How to develop participative, transparent and accountable spatial planning in Indonesia: Policy recommendations

Abstract

Spatial planning practice in Indonesia is designed based on a top-down approach, with limited local participation in the decision-making process. Development planning is designed mainly by the government, with some influence and intervention from business concessions. This creates conflicts with the local people, marginalizing them in spatial planning decision making. There is still the question of how spatial planning in Indonesia can accommodate the needs and aspirations of the local people. There is a need to design the spatial planning framework to accommodate the participation of diverse stakeholders, transparency in decision making, greater access to information, and accountability