Structuring of Slum Settlement Infrastructure Kertapati Village, Palembang City, South Sumatra

Abstract

Slum settlements in Kertapati District have been formed for a long time, and have not been resolved. In the plan of urban space, Kertapati subdistrict is designated as an Industrial area. Strategic location with complete urban infrastructure is the reason for people to work and live in the vicinity of Kertapati Village. Based on the calculation of the level of slums, Kertapati is included in the very slum category with a total value of 306. Land ownership conflict between the community and PT. KAI is one of the factors causing slums. The research objective is to identify land ownership status, causes of slums and spatial planning solutions. Quantitative descriptive research methods, data processing with slum weighting, likert analysis, map analysis, space requirements analysis, are carried out to determine the residential needs and infrastructure of Kertapati Village. The results of the study are, among others, land ownership status is still disputed, the main factors causing slums are waste (100%), regional function factor (68%) and waste facilities service factor (64%), the conclusion of the study is the extensive relocation program in Kelas Rindo subsdistrict are 25 hectares of land, through the construction of site houses and flats equipped with infrastructure facilities in the residential area, the implementation of the collaboration program between the Government, PT. KAI and the private sector as well as the community, is a suitable solution to solve the problems of slums in Kertapati Village.