Strategy for City Planning of Banten Province

What happened to Banten Province?

Problems/Constraints

1. No strong vision/objective
• Narrow view of planning : detached from global issues.
• Loosing the opportunities & potential
• Lack of entrepreneurship & marketing
2. Short term solution, unsustainable practice & non-coherent planning
• Patching up work/’gali lubang tutup lubang’
• Short term view &: Energy (pollution), transportation (congestion), environment (climate change), Social & economic (economic disparity, jobless, social unrest)
3. Weak Process: Lack of Enforcement, Transparency & Democracy
• Good planning, but difficult to implement: Corruption & lack of enforcement
• Good vision, but not for everyone : public participation, transparency
• Good action, but slow process : bureaucracy
4. Absence of Mass Rapid Transport Strategy
• Dependence to automobile
• No vehicle ownership control
• Pollution, congestion
• Uneven development

What Banten can offer ?

•Opportunities?

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• –High number of urban population

• • high consumption/demand

• • supply of man power

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• –Large area & potential for horizontal expansion

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• – Rich cultural and historical background

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• –Geographical location & climate

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• –Relatively lower cost of economy

Banten development...? manila or singapore?

Challenge for city planning :

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Globalization

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– Global Restructuring of Financial Market

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– Changes in Production/Distribution-Supply Chain,

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– Emergence of IT, Space and Time Compression

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– Global Community – cross culture influence and global identity/branding

•Urbanization

– more than 50% globally, live in urban

– pressure on urban poor and environment

– edge/satellite cities, creating traffic & urban expansion

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•Global Warming & Energy Deficiency

– Continuous use and dependence to non-renewable energy

– Rising price of oil worldwide & energy crisis

– Pollution and global heating, rise of sea level

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•Decentralization

– More power/authority/flexibility to regulate and plan the cities

– But, with significant decrease of state/central government budget

– Readiness of local government

Issue Strategic :

1. 1. Strategic Positioning of Cities
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2. Environmentally Sensitive Planning
3. Transit Oriented Development
4. Place and Character

1.Strategic positioning of Cities

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• Clearer vision and long term objective

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• Cities’ respond and positioning to globalization & decentralization: capture investment & flow of capital

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• Cities striving to be ‘Sustainable Global Cities’

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• Various scale consideration: from local to district, city, regions and beyond

Global City : Strong Core Identity, Clear Development Vision, Creative Marketing
Sustainable City : Vibrant Economy, Cultural & Social Equality, Environmentally Balance

Cities are competing to be more attractive for investment & place for living

Indicators:

Political stability,

Personal freedom,

Air pollution

The quality of healthcare,

Schools,

Restaurants

Theatres

Etc. (total 39 factor)

Strategic positioning of Cities

BARCELONA

WAS : ranked 16th before the Olympic Games of 1992

NOW : ranked 3rd most popular tourist destination in Europe, 1999

BILBAO

Architecture Tourism – Civic Pride Guggenheim Museum Bilbao has attracted 6.3 million visitors Since its opening in 1997.

The museum was ..by 79% of visitors as their reason for visiting bilbao

LONDON

London’s cultural & creative sector generates $ 89.9 b in revenue providing more than 500,000 jobs

MELBOURNE

Best City to live in

MANCHESTER

Visitorship increase 9 % $ 6.4 billion economy

NEW YORK

Voted city with best Nightlife

SHANGHAI

9,1 % GDP Growth

SYDNEY

11 % visitorship growth 1998-2002

Global Cities Branding

Metro Melbourne : "The World's Most Livable City"
Singapore : "Uniquely Singapore, Tropical City of Excellence"
Hongkong : "Asia's Word City, Discover Hongkong"
Malaysia : "Truly Asia"
Thailand : "Amazing"

3 Elements in urban planning to attract investment:

world class urban planning/design

City as business entity

1. Thinking long term

2. Pro-business approach

3. Working as one

4. Open-transparent system

5. Being flexible and responsive

City’s role in global context

Sustainable & Environmentally Responsive Development

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–Environmental assessment & standard reinforcement : Use of Technology & GIS

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–‘Green Development’ Planning Standard

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–Use of alternative energy: renewable non pollutant

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Recycle and regeneration

The benefits of GIS in spatial and infrastructure planning:

•Query any size area and any boundary configuration to determine potential demand and load serving areas of several substations.

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•Examine and explain multiple land use scenarios.

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•Assign loads to different type of use, including commercial, industrial and various residential densities.

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•Results in realistic views of development, taking into account the physical limitations of an area.

•Layers of related information as bases

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•Overlaid for composite suitability analysis

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•Identify Ecological Sensitivity Map

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•Analytical tool for design and planning judgment

Evaluation + Certification programs

LEED™ GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEM

Different Levels of Green Certification are Awarded Based on Credits Earned for Satisfying Criteria in Six Categories:

- Sustainable Sites

- Water Efficiency

- Energy & Atmosphere

- Materials & Resources

- Indoor Environmental Quality

- Innovation & Design Process

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Developed and Administered by the United States Green Building Council.

Transit Oriented Development

– Mass rapid transportation as relief for urban congestion and main accessibility mode for city

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– Edge cities or Satellite cities bases on mass transportation corridor.

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– Land Use Mix that Reduces Auto Travel and Facilitates Transit

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– Compact development that is walkable and allow other mode of transport, i.e. bicycle

City’s Character and Sense of Place

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– Finding character & identity in the past: preservation & conservation, as strategy to tourism & district revitalization

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– Return the public realm to the people: transform infrastructure nightmare into green & public urban space

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– Create city’s architectural landmark as identity. As part of tourism strategy

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– Mixed use district allowing live-work and play.