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Abstract
This research aimed to describe and analyse the development planning of the Godbless Park Beach Reclamation Area as
a Public Space in Manado City. This qualitative research is descriptive analysis and the data collection techniques are
semi-structured interviews and documentation study. Then, they were analysed using interactive model. It was found
that the development planning process of the Reclamation Area of Godbless Park Beach as a Public Space in Manado City
has not been structured systematically, comprehensively and sustainably. This is due to various obstacles, namely
overlapping regulations, the implementation of goals and targets that are not as expected, inappropriate setting of
locations and times, lack of fund allocation, and human resources that are not in accordance with their respective basic
tasks and functions. In addition, the construction of the Reclamation Area of Godbless Park Beach as a Public Space has
not had a positive impact on the surrounding environment in Manado City.
Correspondence address:
Patriani Wilma Eunike Supit
Email : patrianieunike@gmail.com
Address : University of Brawijaya, Jl. Veteran Malang,
65145
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in Manado City as the capital city of North the river, garbage closes drainage flow, soil
Sulawesi Province. The population there in 2014 erosion, and high rainfall [4]. Based on these data,
was 423,257 people, which increased to 425,634 it is shown that Manado City is one of the regions
in 2016. This increase causes the development of that has problems related to the lack of GOS
urban areas physically to deplete green open availability. The availability of GOS in Manado City
space, which makes it an established area [3]. is 2283.25 ha or 14.51% of the total area, which
One type of GOS in the city is City Park. means that it has not met the minimum
City park is a GOS in urban areas, completed with requirements of 20% for public GOS [5].
the existing facilities for people’s needs as a Based on the aforementioned
recreational place and an element of the city that descriptions, in order to find out the development
has many functions. Manado City currently has planning of the public space needed in Manado
16% of land from the reclamation area, which is City, it is necessary to carry out a research on the
made a city park called Godbless Park. The study of the development planning of the
condition of the beach reclamation area in Godbless Park beach reclamation area as a
Godbless Park is still not well realized due to sustainable public space in Manado City.
various factors that hamper development
planning. MATERIAL AND METHOD
Meanwhile, the planning of the The method of this research is qualitative research
construction of the Godbless park area is indeed method with descriptive analysis. This research
giving more attention to the people as well as the was conducted in Manado City because the
government because of its strategic location and researcher had known well about the condition of
being on reclaimed land as a different public space the beach reclamation area. Thus, the researcher
with other public space areas. The Godbless Park expects to obtain the data and collect information
area is also one of the icons in Manado City with a easily. The research sites include: Regional
prayer-hand-like statue. The purpose of planning Development Research Planning Agency
the construction of the beach reclamation area in (Bappelitbangda) of Manado City, Public Works
Godbless Park, Manado City is as a means of and Spatial Planning (PUPR) Office, and
developing the city's culture, education, and Environment Agency (DLH) as regional
community centre. The Godbless Park Area, which government implementing elements in planning
is also used as a city park, was developed to create the construction of the Godbless Park beach
beauty, comfort, safety and health for its use and reclamation area as a public space. The
functioned as the lung of the city, microclimate description of the informant interview can be
controller, conserving soil and water, and habitat seen in Table 1 as follows.
for flora and fauna. Table 1. Table of Informant description
The Godbless Park project started from No Age Gender Description
2014 and experienced uncertainty in its 1 54 Male Head of Bappelitbangda
Regional Infrastructure &
construction. Based on the research findings, Regional Development
there was a shift in land function, namely the Planning in Manado City
physical building dominantly built on the land 2 34 Male Head of Sub-Division of
compared to the green area. Several problems Public Works & Spatial
have emerged lately. Flood occurred in Manado Planning, Land, Geospatial
Planning, Bappelitbangda,
City in 2014, considered as the worst flood ever.
Manado City
Manado City is known as a city that has never 3 55 Male Head of Monitoring and
experienced major flood even when the rainy Evaluation Division of
season comes. Now, flooding has become Bappelitbangda Manado
common for surrounding communities, especially City
those who live in flood-affected areas. 4 4 Male Head of the Spatial Planning
This is also influenced by the lack of and Infrastructure Planning
Division of the Public Works
water infiltration areas that cannot be separated Office of Manado City
from the policy of shifting water infiltration areas 5 40 Male Head of Section for
into settlements and other infrastructure and is Supervision and Control of
caused by the absorption of land against the the PUPR Office Room in
volume of water. When there is high unequal Manado City
rainfall, the flood occurs. In addition, there are
other factors which cause the flood, such as silting
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6 46 Male Head of Section of Utilization urban infrastructure and orderly space. The
of PUPR Office Space in process of the stages of systematic planning in the
Manado City
development of a sustainable Godbless Park is as
7 56 Female Head of the Environmental
Management Division of the
follows:
Manado City Environment Regulation
8 42 Female Head of the Parks Section of Substantially, the regulation is carried
the Manado City out to determine the direction and action in
Environment Office achieving what is desired and expected in realizing
9 54 Female Environmental Specialists the goals for the nation in future improvements
10 40 Male Manado City Community
[8]. The formulation of regulations regarding the
planning of GOS development in Manado City is
Data Collection contained in Regional Regulation No. 1 of 2014
The data were collected through the concerning the Manado City Spatial and Regional
face-to-face interview with informants and in- Plan and refers to Law No. 26 of 2007 concerning
depth interview technique. Semi-structured spatial planning. In accordance with 2015-2045
interviews were conducted not more than 2 vision and mission of Manado City as a green city
hours. The informants are related parties in the that is decent, safe, comfortable and sustainable,
research in Bappelitbangda, Head of the Regional Manado City government built several green open
Infrastructure Planning and Development Division
spaces, one of which is in the reclamation beach
as well as its apparatus; Public Works and Spatial area of Godbless Park which functions as a city
Planning Office Manado City i.e. the Head of PUPR park. The increasing population growth of
Office, Head of Spatial Planning and Infrastructure Manado City every day causes air pollution, lack of
Planning and its apparatus; Environment Agency water infiltration areas, and severe traffic
i.e. the Head of the Environmental Management congestion, which of course make the
Division and its apparatus; Manado City government be alert in regulating existing
Community. Then, the observation stage was
regulations relating to land acquisition as GOS.
carried out in the Godbless Park beach Based on the Minister of Public Works
reclamation area in Manado City and the Regulation Number 5 of 2008 concerning the
documentation study phase by exploring Guidelines for Provision of GOS Utilization in
secondary data such as annual reports, final
Urban Areas, the benefits of GOS based on their
reports (2015-2035 RTH master plan), Manado functions are divided into: a) direct benefits
City MTDP (Mid-Term Development Plan) 2016- (tangible), namely forming beauty and comfort
2021, books, thesis, mass media, internet sites (shady, fresh, and cool) and obtaining materials
and other supporting data. The data were then for sale (wood, leaves, flowers, fruit); b) indirect
analysed through data reduction, data (long-term and intangible) benefits, namely highly
presentation, and data verification [6]. effective air purifiers, maintenance of the
continuity of groundwater supplies, preservation
RESULT AND DISCUSSION of environmental functions along with all existing
Development planning generally must flora and fauna contents (biological conservation
have, identify, and take into account several key or biodiversity) [1]. In fact, in the implementation
elements, namely: a) the desired final goal, b) of GOS utilization, especially in the Manado
goals and priorities to make it happen (selection Godbless Park Beach Reclamation Area, the
of various alternatives, c) the period of time to researcher still found that the implementation is
reach the target, d) problems faced, e) capital or not yet optimal according to existing regulations
resources used and allocations, f) policies to because the condition of Godbless Park does not
implement it, and g) people, organizations or currently have tangible and intangible benefits.
implementing agencies [7]. The development The condition of Godbless Park is
planning of the Godbless Park beach reclamation
currently not presenting vegetation or not yet
area in Manado City is a follow-up to the efforts of providing plants such as flowers, trees, and other
the regional government to achieve several plants. This is as complained by a number of young
missions launched by the Manado City people who visited the Godbless Park area. A
Government, especially point 5, which is to realize junior high school student said that that when
Manado that is "safe and comfortable" through they visited the place during the day, they would
improving the quality of security systems and feel very hot and it was even worse by the absence
building quality and environmentally friendly of shelter. This is indeed caused by the fact that
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the park has not yet presented the green aspect they have no responsibility to supervise and
and has not brought tangible and intangible maintain urban parks, development programs and
benefits, namely beauty, comfort and biological GOS arrangements, especially the Godbless Park,
conservation in the area of the Godbless park. which is are still neglected. The Manado City
Furthermore, the obstacle in the application of Government, based on the information obtained,
regulations, according to informants from the still has a focus on other development programs,
Bappelitbangda of Manado City, was that the GOS namely pedestrian development, irrigation and
regulation was in the drafting stage, but the others. Thus, the funds taken from the Manado
drafting of GOS regional regulation in Manado City City Regional Government Budget each year are
had not yet been realized, thus experiencing different based on the focus of the development
problems in implementing GOS development and program of the city government
of course hampering the existing development. Therefore, the government is expected
Therefore, the government is also required to to focus more on determining priorities to be
organize city parks starting with the done due to problems surrounding the number of
implementation of appropriate regulations in the development programs each year. Based on the
implementation of regional development both in obstacles, the achievement of goals and target is
planning, designing, implementing and not as expected. The government is expected to
maintaining to build Green City in Manado. have several characteristics in building a Green
Setting Goals and Targets City that focuses on human development, namely:
Based on the vision and mission of (1) Green Behaviour, good behaviour and
Manado City, the government aims to create a harmony with nature; (2) Green Daily Activity,
safe and comfortable urban environment, as well good, orderly, regular and environmentally
as a more orderly urban development with the friendly daily actions; and (3) Green Citizen, the
aim of realizing the quality of planning and community is also aware of the order and nature
development in a more consistent use of space of the environment. In addition, the criteria for
and an increasingly safe and the city environment, Green City must also have standards to meet,
that is comfortable, environmentally friendly and namely the existence of city infrastructure that is
diffable-friendly (Table 1). integrated up to city facilities. Planning must also
Based on statements from informants of be carried out in stages by having an initial
the Head of the Sub-Division of Public Works and decision to adopt planning as a tool to solve
Spatial Planning, the Bappelitbangda of Manado development problems in achieving desired goals
City, the locus and focus of Godbless Park had not and targets [8]. Therefore, the decision to adopt
met the target. The concept of the park already planning is one of the factors that influence
exists, but its implementation has not yet run as success in the implementation of the
expected, namely more orderly development of development of the Godbless Park area, purposes
space and more consistent control of urban space. of the study.
Related to the problems that arose in the field,
which were complained by a number of residents Determination of Location and Time
who were met on the field, Godbless Park had not Planning is done to find out and analyse
reflected as a city park that was environmentally current conditions, predict the development of
friendly, safe and comfortable because there were various relevant non-controllable factors,
no trees growing in the area found. In addition, estimate what to achieve, and determine the
based on the information found, there has been location of various activities in order to achieve
no increase in City Parks (public green open goals and targets [9]. With the optimization of the
spaces) per year in each district because Manado determination of a location, it is expected to
City is very short of land for GOS needs. Thus, the guarantee spatial harmony, harmony between
government also needs substantial funds for the sectors, investment and the creation of efficiency
allocation of funds for land acquisition. in life by ensuring environmental preservation.
Based on the results of interviews with The time is determined to analyse the conditions
informants at the National Development Planning of the needs and potential of current and future
Agency, it was also stated that the government development to meet long-term goals.
had not yet applied clear rules in GO
management, so that many local government
organizations in Manado City complained that
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Table 1. Goals, Targets, Strategies and Policy Direction of Manado City in 2016-2021
No. Goal Target Strategy and Policy Direction
1 City development that is more Control of more 1 Law enforcement to guarantee the use of space in accordance
space-orderly consistent urban with prevailing regulations
spatial planning 1.1 Enforcing the RTRW and RDTK Local Regulation explicitly
In accordance with the master plan, the physical development in the form of concrete and
determination of the location of the Godbless has lack of arrangement for land vegetation such
Park beach reclamation area is said not to disturb as the addition of trees and other plants in that
ecological functions because the land is used for location. This causes the condition at the location
green space needs, which is to restore natural of Godbless Park to be poorly maintained and
proportions in the city centre with fewer GOS. does not reflect an environment that is
Reclamation carried out in Manado City environmentally friendly according to the Green
is also related to its vision and mission as the City City concept (in Figures 2 & 3). The timing has
of Ecotourism Model. Ecotourism is nature been planned since 2013 and 2014, but the
tourism that has a mild impact which causes the construction only began in 2016 and until now the
preservation of species and habitats directly with construction project is still underway.
its role in preservation and/or indirectly by giving
views to the local community, to make them put Funding
value, and protect other natural and life tourism In the development planning process,
as a source of income [10]. one of the important things to be considered is
the funding aspect because in planning, the aspect
that affects its success rate, one of which, is
funding factor [11]. In regulating the allocation of
regional development funding must consider how
much is needed, where the source of funding
comes from, and how the management system is.
In implementing the construction of the
Godbless Park beach reclamation area, the other
major obstacle is the availability of funding
Figure 1 Design of Godbless Park
sources, plans and realization of the 2017 budget
Source: Bappeda of Manado City for Public GOS that is not in accordance with the
achievement target, which is the realization in
2017 is only 45% so that there is still 5% remaining
towards the expected target of 50% (Table 2). The
amount of funds allocated for the entire Public
GOS spread in Manado City is 3,882,500,000 [12].
The amount of funds allocated for the
management and development of Godbless Park
as a city park, especially the funds for land-
acquisition that must be issued by the
Figure 2 & 3 Godbless Park Area Conditions
government, is quite large and not yet in line with
However, the obstacle, based on the the availability of APBD (Regional Government
information of the data in the field, is that the Budget) funds for the PUPR sector.
Godbless Park beach reclamation area prioritizes
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Table 2. MSS for Public Works and Spatial Planning Indicators, MSS Achievement Targets and Realization, and Budget Allocation
Public Works
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Sector and Spatial Progress of MSS Achievement in Manado City
Indicators
Planning
Public Works Regulation No. Score Time Limit Achiev Achieveme Realization Budget
01/PRT/M/2014 concerning (Accordi (According ement nt Target in in 2017 Allocation
Reference Minimum Service Standards ng to to Permen) in 2015 2017
PUPR Sector Permen)
Source: The Manado City Minimum Service Standards (MSS) annual report 2017
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City Regional Development Planning Agency, is Manado City in 2018. The event grabs people’s
that the availability of HR in accordance with their attention especially among young people in
competencies had not been achieved as expected. developing their Micro, Small and Medium
This causes the three agencies to still need Enterprises (MSMEs). The existence of events
freelance workers to help with their duties at made by the city government affects the condition
work. For example, Public Works office still needs of social activities of the people in the Godbless
freelance workers related to the technical aspects Park area. The following is the explanation from
of the development monitoring in the field. the Head of the Room Supervision and Control
According to the information from related Section of the PUPR Office in Manado City. He said
agencies, the freelance workers are still in that:
contract and not in line with their field "According to him, viewed from the economic
specialization, so they need to develop and direct aspect, the area has been very strategic and
their respective duties. influential for the surrounding community because
Based on the information above, it is we can see by ourselves that Godbless Park is
expected that in carrying out regional located among the business areas. On the left side,
development, the human resource competencies there is a large mall (Manado Town Square) about
should be increased in accordance with their 800 meters from Godbless Park. Other economic
respective competencies so that the work can be functions have also been carried out by the
carried out according to the goals and objectives Manado City government in activating several
of absorbing the basic needs of the community. events in the Godbless Park area but the obstacle
Therefore, synergy and coordination among other faced is that after the event has finished, there is
stakeholders are needed for the sustainability of no economic activity in the area because there has
development and can create a balance between not been a well-organized garden so there are still
the people, the government, and the private fewer visitors to come. This makes traders or
sector in the development process of the economic actors unable to sell in that place. "
Goldbless Park area in Manado City. In addition, Godbless Park also provides
a place for children to exercise such as basketball
Economic, Social and Environmental Dimensions and volleyball. There are also those who develop
Economic, social and environmental talent in training Maengket dances with the role
aspects are technical aspects that are necessary in of the Department of Youth and Sports supporting
spatial planning. As knowledge in terms of the Minahasa community to young people. Based
economics, spatial planning is influenced not only on the information from a junior high school
by costs but also by economic activities and the student in Manado City, they said that they came
potential of natural resources and artificial in the to the Godbless Park Area because they were
planner area. Meanwhile, the social and cultural invited by the mayor so that the teachers also took
aspects include diverse characteristics of society them to Godbless Park. Before that, they used to
and culture so that spatial planning is needed in visit the Godbless Park area when there were
social approaches to recognize the social impacts competitions or school activities, such as
that will arise due to the existence of a volleyball, baseball, taekwondo or karate and
development. Environmental aspects become there is usually a student league from the
things that must be considered in policy setting provincial government. (Figure 5)
and spatial planning to safeguard the existing Based on the statement from the
ecological systems and natural resources [14]. student, it gives the impression that social
Underlying Sustainable Development functions have been well implemented and
Goals as a document for global goals and targets accepted by the community according to the
for 2016-2030 is the indicators of balancing narrative of the surrounding community that the
economic, social and environmental dimensions. researcher met in the field. The construction of
In accordance with the observations of the city parks by looking at the aspects of social and
economic, social and environmental conditions in cultural functions has been carried out by the
the Godbless Park beach reclamation area, it was community because of the social interaction
explained that economic conditions, in fact, among them. These social activities are a place for
influences the social conditions in the community teenagers to exercise and channel their talents,
as evidenced by the creative economic for example dance groups that practice
development activity entitled "Manado youth developing the typical Minahasa dance culture in
fest" (Figure 4) organized by the government of that place. (Figure 6)
comfortable, and brings sustainability to existing
ecosystems in the coastal reclamation area
Godbless Park.
Figure 6 Maengket cultural dance practice by Figure 7 (a-b) Godbless Park Area Conditions