Comparative Analysis of Technical and Legal Aspects of Obliterated Land: Case Study in Pekalongan City and Demak Regency Sella L. Nurmaulia1*, Rido Muhammad2 and Andri Hernandi1
1 Spatial System and Cadastre Research Group, Faculty of Earth Science and Technology, Institute Technology of Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
2 Project Management Unit for the Agrarian Reform Acceleration Program, Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency, Semarang, Indonesia
Abstract
As an archipelagic country, Indonesia has many coastal areas with long stretches of shoreline. These coastal regions are highly vulnerable to environmental degradation, with common issues such as pollution, habitat destruction, excessive natural resource extraction, and coastal flooding. Among the natural disasters that frequently occur is tidal flooding, which negatively impacts residents living in coastal areas. Tidal flooding, combined with rising sea levels and land subsidence, has the potential to expand the flooded areas. The effects of tidal flooding led to numerous challenges, including changes in land use due to the disaster. This situation is particularly evident in Demak Regency, where the concept of obliterated land has emerged. The purpose of this analysis is to explore the legal implications of land rights following natural disasters, as governed by Article 27 of the Basic Agrarian Law (UUPA), which outlines the termination of land ownership rights, and Article 2 of the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Regulation No. 17 of 2021, which details the procedures for declaring land as ^lost.^ This research utilizes a descriptive method, supported by quantitative data. The study offers an analysis of the technical, legal, and policy aspects, as well as scenarios for implementing the process of declaring land as obliterated land in Pekalongan City.
Keywords: Land degradation. Tidal flooding, obliterated land, legal implications, land use change
Topic: Interdisciplinary Earth Science and Technology
