RTRW Evaluation and Development Activities in Padang City Based on Public Perception

Abstract

Regional development is an effort to transform one condition to a better condition which means problems are properly solved in this region. Padang as a city has developed more intensively to the eastern area regarding to the previous research. This research identified that tsunami is a trigger to make people move to this area. In fact, this area is a prone area against tsunami. To cope with this condition, Government issues a regulation that manage how the regional planning in this city. In contrary, buildings still grow in the wester area which is claimed as a red zone for tsunami by government. This growth invites people to come back into this prone area. It shows the inconssitency of government in applying the regulation. This phenomenon is basically an object of this research. This research is aimed at evaluating on perception of Padang citizens against government’s regulation about regional planning.  Qualitative descriptive is used in this research based on field data and secondary data.

Keywords: evaluation, regional planning, public perception