Study Determination About Receivers of Support for Rehabilitation "The Houses Unhabitable" in Slum Area, Indonesia

Indonesia, a developing country, has launched a program with a target of 0% slum in urban areas by 2020. It has been more than ten years since this program for handling urban slums has made many improvements. One aspect of the parameter that becomes an improvement in handling urban slum areas is the improvement of uninhabitable houses. This study investigates how the quality of urban slum settlements can be improved in the aspect of houses that are not habitable, especially in terms of determining the recipient of rehabilitation assistance for houses that are unhabitable in urban areas. This study used a qualitative methodology and analysis of the literature review in 21 scientific papers on selecting houses that are not habitable assistance and related regulations. The result is that there are two processes in determining Receivers of Support for Rehabilitation "The Houses Unhabitable", first through the aspects of the criteria for houses unhabitable which are technical in the field, and selection techniques that are more academic in nature. Aspects of the criteria for houses unhabitable provide an assessment of the area and buildings. whereas the selection technique requires a selection technique capable of managing data that has many criteria.

A Study on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards Malaria in Urban Slum Area of Kolkata

Background: Malaria is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases worldwide and India has fourth highest number of malaria cases and deaths in the world. Prevention of the disease through better knowledge and awareness is the appropriate way to keep the disease away and remain healthy. Thus, the present study was aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding malaria among residents of urban slum area of Kolkata.

A STUDY ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF SLUM HOUSEHOLDS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PORUR SLUM AREA, CHENNAI CITY

The dimension of the slums is presumed as something that is deteriorating urban areas that is densely populated and contains dilapidated housing, often in multiple occupations, poverty, social disadvantage and other forms of physical and social deprivation. Sprawl is a universal occurrence knowledgeable by inexpensively highly developed fine mounting nations. Hurried sprawl appropriate to “pull factor” or the livelihood occasion fashioned in the city and “push factor” owed to the be deficient in of the equivalent in rustic regions and together with ecological dilapidation, has fascinated settlers not barely as of the rustic state but in addition commencing supplementary fractions of the state. Expansion of mechanization roughly in capital of Tamil Nadu, in deprivation condition in the rustic locale, too little drizzle in the rustic part, castism, hastily and enormous edifice creation doings and approximately the city and in sequence expertise commons, has specified surety for accomplished, inexperienced, semi-skilled employments are existing to the justified citizens. In the present study main aims are income and expenditure activities of the Porur slum areas in Chennai city

The characteristics of riverbank slum settlement in Indonesia. Case study: Depok, Palembang, Surabaya, and Surakarta

Slum settlement is one of the problems faced by various big cities in developing countries, including Indonesia. Cities in Indonesia that are developing and functioning as a centre of activity have invited the surrounding population to migrate to cities in the hope of finding a better job and life. This is not in line with the limited housing and settlement facilities in urban areas, thus encouraging low-income people to live in slum settlements, including riverbank areas. Settlement in riverbank areas that grows uncontrollably has formed a slum area and degraded the riverbank’s main function. This research aims to find the characteristics of riverbank slum settlements in Indonesia with observational case study in Depok City, Palembang City, Surabaya City, and Surakarta City. The research method used is descriptive qualitative by describing the characteristics of the slum settlement at the location of the study. Data collection was carried out by direct observation, literature study, and interviews. The result shows that the characteristics of riverbank slum settlement in the observed locations are formed by several aspects: (1) physical aspects including land availability, infrastructure, and house building, (2) socio-economic aspects including people’s livelihoods, the local community awareness, ethnic, and kinship factor.

Slum Handling Strategy Based On Community Social Economic Characteristics In The Slum Area In Bantaeng Sub-District, Bantaeng District, South Sulawesi

Bantaeng District is one of the sub-districts in Bantaeng Regency, South Sulawesi Province, with a slum settlement problem. The increase in slum areas between 2014-2019 by 132.58 hectares shows the need for more effective treatment, which focuses on improving social and economic aspects to prevent the emergence of new slum settlements. This study aims to identify the socio-economic characteristics of the community in the slum area and formulate a slum management strategy. The results showed that, in general, the socio-economic characteristics of the people in the slum areas were shallow, including the level of education, most of whom only graduated from elementary school, work as laborers and farmers, and income ranged from Rp. 800,000 - Rp. 1,400,000 per month, with most of the land they occupy without ownership documents or are illegal. However, there are several better socio-economic conditions, such as the head of the family mostly still productive, the density of occupancy, which is mostly still above 7m2, adequate drinking water and sanitation facilities, and ownership of mostly self-owned buildings. Strategies that can be implemented are to encourage the improvement of the socio-economic quality of the community, involve the community in slum handling actions, and make the slum eradication program a priority program of the regional government.

Situation of older women living at Slum area in Dhaka City of Bangladesh

The older section of the population is increasing much faster than the total population. Older women bear a disproportionately low status in every aspects of life in Bangladesh. They have less control over their family income and family decision making. The objective of this study was to find out the situation of older women living at slum area. This is a descriptive data where data were collected from Dhaka city Bangladesh in slum area. In Bangladesh many older people spend their lives in poverty and ill health which is major risk for the elderly population. Poverty and exclusion are the greatest threats to the wellbeing of older people. They passed their very basic QoL with no proper humanitarian support. The policy maker should take the proper steps for improving their QoL as well as think about their basic rights.

Strategi Pengelolaan Kawasan Permukiman Kumuh di Kota Gorontalo

The study aims at analysing the management strategy of slums areas. In addition, this study is carried out in all slums in Gorontalo City. The techniques and procedures employed in this study are survey, FGD (Focus Group Discussion), and interview. At the same time, the analysis method is done by applying a quantitative approach, where the analysis for scoring the aspects of slum levels referring to the Regulation of the Minister of Public Works and Housing (PUPR) Number 14 of 2018, the measurement of priority aspects in handling slums using AHP (analytic hierarchy process) analysis, and management strategy applying SWOT analysis. Finding reveal that 1) the slum level in Gorontalo City is in the light slum category with the biggest problem is Drainage for 42% and the slightest problem is potable water for 23%, 2) the priority aspect in handling slum are potable water for 42,25%, 3) the management strategies of slum area are performed by enhancing collaboration between regional and central programs with the provision complete supporting documents to meet technical planning criteria that have good quality, improving the role of Housing and Settlement Working Group (POKJA PKP) in supporting program coordination, advocacy of Regional Working Unit and stakeholders in Gorontalo City, and providing strategic inputs proposing a planning budget for slum area management. In addition, the management strategy is carried out by preparing planning documents for the handling of slums that are integrated with other planning documents and increasing the role of social institutions in the community in supporting the handling of slums.