Riverside sustainability – Overcome problems and reliable approaches

¹ State University of Medan, Civil Engineering Department, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia
² State University of Medan, Civil Engineering Department, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: irma_nst11@yahoo.com

Abstract

The growth of population is a feature behind the urbanization. The city’s facilities are an attraction for migrants to work and live. It has led to the emergence of urban problems in terms of providing employment, legal settlements, and livable formal housing. The inability of the low-income community economically will lead it to live in area on riverside, railroads, and Chinese cemetery. Then, it will be turned into a slum area. Kampong Aur is part of a slum area of Medan, also have the same problem. Therefore, it is the importance of research. The data collected by an observations, previous studies, journals, planning documents, and aerial photographs. The data obtained were analyzed and elaborated using qualitative descriptive method. The results show that Kampong Aur can be observed from the land tenure, physical environment, livelihood, public facilities, and socio-cultural conditions. It is a unique type of settlement with consists of formal and informal housing built side-by-side. Informal settlements are usually located along the river borderline. And it is categorized into slum settlements. Originally, slums need to be managed integratedly and well organized, improvement or relocation, with a humane and sustainable approach through the participation of all parties. In this way, participatory and cooperative designs are the reliable approaches that can be applied to the settlement conditions in Kampong Aur.