The Study of Regulation on Settlement Development in Medan Belawan District

Abstract

The problem of settlements that occur in big cities is a problem that makes local governments confuse, not least in Medan. In the program from the Ministry of Pekerjaan Umum dan Permukiman Rakyat (PUPR) that Medan is one of thirty cities with the most slum areas. This research problem are the fact of slums, factors that influence the growth of settlements, the regulation of coastal settlement development, the implementation of settlement development regulations and appropriate regulatory context for settlement construction in Medan Belawan district. This research aims to map the slums, analyze the factors that affect the growth of settlements, examine regulation of settlement development, analyze application of regulations on coastal settlement and make appropriate regulatory context for settlement construction in Medan Belawan District. Researchers distributed questionnaires and field observations to collect data. The findings of this research were to find out the factor of slums and to appropriate regulatory context for settlement construction in Medan Belawan District. This research can help local governments to pay attention and to reorganize the developments located in Medan Belawan District. This research is expected to provide benefits to all local governments to pay attention and resolve the causes of slums in their area.