Evaluation of Surabaya Slum-Upgrading Program (thesis proposal of Planning and Design Master)

Background:
Slum upgrading in Surabaya was started in 1924 with the focus mainly in sanitation. Since 1968 that was called WR Supratman and KIP (Kampung Improvement Program) in 1976 to improve urban settlement infrastructures. Regarding of the experience Surabaya developed new KIP called Comprehensive-KIP (C-KIP), which has been implemented since 1998 (Johan Silas, 1988). Also a slum upgrading program for the lowest income urban settlements called Social Rehabilitation of Slum Area (Rehabilitasi Sosial Daerah Kumuh-RSDK) has been active since 2003. Base on experience in above, can be concluded that the slum upgrading will not be successful without support from the community and their participation to improve them.
Surabaya Municipality has Master plan of Eradicate Poverty 2002 – 2005 that the focus of slum upgrading are the poverty by economic crisis issue, improvement of poor household small industry, a access and to provide a public facility for poor household, a women empowerment, revitalization of local development board, handling of informal sector, also coordination and effectiveness of eradicate poverty program implementation (Surabaya Planning Board, 2001).
Until 2004, the C-KIP has been implemented in 45 kampungs (www.surabaya.go.id, August 3, 2006 ).

Location of field works:
Provision needs to travel to Indonesia (East Java), to facilitate overall fieldwork project there and help maintain the integrity of the study. The location are two kampungs of Surabaya have been implemented C-KIP 2002 – 2003.

The research question:
How does the C-KIP influence the community to get better living condition?

The research objectives:
• To analyze the improving quality of housing and settlement environment
• To analyze the community empowerment to growth initiative, creativity, and independency on implementation of development program
• To analyze developing chance of business to create the chance of work for kampong community as source of income that could support local economic

Methodology:
• Field survey (interview, questioner, picture) with the stakeholder such as kampung community, Surabaya municipality, and the technical assistant of program.

Outcomes:
• To look for obtained benefit directly and also indirectly in the program of C-KIP which have been implemented

Time: 2 years
• 6 month English preparation
• 6 month matriculation
• 6 month field research
• 6 month write thesis

Evaluation of slum upgrading that have been implemented in Surabaya is necessary to get the right rule models for eradicate poverty in Surabaya. Because I live in Surabaya, so I need the study for my future as architect that helps to increase my knowledge about the urban planning.

Next, I want to be an urban planner that the most of city in Indonesia need for help to anticipated of city development. My knowledge as an urban planner especially in slum upgrading program will help municipality or province government to decrease slum area because of have no good urban plan. So hope can decrease poverty that the indicator is the significant decrease of slum area. The one of way for increase my knowledge in an urban planning is attended in Endeavour Postgraduate Award by Australia Government.