Pattern of regional development and function of the City Conservation areas

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2.4 Position of Semarang City in Regional Context

The descriptions in Section 2.4 are quoted from Regional Development Planning Agency of Semarang City, 2009Semarang City RTRW draft document, 2010-2030.

2.4.1 Pattern of regional development and function of the City

Based on RTRWN regarding regional development and function of the city, Semarang City area is in the development plan of regions of Semarang - Demak as shown in Table 2.2. Table 2.2: Development Plan of Semarang-Demak Regions Land Area Related Sea Area Areas In Land Area National City Function Area of Semarang- Demak Commodity Sectors: • Industry • Tourism • Food Crops • Trade Area of Karimunjawa and its surroundings Commodity Sectors: • Fishery • Mining • Tourism City Orientation: Semarang • Semarang • Kendal • Demak • Ungaran • Salatiga • Purwodadi • PKN • PKL • PKL • PKW • PKW • PKL Source: Government Regulation No 47 Year 1997. Notes: Local Activity Center PKL, Area Activity Center PKW, National Activity Center PKN

2.4.2 Conservation areas

Conservation areas are areas whose main function are to protect the environmental sustainability that covers natural resources, man-made resources, historical value and culture for the interest of sustainable development. Conservation areas in Semarang City include: 1. Conservation areas that protect sub areas 2. Local conservation areas that include coastal border, river bank, areas around lakesreservoirs, and areas around springs; − River border − Coastal border − Areas around lakesreservoirs − Areas around springs 3. Disaster prone areas • Robflood prone areas Flood prone areas are areas that will routinely every rainy season have puddle of water for more than six hours when rain falls in a normal rainy season. Flood prone areas are conservation areas that are temporary, until the flooding problem in those areas are handled thoroughly and permanently. 10 In the area of Semarang City, areas potential to be flood prone areas include part of Districts of Tugu, West Semarang, Central Semarang, North Semarang, and Genuk. • Prone to landslides and land movement Prone to landslides and land movement areas are areas that have a vulnerability to natural disasters of landslides and soil movement. Prone to landslides area are areas that have slopes of more than 40, which can be found in some location in Districts of Gajahmungkur, Candisari, Tembalang, Banyumanik, Gunungpati, Mijen, and Ngaliyan Areas that are prone to soil movement are in Gunungpati, and Banyumanik Districts. Based on its geological conditions this area is potential to land movements. Active fault areas, which are areas geologically have fault prone to land movements. The locations of these areas are: • Along the Mijen and Gunungpati Districts, through Villages of Sumurejo, Mangunsari, Gunungpati, Purwosari, Limbangan, and Cangkiran. • Along Banyumanik District, through Villages of Jabungan, Padangsari, Plalangan, Sumurboto, and Tinjomoyo. • Gunungpati Districts, through Villages of Sukorejo, Kalipancur and Bambankerep 4. Culture conservation areas

2.4.3 Utilization of areas