Sustainable Settlement Area: Threats of Environmental Change Due to Yogyakarta International Airport

Abstract

Abstract Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) is an airport with an aerotropolis concept inspired by the fact that the airport has evolved into a motor of business and urban development. This condition greatly affects the development of settlement areas around YIA. This study aims to analyze changes in land cover area and the sustainability of settlement areas around YIA. This study uses a mapping approach with satellite image interpretation and Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) sustainability analysis with Rap-settlement software. The results of the analysis of changes in land cover from fields/moorlands to built-up land are 94 ha, then garden/plantation land to built-up land is 77 ha and rice fields to built-up land are 23 ha. Changes in the built-up land in the YIA area occur in almost all areas around YIA, especially those directly adjacent to Purworejo Regency. The land changes, mostly follow the aerotropolis planning concept, thus turning the airport area into a new destination for tourists to meet and interact around the airport. The sustainability status of settlement areas around YIA is currently quite sustainable. There are 13 levering attributes that need intervention on the economic, social and ecological dimensions which are sensitive attributes for the sustainability of the development of settlement areas around YIA.