The Impact of Community Activity Enlivening in Shaping Historical Areas Case Study: Kayutangan Heritage, Malang, Indonesia

Abstract

Kayutangan was a historical Central Business District (CBD) area of Malang City since the Dutch East Indies era. However, it is slowly dying because of the emergence of new shopping centers and CBD in Malang. To strengthen the branding of Malang as a Heritage City, the government is revitalizing Kayutangan, which has been dormant before. Therefore, this research investigates how historical public space revitalization and community activity contribute to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This research uses the descriptive qualitative method using case study that examines the community activities using place-centered mapping and changes made by the revitalization effort. There are three new activities emerges in KSC; social, economic, and cultural activities. The research results show that the revitalization of Kayutangan Street Corridor (KSC) and the emergence and collaboration of social, economic, and cultural activities successfully revitalized KSC in sustainable ways. Seventeen new activities are emerging; 70.6% are the emergence of economic activities, and the remaining 29.4% are cultural activities. The emergence of these activities resulted in thirteen activity-enlivening spots, 61.5% caused by economic activities and 38.5% driven by cultural activities. The economic and cultural activities succeeded in attracting social activities. Crowded with visitors and its strategic location increases investors’ interest in opening a business in KSC that contributes to the existing building’s preservation and Kayutangan and Malang City’s economy. The government facilitates the music groups to perform on-site as one of the district’s attractions. The result of KSC’s development suggests that the revitalization can contribute to three goals of SDGs on good health and well-being, decent work and economic growth, and sustainable cities and communities.