Urban Riverside Morphology in Cultural Heritage Area Tourism Planning

Abstract

Morphology is the science of understanding urban form. As an analysis tool, it can help understand the development of the city. Waterfront cities have different morphology from mainland cities as a result of morphological assimilation between the water and the land. The influence of geographical elements of the waterfront, including rivers, affects people's lives and urban forms. Riverside cities are often old urban areas. As an old area, Kawasan Seberang Kota Jambi through the Jambi City Spatial Planning has been made as Heritage Area. Kawasan Seberang Kota Jambi has been pushed back by development and urbanization. Seeing such conditions, what are the morphological conditions of the riverfront of Kawasan Seberang Kota Jambi as a cultural heritage area? This study aims to investigate the urban morphology of the riverfront in Kawasan Seberang Kota Jambi. Knowledge of the morphology of Kawasan Seberang Kota Jambi can be used as an initial concept for planning riverfront cultural heritage areas. The study uses a literature review and studying the map documentation. The research was mainly carried out in the old Pasar Olak Kemang area. The Olak Kemang Market is located on the axis road across Kawasan Seberang Kota Jambi which was built during the Dutch era. The street is different from residential areas which are structured by the spaces created between houses. The results show that morphological assimilation is seen in the orientation direction. People recognize the orientation towards the river as Laut and towards the land as Darat. The direction to upstream is called Ulu and downstream is called Eler. The study concludes that the river has an influence on people's lives and the riverfront city form.