Shirleyana Shirleyana
Lecturer, Department Of Architecture, Widya Kartika University, Surabaya, Indonesia

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The Possibility of Converting Available Spaces into Pocket Parks in Urban Settlements in Indonesia Shirleyana, Shirleyana
e-Jurnal Eco-Teknologi UWIKA (eJETU) Vol 1, No 1 (2013)
Publisher : Fakultas Teknik Universitas Widya Kartika

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In highly dense settlement, particularly in the city center, land is very expensive. Large scale development happened and there are growing needs to improve the urban environment with green spaces to improve the qualityof life for the city inhabitants. One alternative to provide green open space for the community is converting limited available space into pocket park. In many cases, pocket parks have played different roles: green space, ecological park, and also community gathering space. Pocket parks are the only option to create public spaces to improve the quality of life without major changes in the environment. This study would like to evaluate the possibility of creating pocket parks in highly dense settlement area in Indonesia with community participation. Thus it is no longer impossible to create green space within limited space.Keyword: pocket park, green space, highly dense settlement, community participation.
THE POSSIBILITY FOR PUBLIC GREEN OPEN SPACE PROVISION IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT CASE STUDY OF KAMPUNG KEJAWAN LOR, SURABAYA Shirleyana Shirleyana; Astri Anindya Sari
Journal of Architecture&ENVIRONMENT Vol 12, No 2 (2013)
Publisher : Department of Architecture, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS)

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Green open space has been a worldwide issue. Big cities in the world have a higher concerns regarding open space provision. Researchers have proven that open space will improve the quality of life of people. However, problems of green space provision are also arising related to scarcity of land which is a common problem to cities with high density of population. One solution offered in big cities is converting vacant lot into pocket park. However, this solution could be different for informal settlement. The problems are worsened in this higher density area. The limited space and no proper infrastructure induce big problems such as health and social problems. This paper would like to find out the possibility to create such pocket park in the very limited space of informal settlement. The case study area looked at the informal settlements in coastal area in Surabaya, which is supposed to build the city image as waterfront city. The situation in the settlement has decreased over years and need a revitalization effort. This study used literature review to find solution of problems derived from the field observation. Pocket park could be an alternative solution which includes three successful factors: community participation, local identity, and support from community organization and government.