Study of Environmental Carrying Capacity for Settlement Development in Ranah Batahan District, Pasaman Barat Regency

Abstract

This study aims to determine the evaluation of land suitability in the development of settlements, the carrying capacity and the capacity of the environment for settlements, as well as the direction of settlement development in Ranah Batahan District, West Pasaman Regency. Data collection techniques include observation data, remote sensing data, Bappeda, BPS, interviews, and documentation. The sampling technique of this study was Total Sampling. Data analysis techniques used GIS analysis and Analytical Hierarchy Process. The results showed that: (1) land suitability for the development of settlement in Ranah Batahan District resulted in 4 classes of land suitability. Very suitable land consists of 9 land units, suitable land consists of 19 land units, land suitably consists of marginal land consists of 3 land units, unsuitable land consists of 8 land units. (2) the carrying capacity of land in the two Rural in Ranah Batahan District is very low. The carrying capacity of the land in Rural Desa Baru is 0.026 and in Rural Batahan 0.048, this means that the land here is less able to support livelihoods in the area. The capacity of the land obtained results of 0.555. The population of the region has exceeded the carrying capacity of the environment (beyond the threshold); (3) Direction for Settlement Development produces policy priorities. The results obtained are: A) developing settlement locations based on land suitability, b) tightening IMB, c) availability of land for settlements, d) suppressing population growth rates, e) managing settlement development effectively and efficiently.