Social Mapping in Batam City for Urban Development

Sociology Department, Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji, Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: nisavalen26@umrah.ac.id

Abstract

This study explores social mapping for urban communities with the aim of city development. The success of sustainable urban planning lies in achieving environmental, economic, and social sustainability in urban areas. However, the requirements for a socially sustainable city are still unclear. This paper aims to bridge the existing concept of urban social sustainability in its implementation in Batam City regarding socially sustainable urban planning. This study uses a qualitative approach. The purpose of collecting qualitative data is to explore social planning for communities in Batam City. Qualitative data collection uses in-depth interview procedures with the government and communities living in Batam City, both indigenous and immigrant communities. The selection of informants is based on a purposive sampling procedure, this is intended to explore research questions more deeply to informants in Batam City. This study contributes to the development of cross-disciplinary science in the social sciences, especially the Sociology of Development, where this scientific contribution is theoretically useful when the results of this study are published in the form of scientific publications.. In addition to publication outputs, this research is expected to be an academic contribution as a recommendation for policy makers, especially in development policies to understand sustainable urban planning through a social lens to obtain a complete picture of social sustainability scenarios and investigate how these themes can be addressed in future urban planning prospects.