Fluidity in space: defining threshold in dwelling and temporal market for resilient kampung settlement

Abstract

In general, urban infrastructure development triggers typological changes, influencing the growth of the urban environment, including buildings, settlements, markets, roads, and zoning in urban areas. This paper explores the spatial and territorial boundaries of alleys as links and places in the kampung residential area. The alley is examined as a dynamic setting that undergoes changes and serves various purposes and activities over time. This phenomenon prompts the question of how spatial boundaries between economic and domestic settings coexist. The research aims to identify the relationship between the alley as a link and a place in a case of kampung’s alley in Surabaya that has functioned as a temporary market since 1990 within the residential setting. Data is collected through observations of the alley in different times and activities, followed by qualitative descriptive analysis. The results reveal that spatial territory defines an individual or group's control over their space. This control is integral to the mechanisms governing the activities within a setting. Ultimately, the study investigates the interplay between the activity system and the regulatory system in the temporal market economic activities that occur alongside.