The 5th International Conference of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU) 2011 National University of Singapore, Department of Architecture Global Visions: Risks and Opportunities for the Urban Planet URB A N H O USIN G SUSTA IN A BI L I T Y: B E T W E E N ID E A A ND R E A L I T Y Agustinus Adib Abadi* *Department of Architecture, School of Architecture Planning and Policy Development, Institute Technology Bandung, Jln. Ganesha 10, Bandung, Indonesia, Email:
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[email protected] A BST R A C T: One of several urban sustainability dimensions relates to urban housing quality. Conceptually, sustainable urban housing conditions could be realized through the provision of decent housing for all, which involves the role of government and policy-making. In dealing with urban housing insufficiency, the Government of Indonesia has introduced a housing ownership program for low to middle income people. However, housing ownership does not automatically present its incentives as the implementation of a sustainability idea requires the consideration of local context. This paper exposes the condition of low to middle income housing policy implementation in relation to urban housing sustainability. The fact that about 40.2% of low to middle income houses within the municipality of Bekasi, in West Java, Indonesia, are categorised as abandoned ones indicate the importance of local context consideration in dealing with sustainable urban housing objectives. K E Y W O RDS: housing sustainability, low to middle income, local context, Bekasi Indonesia 1 IN T R O DU C T I O N Cities in developing countries are facing problem of massive of urban population growth that influences urban transformation and conditions.