Space transformation in a low-income housing community in Danukusuman, Surakarta
International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis
ISSN: 1753-8270
Article publication date: 15 February 2019
Issue publication date: 20 March 2019
Abstract
Purpose
Within low-income communities in urban slums, access to housing is limited because individuals in these communities cannot afford to purchase homes. One area of Indonesia with these conditions is Kampung Kajen, Danukusuman, Surakarta, where, oftentimes, a single house is inhabited by several families and is passed down from generation to generation. This causes a change in space, a narrowing of that which is inhabited by the next generation. This paper aims to examine the transformation of space within low-income homes in Kampong Kajen.
Design/methodology/approach
The research method was a qualitative case study approach, and data were collected through direct interviews and field observation. Informants in this study were classified into three groups: residents, non-residents and government agencies.
Findings
The space transformation that occurred in the studied samples was partial. The transformation continued to occur as the new families grew, and the area of space used by the new families experienced a narrowing for future generations.
Originality/value
The novelty of this research is in regard to the findings about the partial transformation of the house from generation to generation, which details changes in the layout and the extent of the house interior, the narrowing of the house, the change of owners and the changing behaviour of the house inhabitants. Partial transformation continues to occur in line with the addition of new families living in one house.
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Acknowledgements
On this occasion, the researchers would like to thank the Urban and Regional Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University who has given permission to conduct research through the Letter of Assignment No. 004/UN7.3.3.TP/PG/2018. Thanks to the informants who have provided the data and information so as to enable the preparation of this article, in this case, included residents of RW IX and RW X Kampong Kajen, Village Chief of Danukusuman, Development Planning Agency of Surakarta and facilitators from PNPM Surakarta. Thanks also to Annisa Amellia Purwanto, who assisted in data processing for this article.
Citation
Sunarti, S., Syahbana, J.A. and Manaf, A. (2019), "Space transformation in a low-income housing community in Danukusuman, Surakarta", International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 265-280. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-03-2018-0020
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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