Management of Slum-Based Urban Farming and Economic Empowerment of the Community of Makassar City, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Batara Surya, Syafri Syafri, Hadijah Hadijah, Baharuddin Baharuddin, Andi Tenri Fitriyah and Harry Hardian Sakti
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Batara Surya: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering, University Bosowa Makassar, Makassar City 90231, Indonesia
Syafri Syafri: Department of Urban Ecology, Faculty of Engineering, University Bosowa Makassar, Makassar City 90231, Indonesia
Hadijah Hadijah: Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, University Bosowa Makassar, Makassar City 90231, Indonesia
Baharuddin Baharuddin: Department of Agricultural Socio-Economic, Faculty of Agriculture, University Bosowa Makassar, Makassar City 90231, Indonesia
Andi Tenri Fitriyah: Department of Agricultural Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, University Bosowa Makassar, Makassar City 90231, Indonesia
Harry Hardian Sakti: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering, University Muhammadiyah Bulukumba, South Sulawesi 92511, Indonesia

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 18, 1-42

Abstract: The handling of slums based on urban farming and community empowerment is oriented toward improving the welfare and independence of the community. This study aimed to (1) analyze the influence of business motivation, human resource capacity, community participation, and economic business management on the economic empowerment in the handling of slums; (2) analyze the direct and indirect effects of urban farming, community capacity, and capital support efforts to improve the welfare and independence of the community; and (3) formulate a sustainability model for community-based slum management in the Metro Tanjung Bunga area. The research approach used was a sequential explanatory design, which is a combination of quantitative and qualitative research, and data were obtained through observation, surveys, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The research findings show that business motivation, human resource capacity, community participation, and economic business management have a significant effect on economic empowerment. The direct influence of urban farming increases the welfare of the community by 27.66%, strengthens the capacity of the community to increase welfare by 55.95%, and provides business capital support to improve community welfare by 36.72%. Urban farming, community capacity-building, and business capital support provide a positive effect on improving the welfare and independence of the community in slums. Sustainability in slum settlements includes infrastructure, developing economic potential, and community participation.

Keywords: slum; urban farming; economic empowerment; economic productivity; people’s autonomy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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