Culture-Led Urban Regeneration: How Does Melukis Harapan Catalyst The Transformation of Dolly Prostitution District?

The position of cultural regeneration to develop social and economic growth in a post-black economy district like former sex leisure business is becoming thought-provoking investigation. This research focuses on specific observation find the relationship between prostitution culture-led urban reinforcement through creative industry? What are influences behind rise borough redevelopment such place ex-prostitution? used post-positivism paradigm with qualitative method approach. Some opinions have linked not only icon identity but also community consolidation support industry elaboration. Further, products renewal, we can say youth movements, has assumption potentially advance local policy discourses within outcome. presents effect accepted Dolly, ex-biggest well-organized southeast Asia located Surabaya, Indonesia. It implication show result observations experiences conducted community, Melukis Harapan, as flagship development subject that successfully transform Dolly into an education-tourism-based village.