LOCAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND HERITAGE CONSERVATION IN YOGYAKARTA-INDONESIA
Yeni Rosilawati and Krisna Mulawarman
Program Studi Ilmu Komunikasi
UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH YOGYAKARTA (UMY)
Abstract
Indonesia has been prominent as a countries in South East Asia with the richness of culture. One of the important heritage sites in Yogyakarta province is Kotagede heritage site. Kotagede is a historic neighbourhood in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Culture has been so important for the society and creates public space. During the May 2006 Java earthquake, many old buildings were destroyed and directly revitalized through Pusaka Jogja Bangkit! program, carried out by Jogja Heritage Society, the Center for Heritage Conservation, Department of Architecture and Planning at Gajah Mada University, the Indonesian Network for Heritage Conservation, ICOMOS Indonesia, and other supporting institutions. Government of Indonesia enacted the law to preserve cultural heritage. The Law No. 11/ 2010 on the Culture and Regulation and No. 6 / 2012 on Cultural Heritage. Therefore, the DIY Regional Government has a legal system to carry out the conservation efforts of general heritage and cultural heritage in particular. Local communities have a greater duty to respond to cultural conservation. The study employed a qualitative approach where in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 member of local communities of Yogyakarta municipality and observations
Keywords: local, community, engagement, cultural, conservations
Topic: International Symposium on Social Sciences, Humanities, Education, and Religious Studies