Judul: Landscape Planning for Citarum River to Support River Revitalization in Purwadana and Tanjungpura, Karawang
Abstrak: Kabupaten Karawang merupakan salah satu daerah di Indonesia yang memiliki pertumbuhan dan perkembangan perkotaan sangat dinamis. Keputusan Presiden Republik Indonesia Nomor 53 Tahun 1989 tentang Kawasan Industri menetapkan Karawang sebagai daerah pengembangan industri. Hal ini mempengaruhi peningkatan jumlah populasi masyarakat yang diikuti dengan pembangunan fasilitas dan infrastruktur. Masyarakat perkotaan cenderung memenuhi kebutuhan akan ruang dengan membangun tempat tinggal di area yang masih kosong, termasuk bantaran sungai. Masyarakat juga menggunakan bantaran sungai sebagai area perdagangan, perkantoran, dan sebagainya. Sungai yang mengalir di Karawang yaitu Sungai Citarum dengan bantaran sungai yang telah mengalami perubahan penggunaan lahan dari area sempadan menjadi permukiman. Pemerintah provinsi telah menetapkan program revitalisasi Sungai Citarum yang bernama “Citarum Harum”. Penelitian ini bertujuan membuat perencanaan lanskap Sungai Citarum untuk mendukung upaya revitalisasi Sungai Citarum segmen Purwadana dan Tanjungpura, Karawang. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan analisis spasial dan kualitatif pada aspek fisik-biofisik dan aspek non fisik. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar kualitas fisik dan biofisik kawasan berada dalam kondisi sangat kritis, sebagian dalam kondisi sedang, dan hanya sebagian kecil yang berada dalam kondisi baik. Berdasarkan hasil analisis, dalam rencana lanskap sebagian besar diperuntukkan sebagai kawasan konservasi air dan vegetasi, sedangkan sisanya untuk kawasan pendukung dan tempat rekreasi yang ramah lingkungan. Karawang Regency is one of the areas with high dynamic urban growth and development in Indonesia. Since 1989 Karawang has been designated as an industrial development area by the central government. This policy has affected the increasing number of population in the area as well as the construction of urban facilities and infrastructures. To meet the needs of housing, urban communities tend to build their dwellings in vacant land, including on riverbank. They also use the land for commerce, offices, and other usages. The river that flows in Karawang is Citarum River on which its riverbank has been occupied by people for settlement. The province government itself has established a revitalization program for Citarum River namely “Citarum Harum”. The objective of this study is to plan the landscape of Citarum River at Purwadana and Tanjungpura Villages to support the revitalization of Citarum River. The analysis in this study applied spatial and qualitative methods on the physical, biophysical and non-physical landscape elements. The analysis result showed that most of the area’s physical and biophysical qualities were in highly critical condition, some were in medium condition, and only a few in good condition. Regarding the analysis result, in the landscape plan the site was largely designated as water and vegetation conservation areas, while the rest was intended for supporting area and environmentally-friendly recreational spots., Karawang Regency is one of the areas with high dynamic urban growth and development in Indonesia. Since 1989 Karawang has been designated as an industrial development area by the central government. This policy has affected the increasing number of population in the area as well as the construction of urban facilities and infrastructures. To meet the needs of housing, urban communities tend to build their dwellings in vacant land, including on riverbank. They also use the land for commerce, offices, and other usages. The river that flows
Keyword: Citarum River, landscape planning, revitalization, riparian