Good research. There is something interesting about this statement ^Our analysis
using N-Vivo 12 reveals important relationships between the transformation of
residential building functions in urban villages, the process of urban regeneration,
and their sustainability through adaptation.^ What kind of adaptation process do you
think urban village residents are doing?
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Thank you for your good question, Dr. Rusmalia Dewi.
The urban kampong communities in Kembangsari, Pekunden, Miroto and Sekayu
were originally people who worked in the informal sector, complementing the
economic activities in the surrounding area. They live not far from their places of
work. However, after the Pandama Triangle developed into a large commercial, trade
and service corridor, they saw an opportunity to ^participate^ in better economic
activities rather than just being workers.
In our research, we found that in Phase 3: Urban Renewal and Adaptation, they
adapted by: 1) continuing to live in their houses (maintaining their property in the
form of land whose value increases) even though the surrounding functions continue
to change, 2) renting out part of the land / house to others for economic activities
and continuing to live there, and 3) participating in their own economic activities,
following the economic demand of the surrounding area and continuing to live there.
Some people in Urban Kampong are unable to adapt, they sell their land and houses
and move away. Others rent their land and houses and move elsewhere. The
pressure of economic change in the surrounding area makes them feel
uncomfortable and disturbed.
It is feared that if more and more people who live in Urban Kampong choose to
move away, Urban Kampong will become extinct. We will lose the historical traces
where the early settlements of Semarang city were formed because the place later
became modern buildings such as apartments, hotels, shopping malls or offices due
to its very strategic location.
