Meaningful Investment with Appropriate Knowledge - WMK [associates]

Spatial planning is an econometric tool for State policy-makers. Spatial use is used to make decisions regarding the allocation of areas for social and economic development. The question, however, is the level of conformity between the reality in the field and the information on paper, so that the decisions made are really useful.

The main problem of spatial planning in Indonesia is the suitability between field realities and information on paper in the process of making regional allocation decisions for development. The availability of maps depicting realities in the field, especially on land use, is minimal. Spatial planning process relies more on land cover map resulting from satellite image analysis. This has led to uncertainty, confusion and even conflicts among land users.

The existence of the One Map Policy is expected to solve the problem. But not only spatial data and information are needed in regional development decision making, especially to invite meaningful investments. Information and knowledge about regional character is urgently needed. It not only concerns the potential that can be dredged, but also information about the vulnerability of the region.

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