Reducing Crime by Creating a Community Collaborative Space: Case Study of Alpina in Cisitu, Bandung
| Main Author: | Setyoningrum, Yunita |
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| Format: | Proceeding PeerReviewed Book |
| Terbitan: |
, 2010
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.maranatha.edu/24500/1/Artepolis3_Yunita%20Setyoningrum.pdf http://repository.maranatha.edu/24500/ |
Daftar Isi:
- Cisitu area, which is located in northern Bandung, was a rural community that has developed fast within decades to public housing. Now it has developed to a dense housing area, with many beautifuly furnished rented space dedicated for students who came from outside Bandung. As we might know, Bandung is well-known for its decent academic atmosphere, because there are several good reputation universities and colleges. Located close to ITB, Unpar, and Unpad, Cisitu is one of the best areas for students from out of town to be live in. The development somehow impacted on social problems in the community that increases crime in this area. This paper focuses on how Alpina does its business to fulfill students' needs around the Cisitu area, from a business to a community collaborative space to serve the student community. As a positive impact of Alpina collaborative spaces, the community lives in such social control that reduces crime in the environment. A collaborative space made by a community with or without leaders has some advantages on reducing criminality in the neighborhood. It stabilized the environment because of the social control created between the people within.