Spatial Configuration Changes as a Form of Residential Adaptation in Urban Settlements in Indonesia: A Case Study of an Urban Settlement in Yogyakarta City Center in 1980 to 2020

• Main Authors: Handoko, Jarwa Prasetya Sih, Kusumawanto, Arif, Dharoko, Atyanto
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Published: Common Ground Research Networks 2022
• Subjects: Engineering not elsewhere classified
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/282098/; https://cgscholar.com/bookstore/works/spatial-configuration-changes-as-a-form-of-residential-adaptation-in-urban-settlements-in-indonesia
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

This study examines how the spatial configuration changes as a form of residential adaptation in the urban settlements of Yogyakarta City Center because of the dynamics of social, economic, and policy changes, through a case study of Kelurahan Sosromenduran, Yogyakarta from 1980 to 2020. This study departs from the existing dynamics of social, economic, and policy changes in line with the development of people’s lives, especially in urban settlements. The research objectives are to examine changes in the typology of spatial configuration as a form of housing adaptation in the urban settlements of Yogyakarta City Center. The findings of this study are expected to enrich concepts/theories related to housing adaptation in urban center settlements, which can be a reference in developing urban settlements. This research used a qualitative approach based on a single case-embedded case study in a single location. This study concludes that there are two typologies of the configuration of residential space from 1980 to 2000, and it turned into six typologies of residential spatial configurations from 2000 to 2020. Functional value is implemented in the typology changes of spatial configuration as a form of residential adaptation from 1980–2000 to 2000–2020. This study highlights that the adaptation of housing in the central settlement of Yogyakarta City demonstrates changes of residential spatial configuration with the concept of spatial consolidation, including the concept of expansiveness and versatility of residential space.