Millennials in Slums: Housing Career Approach Towards Livable Housing in Muja-Muju Urban Village, Yogyakarta City, Indonesia

Abstract

The millennial generation (born 1982-2000) who currently dominates the population has a tendency to have diverse housing needs. However, the unaffordability of housing can create problems, such as inadequate housing. This phenomenon occurs in the slum area of Muja-Muju Urban Village. Based on these problems, this study aims to determine the housing preferences of millennials in the slum area of Muja-Muju Urban Village towards livable housing through a housing career approach. This study adopted a quantitative method with frequency distribution and comparative descriptive analysis by comparing the housing conditions based on indicators also considered the millenial preferences. Data was collected by distributing questionnaires directly to 109 respondents and observation. The results showed that the housing career pattern during the life cycle tends to stagnate. Besides, the average existing land plots/buildings were only 37-48 m2 and 43.2% exceeds the standard residential capacity. There were 55.6% of the millennials chose to live in existing housing because of its strategic location. Referring to the housing career characteristics, the millennial generation cannot afford livable housing in other areas which can lead to irregular buildings due to high density. This condition has not been investigated in previous studies, so the results are important for preventing the return of slums.