Housing and Urban Development in Makassar: A Policy Benefit Approach

Abstract

This article analyzes the benefits of spatial planning policies for housing and settlements for the development of Makassar City. There are three types of benefits from this research, namely: the benefits of housing availability for low-income people; benefits of the quality of the housing and settlement environment; and benefits of the availability of infrastructure, facilities, and public utilities. By using qualitative research with a phenomenological narrative approach, this study shows that several spatial planning programs for housing and settlements provide benefits to the community: the availability of decent and affordable housing for low-income communities through the provision of housing loans, subsidized housing, and rental flats. ; improvement and improvement of the quality of the housing and settlement environment through the handling of slum areas with eight priority programs of the city government, the involvement of the Central Government through the City Without Slums (Kotaku) Program; and the availability of public facilities and social facilities in housing and settlements through standardization of infrastructure, facilities and public utilities for housing developers. However, these programs have not been able to distribute a number of benefits fairly and equitably to all policy target groups. Therefore, for the realization of the implementation of the policy on spatial planning for housing and settlement areas, we suggest the realization of benefits in accordance with the wishes to be achieved by a policy that is implemented obediently and consistently.