Problems and Solutions in China’s Rapid Urbanization

Cities in eastern Africa have been growing at an unheralded pace, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Despite this rapid urbanization, very little research has been focused on energy and the environment in urban eastern Africa. This paper contains a review of what little work has been carried out to date. Several conclusions are pointed out. First, cities throughout the region remain small and have formed largely without industrial development. ‘Urbanization without industrialization’ means that the existing urban environmental problems are attributable to inadequate provision of service and not to the industrialization-linked problems found in more developed countries. Even if economic growth improves, action will be necessary to alleviate existing environmental problems. Second, the expected rapid pace of urban growth will impose tremendous costs at all levels. Increased user costs, either through reliance on private-sector alternatives or through public-sector tariffs, must be increasingly relied upon to defray the fiscal impacts of rapid urbanization and to assure the sustainability of urban infrastructural systems. Third, as the anticipated urban growth and industrialization take place, the focus of energy and environmental planners working on cities in eastern Africa will shift from basic service provision to increasingly complex problems. These shifts will require labor and financial resources far exceeding those currently found in these countries. Fourth, although energy and environmental needs may differ according to the size of the city, there has been little or no attention paid to problems outside of the primate cities. As a result, it is unclear how the problems and solutions will differ across the urban hierarchy. Clearly, urban planners need to consider the importance of energy and the environment. At the same time, energy and environmental researchers must pay greater attention to urban areas.

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PENGHADIRAN BALAI DAN REKREASI KAMPUNG NELAYAN CILINCING SEBAGAI TEMPAT KETIGA ATAS SOLUSI MASALAH SOSIAL

Jurnal Sains, Teknologi, Urban, Perancangan, Arsitektur (Stupa) ◽

10.24912/stupa.v2i2.8649 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 1691

Author(s):

Ciputra Tri Sutomi ◽

Doddy Yuono

Keyword(s):

Public Space ◽

Local Community ◽

Social Conflict ◽

Synthesis Method ◽

Third Place ◽

Rapid Urbanization ◽

Problems And Solutions ◽

Marine Economy ◽

Java Sea ◽

The Rich

North Jakarta is one of the administrative city from Special Capital Region of Jakarta with all its northern parts limited by the waters of the Java Sea, has great maritime economic potential which certainly does not escape the destination of rapid urbanization. The rich potential of the marine economy which is mostly in the form of ports, warehousing, fisheries, and tourism invites migrants to quickly fill the regions in North Jakarta. Urbanization that is not followed with settlement support facilities results in slums and unorganized areas of community settlements. This phenomenon also occurs in the Cilincing Fishermen Village. This situation contributes to the community's inability to cope with poverty and social conflict. Therefore, Cilincing Fisherman Village Hall and Recreation is presented as a third place that can accommodate various activities of the surrounding community with the aim of helping in solving economic and social problems in the Cilincing Fisherman Village. Provision of the third place as a public space is carried out by the analysis-synthesis method so that the resulting problems and solutions are suitable with the needs of the local community in the hope that it can improve the image of the region and the quality of life of the community through design programs that involve interaction between the local people and outside visitors. a more ideal community is created. Keywords: poverty; public space; social conflict; village hallAbstrakKota Jakarta Utara yang merupakan kota administrasi DKI Jakarta dengan seluruh bagian utaranya dibatasi oleh perairan Laut Jawa, mempunyai potensi ekonomi secara kemaritiman yang besar tentu tidak luput dari tujuan urbanisasi yang pesat. Kekayaan potensi ekonomi kelautan yang sebagian besar berupa pelabuhan, pergudangan, perikanan, dan pariwisata mengundang para migran untuk dengan cepat memenuhi daerah-daerah di Jakarta Utara. Urbanisasi yang tidak diimbangi dengan fasilitas pendukung permukiman menghasilkan daerah-daerah permukiman masyarakat yang kumuh dan tidak teratur. Fenomena ini juga yang terjadi di Kampung Nelayan Cilincing. Keadaan ini menyumbang peran dalam ketidakmampuan masyarakat dari himpitan kemiskinan dan konflik sosial. Maka dari itu, dihadirkan Balai dan Rekreasi Kampung Nelayan Cilincing sebagai sebuah tempat ketiga yang dapat mewadahi berbagai kegiatan masyarakat sekitar dengan tujuan membantu dalam menyelesaikan masalah ekonomi dan sosial di Kampung Nelayan Cilincing. Penyediaan tempat ketiga sebagai ruang publik ini dilakukan dengan metode analisis-sintesis sehingga permasalahan dan solusi yang dihasilkan sesuai dengan kebutuhan masyarakat lokal dengan harapan dapat meningkatkan citra kawasan dan kualitas hidup masyarakat melalui program-program rancangan yang melibatkan interaksi antara orang sekitar dan pengunjung dari luar agar tercipta suatu komunitas masyarakat yang lebih ideal.

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