2023 Volume 11 Issue 4 Pages 131-149
This study aims to analyse Indonesian housing policies and practices at the local level, focusing on the Metropolitan Area of West Java, Indonesia. Secondary data was obtained from current Indonesian basic regulations in Housing Affairs and Regional Administration Laws, while primary data was collected from interviews with bureaucratic actors from central, provincial, and city/regency governments. Data is processed through qualitative content analysis. The discussion of housing provision for low-income communities refers to self-help and public housing modes. The result shows that the local government's role in self-help housing provision is mostly in supporting quality improvement, which is less effective since the quality was not well-maintained. Local government also has limited authority in public housing provision, raising policy debates and polemics on its field implementation. This study recommends a housing delivery system instead of divisions in authorities. The governments can develop various public-private partnership schemes to support public housing provision. In addition, a clear vertical housing career path is essential to encourage low-income people's acceptance of urban vertical living.
