COMMUNITY RESILIENCE BUILDING THROUGH RADICAL PLANNING APPROACH IN KALI

CODE NEIGHBOURHOOD, YOGYAKARTA

The formal planning system in Indonesia relies on the Law No. 25 Year 2004, which encourages comprehensive planning approach. It is not always result in an expected outcome since the interests of

marginalized groups are often being ignored. Conflicts and contradictions that emerge between the government and society during the planning process are often unresolved. This paper examines another

type of planning model called radical planning approach which provides an alternative to solve them.

I N T R O D U C T I O N

Marked as the beginning of the people living along Kali Code riverbank people who live there was originally migrants from outside Yogyakarta, who come from rural to urban to get a better life.

Y.B. Wangunwijaya or better known as Romo Mangun, lived in squatters area along Kali Code riverbank.

Romo Mangun began to improve the quality of life by creating TRIBINA, which consist of : a. business coaching,b. community building and c. community development

Kali Code settlement area was hit by flood

This tragedy was used as a momentum for the government to restore the function of land in to its original function, that is a green belt area.

The government planned to evict Kali Code settlement, because:1) decrease the estetics of the city2) it was deemed as the cause of

flooding3) the settlement has no legal

status

As response of the postponed evictions, Wili Prasetya immediately asked Romo Mangun, an architect, to plan the renewal of settlement area

changing the littering behaviour redesigning settlement by

adapting socio-cultural aspect Initiating YPR (Yayasan Pondok

Rakyat)

Lead by Willy Prasetya, the community refused the eviction by negotiating with local governments Yogyakarta. → the government agree to postpone the eviction and gave the community trial-time to improve them self

After the plan was implemented , there had been changes in settlement’s physical condition and social-economy condition.

P R E S E N T D A Y

Physical: non-permanent →

semi permanent developing the

infrastructure (drainage, waste management system)

Vibrant colored walls & Mural

Social & Economy: Changing the lifestyle

→ Cleaner & environmentally conscious

Change in occupations Increasing income

Source: komunita.id

Before Romo Mangun came, Kali Code was:

Socially Vulnerable: Do not have special skills that

encourage them to work in the informal sector even a few of them

work as a pickpocket or an unemployement.

Lack of Basic Infrastructure:House buildings are dominated by semi-

permanent material that made of cardboard or burlap sacks without concerning the

circulation, lighting, and the fulfillment of basic needs including sanitation and clean

water

Vulnerable to eviction:

The settlements illegally stand on the riverbank and susceptible to the threat of

eviction

The Adaptive Capacity

The community adaptive capacity was shown in their ability to accept and take part on the planning process (TRIBINA by Romo Mangun)

The whole planning process can succeed because the community are willing to accept and learn new things, building network and taking advantage of the

opportunity

Socially Vulnerable Lack of basic infrastructure Vulnerable to eviction

Abillity to adapt and accept the radical planning process

The community of Kali Code Settlement has become resilience to the past vulnerability

Radical planning approach offers a way contrary to the concept of rational comprehensive planning approach.

This successful radical planning practice can not be separated from the assets owned by the community of Kali Code riverbank who has an adaptive capacity to solve the problems. They can organize themselves in order to fulfill their needs and become a community resilience.

However, it is possible to find another assets that support the successful radical planning practice in Kali Code riverbank settlement. Therefore, more research is needed to look for other factors that support the successful of radical planning practice.

C O N C L U S I O N