Local Wisdom in Malay Kampung Semarang as Representatives of Smart Environment

Abstract

One of the smart city indicators is a smart environment. Smart environment is a setting which can be a catalyst for its citizens, support them to be aware of a local engagement in managing their existing natural resources. The local engagement is not only shaped by formal strategies, but also by local wisdom. Local wisdom is a community understanding that is used as a reference in daily life activities. Based on its history, the Malay Kampong (Kampung Melayu) Semarang which was formed in 1743 has strong local wisdom as a basis for arranging the district. Settlement patterns based on ethnicity and culture, building patterns that are sensitive to the floods and tidal ranges, multicultural-based district, make this region able to survive hundreds of years to maintain its existence and can be a representation of the smart multicultural environment in Semarang. The current environmental degradation in this area is the basis for the research. Is local wisdom still maintained here? Or is there a shifting meaning of local wisdom at this time? This study aims to explore the role of local wisdom of Malay Kampung Semarang as a representation of a smart environment. This study combines quantitative and qualitative approaches. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to identify the influence of local wisdom in Malay Kampung Semarang on flood resilience and tidal. The analysis of the smart environment model is based on the interaction of wisdom and influence on the district arrangement. The result of the study shows that local wisdom is an effort to improve the living place to be more sustainable in the event of flooding and tidal. Efforts made to elevate the floor of the building, height of buildings, elevate the street, build houses with a stage model, and make the second floor of the house represent a smart environment in the form of sustainable urban planning in the Malay Kampung Semarang.