Innovative urban landscape design of riverfront area in Kembang Jepun, Surabaya

Surabaya is a big city along Kalimas River. The river was the beginning of the development of the city of Surabaya and a means of transportation between up and downstream areas. The area around the river is mostly used as a public space, but the rest are not yet used optimally. One of them is the riverside of Kembang Jepun area which has several potentials related to its function of urban landscape elements, accessibility and open space. Urban landscape described as socio-ecological systems where natural and social processes connected with the ecosystems (Andersson, 2006). The purpose of this research is to develop urban landscape design innovation in riverside area. The analysis is giving priority to environmental, economic and social aspects in determining the innovative design for riverfront area. The analysis tool that will be used is focus group discussion (FGD) and workshop to capture the aspirations of the community.