Local Geo-politics of Urban Food Resilience to Achieve Sustainable City Development in Malang, Indonesia

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10.2991/assehr.k.200529.165How to use a DOI?

Keywords

local geo-politics, natural resources, food resilience, sustainable city development

Abstract

Conversion of agricultural land functions into settlements in the city of Malang is a major factor in achieving urban food security. The area of agricultural land in Malang City is 1,104 ha, mostly dominated by rice farming, which is 821 ha, the rest is agricultural land that is used by sugar cane, horticulture or vegetables. In its development, every year it experiences a shrinkage of between 2-5%. The land conversion has occurred because of the increasing need for housing. The Government of Malang City has committed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target, namely by carrying out safe food management. This research focuses on the local geopolitics of Malang City Government in food independence to achieve Sustainable City Development. This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach with a case study approach. The data is obtained from primary data obtained from observations, interviews, and documentation, while secondary data is obtained from literature review of several local government report documents, research journals related to food security and independence policies in Malang. Malang City succeeded in managing food safety by optimizing the potential of Natural Resources both land for agriculture, land, human resources and other food resources for the utilization of food security and nutrition. In addition, access to adequate food and nutrition (1) Connecting government power and local potential through the establishment of food security villages, (2) Development of cooperation through the Urban Farming program and (3) Relationship of local policies and politics in the Sustainable Food Home Area programs.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Muhammad Kamil
AU  - Ach. Apriyanto Romadhan
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/05/04
TI  - Local Geo-politics of Urban Food Resilience to Achieve Sustainable City Development in Malang, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities, Economics and Social Sciences (BIS-HESS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 782
EP  - 785
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200529.165
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200529.165
ID  - Kamil2020
ER  -