An Analysis on the Influence of NUSP-2 Program on Infrastructure Development Towards Societies’ Social and Economics in Tanjungbalai City
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International Journal of Research and Review Vol.7; Issue: 1; January 2020 Website: www.ijrrjournal.com Research Paper E-ISSN: 2349-9788; P-ISSN: 2454-2237 An Analysis on the Influence of NUSP-2 Program on Infrastructure Development towards Societies’ Social and Economics in Tanjungbalai City Annisa Wanda Pakpahan1, Sirojuzilam2, Rahmanta2 1Posgraduate Students, Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of Economics, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia 2Postgraduate Lecturer, Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of Economics, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia Corresponding Author: Annisa Wanda Pakpahan ABSTRACT generally associated with high levels of poverty and unemployment. Slum areas can North Sumatera still has several Slum Cities; also be a source of social problems such as one of them is Tanjungbalai, which is located in crime, drugs and alcohol. In various poor the coastal area. Tanjungbalai is considered to countries, residents live in very close areas, be one of the slums because this area has a high or are densely populated, so vehicles are population density and mostly inhabited by poor people. Another reason is that Tanjungbalai has very difficult to pass such as ambulances an unhealthy environment and unsupported by and firefighters. Unhealthy environments city services such as clean water, sanitation, and are not supported by city services, such drainage, roads, emergency access roads, and as: clean water, sanitation, drainage, landfills. Not only those, Tanjungbalai also environmental road networks and lacks access to education, health, public emergency access roads as well as waste facilities, and other social facilities. Based on disposal sites that are not available resulting this, the purpose of this study is to analyze the in a pile of garbage and finally became the factors that influence the societies’ economic center of health problems because of its and social conditions in terms of predictors: unhygienic condition. Another feature of road conditions, drainage, sanitation, and clean slums is the lack of access to education, water. The type of this research is quantitative and uses Path Analysis technique with SPSS. health, shared spaces and public facilities The results of this study are the condition of and other social facilities (Wikipedia). roads and drainage does not have a significant Problems with slums also occur in influence on the societies’ social and economics, Indonesia. The significant economic growth either directly or indirectly. On the other hand, in Indonesia in the last 10 years, followed sanitation and clean water infrastructure give a by the development of new residential areas significant effect on the economy and social which emerged as rapid development. This community both directly and indirectly. was marked by an increase in the number of people living in urban areas. Increasing the Keywords: Road Infrastructure, Drainage, number of people living in urban areas in Sanitation, Clean Water, Economics and Social 2012 amounted to 54 % compared to 49.7% in 2010 (Ministry of PUPR, 2015). INTRODUCTION An increase or increase in the Slums are areas with high population number of people living in urban density in a city that is generally inhabited settlements can be a positive potential as by poor people. Slums can be found in well as social capital for urban areas in various major cities in the world. Slums are driving the economy in the region. A large International Journal of Research and Review (ijrrjournal.com) 443 Vol.7; Issue: 1; January 2020 Annisa Wanda Pakpahan et.al. An analysis on the influence of NUSP-2 program on infrastructure development towards societies’ social and economics in Tanjungbalai city population provides market potential as well spearhead of development. In addition, the as labor that is expected to be able to move private sector can also be included through the economy in the real sector, but must be the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) accompanied by preparing enough jobs. program. Currently, there have been many The increasing number of residents CSR programs that have taken steps to living in urban areas is followed by various improve slum areas. Government, both problems that arise such as poverty due to central and regional directing the private lack of employment opportunities, the sector to enter priority locations. (Cipta emergence of slums, low quality of housing Karya Bulletin, 2014) infrastructure facilities and services, The City without Slums Program environmental problems and irregularity of (Kotaku) is one of the programs of the residential buildings and public services that Directorate General of Human Settlements are not optimal. Urban areas that are not of the Ministry of Public Works and Public managed properly cause many problems Housing in dealing with slums in Indonesia. that arise, causing the city government and The Kotaku Program is a collaborative its citizens to lose the opportunity to get program between the roles of local better and more decent environmental government and community participation. conditions. The Kotaku program will improve the The high rate of urbanization in quality, management, prevention of the Indonesia has a major impact on the emergence of new slums, and social and development of slums in urban areas. In economic assistance for the survival of a 2015, it was noted that the percentage of better and healthier community life in the slum households in urban areas reached slums. The program was implemented in 34 7.03%. Whereas in 2018, it decreased to provinces, spread over 269 regencies / 6.58% (Community Welfare Statistics, cities, in 11,067 villages / villages, and 2018). Although the development trend of targeted a slum area of 23,656 hectares slum areas has decreased, this is still a (Directorate General of Human Settlements, challenge for the government in realizing 2019). slum-free cities. City programs without slums up to The development of housing and 0% are the Indonesian government's priority settlements in urban areas is the impact of programs targeted to be met in 2019. There an increase in population. Increasing the are several challenges faced by the number of residents in urban areas is not government in the process of implementing only caused by population growth factors, this program, namely: (i) the unavailability but also due to high rates of urbanization. of accurate data related to slums that need to The imbalance that occurs between the high be addressed, (ii) limited local government rate of urbanization and the fulfillment of capacity, and (iii) handling slum areas is infrastructure facilities / infrastructure that still far from optimal limits (Directorate is affordable and livable becomes the main General of Human Settlements, 2015). source of problems for the emergence of In its implementation, the slums. (Directorate General of Human Directorate General of Human Settlements Settlements, 2019). of the Ministry of Public Works and Public The government, in this case the Housing is based on Law Number 1 of 2011 Ministry of Public Works and Public concerning Housing and Settlement Areas Housing, cannot work alone in realizing and PUPR Rapermen. The law states the slum-free cities. Management of slums is importance of improving the quality of not just about physical improvement, but settlements and preventing slums in urban also how to improve the lives of people in areas. the area. In the current era of The Neighborhood Upgrading and decentralization, local governments are the Shelter Project Phase 2 (NUSP-2) Program International Journal of Research and Review (ijrrjournal.com) 444 Vol.7; Issue: 1; January 2020 Annisa Wanda Pakpahan et.al. An analysis on the influence of NUSP-2 program on infrastructure development towards societies’ social and economics in Tanjungbalai city is one of the Kotaku sub-programs, which slum area among other cities in North aims to improve the quality of slum areas in Sumatra Province, so it is a city priority cities which are implemented based on or handled by the Neighborhood Upgrading driven by the community. Some of the and Shleter Project Phase II (NUSP-2) targets are buildings, environmental roads, program. drinking water supply, environmental The main problems of slum drainage, waste water management, waste settlements in Tanjungbalai City according management, fire safety, and public open to the Slum Improvement Action Plan space. This program is a continuation of the (SIAP) document are infrastructure facilities NUSSP Program (Neighborhood Upgrading and infrastructure that are not eligible and and Shelter Sector Project) which ended in limited, irregularity in buildings and houses 2010 Because of the limitations of the are not suitable for habitation, Areas prone National Budget, the NUSP-2 Program uses to flooding and inundation, Most residents loan funds from the Asian Development are classified as poor and low-income, most Bank (Directorate General of Human of the population's livelihoods are laborers Settlements, 2019). and fishermen and the lack of concern for Regency / city selection to get the environment and awareness of clean and NUSP-2 program intervention is selected healthy behavior. according to the criteria of population Slum dwellers in Tanjungbalai City characteristics, size of slums, access to basic are socially and economically not infrastructure and basic services, and homogeneous, their residents have diverse commitment of the local government in livelihoods and densities, as well as their implementing