THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND PHYSICAL FACTORS AND THE SETTLEMENT OF SOCIETY LIVING IN CONSERVATION AREA (Case Study: Settlement in Railway Borders Area—Malang City, Indonesia)

Abstract

If we see the process of settlement establishment occupying conservation areas such as railroad border, it will not be separated from the symptoms of society economy inability characterized by low income and that makes people unable to reach house prices offered in the appropriate areas. Jodipan Urban Village and Kota Lama in Malang City are densely populated areas passed by railroad line, and along the railroad border there are settlements. This study aims to measure the relationship between socio-economic conditions and physical condition of residence where people live in the railway border area.

The data analysis techniques used in this research were non-parametric quantitative by using frequency distribution table and chi square analysis.

Based on the results of Coefficient Contingency value calculation, it is proved that livelihood types and land rental price factors have the most significant relationship on the establishment of settlements around the area of railway border in Jodipan Urban Village and the Kota Lama, Malang City.

Keyword: Conservation Areas, Settlement at Railway Borders Area, Socio-Economic and Physical Factors.