Territorial space: Structural changes in a religious tourism area (The case of Kampung Mahmud in Bandung,West Java, Indonesia)

Abstract

At specific periods in time, settlements will experience changes (transformations) related to time and human activities. Such change is a process of adapting and responding to human needs for space. In Kampung Mahmud, religious tourism such as Muslim pilgrimage activities and Islamic events in the settlement causes changes in the space of settlements, especially in dwellings. This study aims to determine the territorial structural changes of settlement spaces when religious tourism activities in Kampung Mahmud take place. This research uses a mixed-method approach of quantitative and qualitative methods. The observed transformation is in the form of transient or temporal changes of space. The observed changes during religious tourism activities were territorial shifts from private areas to shared areas. A shift in territorial structure could be seen as an increase or decrease in structure. The study found three schemes of territorial structure changes in Kampung Mahmud; the settlement experienced an increased shift in territorial structure in both the outer and inner spaces of the settlements. The three schemes of the shifting territorial structures create a shared space.