The spatial strategies and its mechanism of home-based enterprise in Kampong Cikini, Jakarta

Abstract

Home-based enterprise (HBE) is one of the plausible solutions for slum alleviation through income generating activities. This research aims to investigate the determinants of HBEs particularly the role of social life in slum settlement, followed by its implications to the spatial strategies. The research methodology is conducted with questionnaire, interviews and detailed observations in Kampong Cikini as one of the notable slum settlements in Central Jakarta. The findings revealed a profound comprehension of HBE that inseparable from socio-economy activities in the neighborhood. It confirms the positive and negative implications to neighborhood and the participation of surrounding neighbors in determining the type of commodity, public space usage and the practice of spatial strategies.