Spatial Segregation in Residential Areas in Bekasi, Case Study: the area around Puri Gading Housing Khalishah Ardya, Mohammad Ischak
Department of Architecture, Universitas Trisakti, Jakarta, Indonesia
Abstract
Population growth and the increasingly high price of land in big cities such as Jakarta have resulted in developers choosing to build and sell housing in areas around Jakarta such as the city of Bekasi. The construction of planned housing estates has become a trigger for the growth of the city of Bekasi. This condition gave rise to spatial segregation with pre-existing native settlement.
This research aims to identify forms of spatial segregation arising from the construction of planned housing with pre-existing unplanned settlements.
The method used is descriptive qualitative, by studying the occurrence of segregation through observing the characteristics and use of open spaces and access roads. Data obtained through direct observation and supported by satellite data using Google Earth.
The research finding is the occurrence of spatial segregation caused by the emergence of open spaces in the form of parks and access roads that are exclusively intended for planned settlements.
The spatial segregation that occurs has implications for the gaps that arise between pre-existing native settlements and new settlements which have the potential for the emergence of social conflict.
Keywords: urban growth- spatial segregation- planned settlement- unplanned settlement- open space
