dc.description.abstract | Since the year 1998 up to the mid of 2005, in the district ofBanjarsari, there happened an increasing amount
of slum areas which might endanger the environmental balance. This research aims at (1) identifying the shift of
distribution pattern from the settlement diffusion in the district of Banjarsari Surakarta in the year 2001-2005. (2)
Identifying the alteration form of the unoccupied land into slum areas in the district of Banjarsari Surakarta. (3)
Identifying the characteristics of slum area dwellers in the district of Banjarsari Surakarta. This research uses the
survey method, secondary data analysis and map analysis. The data ar alysis used is tlie closest neighbor analysis, table
of frequency, crossed tables and descrip ave analysis. The result shows that (1) the distribution pattern of the slum areas
appeared in the district ofBanjarsari in the year 2001 is the random distribution pattern while the one in 2005 is the
dissemination pattern. Such pattern indicates the grc wing amount and interraction with the means of transportation
and economic condition in those slum areas. (3) The lands which are altered into slum areas in the district of Banjarsari
during 2001-2005 take place in the unoccupied areas owned by the state.(3) The distribution of age among the slum
area inhabitants is around 41-61 years of age (49%) while tb biggest amount is the new arrivals (57%). The region
of Sub province Sragen has the bigges percentage in the distribution of the city inhabitants origin in the district of
Banjarsari. Regionally, the inhabitants who come from the hinterland of Surakarta or ex Surakarta residency took
the amount lof 73.68%. The highest percentage of educational level of the slum area inhabitants in the district of
Banjarsari is the uneducated residents or those from low education level (55%). Most of the respondents occupations of
the slum area dwellers in Banjarsari are in the informal sectors (82%) The number of family member in the district of
Banjarsari is around l-<5 (52%). The total family incone of the slum area inhabitants which has the highest
percentage are about Rp. 150.000-, Rp. 716.666 (60%). The orientation toward living in the slum areas which has
the biggest percentage is a matter of distance to the workplace (72%). The reaction toward condemnation which has the
biggest percentage is taken for granted (73%). | en_US |