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Conceptualizing Community Spatial Cognition on Rural Resilience Development
Artiningsih Artiningsih

Department of Urban and Regional Planning Universitas Diponegoro, JL. Prof. Sudharto, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
artiningsih[at]pwk.undip.ac.id


Abstract

Many studies on rural development agree with phenomenon of declining the number of land forest and agriculture. Deforestation reveal along headwaters into estuary, meanwhile many agriculture land are converted into either rural or urban settlements due to the lack of agriculture employment. In a water basin context, the lost of recharge area in the upper stream causes flooding in lower stream. This research employed on the concept of how rural community interact with their natural environment particularly on water issues. Their capacity of understanding the importance of socio-ecological value determine their awareness, behavior and culture for nurturing their sustainable rural development. This research suggest conceptualizing community spatial cognition as tools for reconstruct some challenges on water issue in terms of water quantity, quality, management and value. It include of past and present experience of community vulnerability, coping and adaptation for rural resilience development. Scope of the study covered Bringin River basin area along Semarang Regency and Semarang City. FGD and in-depth interview are occupied for data collection method. FGD involve related stakeholders who represents provincial and district government, Private Sectors, NGO and CSO. It conduct to identify some challenges on water issue in regional and local context. Inductive spatial cognition was taken as analysis method base on particular timeline of local events which represented of all challenges. The idea of creating some social economic benefit for nurturing the environments was explored by the potential of socio-entrepreneurship as job creation and innovation of local economic development. which are deal with water preservation and utilization activity. The study result convey with inductive spatial cognition as a cascading pictures of all challenges on regional and local context of water issues in Bringin Water Basin Area. A gap of water value between stakeholders has become an important factor that lead to form different actions and behavior. Community spatial cognition take an important role as spatial information which useful for planning process and policy analysis.

Keywords: Rural Resilience, Inductive Spatial Cognition, Water Issue

Topic: Rural Resilience

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract/qAmcDX2KynfR

Conference: The 4th International Conference on Regional Development (ICRD 2019)

Plain Format | Corresponding Author (Artiningsih Artiningsih)

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