Toll roads and the development of new settlements; The case of Surabaya compared to Jakarta

Abstract

[...]tourism on Bali is of high quality with little positive impact on local inhabitants, whereas tourism in Jamaica is of less quality, but fully benefits the local community. 680 ]ohan Silas Generators of new settlements Road construction, or more generally speaking the development of urban infrastructure, is the primary factor that facilitates and guides other developments, especially the emergence of new settlements. Althogh Greater Surabaya is the second largest agglomeration in Indonesia, the scale of its economy is only about one-tenth of Greater Jakarta's. [...]from the private sector view, the economie pressure to invest in this area and the expected benefits are much less than in Jakarta. [...]the construction of toll roads may encourage the development of new settlements, both formal real estate and informal self-built neighbour-hoods, and toll roads are followed by other urban functions. [...]the availability and quality of infrastructure, in particular major roads and Utilities, will increase the value of land and buildings.