Publicness of streets in informal settlements: The case of Indonesian kampung

The boundary between public and private space is often blurred and contentious. It is not only defined by spatial boundaries and physical features of the space, but also by invisible social systems and collective values practiced and perceived by particular societies. Therefore, the publicness of a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Al Faraby, Jimly
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Online Access:https://repository.ugm.ac.id/275083/1/Al%20Faraby_2018_Publicness%20of%20streets%20in%20informal%20settlements_GASS2018.pdf
_version_ 1797036919880679424
author Al Faraby, Jimly
author_facet Al Faraby, Jimly
author_sort Al Faraby, Jimly
collection UGM
description The boundary between public and private space is often blurred and contentious. It is not only defined by spatial boundaries and physical features of the space, but also by invisible social systems and collective values practiced and perceived by particular societies. Therefore, the publicness of a space depends on how societies define and perceive the space at specific moments and places, which is shaped by social practices and norms that are constantly transforming the nature, manifestation, and meanings of public space. While it is commonly argued that streets are the most pervasive public space in the city, the publicness of streets is constantly contested and negotiated, and power dynamics played out among various actors determine the degree of publicness of streets. Drawing upon this argument, this paper seeks to examine the publicness of streets in the context of informal settlements, where complex social and political relations exist. By looking at streets in Indonesian kampung in Yogyakarta, it would like to argue that despite being shared and used for public interests, the publicness of streets in kampung is largely relied on the tolerance and consensus among actors, and landowners have a greater power and control over the publicness of the streets. Consequently, the role of streets as public space is vulnerable to conflict and very much rely on social and power relations among residents.
first_indexed 2024-03-13T23:54:28Z
format Conference or Workshop Item
id oai:generic.eprints.org:275083
institution Universiti Gadjah Mada
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-13T23:54:28Z
publishDate 2018
record_format dspace
spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:2750832019-04-05T01:54:39Z https://repository.ugm.ac.id/275083/ Publicness of streets in informal settlements: The case of Indonesian kampung Al Faraby, Jimly Built Environment and Design Urban and Regional Planning Community Planning Urban and Regional Studies (excl. Planning) The boundary between public and private space is often blurred and contentious. It is not only defined by spatial boundaries and physical features of the space, but also by invisible social systems and collective values practiced and perceived by particular societies. Therefore, the publicness of a space depends on how societies define and perceive the space at specific moments and places, which is shaped by social practices and norms that are constantly transforming the nature, manifestation, and meanings of public space. While it is commonly argued that streets are the most pervasive public space in the city, the publicness of streets is constantly contested and negotiated, and power dynamics played out among various actors determine the degree of publicness of streets. Drawing upon this argument, this paper seeks to examine the publicness of streets in the context of informal settlements, where complex social and political relations exist. By looking at streets in Indonesian kampung in Yogyakarta, it would like to argue that despite being shared and used for public interests, the publicness of streets in kampung is largely relied on the tolerance and consensus among actors, and landowners have a greater power and control over the publicness of the streets. Consequently, the role of streets as public space is vulnerable to conflict and very much rely on social and power relations among residents. 2018-12-14 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repository.ugm.ac.id/275083/1/Al%20Faraby_2018_Publicness%20of%20streets%20in%20informal%20settlements_GASS2018.pdf Al Faraby, Jimly (2018) Publicness of streets in informal settlements: The case of Indonesian kampung. In: Great Asian Streets Symposium, 14-16 December 2018, Singapore.
spellingShingle Built Environment and Design
Urban and Regional Planning
Community Planning
Urban and Regional Studies (excl. Planning)
Al Faraby, Jimly
Publicness of streets in informal settlements: The case of Indonesian kampung
title Publicness of streets in informal settlements: The case of Indonesian kampung
title_full Publicness of streets in informal settlements: The case of Indonesian kampung
title_fullStr Publicness of streets in informal settlements: The case of Indonesian kampung
title_full_unstemmed Publicness of streets in informal settlements: The case of Indonesian kampung
title_short Publicness of streets in informal settlements: The case of Indonesian kampung
title_sort publicness of streets in informal settlements the case of indonesian kampung
topic Built Environment and Design
Urban and Regional Planning
Community Planning
Urban and Regional Studies (excl. Planning)
url https://repository.ugm.ac.id/275083/1/Al%20Faraby_2018_Publicness%20of%20streets%20in%20informal%20settlements_GASS2018.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT alfarabyjimly publicnessofstreetsininformalsettlementsthecaseofindonesiankampung