- Indonesia plans waterfront cities for sustainable and efficient coastal growth.
- Development boosts tourism, trade, renewable energy, and environmental protection.
- Ministry finalizes zoning plans aligning land and sea uses.
The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is promoting a waterfront city idea to merge marine and land spatial planning for sustainable, efficient, and competitively strong coastal growth.
Kartika Listriana, the Director General of Marine Spatial Planning at the ministry, emphasized that the integration of spatial planning for land and sea is intended to reduce land-use conflicts, avoid overlapping policies, and improve investment efficiency.
"As a model for marine and land spatial planning, we will develop a planned and integrated waterfront city area. This includes Sabang, Batang, Bitung, Morotai, Marunda, Semarang, and Surabaya," she said in a statement here on Friday.
She claims that waterfront city development aims to boost economic value via tourism and trade, enhance environmental quality and ecosystem conservation, and foster livable, appealing urban spaces for communities.
"This waterfront city aligns with the development of new and renewable energy-based areas and supports the city’s emission reduction program through the transformation of coastal urban zones," Listriana added.
In addition to spatial integration, she stressed the significance of working together with multiple stakeholders, such as universities, local authorities, business representatives, and coastal communities, especially in the development, execution, and assessment of marine spatial policies.
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Additionally, her office has finalized multiple zoning plans, which consist of 17 Inter-Regional Zoning Plans (RZ KAW), 16 National Strategic Area Zoning Plans (RZ KSN), 44 Specific National Strategic Area Zoning Plans (RZ KSNT), and 34 Coastal Area and Small Island Zoning Plans (RZ WP3K).
The incorporation of marine spatial planning, as detailed in the One Spatial Planning Policy, demonstrates the ministry’s 26-year dedication to aligning development, avoiding policy conflicts, encouraging investment, and maintaining ecosystem health.
Previously, KKP Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono highlighted that marine spatial planning is essential for achieving the objectives of the blue economy through the effective, equitable, and sustainable management of marine environments.