Thematic Kampung in Semarang: Between Hope and Struggle to Maintain It

Abstract

This article is the result of research on the process of forming and developing Thematic Kampungs in Semarang.To overcome urban problems related to community poverty and slum settlements in kampungs, the City Government launched the Thematic Kampung Program. This program not only makes improvements, but also carries out several innovations that make the kampungs clean, beautiful, organized and attractive. Since the Thematic Kampungs Program was formed in 2016 to 2020, there have been many kampungs that have succeeded in realizing the city government's program objectives, namely making Thematic Kampungs into clean, beautiful and prosperous kampungs for their people. In addition to the Thematic Kampungs that were successful, there were also Thematic Kampungs that failed to become ideal kampung. The method used in this study is a qualitative method with a historical and sociological approach. Data collection was carried out by field observations and in-depth interviews.The results of the study show that since 2020 the condition of most of the Thematic Kampungs has decreased, because in addition to limited management, it is also due to the Covid-19 pandemic that has hit Indonesia. The community tries to improve the conditions of the Thematic Kampung into an ideal kampung.