Environmental Pollution Control and Sustainability Management of Slum Settlements in Makassar City, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Batara Surya, Haeruddin Saleh, Seri Suriani, Harry Hardian Sakti, Hadijah Hadijah and Muhammad Idris
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Batara Surya: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering, University Bosowa, Makassar 90231, Indonesia
Haeruddin Saleh: Department of Regional Economic, Faculty of Economics and Business, University Bosowa, Makassar 90231, Indonesia
Seri Suriani: Department of Financial Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, University Bosowa, Makassar 90231, Indonesia
Harry Hardian Sakti: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering, University Muhammadiyah, Bulukumba 92511, Indonesia
Hadijah Hadijah: Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, University Bosowa, Makassar 90231, Indonesia
Muhammad Idris: Department of Economic Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, University Bosowa, Makassar 90231, Indonesia

Land, 2020, vol. 9, issue 9, 1-34

Abstract: The complexity of spatial use has an impact on poverty and the development of slum settlements towards a decrease in environmental quality. In this study, we aim to analyze (1) urbanization and spatial expansion as determinants of spatial dynamics in suburban areas, (2) the effect of spatial expansion, land use change, population increase, and spatial activity patterns on the development of slum settlements, and (3) the relationship between control of spatial planning, handling land reclamation, and improving the quality of infrastructure with improving the quality of the environment and the sustainability of handling slum settlements in the suburbs. We use a sequential explanatory design, which is a combination of quantitative and qualitative research, and data are obtained through observation, in-depth interviews, surveys, and documentation. The results showed that slum settlements in watersheds and coastal areas as well as inadequate support for infrastructure services resulted in excessive groundwater use, soil pollution, and surface water quality pollution resulting in less smooth river flow regulation, lowering of water levels, urban flooding, and disease transmission. Weak control over spatial use, utilization of water catchment areas, and the inadequate fulfillment of slum settlement infrastructure services cause a decrease in environmental quality. These results indicate that it is very important to deal with slum settlements in a sustainable manner, including spatial use and environmental, economic, and social aspects. This study recommends that the handling of slum settlements requires policy support from the government in an effort, to meet the city target without slums by 2030 in Makassar City, Indonesia.

Keywords: spatial dynamics; periphery area; slum settlement; environmental degradation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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