Urban Slums Community Participation in Green Space Planning (Case Study: City without Slums/KOTAKU Program in Depok City)

Abstract

In Indonesia, the availability of Green Space minimum 30% of the total area, while in Depok only 15.53% of the total area. KOTAKU Program is a Government program, one of which is in the provision and arrangement of Green Space by involving active community participation, and in Depok City it is targeted to increase the extent of Green Space by 3,626 hectares (18.2%). The purpose of this study is to assess how the shape and level of community participation, as well as the factors that influence community participation in Green Space planning. This research uses a mixed method of qualitative and quantitative data, the results are presented in descriptive form. Primary data obtained from respondents and informants with purposive sampling, secondary data obtained from the literature. Quantitative data is analysed by Path Analysis. The results of the study indicate that generally the form of community participation is only in the form of ideas and information, while the level of community participation is in the stage of simulation, in the sense that although the community has the authority to convey the idea, but decisionmaking is the authority of the organizer of the activity, in this case the Local Government. All of the independent variables (age, sex, education level, income level, and occupation), significantly affect the dependent variable (community participation). There are two independent variables that dominantly have the greatest influence on dependent variable, that is education level equal to 17,69% and income level equal to 11,64%. This is because the slum community generally has a low level of education and only have income below the UMK Depok City. Residual variable which is another variable that is not studied, gives influence of 45,4% to public participation in Green Space planning.