Conservation of tropical peatlands and regeneration of Banjarese urban areas: A case study of town planning in the Central and South Kalimantan

Abstract

The Central Kalimantan has demanded to be separated from South Kalimantan during the 1950s due to the struggle of the Dayaks movement on the historical claim over their resources and territories. This separation also changed the system of characteristics of the way of living in and around indigenous Banjarese and Dayaks particularly in coastal urban areas while some parts of historical districts have still remained. Exploitation through deforestation, drainage, and human settlements along the coastal zones has created vast areas of degraded wetlands. This paper discusses the relations between action plan projects of tourism municipal government and needs alternative land use options for upgrading the wetland environment in the context of urban regeneration and reducing of CO2 emission. The simulation of fifteen fundamental properties model shows that the characteristic nature both South and Central Kalimantan by regenerate configuration and preserves the structure of the previous wholeness such as activating rice and urban farm would maintain the integrity and viability of the natural system. The result shows a strong center is the lowest properties for fundamental dimensions, not separateness for tangible and intangible of rivers network asset dimension, deep interlock and ambiguity property is the engagement among tribes.